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The heat and humidity remain the big weather story across the Coachella Valley, with highs near 110 today—several degrees above our seasonal 108 degrees. The valley itself continues to remain a part of the Extreme Heat Warning until 8pm Friday. Monsoonal moisture will keep things muggy, along with a slight chance for afternoon thunderstorms over
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A powerful earthquake in Peru is hitting close to home for members of the Coachella Valley’s Peruvian community, as families and friends check on loved ones following Thursday’s 6.7-magnitude quake. Connie Ludena, a Palm Springs resident, says her loved ones were relieved the earthquake did not cause widespread damage. “They
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) Students heading back to class at College of the Desert this month are bringing artificial intelligence with them. Their professors already know it. “Oh, yeah, of course they are. Everyone is,” Dr. Corbyn Wild said when asked whether students are using AI. “Students are using AI in the classroom. And that’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — (KESQ) The City of Palm Springs has announced the speaker lineup for its inaugural Extreme Heat Summit 2026, bringing together experts to discuss how communities can prepare for rising temperatures. The full-day summit is scheduled for Friday, September 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
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THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- With triple-digit temperatures, it’s tempting to water your plants more often. But in the desert, too much water can actually damage some plants. We’ll talk to local experts about how to tell the difference between a plant that’s thirsty and one that’s being overwatered and what homeowners should be doing differently during
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As questions surrounding police surveillance technology and license plate reader cameras continue nationwide, the Palm Springs Police Department is opening its Real Time Intelligence Center to the public and creating a new committee that will give community members a role in reviewing how the technology is used. Dozens of residents
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A new high-speed fiber-optic cable line is coming into the desert, adding redundancy to keep 911 emergency services up and running even when the current high-speed line goes down. Local 911 emergency call centers know its importance after years of repeated data outages that have disrupted normal operations. Those concerns were highlighted when a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs International Airport is preparing for a busy fall and winter travel season after welcoming more than two million passengers so far this year. Several seasonal nonstop flights are also returning earlier this year, including Alaska Airlines’ service to Santa Rosa on September 10. Flights to Houston, Minneapolis, Boise
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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ) The Palm Springs City Council voted 3-1 at a special meeting Thursday to move forward with the Nov. 3 general municipal election for the District 2 seat, rejecting a proposal to appoint Councilmember Jeffrey Bernstein and cancel the election. Mayor Naomi Soto cast the lone dissenting vote. Bernstein, who was the
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THERMAL, California (KUNA) – Pese a los esfuerzos por informar que el parque de casas móviles Oasis ubicado sobre la avenida 70 del poblado de Thermal sigue sujeto a una orden de emergencia de la EPA debido a que el agua supera los límites federales de arsénico, nuevos residentes continuan arribando a la zona, la
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Highs remain well above our seasonal norms (108), but the humidity is the complicating factor for the next couple of days. Temps today will hover near 110, and that’s true all the way through the weekend. Monsoonal moisture is slipping in from the Southeast, ensuring higher dew points into the weekend. As we head into
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The Coachella Valley was added overnight to the Extreme Heat Warning. The big story today is just how humid it has become. Monsoonal moisture has surged into the desert, sending dewpoints skyrocketing and making our already hot temperatures feel even more uncomfortable—that’s likely why we ere added to the warning. Highs hover around 109–111° through the end of
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — Las autoridades solicitan la colaboración ciudadana para localizar a Víctor Virgen, de 40 años, que lleva desaparecido desde mayo. Según la policía de Cathedral City, Virgen fue visto por última vez en mayo, cuando salía de la casa de su padre en Desert Hot Springs. Desde entonces no se
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UPDATE 8/20 10:48 A.M.: The Palm Springs City Council voted 3-1 at a special meeting Thursday to move forward with the Nov. 3 general municipal election for the District 2 seat, rejecting a proposal to appoint Councilmember Jeffrey Bernstein and cancel the election. Mayor Naomi Soto cast the lone dissenting vote. Bernstein, who was the
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) — A young female bald eagle spending time around Shadow and the Big Bear nest is drawing attention just days after the death of his longtime mate, Jackie — but experts say viewers should be careful about interpreting the sightings through a human lens. The eagle, known as KD1 or Katie,
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THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- Recent research presented at the American Society for Nutrition meeting shows that popular photo-based AI food-tracking apps underestimate meal calories by 250 to 345 calories and miss about 30 grams of fat per meal, which amounts to roughly one-third of a meal’s actual energy content. Silvia Delgado, a registered dietitian with
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — As of May 2025, FIND food bank reported one in six Coachella Valley residents are food insecure. Proper nutrition and regular breakfast consumption directly influence student classroom performance and health. A study from the Human Appetite Research Unit at the University of Leeds linked regular breakfast consumption to increased academic
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – CVUSD students returned to school today, and we’re going in depth with Superintendent Dr. Frances Esparza. News Channel 3 anchor Peter Daut asked Esparza what the district and community need to know about the new school year.
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The new school year is officially underway in the Coachella Valley. Students in Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified headed back to class today, marking the first day of the 2026-27 school year. Campuses across the valley welcomed students back after summer break, with teachers and staff preparing classrooms
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INDIO, California (KUNA) – El Distrito Escolar de Desert Sands repite su práctica anual de puertas abiertas y bienvenida al primer día de clases este 19 de agosto, en todas sus escuelas. En esta ocasión la Academia Dr. Carreon en la ciudad de Indio nos recibio en punto de las 8:00 a. m., de la
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