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

At least 800 families are having a very happy Christmas this year through the California Highway Patrol’s CHiPs for Kids program and the Galilee Center in Mecca. Kids got some well deserved Christmas gifts on Friday at the Center, all from those who participated in CHiPs for Kids over the last month with “Cover the

After pleading guilty in federal court to distributing narcotics causing death, Marshall Juarez Pena of Cathedral City was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in federal prison, 3 years probation upon release, and pay restitution to the family of the victim. The case dates back to February 5, 2023, when a 33 year old man

When Art Avaness hired a handyman to work on his home in Rancho Mirage, he never thought the project would turn into an active investigation. That’s because Avaness says the handy man he hired took over $3,000 in construction tools from his home over the course of several months. “Tools were going missing. I was