Month: September 2014

A ‘sexting’ investigation continues at Palm Desert High School. “Inappropriate text messages that are being sent to students by a student,” said Deputy Armando Munoz, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Last week authorities confiscated the phones of several students, including members of the Varsity football team. Students told us the phones

Monday’s rain storm drenched the Coachella Valley. It flooded La Quinta roads, businesses, cars and homes. The sun dried up the a lot of the floodwater Tuesday, but left behind a big mess in cities such as La Quinta. Crews spent the day spraying mud and dirt off the city sidewalks. Others were extracting water

Juan Deluna spent his morning hard at work to get his car out of the mud near the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Varner Road. “We all each had a shovel and we were just shoveling under the car and the mud was like stuck up in there,” said Deluna. An hour later, he

People who passed barricades quickly learned how fast the soft mud on Edom Hill can submerge a car — or dump truck. A Burrtec trash truck, a pool-maintenance truck, and about 5 other cars were window-deep in mud. Cathedral City Public Works says the clean up can only be determined once they survey the damage

La Expocisin anual de empleo regresa al Desierto Por 19 aos consecutivos la expocisin de empleo se enorgullese en ofrecerle a la comunidad la oportunidad de encontrar empleo con numerosas compaias en el condado. El ao pasado, mas de 70 empresas estuvieron presente reclutando a decenas de personas en busca de nuevos oficios. Las oportunidades

The city, local hoteliers and Goldenvoice, the organizer of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals, will hold a concert and dance party in Palm Springs later this month to raise money for a local food bank, a city spokeswoman said Tuesday. “Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger,” scheduled for Sept. 26 at the Hacienda Cantina

Varias calles a lo largo del Valle de Coachella an permanecen obstruidas por el lodo y escombros que cubren la carpeta asfltica el martes despus de la fuerte tormenta que provoc inundaciones en nuestra regin. El Oficial Mike Radford de la Patrulla de Caminos le recuerda que es de suma importancia respetar los sealamientos de

A man who was wanted by police in connection to a home invasion robbery on August 17 was arrested Tuesday morning in Desert Hot Springs. Officers with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department said 41-year-old Timothy Echagaray was taken into custody around 9:00 a.m. Police received information that he was at a home in the

Oficiales del Desert Sands Unified School District dieron a conocer que ayer lunes a las 8:30 p.m. el servicio del suministro elctrico de la John Adams Elementary School de La Quinta fue restaurado en su totalidad. La limpieza de la escuela contina hoy martes y se espera que ya maana mircoles se reanuden las labores

Officials with the Desert Sands Unified School District said power to John Adams Elementary School in La Quinta was fully restored by 8:30 p.m. Monday. Cleanup at the school continues, but a full reopening is anticipated on Wednesday, September 10. The school’s power was knocked out Monday morning after flood waters seeped into a utility

The USGS is reporting an earthquake with an initial magnitude of 3.3 that occurred shorlty after 9 a.m. Tuesday. According to usgs.gov, the quake struck about about seven miles northeast of Indio. KESQ and CBS Local 2 viewers have been calling our newsroom and posting on social media after feeling the earthquake.

If you’re looking for a new job or some excellent networking opportunities, the 19th Valley-Wide Employment Expo is a great place to start. The expo takes place Wednesday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Riverside County Fairgrounds Fullenwider Auditorium, located at 46350 Arabia Street in Indio. It’s a great opportunity to

Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a man accused of killing seven people at a small Northern California Christian college. The Alameda County district attorney’s office announced Monday that the grand jury on Aug. 22 indicted One Goh on seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in the 2012 shooting rampage

A number of Coachella Valley roads remained clogged with mud and debris Tuesday morning following Monday’s heavy downpour of rain which caused widespread flooding. Officer Mike Radford from the California Highway Patrol reminded motorists to be careful on the roads, and obey closure signs. Radford said, “The signs are there because it’s dangerous to drive

John Adams Elementary School in La Quinta will remain closed today because of damages it sustained in Monday’s downpour in the Coachella Valley. The school was evacuated Monday because the electricity was shut off after water got into utility rooms. Students were bused to the district’s headquarters on Dune Palms Road in La Quinta, where

Cleanup is underway after Monday morning’s torrential downpour. Streets looked like lakes and people were forced to abandon cars stuck in the deluge. “Looks like swimming pools, just like I can dive in,” said Cynthia Morris, a resident of La Quinta. Crews worked quickly to pump water out of flooded structures like the U.S. Bank

Two Los Angeles men killed when one of them crashed a speeding Mercedes-Benz into a palm tree in Palm Springs were identified Monday. Darius Borvainas, 38, of Los Angeles and Villius Peciukevicius, 23, of Winnetka died at the scene of the crash, reported about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Racquet Club Road near Indian Canyon Drive,

Sacramento County prosecutors have filed formal charges against a state senator accused of drunken driving last month. In charges made public Monday, San Diego Democratic Sen. Ben Hueso (CA-40th), whose district includes Indio, Coachella, Cathedral City and Thousand Palms, faces two misdemeanor charges: driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol

Monday’s rain swamped the city of La Quinta turning normally busy roadways into muddy rivers and lakes. The heavy downpour left people with no way to get in or out of the downtown area because the major roadways were impassible. Firefighters performed dozens of water rescues when drivers along Avenue 52 got caught in the

Jacklyn Underwood spent the last 15 years years renovating her home on Highland Palms off Washington in La Quinta. She finally put the finishing touches on it, Sunday, her birthday. “I’ve been working on it, finally got it done. The landscaping and everything,” Underwood said. One day later, when the valley got hit with massive