PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs Art Festival has multiple weekends set for 2026, with the first being this weekend Jan 17 -18. Art will include mixed media, glass artwork, sculptures and more. The festival will be open from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m on each day and admission is free. The event
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – On Friday, officers with the Cathedral City Police Department arrested a man –accused of sexually assaulting a minor with intellectual disabilities. Investigators said the incident was reported in the early morning hours of January 1, 2026. They said the 14 year old was walking southbound on Date Palm Drive, when she
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - One person was killed in a traffic collision near a busy intersection in Palm Desert on Friday morning. Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 10:22 a.m. to the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street. When the first fire engine arrived on scene, crews found one vehicle on its side
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators with Indio Police were actively searching for an at-risk missing woman Friday night. They said 86-year-old Mayra Porras De Santiago was last seen before 4:00 p.m. on Friday at her home in Indio. Her home was located within the gated community of Sun City Shadow Hills. Investigators said she was last seen wearing
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Dozens of authors and thousands of readers were expected to attend the annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. The festival is a world-class gathering of some of the biggest writers on a wide range of topics. Some of the anticipated authors included: Ken Burns, Melinda French Gates, Michael Connelly, and General David
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - An environmental group known as SAFER, Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility, is suing the city of Palm Springs over their approval of the 9-story Nexus Hotel. The hotel, which would also serve as a condominium near the Palm Springs Convention Center, was approved by the city council in November. Once
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Homeowners at a Palm Springs mobile home park claim management violated local rent control laws by failing to properly notify residents of a 2026 rent increase. Residents at Palm Springs View Estates say required written notices were not mailed in October 2025, which would have allowed the increase to take
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) - Reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity Thursday in Thermal raised concerns for parents and staff near the Coachella Valley Unified School District. There was an unconfirmed sighting of an ICE checkpoint at Avenue 70 and Harrison Street, the Coachella Valley Teachers Association said on social media Thursday. The
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