Month: February 2017

Nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation orders as California authorities try to fix erosion of the emergency spillway at the Oroville Dam in Northern California. On Monday, KESQ and CBS Local 2 met with a Rancho Mirage resident who used to live near the Oroville Dam for about 20 years. He’s sharing his insight of

Visitors hiking on up to the Cross in Palm Desert got a new sight to see as a wall sculpture was placed at the trailhead. Many of them saw the sculpture over the weekend and were curious. According to a group of people working on the sculpture, it’s part of different displays throughout the Valley

Funeral services for Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in La Quinta. A program for the services was released Monday to show who will be speaking at the ceremony. The service will take place at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, located at 47225 Washington Street, beginning at

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine at the Highway 111 checkpoint on Saturday night. The 42-year-old man was stopped at about 6:30 p .m. in a Dodge Durango. The man was taken to the secondary inspection after a canine alerted agents to his vehicle. During the inspection, agents

The Obama family has departed Andrews Air Force Base en route to Palm Springs Friday morning at about 10:45 a.m. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 will have team coverage of the Obama family’s arrival to the Coachella Valley. We’ll also have information about potential trafic detours around the Palm Springs International Airport,

The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert say bloodsuckers have invaded — It’s their newest exhibit and is now open to the public. Those who visit the museum can learn the science behind bloodsucking insects through a variety of hands-on activities. “The kids are excited to learn why animals bite them. There’s an exhibit that

On sunday The Steinway Society of Riverside hosted their Doctors of the Desert Concert, an annual fundraiser aimed to raise money for music education for K-5th grade. Guests enjoyed live musical performances from local doctors, a live auction, and lunch. The society has served the Coachella Valley for 15 years, providing local school districts with

The Better Business Bureau is warning people of a four word phone scam, “Can you hear me?” — It’s the latest scam, and it’s reached locals, here in the Valley. It sounds like this; “Hello, oh hang on just a minute, I’m adjusting my headset,” explained one Valley woman who was targeted, Judy Dotson. All

Indio Police officers will be out Sunday night through early Monday morning patrolling for drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officers said they will be out throughout the city from 7 p.m. Sunday night until 2 a.m. Monday morning, in areas with high rates of DUI crashes and arrests. They said funding for

It’s a boy! Saturday, The Living Desert revealed the gender of their newborn baby jaguar. A huge crowd gathered for the reveal as the cub’s dad, Memo, did the honors. While Memo had no problem eating the meat on the cardboard cake, getting to the colored popcorn inside was a different story. But eventually he

Riverside County Corners have identified the 76-year-old man from Lodi, California killed in a big rig crash on Wednesday as Carl Vogt. Officers with the California Highway Patrol said Vogt died after crashing an International big rig tractor while hauling a trailer on westbound I-10 near Desert Center Wednesday morning. The crash was reported at

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars charged with having weapons and violating probation. Desert Hot Springs Police officers stopped 24-year-old Richard Winters at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the 66100 block of 3rd Street. Officers said they found out Winters was on felony probation, and two other women in the car had warrants

Saturday, thousands of people gathered in Palm Springs for the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, the Desert AIDS Project’s biggest fundraiser of the year. “There’s so many humanitarians in our community, and they are moved to help out others,” Desert AIDS Project CEO David Brinkman said. Some big names came out for a night of music,

Women 60 and older competed for the Ms. Senior Palm springs title Saturday. Each contestant shared their “philosophy of life”, strutted down the runway in their finest formal attire, and performed their best talent for a panel of judges. “So we have contestants that are 60, 70, 80, and 94, and that’s what we do,

Cathedral City celebrated the second annual Taste of Jalisco Festival Saturday. “And how it started was Mayor Pro-tem, Greg Perez, was looking to do a sister-city relationship and they put the two cities together [Tequila and Cathedral City] and we’ve been friends ever since,” said Cathedral City’s Communication Manager, Chris Parman. On Saturday Tequila, Jalisco

It was a busy day at The Living Desert Saturday. Kids and adults dressed as their favorite prince or princess. The costumes are all a part of the zoo’s ‘Fairy Tales and Frog Day.’ Kids got to interact with some pretty unique frogs. “Fairy Tales and Frogs Day’ is a fun and whimsical day to

UPDATE: 7:11 p.m. While visiting Sky Valley for the past 10 years, Roger Goettling said one of his main routes is Thousand Palms Canyon Road. Stretching from Ramon Road in Thousand Palms up to Dillon Road in Sky Valley, he said it’s a street he’s had experience helping others on the road. “Somebody was avoiding

A popular cheese producer is recalling some of its products because of a listeria scare. An Indiana cheese maker notified Sargento Foods that a specialty cheese it supplies must be recalled because of potential listeria contamination. Sargento listed seven different products, with certain “sell by” dates as part of the recall. Those products affected are:Sargento