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4th Annual “Caturday” Breakfast & Bingo
The event is set for Saturday, April 26th, from 9-11:30 a.m.
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JFK Hospital sees increased visits after Coachella, prepares for Weekend 2
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brings nearly 125,000 people to the Empire Polo Club per day, and with two weekends of festival fun, there’s a potential for increased medical emergency visits. JFK Memorial Hospital saw nearly double the number of people in need of care with 100 people compared
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Gusty Winds Trigger Weather Alert for Blowing Dust & Poor Air Quality Across the Valley
A First Alert Weather Alert is in place until midnight Thursday due to increased gusty winds, blowing dust, reduced visibility, road closures and poor air quality. This is how air quality looked just before 3pm. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a Air Quality Alert due to windblown dust from 2pm Wednesday
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NYLON House returns to Coachella with a splash, including a special performance by Dove Cameron
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ)– NYLON House made its long-awaited return to the Coachella Valley for a star-studded night of music and culture. The event, now in it’s seventh year has become one of the most coveted Coachella after parties of the season. This year, the massive event kicked off on April 11th, at Maraza, in Thermal.
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Funeral services announced for SB County Deputy killed in Victorville crash last month
UPDATE 4/16/2025: SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – Funeral services will be held Thursday for a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy killed in a crash last month in Victorville. Services for Hector Cuevas, Jr. will be live streamed on the Sheriff Department’s official YouTube channel: @SanBernardinoSheriff. Services will start at 11:00 a.m. The 36-year-old deputy was
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Man accused of threatening to bomb Coachella festival makes first court appearance
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who allegedly told security guards he would be “responsible for a bombing” at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival made his first court appearance Wednesday in Indio. Davis Darvish, 40, of Santa Monica, was arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb the Coachella music festival. He was charged with
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Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus has new home at Plaza Theatre
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus will have a new home at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs for its 26th season. On Wednesday, chorus members were given a hard hat tour of the venue to see and hear more about the plans for the multi-million dollar renovations. Senior Vice
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Coachella Weekend 1: Arrests up 17% from last year
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Arrests during weekend 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were up from last year, Indio police announced. According to police, there were 95 total arrests over the weekend, which is an increase of 17% from last year’s numbers during the same weekend. Last year, there were 81 arrests.
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Healthcare and Business Leaders in the Desert Tackle AI’s Fast-Track Future
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (April 16, 2025) — As artificial intelligence continues weaving its way into daily life, leaders across the Coachella Valley are coming together today to talk strategy and catch up. Starting at 11:30 a.m., the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce will kick off its 2025 Signature Speaker Series with a luncheon focused on AI’s
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Rep. Raul Ruiz talks tariffs, Medicare and more at Beaumont town hall
BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – Local Democratic Representative Raul Ruiz addressed dozens of constituents Wednesday night during a town hall gathering in Beaumont, speaking on key topics while fielding questions from concerned attendees. Ruiz discussed some of President Donald Trump’s recent Executive Orders and tariffs. He also pledged to protect Medicare and Social Security benefits. Audience
Continue ReadingAn inside look at how a Coachella Valley health survey is conducted and funded as it looks for more participants
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Did you receive $2 in the mail asking for your response to a survey? If you did, you were likely randomly chosen for a health survey ran by Health Assessment and Research for Communities, or HARC, Inc. 25,000 valley households were invited to participate in the survey online or in-person
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Local vintage stores talk Coachella’s festival fashion
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Whether it’s rhinestones, western accessories or blast from the past styles, Thriftology in Palm Desert is welcoming locals and visitors to shop festival fashion. “People are gravitating towards cowboy boots. Always having hats and scarves and bandanas to cover your face from the dust and then just anything that’s wild,
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Goldenvoice apologizes for Coachella traffic chaos and promises changes for Weekend 2
LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — A Goldenvoice representative apologized Tuesday for a chaotic start to Coachella Weekend One, where traffic delays left thousands of festivalgoers stranded for hours during a desert heatwave. The trouble started on Thursday, when long lines of festival campers tried to stream into the festival’s onsite campgrounds. Many ran out of
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PSUSD solicita la opinión de la comunidad para la selección del próximo Superintendente de Escuelas
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KUNA) – La Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs solicita la opinión de la comunidad del distrito al iniciar el proceso de contratación para reemplazar al Dr. Tonatiuh “Tony” Signoret, quien se jubilará del Distrito el 30 de junio. El miércoles, la Junta envió una encuesta a padres y
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Primer fin de semana de Coachella: Arrestos aumentan un 17% respecto al año pasado
INDIO, Calif (KUNA) – La policía de Indio anunció que los arrestos durante el primer fin de semana del Festival de Música y Artes del Valle de Coachella aumentaron en comparación con el año pasado. Según la policía, se registraron 95 arrestos durante el fin de semana, lo que representa un aumento del 17% con respecto
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Goldenvoice se disculpa por el caos de tráfico en Coachella y promete cambios para el segundo fin de semana
LA QUINTA, Calif. (KUNA) — Un representante de Goldenvoice se disculpó el martes por el caótico inicio del primer fin de semana de Coachella, donde los retrasos de tráfico dejaron a miles de asistentes varados durante horas durante una ola de calor desértica. Los problemas comenzaron el jueves, cuando largas filas de campistas del festival intentaron
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Fuertes ráfagas de viento activan alerta meteorológica por ráfagas de polvo y mala calidad del aire en el valle
Una alerta meteorológica está vigente hasta la medianoche del jueves debido al aumento de ráfagas de viento, ráfagas de polvo, visibilidad reducida, cierres de carreteras y mala calidad del aire. El Distrito de Gestión de la Calidad del Aire de la Costa Sur ha emitido una alerta de calidad del aire debido a la ráfaga
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