Month: July 2015

The early monsoon season has led to an increase of Desert Gopher Tortoises on roadways, prompting officials at Joshua Tree National Park to produce a video on when, and how to safely remove a tortoise from the road. Park rangers said tortoises are extremely vulnerable to being hit by cars when they search for drinking

The California Highway Patrol was out in force over the 4th of July weekend. This year, they arrested fewer people in the Indio area for driving under the influence than in the two previous years. But officers did note that this year’s ‘maximum enforcement period’ was 24 hours shorter than in 2014. According to officials,

A body found in a vacant lot in Indio has been identified as Scot Alexander Breihaupt, a founder of bicycle motocross and a National BMX Hall of Fame member, it was reported Sunday. He was 57. Breithaupt of La Quinta was found in a tent in the lot at the southwest corner of Las Palmas

Fireworks sales were hot across the desert Fourth of July weekend, a “Safe and Sane” holiday for the most part. “Fourth of July we had our normal Safe and Sane activities as well as some illegal firework activities that we were disappointed in,” said Cathedral City Fire Chief Paul Wilson. The Cathedral City Fire Dept.

The Lake Fire is now 98% contained with 375 fire personnel still assigned to the fire to deal with any hot spots that remain. The fire started back on June 17th and has burned 31,3159 acres in the San Bernardino Mountains. The cost of fighting the fire was $39.9 million as of Sunday morning. The

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside investiga otra muerte, la de un excursionista en nuestra regin. En esta ocasin, lo lamentable sucedio en Palm Desert. El Mdico Forense del Condado de Riverside inform que George basanda de 61 aos murio antes de la una de la tarde del sbado en el sendero Bump

A 27-year-old man from Bombay Beach was arrested in Palm Springs early Saturday morning after allegedly stealing a woman’s purse by overpowering her. The robbery was reported near Ramon Road and Calle El Segundo. The Palm Springs Police Department was called around 3:40 a.m. The woman told police she was walking in the area when

Film producer and Palm Desert resident Jerry Weintraub has passed away. He died Monday morning at age 77 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, after reportedly going into cardiac arrest during surgery, according to a source close to the family who spoke exclusively with KESQ. Weintraub became a household name in show business while promoting

A 57-year-old man from Carson was killed after his pickup truck drifted off I-10 and struck a guardrail Saturday morning. The collision happened just east of the Cactus City Rest Area near Frontage Road. The coroner identified the man as Neil McShane. According to a release from Officer Mike Radford with the California Highway Patrol,

Crews rescued two men near Sky Valley Monday morning after they were forced to spend the night in a wash when their vehicle became stuck in the dirt. According to authorities, the men called 911 around 9:15 a.m. to report they had been stuck in the wash all night and were starting to become dehydrated.

Un hombre de 57 aos con residencia en Carson muri despus de estrellar su camioneta pick-up mientras se diriga sobre la Interestatal 10 y se desvi hacia una barandilla protectora el sbado por la maana. El accidente vehicular sucedi justo al este de la rea de descanso en Cactus City cerca de Frontage Road. De

Arraignment was postponed Monday until Aug. 4 for a Palm Springs private school teacher who’s accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl he met via the Internet. Palm Springs resident Jesse Adam Goff, 34, who teaches at Mojave River Academy, was charged earlier this month with oral copulation with a child under

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the death of a hiker in Palm Desert. The coroner’s office said 61-year old George Basanda died just before 1 p.m. on the Bump and Grind trail Saturday. The sheriff’s department tells us the Palm Desert resident was found around noon by hikers. Rescue crews were not

Glenda Kay Newman from Desert Hot Springs was found safe after 24 hours, police say. The 69-year-old woman has dementia and narcolepsy, police say. Sergeant Daud Chang with the Desert Hot Springs police reported Newman was found Sunday night at Vons in Desert Hot Springs. She was turned over to medical personnel and transported to

With drastic improvements made to the Lake Fire it is now time to focus on recovery. That’s where the forest service’s Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams come in. Experts said even when the fire is out and crews have gone home, that doesn’t mean the danger is over. “Our overall objective is to identify

Police are asking for your help in finding a missing woman from Desert Hot Springs. Glenda Kay Newman, 69, was last seen around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. She’s described as white, 5’10 and weighs about 120 pounds. She has bright red shoulder-length hair and green eyes. Newman was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jean

A climbing area at Joshua Tree National Park is open again following the flight of at least two baby hawks that were nesting there. Access in the area had been restricted by the park since March 30 to protect the red-tailed baby hawks. Park officials believe the two chicks matured to adulthood and left their

A man and his dog are recovering in Loma Linda after they were attacked by a swarm of bees Sunday. Fire officials said the man was keeping the bees in his yard illegally. It happened around noon while the man was bathing his dog outside of his Loma Linda home. The dog had been sprayed

Update 11:00 p.m Nearly all power has been restored in Thermal/La Quinta. IID Energy said about 80 customers were still without power as of 10 p.m., but power should be back on within the hour. IID asks customers to conserve energy as much as possible to help crews as they make repairs. Update 6:30 p.m.