Month: October 2016

CHP Commander Jim Abele held a news conference at 1:45 p.m. updating the latest on a tour bus crash North of Palm Springs on Interstate Ten Sunday morning. 13 dead, 44 injured including bus driver.

13 people were killed when a bus crashed into the back of a truck on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs before sunrise Sunday. CBS Local 2 Katie Widner and KESQ Reporter Lauren Coronado detail the latest information at noon.

La Quinta and Palm Desert will be battling for the flag in the ninth week of the high school football season in the Coachella Valley. It’s our Game of the Week on the Best Local Sports Show. Tune in Fridays at 11PM for a full recap of scores and highlights from the high school gridiron.

Halloween activities are starting this weekend. Haunted Hacienda is taking place Saturday night from 6-9 p.m. tonight in La Quinta. The event is put on by the La Quinta Historical Society. There will be a maze and a guided tour though decorated rooms. Tickets are $10 per person and you can pick them up until

Modernism week is taking over Palm Springs this weekend. The fall preview weekend is the appetizer to the ten-day event in the spring. Local designer Christopher Kennedy is making magic happen at his new pad in Palm Springs, redesigning his place in just 10 days. The prominent tastemaker scaled things down for the fall preview.

Two people are in custody Saturday morning following a chase through Indio. The chase started after 3 a.m. Saturday at Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Road when Riverside County sheriff’s deputies tried to stop a vehicle they believed was stolen. The driver refused to pull over and got onto the 10 freeway. The driver eventually

A brush fire was quickly put out in Palm Springs just after 5 p.m. on Friday. The fire happened near the south east corner of Wet ‘n Wild water park along a bike trail near the Whitewater Wash. It’s following a series of fires happening in that area. Investigators believe three fires were started intentionally

The Cathedral City Police Department shut down Date Palm Drive after a man crashed his car into a fire hydrant flooding the road. The accident happened at about 8:45 p.m. on Date Palm just north of I-10. Police shut down the road from I-10 to Varner Road. According to CCPD, the driver lost control of

Coachella Valley residents were mailed notices last week, misleading them to think it was an official document from the Coachella Valley Water District. Indian Wells resident, Jacqueline Bradley said it could have been a trap she almost walked right into. “I received a postcard in the mail and i can’t remember exactly the wording on

Cathedral City High School was in need of emergency help on Thursday. Students were calling for medical attention after a massive earthquake struck the school. For the 60 students that were part of the emergency response team, there was no worry as it was all a simulation. It was part of the Great California ShakeOut,

On Friday, sheriff’s deputies were investigating a Desert Hot Springs shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead and another man wounded. Adrian Partida of Desert Hot Springs died at a hospital Monday, two days after he and another man were found shot, said sheriff’s Sgt. Walter Mendez. Partida and the other man were found at

A new technology company, ButterFli, has introduced an Uber-like ride service, now available for seniors and those with special needs. “It looks welcoming, comfortable, a safe place to ride with someone who knows where they’re going and what they’re doing,” said Amanda Maltvie, daughter of two senior parents who do not drive. Vice President of

Multiple antique shops in Palm Springs have been hit by burglars in recent days. Three men walked into Antique Galleries of Palm Springs and walked out with an item worth a few thousand dollars. Thomas Whelan and another employee were working at the time of the burglary. “Pulled us into different areas of the stores

Hundreds participated in a community glow walk in Desert Hot Springs Thursday night, while dozens of businesses in Palm Springs raised money for the families of two fallen officers. The light of hundreds of small glow sticks illuminated people as they walked down Pierson Blvd in Desert Hot Springs. The march was a symbol of

UPDATE: 6:16 p.m. “It was very heartbreaking, and now we’re doing something very heart warming,” Meredith said. “We’re trying to show the police department how much we support them.” Local restaurants aren’t the only ones dishing out to help the families of Officers Vega and Zerebny. Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) officials said they’ve

One person is dead and three are hurt after a car crash on the 10 freeway in Chiriaco Summit. Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters responded to a report of a traffic collision on eastbound Interstate 10 east of Hayfield Road. Cal Fire says a single vehicle went into the center divide. Two of those hurt have

Cathedral City police arrested a man accused of assaulting a clerk at Pony Express Western Outfitters on Monday, October 17 during a robbery. Officers said the clerk was hospitalized from the assault. The suspect, 41-year-old Keith Allen Schouten of Desert Hot Springs, was taken into custody at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The robbery happened Monday