Saturday afternoon update: The Coroner’s Office identified the person killed in the crash as 51-year-old Shuru Zhang of La Puente, California. Saturday morning update: Around 9:05 p.m., CHP officers responded to a call of a possible wrong-way driver crash on northbound Highway 86 near 66th Avenue. After an investigation, CHP determined a white-colored Honda Civic

College of the Desert’s interim superintendent/president Laura Hope has been placed on administrative leave with pay, and the board of trustees voted on Friday. The board also voted to appoint Val Martinez Garcia as the acting superintendent/president, effective immediately. The board did not disclose exactly why Hope was placed on leave. The school’s search for

A 36-year-old man convicted of murder for stabbing at least two of his family members, one fatally, during a dispute in Indio was sentenced today to 22 years to life in prison. Anthony William Piña-German of Indio was found guilty of second-degree murder and attempted murder with premeditation and deliberation at the Larson Justice Center

A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty to a murder charge for driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a man in Indio last year. Alexander Frank Ortega also entered guilty pleas Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to felony counts of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury and

A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a DUI and assault with a deadly weapon following a road rage incident in Palm Desert. At around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to a road rage incident near the intersection of Highway 111 and El Paseo Drive. Deputies arrived and found a crash between a

PALM DESERT, California (KESQ) – Some residents at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens were getting into the spirit of the holidays. On the Thursday before Christmas, zoo officials shared festive video of the animals enjoying holiday décor placed in zoo exhibits. Some animals were treated to wreaths, Christmas trees – and others were seen munching

To the delight of many families, Snowtopia kicked off on Friday night at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The Museum is calling it a Winter Wonderland for the entire family. There’s a real snow playground, with Frosty the Snowman, bounce houses, activities for kids, a holiday train, and Santa Claus himself. All of this can

The Palm Springs Unified School District Board passed a resolution on Tuesday “Providing All Children Equal Access to Education, Regardless of Immigration Status.” PSUSD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tony Signoret told families on Friday that the resolution is to let the community know that all students in the District, regardless of their immigration status, have