PALM SPRINGS, Calif (KESQ) The legal group representing 15 victims injured in last year’s Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade crash say the city’s newly announced police reforms don’t go far enough. In a statement issued Monday, the Formica Law Group called the December 7, 2024, incident a “nightmare” caused by “preventable, inexcusable failures.” The
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BANNING, Calif. (KUNA) – Un hombre de 43 años de Banning fue condenado a 30 años de prisión tras ser declarado culpable de violar a una mujer y abusar sexualmente de una niña de 12 años. A principios de julio, un jurado de Banning condenó a Steven Roy McElroy por violación forzada, actos lascivos contra una
Continue Reading BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A 43-year-old Banning man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of raping a woman, as well as molesting a 12-year-old girl. A Banning jury in early July convicted Steven Roy McElroy of forcible rape, lewd acts on a minor, assault with intent to commit rape and a
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – Las autoridades anunciaron que el Teleférico de Palm Springs cerrará por mantenimiento preventivo anual, y que el servicio se reanudará a mediados de octubre. El tranvía cerrará del 8 de septiembre al 12 de octubre, con el último día de operaciones programado para el 7 de septiembre. Está previsto que reabra
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Officials announced today that the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will be closed for its annual preventative maintenance, with service scheduled to resume in mid-October. The tramway will shut down Sept. 8 through Oct. 12, with the last day of operations set for Sept. 7. It is scheduled to reopen at
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Today is a comfortable start to the workweek with temperatures hovering right around the seasonal average. Partly why it’s warmer today is due to our drier conditions. We have had a long stretch of humid weather, but we are finally feeling some drier weather after the weekend. Speaking of weekend–did you catch our Blood Monday
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Por John Fritze y Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN La Corte Suprema respaldó este lunes el impulso del presidente Donald Trump para que los agentes de inmigración continúen lo que los críticos describen como “patrullas itinerantes” en el sur de California, que tribunales inferiores habían considerado probablemente violatorias de la Cuarta Enmienda. El tribunal no ofreció una
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A man was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near Cook Street. The crash was reported at around 1 p.m. News Channel 3 crew at the scene confirmed a person was on the ground in the middle
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.– The Oasis of Mara trail at Joshua Tree National Park is closed after damage from recent flooding. Park officials said recent summer monsoonal events caused severe erosion of the paved trail and impacted the cultural site. Several sections of the trail have been undercut, and others have steep drop-offs, creating unsafe hiking
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On this intriguing episode of Desert Chat we feature segments from the great Raju Mehta at El Paseo Jewelers, our friends from Valor Oncology, the talented people over at Robin Hood Archery, and much more.
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 67-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding an electric bike in Desert Hot Springs was identified today. Laura Harker, of Desert Hot Springs, was struck shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday on Pierson Boulevard west of North Indian Canyon, according to the Riverside County coroner’s
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MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif. (KESQ) – A Banning area youth is among four Native American students statewide to have each received a $10,000 scholarship from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Palm Springs through the Tribe’s 20th Annual Rodney T. Mathews Jr. Scholarship Program. “The Rodney T. Mathews Jr. Scholarship reflects Morongo’s commitment to
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Fantasy Balloon Flights, the former operator of the Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival, has “disavowed the future use” of the city’s balloon festival name following a trademark lawsuit. The lawsuit centered on Fantasy Balloon Flights’ continued use of the “Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival” name to
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This contest runs throughout the month of September.
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Temps are on a downward trend, as are dew points, so it will feel a lot better outside this week. The drier conditions will stay with us all week, and highs will be below normal all week as well. The broad area of low pressure to our North will bring some rain to the Pacific
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Football season is officially back, and sports bars across the Coachella Valley are already feeling the rush. The 19th Hole in Palm Desert, the opening weekend of the NFL season brought in large crowds of fans decked out in jerseys, eager to cheer on their favorite teams. “Football’s huge,” said
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been another hot and humid day in the desert! Dew points have stayed in the 60s and 70s for most valley cities this afternoon. The extra moisture has once again lent itself to plenty of clouds over our local mountain ranges and some thunderstorm activity – this time, to
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026 according to California’s Department of Finance. While California’s cost of living varies, recent data indicates cost of living is about 12.6% above the national average according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Some supporters said
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – One person is in the hospital Sunday night following a gas leak at a Palm Desert business. At 11 a.m., Cal Fire officials say they responded to a compressed natural gas leak outside an industrial building on Lennon Place off Hovley and Cook Street. Authorities say they were able to
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