It’s hot and humid, but relief is on the way! Dew point temperatures are in the 50s/60s today but will drop into the 40s on Friday. We may catch a quick break from the humidity, but the heat is here to stay! Enjoy the slightly cooler overnight lows Friday and Saturday before the next ridge
Continue Reading
Following a disappointing end to their season on Monday in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals, Firebirds players addressed the media on Thursday prior to heading home for the off-season. Hershey Bears defeat Firebirds 5-4 in overtime. Bears are are back to back Calder Cup champions. Wow. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/7uzKc9AStz— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) June 25,
Continue Reading
Scammers impersonating American Idol winner Abi Carter are targeting her fans in a new social media scam. Impersonators messaged the singer’s followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, and thanked them for their support. They continued by explaining the messages are from an “unofficial account to chat with fans on a more personal level.” Impersonators
Continue Reading
Students from the Palm Springs Unified School District held their own film premieres today at the Mary Pickford theater. The Young Creators Student Film Program, launched this summer, led students from each grade at every PSUSD middle school to create their own short films. Filmmaker Christian Sesma and Program Director Lilly Sesma collaborated with over
Continue Reading
On Wednesday, June 26, at 2:00 PM, deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a bank robbery at U.S. Bank in the 72000 block of Highway 111, Palm Desert. Upon arrival, deputies were told that the subject had fled from the location. During the investigation, deputies learned that the suspect had
Continue Reading
Excessive Heat Warnings persist through tonight for the Valley and some surround areas. The warning is slated to expire at 8 p.m. Highs today will reach the 111 degree mark, just slightly below yesterday’s 113. Higher humidity and dew points have contributed to the discomfort through the week, but there is a drying trend in
Continue Reading
It’s the latest move in a debate that has gone on for years: should a portion of Museum Way be a permanent pedestrian walkway or a public roadway? During Wednesday’s meeting, the City of Palm Springs Planning Commission agreed that the plan to vacate the portion of Museum Way, where the “Forever Marilyn’ statue sits,
Continue Reading
Thursday night’s debate is highly anticipated with polls showing it’ll be heavily watched across the country and here at home. Political organizations throughout the Valley are anticipating topics like inflation and immigration to be covered at Thursday’s debate. Yet it’s not just political organizations that are invested in Thursday’s stand off between President Biden and
Continue Reading
It’s hot! High temperatures are more than 5° above the average for the date (106°). The ridge of high pressure to our east is having a large impact on states across the region. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect across the Coachella Valley until Thursday evening for dangerously hot temperatures. Even after the warning
Continue Reading
Two more cases of Mpox have been reported in Riverside County today, prompting a warning from health officials following a rise in cases across the country. Those two new cases bring the county total to 14 this year, well over the 5 reported last year. County health officials want to remind you the best way
Continue Reading
Felony charges were filed today against three men accused of burglarizing a pool supply business in South Palm Springs. Christopher Gwin, 49, of Riverside, 44-year-old Robert Firman of Riverside and 51-year-old Kevin Bean of Norco were arrested Sunday afternoon and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. All three men were charged
Continue Reading
National HIV Day is on Thursday, June 27. DAP Health hosted free rapid HIV testing at multiple Walgreens locations — blood draws with results available in 20 minutes. Tens of thousands of people become HIV positive every year in the U.S. and some don’t even know it. This can be an issue not only for
Continue Reading
A local non-profit, in collaboration with Riverside County, hosted a clinic that offered free spaying and neutering surgeries on Wednesday. The non-profit, Loving All Animals, hosted the clinic at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms in an effort to curb overcrowding in animal shelters. Overcrowding has been a problem in animal shelters across
Continue Reading
College of the Desert trustee Rubén Pérez pled guilty to DUI charges last month, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office confirmed. On May 15, Pérez was sentenced to four days in custody, which he would serve under a work release program. He was also sentenced to 36 months of summary probation. According to the Riverside County
Continue Reading
On Saturday, June 22, at 6:33 P.M. a residential structure fire was reported at the 31000 block of Via Ventana in Thousand Palms. Cal Fire arrived on scene and found a well involved garage fire that extended into the attic space of the residence. Firefighters contained the fire at 7:19 P.M. No injuries were reported.
Continue Reading
