Month: January 2017

Desert Hot Springs police have reopened three roads that were closed to traffic Monday morning due to flood-related issues. Commander Jim Henson said Indian Canyon Avenue reopened between Mission Lakes Blvd. and Pierson Blvd. at about 1 p.m. Little Morongo Road and Dillon Road were both closed Monday morning as well, but Henson said both

The La Quinta Police Department arrested a 41-year-old man from San Clemente Sunday afternoon for suspicion of DUI following a golf cart crash that ejected his 59-year-old passenger. Officers said the collision happened on Oak Tree and Pete Dye at about 2:38 p.m. According to police, Stephen Southam was driving the golf cart southbound on

Power has been restored to 470 Imperial Irrigation District customers following a late night outage in Sky Valley. The outage was reported just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday night after one of IID’s substations was affected. According to Marion Champion with IID, the outage was repaired just after 5 a.m. on Monday. IID officials said the

Three and a half feet of snow was reported at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Monday morning. At 11 a.m., the temperature was 20 degrees with maximum wind gusts recorded at 70 miles per hour. High temperatures are supposed to stay in the low 20s with lows dipping into the low teens. First Alert Weather

Caltrans is warning motorists of ongoing road closures due to the weekend storm. Some of the closures may be long term. SR 18 “The Narrows” is closed from SR 138 to Crest Forest Drive (The Cliffhanger) for anunknown period of time. The rock netting is damaged with rock fall in this section of theroute. SR

Saturday morning former president Barack Obama hit the links in his first full day of vacation out of office. Playing golf at Porcupine Creek, a private golf club of billionaire Larry Ellison in Rancho Mirage. Obama’s motorcade was seen around 11:30 Saturday morning heading to the course. The former commander-in-chief has golfed at the course

UPDATE: 9:46 p.m. The Imperial Irrigation District said that as of 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, all power had been restored to Sky Valley and that only 57 customers remained without power. The company spokesperson said it would be about 1-hour before power was restored to the remaining homes. Troubleshooters are on site. ———- UPDATE: 8:23

National Weather Service officials have issued a flash flood warning for Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties until 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The alert was issued around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Stay tuned to KESQ and CBS Local 2 for any updates. The third and strongest storm for the week arrives today! Heavy rain and snow

KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s First Alert Forecast Team is tracking the third storm in this week’s string of storms. The third and strongest storm for the week arrives today! Heavy rain and snow along with gusty winds will be felt across Southern California into the early work week. Heavy snow on

The three series of winter storms to hit southern California are almost over and on Sunday dozens of homeless people are seeking shelter. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission said they expect to reach full capacity Sunday night. Charles Martin, a manager at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, said winter is its’ busiest time of year.

Hundreds of protesters turned out for a march against President Donald Trump on Saturday morning. In a message to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2, organizers called it a peaceful march against a “racist, bigot, sexist man.” The event started around 10:45 a.m. at the Civic Center Park off of Fred Waring Drive

KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s First Alert Forecast team is tracking this weekend’s storm through the Coachella Valley, as most of the rainfall is expected to fall on Sunday to Monday. PSFD releases rainy weather advisory to prepare for storms View Road Closures around Riverside County A Flash Flood Watch is in

One of the largest charity cycling events in the country wrapped up this weekend. The Tour De Palm Springs Charity Bike Ride and Walk is in its 19th year. Friday’s rain caused a number of issues for the event but organizers were not going to let weather stop thousands of cyclists from participating. Organizers jumped

Nearly a thousand people took to the streets just a day after 45th President Donald Trump was sworn into office. For miles, people marched down the sidewalks of palm desert, hoping to send Trump a message that his agenda will not go unchallenged. “Every time he starts doing something like repealing ACA (Affordable Care Act)

The Obamas are in the Coachella Valley, hours after they were supposed to land at the Palm Springs International Airport. Obama’s plane was originally supposed to land at the Palm Springs International Airport, but the weather forced their plane to circle the Palm Springs airport at least a few times at about 4:15 p.m. The

After a beautiful day Saturday at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, the fun didn’t stop at the end of the round. Dozens came out Saturday night for a concert at PGA West featuring the Los Angeles based indie-pop band Fitz and the Tantrums. CareerBuilder Challenge officials said the concert was something new offered this

Earlier this week, KESQ News Channel 3’s and CBS Local 2’s Katie Widner had the chance to sit down with four Coachella Valley teenagers who were heading to Washington D.C. to see the presidential inauguration. The group was also on hand to see the Women’s March on Washington, where organizers say more than half a

Attention Coachella Valley subscribers of DirecTV: KESQ News Channel 3, CBS Local 2, FOX 11 Palm Springs and KUNA Noticias Telemundo 15’s parent company has reached a new long-term retransmission agreement with DirecTV. That means our newscasts and programming are back on the DirecTV channel lineup. Thank you for your patience and understanding. NPG has

Attention Coachella Valley subscribers of DirecTV: KESQ News Channel 3, CBS Local 2, FOX 11 Palm Springs and KUNA Noticias Telemundo 15’s parent company has reached a new long-term retransmission agreement with DirecTV. That means our newscasts and programming are back on the DirecTV channel lineup. Thank you for your patience and understanding. NPG has

Rain. It’s something deeply needed in California but it’s a hazard when we get too much, too fast. South of Banning, Caltrans had to remove a large boulder on Highway 243 into Idyllwild. It blocked traffic for more than 3 hours and just as that boulder was cleared, crews had to clear another section of