Month: January 2017

Record-breaking astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly kicked off this years Desert Town Hall series in Indian Wells Monday night. As is tradition for the Desert Town Hall presented by the H.N and Frances C. Berger Foundation, Kelly answered questions from local high school students before blasting off to the big stage to talk in front of

Golf legend Arnold Palmer is now cemented in Palm Springs history. The late king of golf now has a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. A crowd gathered Monday morning to remember and honor his legacy by making Jan. 16 Arnold Palmer Day. “Arnie (was) known as a humanitarian and not only did

The Indio Police Department is investigating after a woman was shot and killed at the Royal Plaza Inn early on Sunday morning. Officers responded to multiple 911 calls regarding a disturbance at the Indio hotel at about 2:12 a.m Officers arrived and found a Hispanic woman deceased inside a hotel room. The victim appeared to

One marine was killed, another injured while conducting training at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms Friday. According to the MAGTF Training Command/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms’ Facebook page, the marines were conducting unit training in preparation for the start of Integrated Training Exercise 2-17. No details have been released, the

Community members in Desert Hot Springs gathered for a Peace and Unity Walk on Monday in honor of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over a hundred people marched from City Hall to the gymnasium at Desert Hot Springs High School. Participants in the walk included local leaders and children from

Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert), says he will be skipping Friday’s Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Ruiz will be joining at least a dozen other Democratic members of Congress from California in skipping the event, Ruiz says he does not believe Trump is acting as a legitimate president, mentioning the Russian hacking controversy, the Twitter

A 99-cents store will celebrate its grand opening in Palm Springs on Tuesday by selling 32-inch flatscreen LCD TVs for 99 cents apiece to the first nine customers in line. A line of customers began camping out in front of the store as early as Sunday to make sure they can get in on the

UPDATE: 4:13 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames in approximately two hours time at 12:56 a.m. Fire crews said the blaze caused $2 million in damages but were able to save $10 million in property. 44 firefighters were called in the battle the fire. No injuries were reported. The fire remains under investigation. — At around

La policía de Indio recibió un gran número de llamadas ayer a las 2:12 a.m. que reportaban disturbuios en una de las habitaciones del hotel Royal Plaza Inn de Indio ubicado sobre el Hwy 111 cerca del Indio Fashion Mall. Cuando los agentes llegaron a investigar encontraron el cuerpo de una mujer hispana ya sin

The search has begun for Riverside County’s top young bands, to be featured in the seventh annual Battle of the Bands competition at the 2017 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. The 71st annual fair takes place February 17-26. Seven bands will be selected to peform from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February

Three people are injured after a crash in Thousand Palms on Monday morning. California Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 8:07 a.m. near the intersection of Varner Road and Monterey Avenue. The condition of the three people injured is not known at this time. No roads were closed as a result.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer will posthumously receive recognition Monday on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Palmer’s star, the 410th on the Walk of Stars, will be unveiled during a ceremony on South Palm Canyon Drive in front of Eisenhower Health Center, which is sponsoring the golfer’s star. Palmer had a home in La Quinta

Indio’s Interstate 10 Jefferson interchange was set to reopen late Monday afternoon after Friday rain delayed work to take traffic onto the new bridge. Until then, motorists will need to continue using the same detours they had been using all of last week. In addition, the eastbound exit at Jefferson may be closed to traffic

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department got a call around 1:45 p.m. in regards to a cyclist hit by a car at Deep Canyon Rd. and Fairway Dr. in Palm Desert Sunday. The bicyclist had moderate injuries and was sent to a local area hospital. The driver who hit the bicyclist remained at the scene and was

The Palm Springs International Film Festival announced this year’s award winners at a luncheon at the Hilton Palm Springs Saturday morning. The two week long festival screened 190 films from 72 countries. Isabelle Huppert, a Golden Globe winner, received the best actress award for her performance in Elle. No Dress Code took home the Schlesinger

It’s a weekend-long anniversary celebration for the Desert Woman’s Show. More than 2,500 people are expected to attend. A number of expos and seminars are available, with a spotlight on woman’s health and wellness. Furry friends are also up for adoption. “It’s an opportunity for women to learn things that maybe they didn’t know even

A man is in police custody after allegedly kidnapping and injuring a woman. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies said while on patrol they saw a woman waiving her arms and screaming for help. It happened just before 8 a.m. Saturday morning near the intersection of Jackson Street and and Avenue 52. Deputies said the woman was

20-year-old Johnathan Duron, of Coachella, was arrested for burglary early Friday morning in Coachella. According to a news release provided by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, officers from the Coachella Valley Police Department responded to an alarm activation at 3 a.m., in the 49200 block of Grapefruit Boulevard. When they arrived to what was a

A 23-year-old Army soldier from Hemet was killed Thursday in a noncombat-related incident in Kuwait. The Pentagon announced the death of Spc. John Phillips Rodriguez on Saturday. The circumstances surrounding his death were not disclosed. In an email to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2, a spokesperson for Fort Bliss in Texas, where