Month: September 2016

For Herb Moon, home sweet home is Rancho del Oro in Desert Hot Springs. “Absolutely love it,” Moon said. “The people are nice, and you’ve got the best views in the world.” But when he purchased his home nearly 20 years ago, city officials say one thing remained to be settled. Who would keep up

The Jewish community in the Coachella Valley is remembering and reflecting on the life of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres. Peres passed away Wednesday after suffering a massive stroke and being hospitalized. He was 93. Rabbi Andrew Bentley of Temple Sinai in Palm Desert met Peres in the early 1990s when he

4:30 p.m. UPDATE: SCE says power has been restored to all customers. 4:00 p.m. UPDATE: SCE now says only 1,554 customers are still without power in Palm Springs, they expect to have the majority of customers back on by 6:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. UPDATE: SCE now says only 2,572 customers are without power in Palm

Tracking bighorn sheep is no easy task. But that’s what biologists at the Bighorn Institute do each and every day. “We have a target list of animals in the wild anywhere from Palm Springs to La Quinta that need to be seen. And we’ll run telemetry where we’re driving through listening to the radio collars,

Flu season is just around the corner, and the Centers for Disease Control said the best way to prepare is getting a flu shot. “Overall its a pretty universal recommendation that everyone should get it,” said Diandra Ruidera, an infectious diseases pharmacist at Desert Regional Medical Center. Ruidera said this year’s vaccination is similar to

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Wednesday morning a SWAT Team was serving a narcotics related search warrant on the 30700 block of Rose View Lane in Thousand Palms. The police activity started shortly after 5:00 a.m. There was also a helicopter circling overhead. Our reporter, Jeremy Chen, said he saw four people detained, three

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that a business on the 50-000 block of Harrison Street was robbed by an armed suspect around 3:20 this afternoon. According to Deputy Armando Munoz, “the suspect left on foot after taking property and money from the business. Police are actively at the scene looking for the suspect.” Once

City officials in Indio and La Quinta have announced for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 of Desert Trip; Goldenvoice’s newest mega-concert being held in the desert this October. The following roadways will function as primary routes: Jefferson Street, southbound from Interstate 10 to Avenue 52 Washington Street, southbound from Interstate 10 to Avenue 52 Monroe

Dr. Nancy Moll said she was one of many who heard about the earthquake swarm near the Salton Sea. Since around 4:30 a.m. Monday, there have been nearly 100 earthquakes in Bombay Beach alone. Experts with the U.S. Geological Survey said at least 36 of those were a 2.5 magnitude or higher. Moll said the

A new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will allow anyone to rescue an animal from a hot car by smashing a window under certain circumstances. Assembly Bill 797 which would go into effect on Jan. 1 will allow someone to attempt a rescue of an animal from a vehicle that is either too hot

A $1,000 reward was announced Tuesday for information that leads to whoever burglarized and vandalized the Carl May Community Center in Desert Hot Springs a couple of weeks ago. Officers were alerted at 10:11 p.m. on September 5th to reports of a shattered front door at the community center, located behind Desert Hot Springs City

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A swarm of earthquakes continued to shake the Salton Sea area Monday night. As of Tuesday morning more than 24 quakes measuring 2.5 magnitude or higher had been recorded. There were two earthquakes with a magnitude higher than 4.0 and seven quakes with a magnitude higher than 3.0 since 8:23 p.m. Here’s the latest activity

More than 100 people gathered to watch the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off for the first time Monday night. For valley Republicans at the Republican Organizing Committee watch party, they said Monday’s debate reiterated what they already believe. They think Donald Trump should be the next President of the United States. “I really

A couple dozen Democrats gathered together at the Democratic Headquarters of the Desert in Cathedral City to watch the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Some of these Democrats felt Clinton came to the debate more prepared than Trump. “She has been training for forever and she is very good at what

A child is in the hospital after nearly drowning in Moreno Valley. Cal Fire responded to a call of a child falling into a pool just after 3:00 Monday afternoon on the 11-000 block of Constantine Circle. The child was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. Cal Fire also says the child was alert,

Students were sent to the gymnasium at Coachella Valley High School on Wednesday morning following a large number of sick calls from teachers at the school. Parents who contacted KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 News said students were sent to the gym because there were not enough teachers to staff classrooms. A

Maybe you felt some shaking Monday morning. The US Geological Survey reported a swarm of small earthquakes at the Salton Sea Monday morning. The largest was a 4.3 magnitude quake centered just south of Bombay Beach in the water. It was measured at 7:31 a.m. at a depth of 1.49 miles. The quake was followed

The US Geological Survey reported a swarm of small earthquakes at the Salton Sea Monday morning. The largest was a 4.3 magnitude quake centered just south of Bombay Beach in the water. It was measured at 7:31 a.m. at a depth of 1.49 miles. The quake was followed by magnitude 2.7, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9 and