Month: October 2016

Several marked and unmarked police cars gathered in a Desert Hot Springs neighborhood Thursday evening in search of a suspect who was on the run. Authorities detained 21-year-old James Goodwin at the scene, but they’re still looking for one suspect. A law enforcement helicopter was also seen circling the community east of Cabot’s Pueblo Museum

Update: Indio DMV and Palm Desert DMV back to full operations again Half of the DMV field offices in California experienced a hardware failure on Monday morning. The outage affected both the Palm Desert and Indio DMVs, and now officials are saying if you missed your vehicle registration date, you have to write a letter

Coachella Valley business owner and philanthropist Mel Haber has passed away. KESQ and CBS Local 2 confirmed his passing from a longtime employee of his. Haber died early Tuesday morning at the age 80. He was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer a few months ago. Haber’s funeral services take place November 3 at 9:30

Deputies with the Morongo Station are searching for a suspect accused of grand theft for stealing a guitar worth more than $1,000 from a religious nonprofit organization in Joshua Tree Thursday night. Authorities said the organization, called The Way Station, had a guitar used for bible study and music ministry stolen from its building in

On Thursday afternoon, 27-year-old Christopher Brandon Lee, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Erin Corwin in Twentynine Palms on June 28, 2014, admitted to strangling Corwin and pushing her body down a mineshaft nearly two and a half years ago , according to the High Desert Star. KESQ and CBS Local 2 is awaiting more

Accused police officer killer John Felix allegedly used a stolen rifle to kill two Palm Springs officers and injure a third. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Felix opened fire from 10 feet away, through a metal screen door, using armor-piercing ammunition. The DA would not confirm specifics on the ammunition, saying investigators want

Two visitors to Palm Springs were safe early Friday morning after veering off a mountain trail and getting lost near the Palm Springs Museum Trail. The Palm Springs Mounted Search and Rescue unit was activated shortly before midnight after two lost hikers called the Palm Springs Police Department saying they were lost somewhere on the

Riverside County voters will have a chance to cast ballots early this weekend, before the November 8 election day. Early voting is now available at the registrar’s office and at malls in Palm Desert, Riverside and Temecula. Temporary polling locations are set up at the Westfield Palm Desert shopping center, in the main court in

After nearly four days of deliberating, jurors announced Thursday they are deadlocked on charges of second-degree murder and reckless driving causing injury against two men accused of killing an 81-year-old womanin a 2013 street racing crash in Rancho Mirage. Scott Daniel Bahls, 30, of Palm Springs, and Wade Wheeler, 33, of Rancho Mirage, are each

The three way intersection at Mayfair Dr. and Beacon Hill in Palm Desert have been causing problems for local residents and business owners. Drivers have been running through stop signs like they’re not even there, in fact, one stop sign isn’t there. The missing stop sign has many concerned for their safety. Local business owner,

Testimony continued Thursday in a hearing to determine whether there’s sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for two men accused of killing a woman, her boyfriend and her daughter in Pinyon Pines. KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Zak Dahlheimer was at the courthouse in Riverside throughout the day Thursday. Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad

Lou Ferrigno returns to the desert for the third annual Ferrigno Legacy Fitness Competition. The “Incredible Hulk” is bringing some of the most chiseled athletes to the Auga Caliente Casino Resort Spa for a weekend of flexing and power lifting. Ferrigno and his son will host more than 400 athletes who will compete for trophies,

The Palm Springs City Council was set to hold a special study session Wednesday evening regarding residential vacation rentals. It was expected to be one of the most contested items up for discussion this year in the city. The meeting was set to start at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at 3200 E. Tahquitz

Families, friends and fellow firefighters gathered at the Octagon house Wednesday to mark the 10 year anniversary of Esperanza Fire that claimed the lives of five Forest Service firefighters. Jason McKay, Jess McLean, Daniel Hoover-Najera, Mark Loutzenhiser, and Pablo Cerda were the firefighters that were trying to save the Octagon house from the blaze that

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has decided to seek the death penalty for the man accused of gunning down two Palm Springs police officers during a domestic call on Saturday, October 8. John Hernandez Felix, 26 of Palm Springs, has been charged with two counts of murder for killing Officer Jose Gilbert Vega, 63;

One person is injured and the search is on for a suspect vehicle after a hit and run in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday night. The crash happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. at Little Morongo Road and Palomar Lane. There’s no word on the extent of injuries. The suspect vehicle is described as possibly a ’07

UPDATE: 6:55 p.m. For more than 20 years, Randall Patten’s wheelhouse has also been a grow house. “I’ve seen so many firsthand experiences in my life where people that were anti-cannabis started getting older and having cancer,” Patten, Canndescent’s Master Cultivator said. “So, adding cannabis to their diet as opposed to pills really realizes this

Students across the country are celebrating Red Ribbon Week and taking a stance against drugs. This year’s theme is “YOLO–be drug free–you only live once” Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy District Attorney, Michael Tripp, held a presentation Wednesday afternoon at Valley View Elementary. “We have individuals who have lived the life, who have gone down the

One person is dead following a single car crash in Indio Hills around 1:30 Sunday morning. The driver crashed on Dillon Road and Berdoo Canyon Road. Firefighters and CHP responded to the scene. Officials say the driver of the car died at the scene. KESQ and CBS Local 2 is still waiting for the coroner