“Chaotic” – a word that some attendees at former President Trump’s Coachella rally described the event after its conclusion Saturday evening. Marti King attended the rally and opted to leave the event before the former president finished speaking to get ahead of the crowd, but even with this foresight, was met with some trouble while
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Tonight a once-in-a-lifetime comet will be visible yet again in the sky. Tonight will be nice and clear so look toward the west shortly after sunset. This comet won’t return to Earth for another 80,000 years! Don’t forget to send your pictures to share@kesq.com. We aren’t tracking any major changes to the weather pattern until
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The National School Lunch Program serves nearly 30 million children daily. Palm Springs Unified School District is celebrating National School Lunch Week with the theme “School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure.” School lunches are incredibly important to the success of students both in and out of the classroom, that’s why nutritional value is a top
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Breezy conditions this morning as ushering some cooler conditions for the week. Highs today will still be a few degrees above average, but we’re likely not to reach triple digits! A trough moving across the Pacific Northwest will introduce more seasonal numbers through the week. The change is part of a larger atmospheric change, as
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Highs across the Coachella Valley have been feeling more comfortable with each passing day. While high temperatures will hold near 98° for the start of the week, more cooling is on the way! Conditions will be slightly more humid as we start the week. Dew points were mostly in the 20s and 30s over the
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco held a press conference at 3 p.m. regarding the arrest at the Trump rally Saturday night. The press conference was live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Riverside County Sheriff’s website according to the department. It comes after a Las Vegas man was arrested Saturday near the site of former President Donald
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It’s been getting more and more comfortable here in the Coachella Valley as the long-awaited cooling trend brings us closer to our seasonal average. Yesterday, we recorded a high of 103° in Palm Springs. We were once again in the triple-digits today, but as the cooling trend continues, we can expect to dip below 100°
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Former President Donald Trump made a stop in California in the Coachella Valley Saturday evening. The Former President took the stage around 5:30 pm in front of a packed rally at Calhoun Ranch near the city of Coachella. Speakers before Donald Trump included Congressman Ken Calvert, Sheriff Chad Bianco and many other top Republican leaders.
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Former President Donald Trump is rallying supporters in Coachella on Saturday. According to his campaign website, the rally is at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 5:00 p.m. PT. Doors are scheduled to open at Noon. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco several officers were at the rally to ensure attendees safety. Local leaders
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Not everyone was excited about Trump’s visit to the Coachella Valley. That includes a rally with the Coachella mayor on Saturday, following a statement he released criticizing the former President’s visit. The Coachella Valley Community Unity Rally hoping to unite Coachella Valley residents in support of inclusive community values that protect vulnerable populations. According to
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Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. Thursday night high school football scores:Shadow Hills defeats Palm Springs, 45-35AB Miller controls Cathedral City, 24-14@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @SportswithPep— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 11, 2024 Friday featured a handful of games in town. See below for final scores from all of our local games.
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A local organization was providing new citizens with information on how to vote for the first time. On Friday, Todec hosted a workshop on the importance of voting rights. Todec also held a mock voting day, so voters knew what to expect on November 5, 2024. The deadline to register to vote was set for
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Hockey is back in the desert. 2023-2024 Western Conference Champion banner drops on opening night. Side by side next to the 2022-2023 banner. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/X6pRZQiODF— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 12, 2024 The back-to-back Western Conference Champion Firebirds fell 2-1 in their season debut on Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds fall 2-1 to the Bakersfield
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The City of Palm Springs released an update Thursday night on the debate over the city’s role in the clearing of Section 14 land, which was mostly inhabited by minority residents over 50 years ago. The City Council planned to hold a closed session meeting on November 7, 2024. For the following week, it planned
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Friday, October 11 is National Coming Out Day, an annual LGBT awareness day observed to support anyone “coming out of the closet.” In Palm Springs, Revivals is marking the day by celebrating the community’s rainbow of gender expression. Specifically, the store unveiled new signage on its clothing racks that removes the “men’s” and “women’s” signs that are used to
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Para la mayoría, poder votar no es una prioridad, sin embargo para Mercedes Vega Rodríguez, esta será la primera vez que votara y acudira a las urnas este 5 de noviembre. “Ahorita me enseñó cómo votar porque mucha gente vino aquí para votar porque no sabíamos cómo votar y pues es un orgullo para mí”,
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A trough of low pressure is moving approaching Northern California. This is reviving the cooling trend on the valley floor after a bit of a break yesterday. This system will cause temperatures to gradually cool into next week. Tonight we are still tracking a large geomagnetic storm. This storm caused auroras to be seen by
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