Palm Springs City Council approves temporary data center moratorium

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs City Council members unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on new large-scale data center projects Wednesday night. The 45-day pause gives the city time to study the potential impacts of the facilities before deciding whether additional regulations are needed. During public comment, several residents spoke in favor of the

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Hundreds gather for lightsaber vigil to honor fallen Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) - Hundreds gathered in La Quinta Wednesday night to honor local fallen Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez and the 12 other U.S. service members killed in the Kabul airport attack five years ago. (Top row left to right) Maxton Soviak, Kareem Nikoui, David Espinoza, Rylee McCollum, Jared Schmitz, Taylor Hoover, Nicole Gee

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Inside Dolly Parton’s cabin in Idyllwild, left just as she remembered it

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KESQ) - Tucked into the mountains of Idyllwild is a piece of Dolly Parton’s life that has remained largely untouched - down to the furniture, photographs, dishes and even bottles of Coca-Cola still sitting inside the refrigerators. Following Parton’s passing, the current owners of her former mountain home say they are thinking more

Coachella City Council passes permanent ban on data centers

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - The Coachella City Council passed an ordinance that would permanently ban on data centers in the city, with some exemptions. The ordinance will go into effect 30 days after Wednesday's vote. Coachella is now the first city in the Coachella Valley to enact a permanent prohibition, although officials in Indio,

The two seasons of COVID-19 and the rise of Xocova

THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- COVID-19 activity is increasing nationally as infections are growing or likely growing in 47 states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The surge aligns with federal health research identifying a recurring pattern of two distinct COVID-19 peaks each year. Unlike influenza, which primarily surges during the

Doubt declared about mental competency of model accused of scamming victims

VAN NUYS, Calif. (KESQ) - Criminal proceedings were suspended today after a doubt was declared about the mental competency of a model and social media influencer charged with six felony counts, including burglary and grand theft, involving alleged victims she met through dating apps. Adva Lavie, 29, is due in at the Mental Health Courthouse

Man charged with killing missing person, burying him near I-10 in Cabazon

CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) - Update: 08/26 A man accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance and burying his remains near Interstate 10 in Cabazon has been charged with first-degree murder and other offenses. Jesse Bruce Kennedy, 48, of Cabazon, made his initial court appearance this afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta. Investigators with the

Love fund: saving animals one procedure at a time

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — This year, the Love Fund has spent $35,244 on specialized medical procedures and surgeries at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. But every day, new animals come into the shelter in need of medical procedures. With increasing veterinary costs and animals arriving at the shelter at any given moment, the fund