Month: November 2014

A homecoming surprise for Marines returning to the desert after spending the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Volunteers greeted the group of men Sunday afternoon after they arrived at the Palm Springs International Airport, then revealed they would be giving them a free ride back to the 29 Palms Marine Base. The transportation was provided

An SUV rolled 100 feet off the side of the road on I-10 west in Whitewater. Two people had to be cut from the car and were transported with major injuries to a local area hospital. CHP reports at least one person has died. A few other minor accidents were also reported along the I-10

A 36-year-old man died at a skydiving facility near Perris Valley Airport, but deputies withheld virtually all details about the circumstances. Coroner’s officials confirmed that Justin Gulley of Canyon Lake suffered deadly injuries at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, at 2091 Goetz Road, in Perris. He was pronounced dead at 1:24 p.m. Saturday. The location is home

As millions of people hit the major retailers for Black Friday, now smaller businesses are looking to bring in the big bucks too on Small Business Saturday. “We’re in tremendous competition, not only with the bog box stores, but we’re also in competition with the internet,” said Gary Deeb, owner of Sun Optic along El

An Inland Empire woman is a million dollars richer thanks to a lucky play at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Thursday. Marian Williams of Rancho Cucamonga decided to try her hand on a slot machine before going home to cook her family’s Thanksgiving meal Thursday morning. The little predawn excursion reaped a seven-figure

A La Quinta man is charged with driving drunk and hitting someone in a parking lot Saturday evening, police say. The man, 26-year-old Ramon Cordova, was parking his car when he hit a person in a parking lot at the 49000 block of Highway 111 in Indian Wells, says Sergeant Andy Martinez with the Riverside

Professional boxer and Coachella Valley native Timothy Bradley Jr. will get the 377th star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, organizers announced Sunday. Bradley Jr. is a former WBO welterweight champion and a former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion. Throughout his 10-year professional boxing career, Timothy Bradley Jr. has won world titles

A Cathedral City man is back home after being declared missing two days ago by local police. The Cathedral City police department says 74-year-old Allen Scott Dean returned to his home at 9:30 Saturday morning. They were notified when his neighbor called saying his car was at his home. Officers arrived at the home and

Two deadly crashes on Friday show just how dangerous the roads can be this holiday season. The first crash happened just after 7 a.m. on Country Club Drive, north of Avenue 42. The victim was identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office as 60-year-old Sotero Diaz of Desert Hot Springs. Diaz was driving a Honda

It’s the high school football semifinals, both Palm Springs and La Quinta are hosting home games Friday night. Both games kickoff at 7 p.m. and Chris Alvarez will have all of the highlights for you on KESQ News Channel 3 at 11 p.m. on The Best Local Sports Show. (**Semifinal Schedule**) Serrano defeats La Quinta,

Holiday shopping hours took a bigger bite out of Thanksgiving Day this year for retailers across the country and in the desert. It gave shoppers a head start to cash in on Black Friday deals. Shoppers from around the globe pulled all-nighters or were up before the sun to storm Desert Hills Premium Outlets in

One person was killed in a crash at Grapefruit Boulevard and Airport Boulevard in Thermal Friday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Two other people were taken to the hospital with major injuries. The crash happened around 2 p.m. Initial information from the California Highway Patrol indicates the crash involved a green Chevrolet SUV and a

A 60-year-old man was killed in a two-car crash in Indio Friday morning and one of his passengers was taken to the hospital in serious condition. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. on Country Club Drive, north of Avenue 42. The victim was identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office as Sotero Diaz of

En indio un hombre de 60 aos dej de existir y su pasajero fue seriamente herido el viernes en un accidente de trnsito que inovlucr a dos automobilistas. El percance se reporto en la Avenida 42 a la altura de Country Club Drive al filo de las 7:10 de la maana. Un Honda Sedan circulaba

A Hazmat team responded to the Indian Wells Country Club Friday morning after fumes from household cleaners caused several people to become sick. According to Cal Fire, the incident happened around 10 a.m. at the country club, located at 46000 Club Drive. Officials said three people were treated at the scene and one person was

Emergency crews airlifted a man to the hospital after he seriously burned his face and hands in Coachella Friday afternoon. Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department was called to a medical emergency at Avenue 50 and Polk Street around 1 p.m. Officials said the man was using a propane burner to burn grass

El afamado comediante mexicano Roberto Gmez Bolaos, mejor conocido como “Chespirito”, falleci el viernes, inform la cadena Televisa para la que trabajaba. Tena 85 aos. An se desconocen las causas del deceso del creador de personajes conocidos dentro y fuera de Mxico, como “El Chavo del Ocho” y “El Chapuln Colorado”. “Televisa lamenta el sensible

The entire contents of the Spa Hotel Palm Springs will be liquidated by Public Sale for 30 days beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 28. Officials said the event begins on Black Friday and will be the largest ‘Garage Sale’ of its type ever in the Palm Springs community. Take a closer look at

The Palm Springs Police Department is trying to track down suspects who shot at a home on Gateway Drive Thanksgiving night. Officers were called to the 800 block of Gateway Drive in the Desert Highland area just after 8:30 p.m. The suspects fired several rounds at the home and ended up shooting a dog in

Call it a new Thanksgiving tradition. “We actually had more of a lunch Thanksgiving and we had it around noon,” said Abby Torry of Los Angeles, who we met waiting in line for Hollister to open at Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. During dinner time, tens of thousands of shoppers are hitting the mall to