Month: October 2015

Popular radio personality James Fordyce, 59, died of a blood clot in his lung. His partner, Kevin Hile, confirmed the cause of death with KESQ and CBS Local Two this week, saying the death was quick. Fordyce had developed a dedicated local following on coachellavalleynews.com and coachellavalleyfun.com. Fordyce had moved to Cathedral City four years

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls may have free rein Saturday night — but there will be no room for drunken or drug-impaired drivers, according to authorities. The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force, named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies, will conduct an anti-DUI Halloween crackdown in a number of locations. Area law

As always, we saw plenty of stellar plays on the high school football field Friday night and now we’ve narrowed them down to the following three. We need you to vote for your favorite to help determine our Play of the Week. Voting will remain open until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. You can vote as

The Coachella Valley Water District and the Indio Water Authority are two of four water suppliers in California that are facing penalties from the State Water Resources Control Board for failing to meet water conservation goals. Each department has been issued a complaint for a $61,000 penalty for failing to meet the state mandated conservation

It is a sad ending to a missing person’s case, that has been a mystery for over 2 years. On Facebook today, the family of Carla Ruth Reyes, of Yucca Valley, says the 52-year old was discovered deceased in her car on Monday. According to the post by her daughter in law Maya Brand, ”

Festivities for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, are taking over the Coachella Valley all month. CV Days of Los Muertos is a new partnership between Run With Los Muertos, the Palm Springs Art Museum, Sunnylands Center & Gardens, the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert and Raices Cultura, and it’s making

KESQ/CBS Local 2 confirmed today that local entertainment reporter and philanthropist Gloria Greer died at her home this morning at the age of 87. Greer had been known as the premiere society reporter in the Coachella Valley, rubbing elbows with local celebrities for decades. Greer worked as a reporter for the NBC-affiliated television station KMIR

Strong winds delivered a blow to the Coachella Valley. “Especially when you’re on an airplane, it was pretty rough yesterday coming in,” said Sue Jensen who flew in yesterday from Portland. “You hear it on your house, we live up against the hill so it was pretty loud,” said Palm Desert resident Brad Talt. “There’s

The horrific scene that rocked the town of Stillwater Oklahoma, last weekend has one local woman recovering Friday. We spoke exclusively with one of the victims who was hit by the car that careened into the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crowd. “I remember we were watching the parade, and I heard someone yell, ‘Look

Vecinos manifestaron que el mal olor que provena de una vivienda en Cathedral City era insoportable. Y es que ms de 80 animales fueron descubiertos abandonados en el inmueble. 78 gatos, un perro, un pato y una gallina fueron encontrados en el interior de una vivienda ubicada sobre la Avendia Walker. Vecinos del rea dijeron

Televidentes llamaron a nuestra sala de redaccin para dejarnos saber sobre la presencia policiaca en la manzana 43-700 de Arabia Street anoche al filo de las 10:00pm. La calle antes mencionada fue cerrada hasta tempanas horas del viernes para las indagaciones. Por su parte, el Departamento de Polica de Indio nos inform que trabajaron muy

Las autoridades estadounidenses detuvieron el jueves a 29 sujetos acusados de prostituir a mujeres mexicanas y centroamericanas, a las que ayudaban a cruzar la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Mxico para luego obligarlas a prostituirse en burdeles del sureste del pas, informaron el viernes fuentes oficiales. Los agentes de Estados Unidos consiguieron identificar a 15

A gang member from Los Angeles is accused of robbing a high school student in Mecca. 27-year old Jose Luis Frausto was taken into custody around 5 p.m. Thursday after deputies saw him driving in the 91000 block of Fifth Street in Mecca. The vehicle he was driving was allegedly stolen out of El Monte,

Desert Hot Springs police are investigating a violent attempted armed robbery that left a teenager with minor injuries Thursday evening. Officers were called to the 15600 block of Palm Drive just north of Camino Aventura at 6:54 p.m. A man called to say his son had been assaulted and someone tried to steal his bike.

Gusty Santa Ana winds were blowing Friday in the valleys around Riverside, along the San Gorgonio Pass and in the northern reaches of the Coachella Valley, including Desert Hot Springs, and could possibly increase the risk for wildfires. A tree was toppled by heavy winds in Desert Hot Springs at Mission Lakes Boulevard and Sonora

La Polica de Desert Hot Springs investiga un violento incidente en que un adolescente intent a mano armado robarle su bicicleta a otro menor de edad. Los agentes acudieron a la manzana 15600 de Palm Drive al norte de Camino Aventura ayer a las 6:54 p.m., un hombre les inform que su hijo haba sido

Hoards of zombies took over down Palm Canyon Drive during VillageFest. That sounds like the plot to the next hit cable television show, but Thursday night was the fifth annual Zombie Walk in Downtown Palm Springs. “I love Halloween, I love dressing as a zombie and scaring people, I like to chase people around and

Authorities have released new information into the cause of a deadly helicopter crash at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in January. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing UH-1Y Huey helicopter helicopter went down during a training exercise. The San Diego Union Tribune reports the crash was caused by faulty equipment, along with

The University of Southern California has plans for a $270 million upgrade for the home field of the Trojans – the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – that could become a stage for the 2024 Olympic Games and a temporary site for an NFL team. The renovations would include the construction of premium suites, more aisles

UPDATE: An overnight standoff in Indio ended with one man in police custody. Viewers called to let us know they were seeing a lot of police along the 43700 block of Arabia Street Thursday night around 10. The road was blocked off until early Friday morning. Indio police tell us they worked with a SWAT