The Palm Desert City Council voted 4-1 today to reject Councilman Joe Pradetto’s proposal for the city to stop recognizing Pride Month. Pradetto’s proposal would also have the city no longer display a Pride banner at City Hall. Mayor Evan Trubee and Councilmembers Karina Quintanilla, Gina Nestande and Jan Harnik voted against Pradetto’s proposal Tuesday
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Palm Desert high school standout golfer Luke Ringkamp is our latest Student Athlete of the Week. No. 1 recruit in CaliforniaNo. 7 ranked junior in USA@pdhsofficial standout Luke Ringkamp is this week's @KESQ student-athlete of the week. Here's some bonus content from my shoot with the @PepperdineMGOLF commit. @CoachMBeard @KenjiitoKESQ
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INDIO, Calif. (Kuna) – Una persona murió en un tiroteo en un vecindario de Indio el martes por la tarde. El tiroteo se reportó alrededor de la 1:20 p. m. en la calle Dove, cerca de Calhoun y Quail. El sargento Abe Plata, del Departamento de Policía de Indio, informó a nuestra estacion hermana News Channel 3
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KUNA) – Los supervisores del Condado de Riverside aprobaron hoy formalmente un proyecto de mejora de intercambio en Indio, diseñado para descongestionar la Interestatal 10 y mejorar el flujo de tráfico que entra y sale de la ciudad. En una votación de 4 a 0 sin comentarios, y con la ausencia del Supervisor José
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) Water agencies across the Coachella Valley are facing a costly mandate as California enforces the nation’s first drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6, a chemical linked to cancer that occurs naturally in the region’s groundwater. Cr6-Tier2-Notice-CoveComm_2025_8-5x11_FINAL-11-06-2025_k5wsrksr6gn (2)Download The new state standard, which takes effect Oct. 1, 2024, limits
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Guide Dogs of the Desert is looking for volunteer puppy raisers almost 20 new puppies. The organization says that puppy raisers are an integral part in carrying out their mission to improve independence for those who are visually impaired. Lisa Coleman, a former puppy raiser and current volunteer with the
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Good evening. It’s another warm and mild day here locally. Overall, the weather pattern has been very persistent and stable for quite some time. That trend will continue for this week. High pressure aloft is leading to repeatedly warmer-than-average temperatures. This is keeping the particularly strong atmospheric river in the Pacific Northwest, and leaving us
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Yesterday highs hit 89, besting a record set back in 1942! Today, the extreme warm weather will continue across the Western states, with highs again in those upper 80s for much of the region. The record today is 90, I think we’ll come in just shy of that near 87 later this afternoon. The trend
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Jewish events and Hanukkah celebrations are continuing across the Coachella Valley in the wake of a terror attack in Australia. A community celebration hosted by the Jewish Federation kicked off Sunday evening, and more events are being held this week. That includes a Hanukkah celebration at Boomers Monday evening, a
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A local podcast is taking a closer look at the health issues affecting the Coachella Valley. Healthy Desert, Healthy You, produced by the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, features local experts. The podcast was launched following the Healthy Desert Healthy Environmental Health Summit back in September 2024. Topics include environmental health, food insecurity, mental health
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Health officials want to warn you that cases of norovirus, also known as the “winter vomiting disease,” have been spiking across Southern California. The highly contagious virus affects the gastrointestinal system and symptoms could last several days. Doctors say the emergence of a new strain of norovirus could lead to
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