SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Saving at the gas pump. Some state lawmakers introduced a bill to temporarily suspend California’s gas tax. Local Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez was among those leading the effort during a news conference in Sacramento on Tuesday. Lawmakers calling for immediate relief, they say, as California drivers pay among the highest gas prices
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – For our final Celebrating Black History story, we’re spotlighting local artists who’ve made significant contributions to art and culture. Alvin Taylor, a Palm Springs native, is a world-renowned drummer known for his work with Elton John, George Harrison and Billy Preston. “When you are playing and you’re in the zone,
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Concern grows over a water hazard next to Interstate 10. Water has collected in several retention basins between Date Palm and Bob Hope along the eastbound lanes of the 10. Water has pooled there after multiple recent storms. Over the weekend, a man was killed in a two-car crash after
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MECCA-NORTH SHORE, California (Kuna) – De manera reciente la Asociación de Gobiernos del Valle de Coachella (CVAG) dio a conocer que el proyecto CV Link tendrá una extensión hacía los poblados de Mecca y North Shore, este corredor de más de 40 millas es utilizado apra caminar, andar en bicicleta, vehículos eléctricos de baja velocidad
Continue ReadingHigh pressure across the Southland will keep temps on the rise, and hold some NorCal rain at bay. Meanwhile, as we heat up into the upper 80s, heavy rain is expect in NorCal and into Southern Oregon. Yesterday we topped out at 83, today we’ll see temps higher by about 5 degrees. The latter part
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The first 90s of the year are on the way as the Coachella Valley sees a significant climb in temperatures and this week. The valley stays dry and increasingly warm thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure dominating–and shielding Southern California. Temperatures will climb through Friday (likely our warmest day of the week), rising
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SALTON SEA, Calif. (KESQ) – California State Parks is preparing a new general plan for the Salton Sea State Recreation Area and is inviting the public to participate in the process through a series of workshops this month. “It’s in need of some rehabilitation, in need of some increased public spaces. And so in order to
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs boasts one of the highest concentrations of LGBTQ residents per capita in the nation and as gay men over 50 look at the next chapter of their lives, a new Palm Springs-based company is launching a weekend retreat designed to help them find purpose and connection. It will
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Here in the desert we have a high school hockey team having success in their first year as a program. The Palm Springs Hockey Association, partnering with Desert Christian Academy, just won a state title. The team is now headed to Nationals in Minnesota in March. Many of the kids on
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of Palm Springs community members gathered to give their input on the drafted Tramview Heights Specific Plan. It was the fourth community open house aimed at collecting input. The plan — formerly known as the College Park Specific Plan — covers neighborhoods including Desert Highlands, Gateway Estates, Mountain Gate
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KESQ) Abraham Feinbloom returned to court Monday morning for a scheduled preliminary hearing, but the matter was continued until Wednesday. According to the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office, Feinbloom is now represented by private attorney Melanie Roe. In a conversation with Melanie Roe this morning, she tells News Channel 3 at this
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – “Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for driving under the influence two years ago in La Quinta. Bryan was convicted Monday at the Larson Justice Center of Driving Under the Influence BAC .08 or Higher, court records show. Two other charges were dismissed,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Locals with close ties to Puerto Vallarta are reacting to the cartel violence that erupted there over the weekend. Some part-time residents who split time between the valley and Puerto Vallarta said the Mexican resort town shares many similarities with Palm Springs. “Puerto Vallarta is now ‘Palm Springs South,'” said
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – In a case described today as “one of the most disturbing ideas to crawl out of the internet,” a Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged after allegedly coercing a 13-year-old Northridge girl to send him sexually explicit material of herself and images of self-harm over the internet. Matthew Edward Pysher,
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VALLE DE COACHELLA, California (KUNA) – La comunidad en México atraviesa uno de los episodios más violentos en los últimos años, luego del abatimiento del narcotraficante Nemesio Oseguera Cervantesde, alìas “El Mencho”. Nuestra localidad posee conexiones directas con las zonas que lamentablemente enfrentan violencia por parte del crimen organizado, estados como Jalisco y Baja California
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is advising residents that recent rain and a warm-up this week have created ideal conditions for mosquito breeding. Standing water left behind from last week’s storms can quickly produce mosquitoes, officials said. The advisory follows confirmation of the first mosquito-borne virus detected locally
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