A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended through Sunday evening due to potentially damaging gusty winds. We are monitoring both air quality and visibility concerns through the rest of this weekend. A Wind Advisory and High Wind Warning have been extended by the National Weather Service through 10 p.m. Sunday. Winds of 35-45 MPH
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An atmospheric river continues to impact Southern California, delivering heavy rain to parts of Riverside County and creating the threat of flooding. While the highest rainfall totals will stay west of the desert, the Coachella Valley can still experience flooding, especially through the washes and low-lying areas. A Flood Watch will last through early Wednesday morning
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in place as we track active weather making its way through Southern California! Rain overnight continues in areas around the Valley, with some embedded thunderstorms and snow in the higher elevations of the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains. A Flood Watch took effect for the Coachella Valley at
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It’s a First Alert Weather Alert Day. We’re tracking a low-pressure system that’s bringing strong west winds to the valley, along with snow to the surrounding higher elevations. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley and our surrounding mountain areas, including the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. In addition, there’s a
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert for incoming west winds bringing gusty conditions locally. ROAD CLOSURE ALERT: N. INDIAN CANYON AT THE WASH. Closed due to blowing sand and low visibility. pic.twitter.com/QXUiJIzZvR— City of Palm Springs (@CityofPS) November 28, 2022 The City of Palm Springs closed North Indian Canyon
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A First Alert Weather Alert remains through midnight tonight as tropical moisture moves through Southern California. KESQ Kay continues to become disorganized, now just a remnant low off the coast, still sending bands of scattered showers across the region. Read the final advisory on this storm from the National Hurricane Center here. KESQ A Flood
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Marco Revuelta es un reportero para Noticias Telemundo 15 en el Valle de Coachella. Marco se graduó de la Universidad de Houston con un título en periodismo y poco después desembarcó en su primer trabajo como reportero de noticias de televisión. Sus inicios lo llevaron a la ciudad fronteriza de Laredo,Texas donde trabajó para el
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Just a short drive south of Palm Springs, you’ll find California’s largest lake. The drive along the circumference of the Salton Sea reveals surprising, majestic views unlike anything you’d expect to find in the desert. But for its impressive sights and size, the Salton Sea is not a household name, least of all in the
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It’s a strange phenomenon when the average Californian can tell you more about the breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe or the dizzyingly good times at Lake Havasu than that state’s largest lake. And in cases where they have heard of it, you would likely get complaints about the smell or the dead fish. The Salton
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Along the dusty shoreline of the Salton Sea, you could blink and you’d miss it: the Ski Inn, the only bar around the east side of the lake for 40 miles. This neighborhood bar and restaurant in Bombay Beach is a local watering hole that’s been here for decades, an obscure Anthony Bourdain stop, wallpapered
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As temperatures heat up over the next few days, we need to keep in mind our fuzzy friends. The US National Weather Service says, “Please monitor your pets closely, especially across inland areas, as they are not acclimated to the warmer temperatures yet!” Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app yet? It’s FREE! Click here.
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Update 3/25/23 11:30 a.m.North Indian Canyon through the wash has re-opened. Update 3/24/23 11:30 a.m.Araby Trail at the wash has re-opened.Indian Canyon still has water running across the roadway and will most likely be closed all day Friday. Update: 3/23/23 11:30 a.m. Gene Autry Trail is now open at the wash. East Vista Chino also
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The First Alert Weather Team had issued a First Alert Weather Alert from Friday afternoon through Sunday night due to another round of strong winds. By Monday morning, that First Alert Weather Alert has expired, making way for some cooler temperatures, for now. KESQ Here are the strongest winds we saw on Saturday. KESQ Expect
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The City of Palm Springs is moving forward with what it’s calling “equity efforts” for Section 14. Section 14 is an area of land next to downtown Palm Springs that is part of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The City of Palm Springs participated in clearing Section 14 in the 1960s after the various landowners
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Mrs. Amy Torres, a math teacher at Indio High School, was named 2024 Riverside County Teacher of the Year.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Severe thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Mary Benton, chief of communications and senior advisor to the mayor, confirmed
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer It was Lainey Wilson ’s night, in many ways. She took home female artist of the year and the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, enacting a law that aims to improve aviation safety and strengthen protections for passengers and airline workers. The legislation, which passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate last week, renews authority for the agency
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency watchdog says the agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data. That’s according to an agency inspector general’s memo. It likely means some states got too much money and others got too
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A United Parcel Service driver was fatally shot today in Irvine, and a possible suspect was arrested hours later following a brief standoff with SWAT officers in an unincorporated area near Orange. The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. Thursday at Chrysler and Bendix, according to Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department. The victim
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