Month: April 2015

A Temescal Valley man who allegedly exposed himself at an elementary school on Saturday morning was behind bars Sunday, according to sheriff’s officials. Officers arrived at Todd Elementary School, 25105 Mayhew Canyon Road in Temescal Valley, to find Anthony Isaac Foster, 26, in the empty lunch area exposing himself, according to sheriff’s officials. No students

Sunday marks the end of three back-to-back weekends of music and parties. With big events like Stagecoach and the White Party wrapping up, we wanted to see what that means for local businesses. Three weekends of non-stop music and thousands of visitors flocking to the valley means big business for the local economy. But one

A fire charred a house in Desert Hot Springs Sunday, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. It was reported at 7:46 a.m. in the 66400 block of 3rd Street. Twenty-four firefighters arrived at the scene and were able to contain the fire to three rooms within 20 minutes, according to the department. Nobody was

Conservators have restored a popular hiking spot in Joshua Tree National Park that became riddled with graffiti. Barker Dam was put off limits several years ago after vandals carved their names into the cement of the historic landmark, built by Old West ranchers for water storage. Park officials said the graffiti started with just a

It’s hard to forget the sand storms which plagued last year’s music festival weekends. But with two weekends of nearly perfect weather, windy conditions were just par for the course. “The wind was probably blowing about 30 miles an hour and it was kicking up all kinds of dust. I was seeing a lot of

Two former Buena Park officials who worked in the city parks and recreation department have pleaded guilty to embezzling $1.3 million from the Southern California city. The Orange County Register reported Saturday that the former parks and recreation chief, Rudolph Juarez, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday and former parks supervisor,

Former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner says he identifies as a woman and is making a transition from male to female. He ended speculation when he announced during an interview televised Friday with ABC’s Diane Sawyer that “for all intents and purposes, I am a woman.” The 1976 Olympic decathlon champion has been better known in

Trek is one of the more popular bicycle companies in North America, but issued a near-1 million bike recall after three riders were injured, leaving one paralyzed. “It’s never ever been a talking point about how far (the front quick release levers) have opened up until now,” said Scott McKelvey of Palm Desert Cyclery. The

Valley teens are getting creative with solutions to the drought in California. Coachella Valley Water Counts is honoring the winners of its first annual student water conservation video contest. Local water agencies asked the next generation for help in solving the drought crisis. In its first ever video contest, CV Water Counts asked students from

A mother in Desert Hot Springs is pleading for her son to turn himself in to the sheriff’s department, after being on the run for three weeks. KESQ brought this story to you as breaking news when the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department had a stand off in an unincorporated part of Desert Hot Springs looking

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza El Centro asignados a la estacin de Indio detuvieron a una mujer el mircoles por la maana despus de descubrir ms de una libra de cocaina fijada en su cuerpo con cinta adhesiva. El arresto se produjo en el punto de revisin ubicada en la Carretera 86 al filo de

Prosecutors declined to file charges Friday against a man arrested on suspicion of murder in a fatal shooting in Beaumont, and he was released from custody. Victor Steve Dominguez, 42, of Beaumont was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the slaying of 40-year-old Mario Lara, also of Beaumont. “The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office elected

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is warning customers after close to 30 pieces of incoming mail was stolen from mailboxes outside the DMV Riverside Call Center and DMV East Riverside Field Office in March. According to the DMV’s release, the mail theft occurred during the weekends of March 21 and March 28, and may

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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a woman Wednesday morning after they found over a pound of cocaine taped to her body. The arrest happened at the Highway 86 checkpoint around 9:45 a.m. Agents said the 22-year-old woman, a U.S. citizen, was riding with a ‘raitero’ (unlicensed taxi) in

A 22-year-old Yucca Valley man was arrested Thursday night for grand theft auto after driving off in a car that had the keys left in the ignition. Deputies said the car was stolen in the 73500 block of Desert Trail in 29 Palms around 8:30 p.m. Matthew Guerrero was taken into custody after authorities saw

Autoridades del Departamento de Polica de Desert Hot Springs se encuentran investigando el apualamiento de un estudiante de 13 aos por otro de 12 aos en el cuartel estudiantil Painted Middle School este pasado jueves. De acuerdo con el Comandante Henson, el crimen con arma punzante se efectu a las 11:51 a.m. Telemundo 15 KUNA

The 26th annual White Party, billed by organizers as the world’s largest gay dance and music festival, gets underway today in Palm Springs. About 30,000 men from all over the world are expected to attend the event, founded and presented by Jeffrey Sanker. Country singer LeAnn Rimes will headline the closing party on Sunday. Reality

Beaumont residents are demanding transparency from city leadership following Wednesday’s FBI raid of city hall and Urban Logic Consultants, a firm that did all the city’s planning, public works and economic development since 1993. “Someone’s got their hand in the cookie jar and they’re going to get caught,” said Barbara Brown, who is fed up

You wouldn’t knowingly gulp down a bottle of poison yet each day when you eat your five recommended servings of fruits and vegetables you could be doing that. Pesticide residue after washing and prepping conventional produce can vary from very low to very high depending on the produce and the country it’s grown. A recent