The Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast was held Thursday morning at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The event honors the legacy of Harvey Milk — the first openly gay elected official in California — and serves as a powerful reminder of his enduring message of hope, courage, and equality. Held each year, the breakfast is a
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and there are new mental health services and resources here in the valley. The organization “Sycamores” is working with the county to provide emergency support to those in need. Its “Mobile Crisis Response Teams” respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week to people having a mental-health or
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The Global Change Research Act of 1990 requires the federal government to release a major, comprehensive report detailing how climate change will impact nearly every facet of American life. This report is called the National Climate Assessment and is used by countless federal, state, and local officials, as well as private businesses, to plan for
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected and confirmed a West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample in the North Shore community. This is the first time a positive sample has been collected in 2025. The positive sample was collected in a routine site collection near Vanderveer and
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who gunned down a Cathedral City convenience store owner during a botched robbery was convicted today of first-degree murder and other offenses. An Indio jury deliberated one day before finding Charles Lamar Campbell, 23, of Beaumont guilty in the 2021 slaying of 61-year-old Chris Sgouromitis of Cathedral City. Along
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un delincuente convicto que presuntamente se unió a una mujer para irrumpir en un negocio de Palm Desert, robando decenas de miles de dólares en mercancÃa, deberá ser juzgado por robo en segundo grado, según dictaminó hoy un juez. Michael James Graham, de 55 años y residente de Lakewood, fue arrestado previamente
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon who allegedly joined a woman in breaking into a Palm Desert business, stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise, must stand trial for second-degree burglary, a judge ruled today. Â Â Michael James Graham, 55, of Lakewood was previously arrested in 2023 as part of a Riverside County
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INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de 51 años que provocó casi una docena de pequeños incendios forestales en rápida sucesión en los alrededores de Cathedral City fue enviado hoy a una prisión estatal para cumplir una condena de seis años y ocho meses tras declararse culpable de 10 cargos de incendio provocado. José Hernández, residente
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) РUn hombre de 23 a̱os fue condenado por asesinato tras matar a tiros al due̱o de una tienda de conveniencia en Cathedral City durante un robo fallido. Charles Lamar Campbell, de 23 a̱os y residente de Beaumont, fue declarado culpable de asesinato, homicidio en el curso de un robo, y cargos por
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BANNING, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre en libertad condicional presuntamente atacó hoy a su compañero de habitación, de 92 años, en un centro de vida asistida en Banning, causándole lesiones que pusieron en peligro su vida. El sospechoso, un hombre de 76 años, fue arrestado e ingresado en el Centro Correccional Smith de Banning bajo sospecha
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Es otro dÃa cálido en el Valle de Coachella. Las temperaturas máximas de hoy rondan los 90°F, mientras que la alta presión continúa dominando nuestra región. El cielo está despejado y los vientos son mÃnimos. En comparación con ayer, hace mucho más calor afuera, con máximas unos 10°F más altas en todo el valle. La alta
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REDLANDS, Calif (KUNA) – Una mujer de 83 años de Banning falleció tras chocar contra un poste de electricidad en Redlands a principios de esta semana, anunció la policÃa. El accidente se reportó el miércoles poco después de las 11 a. m. en Barton Road, al oeste de Alabama Street. La policÃa de Redlands informó que
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people are dead and another person was airlifted to the hospital after a crash Thursday afternoon in Mecca. The two-vehicle crash was first reported just after noon in the area of SR-111, south of Avenue 68. The California Highway Patrol said a blue Honda Civic traveling southbound on SR-111 merged
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Originally Published: 08 MAY 25 12:08 ETUpdated: 08 MAY 25 13:26 ETBy Lauren Kent, Chris Lamb and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs and Riverside County Fire responded to reports of a structure fire in an abandoned building just after 2:00 a.m. Thursday, on the corner of Sunrise Way and East Palm Canyon Drive. Firefighters say they found heavy smoke in the vacant structure, Another two additional engines and a ladder
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Highs will continue to climb into the weekend as high pressure develops across the Western states. Couple with a surface high pressure ridge, the Jetstream is tracking farther North, allowing much warmer air to move into the region, this will last through Sunday. Today is Village Fest day in Palm Springs, and will be a
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Local heroes were honored in Palm Springs on Wednesday. The 3rd Annual Police Officers’ Association Awards and Community Appreciation Social took place from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Rooftop Flannery Exchange at 750 N Palm Canyon Drive. News Channel Three’s Tori King spent the afternoon at the Palm Springs Police Department speaking with
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de 30 años permanece hospitalizado tras un tiroteo en el que participó un agente, iniciado por un falso reporte de asesinato el lunes por la noche en Yucca Valley. El incidente comenzó alrededor de las 11:10 p. m. en la zona de Joshua Lane y Joshua Drive. Los detectives
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – With unanimous approval by the Indio City Council on Wednesday to enter an agreement with the agency, the Coachella Valley Power Agency-Joint Powers Authority (CVPA-JPA) is now official. The goal of the new governing authority is to give Coachella Valley residents more control over their electricity. The City of Indio joins
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de Palm Desert fue detenido el miércoles bajo sospecha de exhibicionismo en su vehÃculo, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. El Departamento informa que agentes de la ComisarÃa del Sheriff de Palm Desert acudieron a la cuadra 77000 de Country Club Drive en Palm Desert poco
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