Month: November 2014

There was some great action in the first round of the high school football playoffs. We’ve narrowed down the top three plays of the night and need you to vote for your favorite to determine who takes home top honors as our Play of the Week. La Quinta’s Chris Toribio earns the Play of the

“I introduced myself to the other ladies, the van door closed, and off they went,” recalls Denise Bailey, the daughter-in-law of 78-year-old Doris Bailey-Gill, who died Saturday morning in a deadly car crash. Denise wished Doris and her five friends good-bye as they set off for a sorority luncheon near the Salton Sea, not knowing

Five Coachella Valley residents were killed in a major wreck near Salton Sea Beach over the weekend. The California Highway Patrol says a van and a truck collided at the intersection of Highway-86 and Brawley Avenue near Salton Sea Beach at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. On Monday morning, the Imperial County Coroner’s Office identified the five

It’s always by your side and now your smartphone could save your life. “One of the biggest things would be the medications because even people don’t know the name of their medications,” said Rick Griggs, Cal Fire Battalion Chief. He said the lock feature on smartphone is one of the biggest problems first responders face

Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison. The marriage license obtained Monday by The Associated Press was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, California – the site

A 20-year-old Coachella man is under indictment for allegedly trying to run over a U.S. Boarder Patrol agent during a pursuit in early November. Ivan Nieves could face 20 years in prison if convicted of assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. A federal grand jury in Riverside last week indicted Nieves on

The Coachella Valley Water District is warning businesses in food services about a scam involving false claims of a federal mandate for the installation and monitoring of grease/solvent waste management equipment in their sewer lines. Officials with the water district said the mandate doesn’t exist, and CVWD generally prohibits anyone from modifying sewer lines. CVWD

Yellow Cab of the Desert is looking to hire more drivers. The company is holding a job fair in Palm Desert on Tuesday to help fill positions. The job fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hampton Suites, located at 74900 Gerald Ford Drive. Organizers said they’re looking for transportation professionals

A dust advisory for the Coachella Valley has been extended by air quality management officials through Monday morning, because of continuing strong Santa Ana winds. A similar advisory was in effect today for both the Coachella Valley and the Riverside Valley, but winds in the Riverside city area were expected to diminish. The advisory warned

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has taken down its Facebook page after a man accused it of violating his free speech rights and sued for deleting his comments. Dimitrios Karras filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. 27 alleging the department violated his First Amendment right when it deleted two Facebook posts critical of Sheriff

Palm Desert High School’s Band and Color Guard are trying to raise money to replace equipment that was stolen earlier this month. Sunday the band’s booster club held a Root Beer Float fundraiser at several Albertson’s locations. The group’s truck, used to transport instruments and equipment, was taken November 2nd from the school parking lot.

CAL FIRE reports three people were serious injured in an accident on Highway 74 near Dry Creek in the Mountain Center area. The accident happened just after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday involving two vehicles. Rescue crews had to cut victims out of both vehicles. In all, three people were transported toa regional trauma center with

A High Desert military family that’s had to overcome severe medical conditions is spending their first night in their new home. It was built from the ground-up in just 3 days by an army of skilled volunteers the Fuller Center for Housing coordinated this weekend. The house was finished Sunday evening, where Debbie and Lloyd

According to Johnny Rockets in Rancho Mirage, at 3:02 on Saturday Justin Bieber, a friend and some body guards arrived in a black Bentley. He got a protein style burger and an M&M and peppermint shake. We confirmed separately that Bieber stayed at the Mirada Villas also in Rancho Mirage.

It’s the first round of the playoffs for high school football teams. Check out the final scoreboard and tune into The Best Local Sports Show on KESQ News Channel 3 at 11 p.m. for a full recap and highlights of all the action. Also, check back for our Play of the Week poll question around

A six-year-old Labrador mix was impounded from a residence in unincorporated French Valley Saturday, in connection with a dog attack that left a one-year-old boy with severe injuries to his face, authorities said. The boy, a month shy of his second birthday, remains hospitalized after being bitten as he played near his mother and a

Coachella Valley students are washing cars for a school trip — without water! Middle schoolers from John Glenn Middle School hope to be in front of Lamppost Pizza on Highway 111 in La Quinta every weekend to raise money for a school science trip to Costa Rica. California is in a drought, so they are

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is looking for volunteers who’d like to be part of their search and rescue missions involving lost or stranded people. They held their recruitment volunteer recruitment fair today at Morongo Casino Resort and Spa. The department says over the past few years they’ve seen the number of search and rescues

Palm Springs Police are investigating a two car accident on Gene Autry Trail at the wash in Palm Springs. Police report at 5:19 p.m. Saturday two vehicles were driving southbound on Gene Autry Trail, South of Interstate 10 at the time of the accident. The preliminary investigation revealed that the two vehicles collided while one