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6 days ago | 
newsbreak.com | Cynthia White
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) - Riverside County Department of Social Services (DPSS) and Faith in Motion will be hosting a free community event on Monday,
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2 weeks ago | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White |Peter Daut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) - Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) announced Monday that AB 1145, also known as Tristin's Bill, passed out of the Assembly Transportation Committee with bipartisan support, and is moving on to the Appropriations Committee. The bill is now one step closer to becoming law and bringing much-needed safety oversight to dangerous mountain highways like California's Highway 74 - which has sharp turns, steep drop-offs and a history of severe crashes.
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1 month ago | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White |Peter Daut
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - The Cathedral City Fire & EMS Department has earned the prestigious international accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) and the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE).
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2 months ago | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White |Jesus Reyes
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - A 42-year-old teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student. Mario Manuel Valenzuela of Coachella was arrested on Friday on charges of lewd acts on a child. The investigation into Valenzuela's arrest started in December when the student told school administrators that they were being touched inappropriately, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. Valenzuela was arrested at around 11:35 a.m. Friday.
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2 months ago | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White |Jesus Reyes
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - A 42-year-old teacher with the Coachella Valley Unified School District was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student. Mario Manuel Valenzuela of Coachella was arrested on Friday on charges of lewd acts on a child. The investigation into Valenzuela's arrest started in December when the student told school administrators that they were being touched inappropriately, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White
This Monday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to honor the millions of victims to Nazism, and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. The Mensch Foundation will hold its Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday, at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park Amphitheater beginning at 11:00 a.m.This Remembrance Day marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White
The Friends of the Palm Springs Library annual Book and Media Sale began Friday, and continues on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the JC Frey building across the parking lot from the main library. Book lovers should note that this year's sale is 'fill a bag/fill a box,' with a bag of books for $5.00 or a box of books for $10.00 The Friends of the Palm Springs Library (Friends) say they are selling as many items as possible to prepare for the upcoming library renovation.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White
Palm Springs City Council Thursday night voted to deny an appeal and uphold its certification of the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approval of the development permit for a large warehouse north of Interstate 10. The structure, located at the northwest corner of North Indian Canyon Drive and 19th Avenue, will be nearly 740,000 square feet.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White
Palm Springs City Council moved forward at its meeting on Thursday to unanimously approve the Palm Springs International Airport Master Plan conceptual development plan. The approval includes the selection of the hybrid Rental Car Center, a single-story structure with two sub levels located north of the terminal, next to the baggage claim. The design maintains convenience for passengers and the airport's walkability.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
kesq.com | Cynthia White
As settlement to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in August 2023, The EPA on Thursday ordered the operators of Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal to upgrade the Park's drinking water and wastewater systems to make them safe and pay a $50,000 penalty. Between 2019 and 2021 the EPA banned Oasis Mobile Home Park from using the underground reservoir there due to high levels of arsenic in the Park's drinking water, making the drinking water unsafe.
