Month: November 2016

A two-car crash caused delays on I-10 westbound at Cook Street Tuesday morning. A white BMW and a gray SUV crashed at abut 7:30 a.m. Nobody was hurt in the collision, but traffic was backed up at the Cook Street exit on westbound I-10, making for a frustrating commute for hundreds of people driving to

Update (11/29/16) Christopher Brandon Lee has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Erin Corwin. Lee gave a brief statement about the story behind his confession: “It was self serving but it was not a lie. I cannot forgive myself.” (11/3/16) For two years, Lore Heavilin dealt with pain

A Morongo Valley man is in custody accused of threatening to kill his father, then barricading himself inside a home. A police swat team arrested Luke Aaron Schrader, 33, last night at his Morongo Valley home on the 49200 block of Buena Vista Drive. KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 News received a

Two women were taken to the hospital after suffering smoke inhalation when a fire ignited a house in Thermal Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called to the residential structure fire in the 85000 block of Middleton Street at about 7 a.m. The fire was contained to the 1,400-square-foot home shortly after. Firefighters were expected to

Many people look for ways to heat up their homes when temperatures begin to drop. But a quick way to get warm could potentially be a quick way to burn down a home. One of the most hazardous pieces of equipment are space heaters. According to the Electric Safety Foundation International, heating equipment is the

Charities across the world are looking to cash in on Giving Tuesday. It’s a relatively new tradition of having a day for donations following a big weekend of holiday shopping from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving and local charitable organizations, large and small, are looking for you

A record number of travelers hit the road this Thanksgiving weekend, and Sunday they all made their ways back home. A weekend of filling dinner plates and shopping bags, turned into a day of filling gas tanks. “We still have a long ways to go but we’re hoping to fill up here, get some food

The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Academy Award® winning actress Nicole Kidman with the International Star Award for her performance in Lion at its annual Film Awards Gala. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart, will be held Monday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival

A tree-lighting ceremony will be held Tuesday evening in Rancho Mirage at the new outdoor ice skating rink at The River. In addition to the tree lighting, medalists and champions from the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club will join Richard “Mr. Debonair” Dwyer in a Holiday Spectacular on Ice. The River is located at 71800

A judge ruled Monday that a Cathedral City woman was guilty of grand theft and other charges for posing as an immigration consultant an defrauding her clients. Sara Arcelia Salcido, 40, was convicted of six counts of grand theft, two misdemeanor counts of petty theft and one misdemeanor count of illegally representing a client during

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Loma Linda University has confirmed that the School of Dentistry degree program in Palm Desert is closing enrollment to new students. The center was set up at Pointe Monterey Business Park, but due to a lack of interest, the program is being canceled. According to a spokesperson with LLUMC, “No new students are being enrolled,

Coachella Valley Water District crews were working to repair a broken Indio water main, which burst Monday morning. Water flooded Jefferson Street near Avenue 38 near Shadow Hills High School and the Talavera development. KESQ’s reporter Jeremy Chen said water covered most of the roadway and was impacting school traffic to Shadow Hills High School.

La Patrulla de Carreteras de California Sector Indio dio a conocer el infome final sobre accidentes, arrestos y fatalidades ocurridas durante el fin de semana de Acción de Gracias que entró en efecto el miercoles a las 6:01 p.m. y terminó ayer domingo a las 11:59 p.m. La dependencia llenó de oficiales y patrullas las

The Palm Springs City Council is holding a special meeting Wednesday night to discuss potential changes to the city’s Vacation Rental Ordinance. The community is invited to attend the meeting, which will take place at 5 p.m.; an hour earlier than the regular city council schedule. The meeting takes place in the City Council Chamber,

Vehicle crashes and drunk driving arrests were down across the Coachella Valley over the Thanksgiving holiday break, according to statistics released Monday by the California Highway Patrol’s Indio office. During the CHP’s Maximum Enforcement Period, which stretched from 6:01 p.m. Wednesday until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the CHP recorded 17 DUI arrests and 14 crashes in

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on Highway 111 in Mecca on Saturday night. Officers with the California Highway Patrol said a 23-year-old woman from Indio was driving southbound on Highway 111 near Highway 195 when a male entered the southbound lane directly in front of her car. The car collided with

Interstate 10 was shut down to traffic in both directions Monday morning in Blythe due to a power pole fire. Caltrans District 8 Media Affairs Chief, Terri Kasinga, said the freeway’s east and westbound lanes were closed Sunday night at approximately 9:00 p.m. All lanes were back open as of 10:30 a.m. Monday. The electrical

A Palm Springs man, and early release felon, was taken into custody Friday after a short police pursuit in a car that had been reported stolen. Police said Nicholas Young, 24, possessed a loaded 9mm handgun on the seat of the car he was driving. The owner of the stolen car called 911 Friday at