Month: February 2017

Border Patrol agents arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of smuggling cocaine on Friday afternoon at the Highway 86 checkpoint. Child protective services was called because the man had his tree minor step children in the car with him at the time, according to El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents. The man is from the United

Sara Thomas, a local firefighter with CAL FIRE, lost a battle against cancer late Monday night. Thomas, 41, was a mother of 7-year-old twin girls. Thomas was diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer in December of 2015. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 met with her last June during a charity golf event

Palm Springs Police reopened Indian Canyon Drive through the White Water Wash, south of Interstate 10, Monday shortly after 9:00 a.m. The major traffic artery in and out of Palm Springs was closed to all traffic early Monday morning due to blowing sand and low visibility. The road was shut down shortly after midnight Monday

Un menor de edad sufrió una descarga electrica el pasado viernes a las 6:50 p.m. mientras se encontraba en el parque ubicado en la manzana 46000 de la calle Jackson en Indio cerca de la carretera 111. El muchachito sufrió heridas en una de sus manos de acuerdo con el personal del Departamento de Bomberos

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose Monday for the sixth consecutive day, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $2.85. The average price has risen 4.8 cents over the past six days, including seven-tenths of a cent on Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil

The biggest sporting event in America is officially over. Hundreds across the Valley enjoyed the big game at their favorite local restaurants and bars. “It’s definitely they busiest day of the year, definitely,” said owner of The Block in Cathedral City, Saul Chavez. Football fan, or not, hundreds celebrated their Sunday with good food, good

California has the highest rate of stolen cars of any state in the country, with about 437 cars stolen per 100,000 people, according to a recent survey from Bankrate. But one Indio Police officer is making a career out of putting the brakes on the trend. “I just at one point found one, it was

A woman is recovering at a local hospital after suffering serious injuries from crashing her car into a parked semi-truck and trailer in Palm Springs Sunday morning. Palm Springs Police officers said it happened just before 9 a.m. in an area on North Indian Canyon Drive near Interstate 10. Officers said the car was traveling

Two homes are almost ready to welcome their new occupants, thanks to Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers from the Riverside County Probation Department are working to finish the homes so their new owners can move in. They spent the morning digging moats for irrigation systems and deep-cleaning each home. “Well we did some landscaping in the

February is known as Black History Month. Saturday, local black history officials hosted an event for Coachella Valley residents to honor members of the community. More than 140 people gathered at the Palm Springs Hilton for the 8th annual Palm Springs Black History Committee’s Awards Gala. Organizers like Palm Springs Black History Committee President Jarvis

The Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society, also known as The Desert R.A.T.S, hosted the 2017 Palm Springs Hamfest. The Palm Springs Air Museum turned into a ham haven Saturday morning. Hundreds browsed one- of-a-kind equipment from a number of vendors. Palms Springs Mayor Robert Moon says ham services are vital to the Valley. “If there’s

Hundreds kicked up their heels for a day full of music and dancing Saturday afternoon. Palm Desert celebrated their second annual Swing ‘N Hops Street Party on El Paseo. The free event took guests back to a time when west coast swing was at its most popular. The Street Party featured live music and a

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and one local cupcake shop is supplying sweets for the sweetie in your life. Tiffany’s Sweet Spot is busy preparing their V-day treats. “We have our signature Valentine’s Day flavors like red velvet, we have a black forrest cupcake, raspberry, strawberry. We do chocolate dipped strawberries, we do

A man who fell ill while hiking on a trail near Menifee is dead. The 50-year-old was alone when he collapsed shortly before 10 a.m. Friday near Keller Road and Scenic View Drive. Other hikers saw the man and called for help. More than a dozen officials were sent to look for the man, hiking

A hiker is recovering Saturday after needing to be rescued from a Mecca trail. It happened Friday afternoon when county firefighters received reports of a hiker down near Box Canyon and Painted Canyon roads. The hiker was in a hard to reach location for first responders, so they called in the chopper to land nearby

The Super Bowl is expected to bring in big bucks for local businesses. Local businesses say they are hoping beer bucket and food specials can entice sports fans to stay out for the whole game. With Super Bowl Sunday days away, fans are ready to watch their favorite teams go for the win. Some fans

UPDATE: 6:59 p.m. The death of Palm Springs business owner Lulu Pillay is leaving those who knew her best in shock. “I just still think it’s like a bad nightmare,” Katy Abel said. A returning customer went to shop at Pillay’s store at La Plaza in Downtown Palm Springs Friday morning, but instead came across

A local girl from Bermuda Dunes is starring in a Super Bowl commercial this year. When 5-year-old Ryann Woolf is not riding her scooter or playing with her cat she’s in front of the camera acting in commercials. “I love it! I love doing it,” Woolf said. What Woolf didn’t know is her latest commercial

New developments are taking place involving John David Yoder, a former Palm Springs Unified School District teaching aide convicted of having sex with minors. A former teacher who worked with Yoder at PSUSD is now suing the school district, saying it ignored his claims of Yoder’s inappropriate behavior. Former teacher John Villani says he started

A hiker had to be airlifted off of a Mecca hiking trail after sustaining injuries in a hard-to-reach location for emergency responders. County firefighters received reports at 12:27 p.m. on Friday of a hiker down near Box Canyon and Painted Canyon roads, said Tawny Castro of the Riverside County Fire Department. Due to the location