Month: June 2016

Sigue dando mucho de que hablar un video de vigilancia que fue utilizado en el juicio de dos ex oficiales con el Departamento de Policia de Indio. Fueron acusados de utilizar el exceso de fuerza durante un arresto. El video en cuestin fue grabado hace dos aos, mostrando a los ex oficiales Gerardo Martinez y

El presidente Barack Obama manifest formalmente el jueves su respaldo a Hillary Clinton para sucederlo en la Casa Blanca, reconociendo la experiencia y temple de su ex secretaria de Estado, e hizo un llamado a los demcratas a apoyarlas en contra de los republicanos en las elecciones de noviembre. “Miren, se lo difcil que puede

Contina la bsqueda de una mujer que sufre de demencia y quien se extravi en las montaas locales de Santa Rosa al sur de Palm Desert. Decenas de voluntarios rastrearon varias millas de terreno escabroso y considerado peligroso. Un helicoptero cisterna tambin ayud con el operativo en la zona remota de Pinyon Pines. Si usted

The first weekend of the sold out Splash House music festival begins Friday, bringing electronic artists and swimsuit-clad partiers to the desert for a three-day event held at three different Palm Springs venues. More Information about Splash House The 21 and over event begins with an after hours party Friday night, and then performances throughout

A 29-year-old Indio man was arrested Wednesday after he crashed into a Caltrans plow while using the shoulder of the interstate to pass vehicles that were stopped for construction, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Mike Radford said Nicholas Latino is accused of DUI and a hit-and-run after driving away from the collision at

UPDATE 6:36 p.m. After working with multiple agencies for two years, KESQ and CBS Local 2 obtained surveillance video showing two Indio Police officers arresting Ruben Joshua Martinez at the Pueblo Viejo Grill in 2014. In the video, Officers Charles Holloway and Gerardo Martinez are shown confronting Martinez, with Holloway kicking the suspect twice, and

California se convertio el jueves en el estado ms reciente en permitir que personas con enfermedades terminales opten legalmente por poner fin a su vida, lo que preocupa a algunos miembros de las amplias comunidades hispana y afroestadounidense, quienes temen que la gente pobre con enfermedades graves se vea presionada a tomar medicamentos letales como

After years of debate a Walmart will be built in Desert Hot Springs. The City Council voted 4 to 1 to approve the store’s plans to build at Palm Drive and Camino Aventura. Mayor Scott Matas said while he’s glad the store is coming to town he doesn’t like how Walmart got there. Since Walmart

The Career Builder Challenge has named its new executive director; golf industry veteran Nick Raffaele. He was formerly working for Callaway Golf as Vice President of Global Sports Marketing. Organizers said Raffaele’s appointment begins immediately and he’ll be in control of all aspects of the nonprofit and the PGA Tour tournament. The announcement was made

Stuart Anderson wasn’t a cowboy, but the founder of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain knew how to corral customers. When he founded the chain in 1964, Anderson offered a big meal for a small price: for $2.99, customers got soup or salad, their choice of steak and a baked potato with all the trimmings. “They

Rescue crews located a stranded homeless man in the mountains near the Cathedral City Cove on Wednesday afternoon. Cathedral City police and fire crews arrived to the scene near H Street and Van Fleet Street at about 3:30 p.m. Authorities confirmed the man wasn’t a hiker and said he called them for help just after

Advanced passes to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for 2017 went on sale Wednesday at 11 a.m. and sold out in close to four hours. Concert promoter Goldenvoice announced via Twitter that passes to both weekends were gone by 3 p.m. An error code message popped up at about 12:30 p.m., causing a

Fallecio un excursionista en una zona montaosa del Valle de Coachella. Se trata de Mark Myden 61 aos y residente de Rancho Mirage. Se ejercitaba cuando sucedio lo lamentable. Las autoridades recibieron una llamada de emergencia a eso de las 8:15 de la noche ayer que provena del sendero en donde muchos residentes acostumbran hacer

Autoridades estn tras la pista de un conductor que atropell a una persona y despus se dio a la fuga en la ciudad de Coachella. Este lamentable hecho sucedio al filo de las 12.30 de la madrugada a la altura de la Avenida 48 y Harrison. Al llegar los uniformados a la escena del accidente

The city of Indio has made a preliminary offer to Michael R. Washburn of the Seattle Police Department to serve as Chief of Police for the Indio Police Department. City officials said Washburn is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement. He would replace outgoing Chief Richard Twiss, whose retirement is effective Wednesday, June 8, but

The Riverside County Registrar of Voter’s Office has been busy tabulating votes for the California Primary Election. The polls closed at 8 p.m. but there were still Riverside County residents waiting in the lobby to cast their votes at that time. While results may still be coming in to our newsroom throughout the early morning,

Attempted murder, criminal threats and multiple felony arson charges were filed Wednesday against a man who allegedly set fire to a number of homes at a Desert Hot Springs mobile home park on Friday, June 3, resulting in the hospitalization of a county firefighter. Michael Eric McPeters, 42, is charged with two counts of attempted

KESQ and CBS Local 2 has confirmed with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department that a man has died near the Bump & Grind hiking trail in Palm Desert Tuesday night. The man who died was identified as 61-year-old Mark Myden of Rancho Mirage. A hiker called authorities at 8:15 p.m. and said he found Myden

Hillary Clinton supporters in the desert are not only celebrating their candidate becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, but also a major moment in American history. Some local Clinton supporters at the Democratic Headquarters of the Desert have been working for months to get their candidate the nomination and even though they are celebrating with the

Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a deadly hit and run crash in Coachella. Around 12.30 this morning, the Riverside County Sheriffs Department received a report of a hit and run accident at the intersection of Avenue 48 and Harrison Street. When deputies arrived on scene they found a woman