Month: February 2015

An abandoned newborn has been found not far from a Southern California mall, and authorities believe a woman who said she witnessed the birth is the mother of the child. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said a passer-by who was looking for recycling items in Lakewood discovered the baby girl lying on the grass Sunday

An Indio man is in jail after hitting a parked police car in Indio Sunday morning, police say. Police say 20-year-old Luis Ramirez of Indio side swiped a legally-parked police car while an officer was getting in his cruiser near Monroe and Miles. Ramirez did not stop and took off in his Chrysler 300, police

Three men were arrested for staying at a Palm Springs hotel using someone else’s credit card information, police say. Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza says Saturday afternoon at around 3:30, an employee at a Downtown Palm Springs hotel got a phone call from someone in Sunnyvale, saying their credit card showed fraudulent activity at the hotel. The

[Sunday, 8:15 a.m.]UPDATE: Palm Springs Police have reopened Indian Canyon at the wash. ______________________________ The Palm Springs Police Department is asking drivers to avoid North Indian Canyon at the Wash. The road is closed due to high winds and low visibility. North Indian Canyon between East San Rafael and Interstate 10 will be closed until

The Palm Springs Black History Month Committee held its 6th annual Awards Gala at the Hyatt Downtown Palm Springs Saturday. The ceremony honored four recipients. The ‘Sports Award’ recipient, Palm Springs High School head football coach Dan Murphy, was recognized for leading his varsity football team to win the 2014 CIF Championship in December. The

Join family, friends and all who have fallen in love with 5-year-old Desirae Cechin for a prayer and light circle Monday at 6 p.m. at Palm Desert Civic Center Park. Desi and her family learned Friday her cancer is back. To show support of her fight against the disease, participants will meet at the playground

A 51-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle early Saturday in Palm Desert, authorities said. The crash happened at 2:18 a.m. on the westbound side of Hovley Lane, between Corporate Way and Portola Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The 2002 silver Porsche that hit the bicyclist was driven by Thomas

UPDATE: The driver has been identified as Colin Dario of La Quinta. A 33-year-old man who was attempting to flee CHP officers in Palm Desert Friday afternoon was killed after crashing into another car. A surveillance camera at the Shell gas station on the corner of Washington Street and Avenue of the States captured the

A Lexus split in two during a crash in Desert Hot Springs, leaving the driver in critical condition, police said Saturday morning. The driver, a 22-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was traveling southbound on Indian Canyon, one mile south of Highway 62, when the driver crashed off the road. The Desert Hot Springs Fire

Supect dies after fleeing CHPA 33-year-old man was killed after crashing into a car in Palm Desert while trying to evade officers with the California Highway Patrol Friday afternoon. Cal Fire responded to the collision near Washington Street and Avenue of the States just before 1 p.m. According to Officer Mike Radford with CHP, patrol

Some people have linked vaccines and autism in recent years despite the medical community denying such a connection. But one advocacy group took a definitive stance on the matter as the measles outbreak continues to spread in the United States. Getting vaccinated for the measles is a hotly debated issue, especially for parents trying to

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa says it’s looking to hire people for over 100 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions at its property in Rancho Mirage. Applications must be filled out online prior to the two-day Career Fair on February 10 and 11. Openings include housekeeping, pool attendants, front desk agents and more. A

KESQ has learned that the local man who killed Frank Sinatra’s long time friend Jilly Rizzo in a firey car crash in Rancho Mirage in 1992 has been paroled. According to the California Department of Corrections, Jeffery Perrotte was found suitable for parole in September. The exact release date or where Perrotte will be living

Kuna Noticias en el lugar de los hechos. Un accidente de trnsito a la altura de Washington Street y Avenue of the States en Bermuda Dunes a eso de la una de esta tarde result ser fatal. 3 vehculos se vieron implicados en este orden de acciones, uno estall en llamas. Lamentablemente, se reportaron tres

El ao pasado, la comunidad migrante Centroamericana fue el centro de atencin tras el flujo de miles de personas provenientes de Honduras y El Salvador hacia los Estados Unidos para escapar de la abundante violencia que impera en sus pases. Segn la Cnsul de El Salvador de Los ngeles, Maria Mercedes Lopez Pea, previo a

Sesenta cuerpos descompuestos y preparados para ser incinerados fueron hallados al interior de un crematorio fuera de servicio en una carretera cercana al puerto mexicano de Acapulco, informaron el viernes autoridades, que investigan si se trata de un presunto fraude y no de hechos relacionados con el crimen organizado. El fiscal de Guerrero, Miguel Angel

Bella Vista Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs was evacuated briefly on Friday after a student reported a potential explosive device in the school. According to Joan Boiko with the Palm Springs Unified School District, a student had a water bottle with undetermined contents inside that were deemed a potential explosive. Another student reported it

President Obama will be returning to the Coachella Valley as part of a visit to California next week. This will mark the fourth time the President has visited our valley in less than two years. The President will be traveling to San Francisco on Thursday where he will stay overnight, and then he will head