Within minutes of the White House freezing billions in federal grants and loans, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding pause from taking effect. US District Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued a brief administration stay of the policy during a virtual hearing on Tuesday afternoon. The stay blocks the policy from taking effect until 5:00
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Hundreds of visitors are flocking to the mountain tops after the higher elevations received their first measurable snowfall of the year. Places like Big Bear, Idyllwild, and the Palm Springs Ariel Tramway got the most snowfall between Sunday and Monday. Idyllwild saw anywhere between four and five inches through Monday night, and the town became
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INDIO (CNS) – A 29-year-old man must stand trial for murder stemming from the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs, a judge has ruled. Gabriel “Vago” Magdaleno was held to answer last Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on a felony count
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UPDATE – 01/27/25 8:45 P.M. The Riverside County Coroner’s office has identified Elizabeth Wright, 45, of Yucca Valley as the woman who died in the collision. Desert Hot Springs, Calif (KESQ) – At around 5 a.m., Desert Hot Springs Police Officers responded to the area of Palm Drive, south of Varner Road, for a report
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif (KESQ) – An investigation is underway after human skeletal remains were found over the weekend in Palm Springs. The skeletal remains were found in a gorge near Southridge Drive and the Araby Trail Friday evening, the Palm Springs Police Department announced. Officers secured the scene with the assistance of the PSPD Search
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In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Palm Desert city officials hosted their 15th annual ceremony to commemorate the Holocaust’s victims at the Civic Center Park Monday at 11 am. While today can be a sad day for some, for others it’s an opportunity to spread a message of unity. “I try to teach tolerance.
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Rate increases for Imperial Irrigation District (IID) customers will soon be reflected on their monthly bills. While base prices for energy per kilowatt-hour (kWh) is increasing by nearly 70%, the increase overall is just under 8% after factoring in the Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA). This adjustment would fluctuate, and on average, add about 6 cents
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Fallen Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy Corlew; tragically lost his life in an on duty motorcycle accident in January, the agency announced. On Monday, the Palm Springs Chapter 519 American Legion Post held a fundraiser that benefits Deputy Corlew’s surviving wife and 2 children. Organizers said they raised $3,912 in total. The fundraiser happened at American Legion
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In an effort to support evacuees of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, Palm Springs City Council approved a temporary adjustment to a vacation rental rule limiting annual stays. Through the rule adjustment, vacation rental owners are allowed to offer short-term rentals of up to 28 days to those displaced by the fires from
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BANNING, Calif (KESQ) – A minor is recovering after being stabbed multiple times in what police called a “home-invasion style attack” Sunday morning in Banning. The attack was reported just before 5:30 a.m. Banning police said detecives determined that the person who originally called the police had been in a domestic dispute with minor and
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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced the launch of a grant program today to support restaurants and bars located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation that pay the tribal food and beverage sales tax. The Food and Beverage Sales Tax Grant Program will provide funding through the inaugural Taxpayer
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Attorneys who contend Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Eaton Fire that erupted during a Jan. 7 windstorm — destroying thousands of structures and leaving at least 17 people dead — were pointing today to newly released video that they believe is evidence the utility’s transmission lines were the source of the inferno. A series
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There was a heavy police presence at the parking lot of Palm Desert business center as deputies took a person into custody Monday afternoon. Video shows several armed deputies approaching a vehicle on Dinah Shore at around 3:15 p.m. A spokesperson with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was related to a stolen
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Eliel Gallego is the first graduate of the Desert Hot Springs High School JROTC program and just completed the United States Marine Corps Recruit Training on Jan. 17. The First Marine Division Association, a veteran organization, decided to award any Desert Hot Springs graduate that has completed the Marine Corps boot camp with a $500
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A former Riverside County probation officer suspected of engaging in sex acts with a boy behind bars in Riverside Juvenile Hall was out of custody today. Cecilia Pulido, 42, of Moreno Valley was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail Friday on suspicion of sexual contact with an inmate, molesting a
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif (KESQ) – Firefighters are at the scene of a structure fire at a home in Cathedral City. The fire was reported before 1:00 p.m. on along the 68000 block of Concepcion Drive. Authorities said it was a garage fire that spread to the attic. The blaze was contained to just one home.
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Running Wild – a local store in Downtown Palm Springs – donated over 250 pairs of shoes and socks to Painted Hills Middle School on Monday morning valued at over $30,000. The shoe store partnered with Coachella Valley has Sole, a local organization that collects gently used shoes from Running Wild, the Birkenstock store and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police are searching for two suspects involved in an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Palm Springs early Friday morning. The robbery was reported at around 1:55 a.m., at the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 2493 N. Palm Canyon Drive. “One of the suspects brandished a handgun, while the
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The Coachella Valley has stayed mostly dry throughout the day on Sunday. We’ve seen just a couple of light drizzles producing trace amounts of rain towards the eastern end of the valley. There’s been some significant rainfall to our west, though, across much of the Southern California region today! Data from the National Weather Service
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This month, we’re honoring our local heroes—our firefighters—who risk everything in times of crisis. As L.A. County begins to recover from one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, firefighters from across the nation have rallied together to assist, including several of our own from the valley. The Cathedral City Fire Department deployed
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