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Similar to the Grand Slams, the BNP Paribas Open and FILA tennis unveiled their own Junior National Championship at Indian Wells this week. The winning boy and girl will get a Wildcard exemption to next years tournament. “Having the umpire call my name and lining up to serve here has always been a dream of
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After a two-year hiatus, KESQ viewers were back on the Fun Bus to join the audience for LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. The Academy Awards may be the biggest night in Hollywood but that doesn’t mean the fun doesn’t continue into the next morning! Fun Bus contest winners were treated like VIPS sitting in the
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A stolen vehicle suspect led deputies on a pursuit from Cathedral City to the Bermuda Dunes area Monday afternoon. The pursuit started at around 3:30 p.m. when deputies spotted a vehicle reported stolen on Ramon Road and Date Palm Drive, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. confirmed. Authorities said the suspect led deputies in circles for
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Update 3/14/23 The bicyclist was identified as Nelson Esteban, 58, of Palm Springs. The driver, a 45-year-old man, was arrested on charges unrelated to the collision. He remained in custody as of Tuesday, March 14 on $10,000 bail. Original Report 3/13/23 Police shut down a stretch of Ramon Road in Palm Springs Monday morning following a
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Sunday temperatures have reached into the 80s for some valley cities. Increasing onshore winds will help us cool down this evening. Winds will remain breezy for the first half of this upcoming week. Monday is set to remain dry and mild. Daytime temperatures rise back toward the 80s with a mild evening to follow. The
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The Palm Springs Police Department asked the community to help locate a missing ‘at-risk’ person. Melvin Rucker, 68, was reportedly last seen Saturday around 2:30 a.m. He was in the area of N. Indian and Sunrise Park Way. Investigators said he suffered from dementia and was not from the area. He was described a 5’9”,
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Rain from the last storm system has cleared out, leaving us with drier and sunnier conditions to close out the weekend. Though the storm system has cleared, stronger winds remain a factor today through the beginning of next week. Conditions will be especially gusty in wind prone areas where windblown dust could create difficult driving
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“Well when I played it was nothing like this,” said Hall of Famer John McEnroe. “We played at a club and they put up a couple of stands, so to see Indian Wells come as far as it has is amazing.” Both John and Patrick McEnroe are in the Coachella Valley with BNP Paribas and
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While we’ve dried up in the desert following the most recent round of rain, areas just west of us and mountain communities continue to see scattered showers. Here’s a look at how much rain we saw locally as of Saturday afternoon. Rainfall Totals Beaumont – 1.01″Cabazon – 0.62″Whitewater – 0.19″Desert Hot Springs – 0.04″Palm Springs
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TRIO Restaurant in Palm Springs planned to host their eleventh annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” Oscar party. The event was to help benefit AAP-Food Samaritans. It was set for Sunday beginning at 4:00 p.m. Organizers said it would include ‘orange carpet’ arrivals with a group of paparazzi to take pictures. Guests were also expected to be
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The American Red Cross was helping 6 people after a fire broke out Saturday morning at a home in Indio. Cal Fire said it was reported after 7:00 a.m. off Clinton Street near Indio Boulevard. Crews reportedly located a small electrical fire under a single wide mobile home and quickly contained it. 4 adults and
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The BNP Paribas Open will highlight a talented tennis youth team called Team BNP Paribas Aliassime in a ceremony at 2 pm at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. There are a variety of clubs underneath the Team BNP Paribas Young Talents Program. The BNP Representatives announced that they are expanding from the Americas into Canada. Sam
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The storm system that arrived in Southern California yesterday ushered in light rain in areas to our west and spotty showers on the valley floor. This is a warmer system which brought up some concerns about potential snowmelt and runoff in our local mountain communities that were recently hard hit with heavy snow. A Flood Watch was
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First responders are warning southland mountain communities about the dangers of snow run-off with rain and warmer temperatures. Southland mountains communities still digging out from the historic winter storm now risk dangerous flooding with the incoming rainstorms causing heavy snowmelt. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved help for dozens of counties, including San Bernardino. Incident management Team public information
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It’s the end of an era for Palm Springs football. Head coach Dan Murphy is resigning after 11 seasons with the program. Don’t want this to get lost in the madness of March because Dan Murphy deserves a proper sendoff. He was the man. A player, coach (and media) favorite, he was always gracious with
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A Palm Springs business owner is blaming the city’s new police program for an uptick in homeless activity that resulted in a terrifying encounter for one of his employees. Adrian Alcantar, the owner of Adrian Alcantar Hair Studio and Spa, claims that the police’s Operation Relentless Sun, aimed at reducing homelessness and visual blights in
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1 on 1 Fitness & Performance and Fireside Compounding Pharmacy were burglarized by multiple suspects, says the gym owner. The burglars broke into the gym first and put a hole in the wall to enter the pharmacy. The gym owner confronted two of the burglars. He says, “They told me they had a gun. They
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Play has resumed at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens following a nearly two-hour delay due to rain. The BNP Paribas Open was delayed at around 4:15 p.m. Play has temporarily been suspended due to rain.Further updates will be provided as they become available. #TennisParadise— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 11, 2023 Strong effort here to
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College of the Desert trustee Rubén Pérez was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month, authorities confirmed. Pérez, 29, was arrested at around 12:50 a.m. near the intersection of Avenue 52 and Silverrock in La Quinta on February 10, jail records show. He was released on a citation the same day, the Riverside
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