Month: May 2016

UPDATE: 5:45 a.m. All Interstate 10 eastbound lanes are open again and traffic is back up to speed following a complete overnight freeway closure. More overnight work expected this week. ————- An overnight freeway closure was slowing traffic on EASTBOUND Interstate 10 in Indio early Tuesday morning. All EASTBOUND freeway lanes were closed overnight, and

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposes legalizing gay marriage, the Associated Press reported Tuesday afternoon.

All westbound lanes of I-10 are back open after a hay truck overturned early Tuesday morning. —————- Update: 8:25 a.m. westbound traffic is backed up 1/2 mile as hay clean up continues in two left lanes. Eastbound traffic is not affected. ——— Update: 7:25 a.m. westbound traffic is backed up approximately 1 mile toward Pennsylvania

A high desert man allegedly suffered brain damage after getting high on marijuana and drinking too much water. Severe water poisoning is an incredibly rare occurrence but when it does happen there can be extensive damage to the brain. According to his mother, Thomas Houseman, 24, from Morongo Valley got very high on marijuana at

Cal Fire rushed to a vegetation fire in Thousand Palms at the Shenandoah Springs golf course in the Tri-Palm Estates. The fire broke out around 7:50 this evening near San Miguelito and Desert Moon.Crews say when they arrived on scene a large spot of vegetation surrounding a tank with a power power were on fire.

A housing development may be built near a popular hiking trail in Palm Springs and, some people aren’t happy about it. The proposed development would be near the south Lykken Trailhead along South Palm Canyon Drive. Hikers enjoy the scenic trails in that area, called Oswit Canyon, which is also home to endangered species like

It’s possible valley residents can look forward to using water just a little bit more this summer. While it hasn’t been officially decided yet, local water districts may soon be the ones to call the shots on daily use conservation after considering what has been saved so far and the dry environment of the Coachella

State Sen. Mike McGuire said Senate Bill 1102 would create a standardized system of collecting transient occupancy taxes, TOT, for California cities and counties. The state would then disburse the tax revenue from hotels and vacation rentals back to them making it more consistent and effective. However, city leaders in Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot

The Palm Springs Police Department arrested two 16-year-old suspects who ran from officers after a short pursuit in a stolen car Monday afternoon. Police received calls about two suspicious teenagers lingering around a car in the parking lot of Panda Express, located in the 400 block of S. Sunrise Way, at 12:50 p.m. The teens

En Desert Hot Springs, autoridades siguen tras la pista de el presunto responsable de un tiroteo durante el fin de semana. Se report la detonacin de un arma de fuego el sbado al filo de las 8:00pm entre la calle Sexta y Cactus Drive. Fue donde uniformados descubrieron en una vivienda a tres vctimas con

A murder charge was filed Monday against a Fontana man accused in the screwdriver stabbing death of a woman found in a car off the freeway in Whitewater. Rigoberto Villanueva, 39, was being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning pending arraignment Friday at the Banning

TUESDAY 5/17: SOFTBALLLa Quinta vs Jurupa Valley HOME 3:15pm Indio at Rialto AWAY 3:15pm Palm Desert at Aquinas AWAY 3:15PM WEDNESDAY 5/18: BASEBALLXavier Prep vs Elsinore HOME 6:30pm Palm Springs at Lancaster AWAY 3:15pm Rancho Mirage vs Mountain View HOME 3:15pm THURSDAY 5/19: SOFTBALLPalm Springs vs WC Winner HOME 3:15pm Rancho Mirage at Webb AWAY

Muchos acuden a lo mstico a travs de rituales y amuletos desafiando el mismo destino.Son rodeados de misterio y acuden a un sin nmero de artculos para cambiar su situacin a futuro. Hay personas que han buscando como ganar ms dinero. Una experta en el tema nos dice que los amuletos sirven para protegerse de

By Jason Kurosu – City News Service A defense attorney denied Monday that an ex-Indio police officer beat a gang member during an arrest, telling a jury that his client delivered only “distraction strikes” designed to aid his partner in detaining the fleeing suspect. Charles Holloway, 30, is charged with assault by a peace officer

The ex-boyfriend of a young woman who was shot to death along Interstate 10 pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges. Damian De Los Santos, 22, of Cathedral City, was arrested Thursday in Mexicali by members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force and District Attorney’s Organized

A man is dead and two people were injured after a series of shootings in Desert Hot Springs Saturday night. This is the first deadly shooting reported in the city in 2016. Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired around 8 p.m. on the 66300 block of 6th Street and Cactus Drive, north of

Un segundo juez federal mexicano determin que es procedente extraditar al lder narcotraficante Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn a Estados Unidos, en un fallo que an debe ser ratificado por la cancillera. La consideracin del juez est relacionada con un segundo proceso de extradicin solicitado por una corte federal de Texas y fue anunciada el lunes

Officials at the Bighorn Institute said the third bighorn lamb had died in La Quinta in the past ten days. Officials were notified of the third death on Sunday after the 3-month old female bighorn lamb was found dead on the property of the Silver Rock Resort. A necropsy will be performed at the California

Cal Fire rushed to an overnight structure fire in Sky Valley near Desert Hot Springs early Monday morning. It started just after 2:30 a.m. in the 71000 block of Dillon Road. Crews say when they arrived on scene a large home was engulfed in flames. Nearby vegetation was also exposed. Crews say strong winds played

Due to technical difficulties, Monday’s “Live with Kelly” did not air at 9 a.m. We’ve arranged to broadcast “Live with Kelly” at 1:06 AM Tuesday (May 17) at 1:06 AM on KESQ. We would suggest you set your DVR to record it if possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.