Month: June 2016

With possibly record-breaking temperatures on their way some Coachella Valley residents are making plans to beat the heat. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is preparing for huge crowds over the weekend, with families looking for a inexpensive way to keep everyone cool. “I like going in the pool to do cool tricks and flips. I

UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. Ben Moran said he’s seen a spike in business at Second Amendment Sports in Palm Desert. “We saw a little bit of an increase,” Moran said. “And it is due to a tragic event, and of course it’s something that we never want to hear about.” This comes at the same time

A valleywide blood drive backed by Gulf California Broadcast stations CBS Local 2, KESQ and KUNA spurred hundreds to roll up their sleeves to help first responders Wednesday. LifeStream reported Thursday that 218 people donated blood in locations including Palm Springs and La Quinta, triple their usual daily intake. Members of local law enforcement joined

Two young men were killed Thursday in a collision involving a car and a semi truck on Interstate 10 east of Desert Center. The crash was reported at 5:39 a.m. on westbound Interstate 10, west of Ford Dry Lake, near Chuckawalla Valley Road. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the crash victims as 20-year-old Nicolas

A 55-year-old woman sustained minor injuries Friday afternoon when she drove through a metal divide while driving southeast on Highway 111 near Windy Point. The crash happened at about 2:15 p.m. Officers said her car rolled across Highway 111 and traveled down an embankment. She was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

Charges are expected to be filed Friday against a Cathedral City man who allegedly killed his 66-year-old roommate, Anita Mimie Cowen, whose body was found in the backyard of their home. Scott Edmund Pettigrew, 50, was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of murder and was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning,

Nicolas Madrigales de 20 aos y Juan Len Junior de 23 murieron durante un choque de frente en la Autopista 10, cerca de Desert Center. As lo dio a conocer el Mdico Forense del Condado de Riverside. Este orden de acciones se report al filo de las 5:30 ayer por la maana justo al oeste

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says 11,000 attempted abductions of children have been reported in the past decade, and girls are targeted more often than boys. “What’s really important is for kids to learn how to communicate effectively, how to set effective boundaries, how to stand up for themselves,” explains self-defense expert

One of the country’s largest statewide LGBT advocacy organizations announced its support at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday for a gun control package proposed by state lawmakers, and vowed to push for national gun legislation, following the recent mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California, promised

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. Donna Lozano sat in the audience Thursday morning in Desert Hot Springs at the community center named after her son, Henry Lozano, who was shot and killed by a gang member in 2001. “I never believed in the devil until that person killed my son,” Lozano said. “I surround myself with love

Hundreds of people participated in a candlelight march in downtown Palm Springs for the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. The Thursday night march started at Francis Stevens Park then traveled south on Palm Canyon Drive into the crowds and Villagefest before coming back up Indian Canyon Drive to the park. “A lot of people

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake near Big Bear Friday morning. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was centered four miles south of Big Bear City at 6:39 a.m. There were no reports of any damage, and no calls to our newsroom from people who felt any shaking in the Coachella Valley or high desert

The owner of a Florida gun store said he tried to alert the FBI to a “very suspicious” man later identified as Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen after Mateen tried to buy body armor and bulk ammunition from the store. Robert Abell, a co-owner of Lotus Gunworks in Jensen Beach, Florida, told ABC News today

KESQ and CBS local 2 have learned that Cathedral City High School finally broke ground a few weeks ago on their first ever swimming pool since the school opened in 1991. Construction is estimated to take between six to eight months. With the approval from the Palm Springs Unified School District Board the water polo

Kashi Co., the North County-based maker of breakfast foods and snacks, expanded a previously announced voluntary recall of certain granola products today because of a possible Listeria contamination in sunflower seeds. The recall, first announced May 31, adds some Kashi granola bar and Bear Naked products to the recall. Kashi said it took the action

Tras una minuciosa investigacin de nueve meses, hoy en Deseret Hot Springs, se realiz el operativo encubierto denominado Desert Impact donde varias agencias del orden locales y estatales se unieron para poner mano dura contra la actividad pandilleril. Se realizaron decenas de arrestos y se decomisaron armas de fuego esta maana. Segn oficiales, la mayoria

KESQ and CBS Local 2 has learned the new plans for the recently closed Chop House and The Grind in downtown Palm Springs. Owners of the Chop House announced the closure on May 31. On Thursday, we heard from the owners of the Broken Yolk Cafe in La Quinta, and they said their restaurant will

The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6, 7KM southeast of Yucca Valley Thursday morning. The earthquake struck at 10:02 a.m. It was relatively small but a pretty good jolt could be felt throughout the Coachella Valley. Be sure to download the First Alert Weather App for KESQ and CBS

Nearly two dozen suspected gang members were arrested in Desert Hot Springs on Thursday, the culmination of a 9-month investigation into weapons and narcotics trafficking in the city. Dubbed Operation Desert Impact, the investigation conducted by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Desert Hot Springs police, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and U.S.

Additional candlelight vigils are planned around the Coachella Valley this week to honor the lives lost in the Orlando shooting. A vigil was held Wednesday at the Cal State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus from 7:15PM – 8PM Officials at the Palm Desert Campus issued the following statement: It is with an incredibly heavy