I-Team Investigation: AI on Patrol

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) - If 2025 was the year of dipping our toes into AI, then 2026 is the year we jump in. AI has crept into almost every industry, forcing a reckoning with how some professionals do their job. But for law enforcement, agencies across the nation have yet to incorporate regular AI

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Possible ICE Activity in Thermal Raise Concerns for parents, staff at CVUSD

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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Riverside County releases proposal to keep the Blythe area’s only hospital open

BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) - Riverside County has released a proposal to keep the Blythe area's only hospital open. County officials proposed a plan that would assemble a stakeholder “strike force” led by the County to independently stabilize and manage only the Palo Verde Hospital's emergency department for approximately six months, assess current conditions, and make

Palm Springs Police Department to unveil state-of-the-art intelligence center

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department is unveiling a new asset that it said will "enhance emergency response and crime prevention throughout the Coachella Valley." It's called the Coachella Valley Real-Time Intelligence Center, or CVRTIC. The public safety hub integrates several data sources, including body-worn cameras, license plate readers, drones, social media

More than 200 people cited during large traffic safety operation throughout Coachella Valley

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - More than 200 people were cited today during a multi-agency traffic safety enforcement operation throughout the Coachella Valley.   The operation was held from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday in the cities of Palm Desert, Indian Wells and Rancho Mirage, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Twenty-two law enforcement officers

First responders rescue three after car crashes off of parking lot below Palm Springs Tram Station

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Three people were rescued after a car ended up crashing off the parking lot below the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway station. The accident happened on Thursday, just before 10 a.m. at 1 Tramway Road. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Palm Springs Fire (@palmspringsfire) "Palm Springs Firefighters

City of Indio to host family-friendly event celebrating Black History Month

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - City officials will host a free, family-friendly day celebrating Black History Month, slated for next month in downtown Indio, officials announced.   The community celebration will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 at Center Stage, 82881 Miles Ave.   In partnership with the city's Black History Committee, the event will

Opening statements begin in deadly 2019 La Quinta shooting case

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A man accused of fatally shooting a Halloween partygoer in La Quinta more than six years ago intentionally initiated hostilities, a prosecutor claimed today, while the defendant's attorney argued his client encountered a life-or-death situation that required him to open fire in self- defense.   Jorge Andres Huerta Arias, 24, of Whitewater