Month: February 2017

Update: corruption charges have been filed against former Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet and developers Richard Meaney and John Wessman over the Scandal at City Hall from September, 2015. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 will bring you live coverage of the news conference as it happens. Watch on air or online at

Closing times at bars in California could go later if proposed legislation there gets passed. The bill proposed Tuesday by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents San Francisco, would let municipalities set their own last call times. The Los Angeles Times reports that communities could decide to go as late as 4 a.m.

Preparations are underway for the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival in Indio, which begins Friday. And rain may also be coming to the fair on opening day. The 71st annual fair takes place February 17-26 with gates opening daily at 10 a.m., and closing at 10 p.m. Fair officials said the fair would

Some airport traffic enforcement employees at the Palm Springs International Airport said they are concerned when it comes to an emergency or disaster because they haven’t been trained. “If you work in an environment like this with other people around, you want to be protected and you want to be able to protect other people

Two dogs are dead tonight after they were attacked by bees in their own backyard. “I heard my dogs yelping, so I went by the side of the door to see if he was okay, and he was swarmed with bees,” said dog owner, Elizabeth Murrell. Murrell’s two dogs, Emily and Capone, were attacked by

Driving around the Coachella Valley, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a FIND Food Bank truck. They collect and distribute food for more than 85,000 local residents each month. Mario Montesinos spent 20 years of his life as a cross-country truck driver. Now, he’s behind the wheel of one of Coachella Valley’s FIND Food Bank

The oldest member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, 95-year-old Vyola J. Ortner, died Friday Feb. 10, at her Palm Springs home, Tribe officials announced Wednesday morning. A Tribe spokesperson said Ortner will be remembered in Palm Springs and throughout Indian Country as a determined Tribal leader ahead of her time and as

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department had to shut down traffic on northbound Palm Drive at Camino Campanero after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported at about 3:45 p.m. Desert Hot Springs Police Chief Dale Mondary said the woman who was hit by the vehicle was taken to

Felony charges were filed Wednesday against an ex-con suspected of committing at least seven vehicle burglaries throughout the Coachella Valley that allegedly netted him more than $30,000 in stolen property. Christian Slocum, 41, of Bermuda Dunes was arrested Feb. 9 on suspicion of being a felon in possession of ammunition and multiple counts of possession

A crash happened at about 1 p.m. Wednesday on eastbound Ramon Road, just west of Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. KESQ and CBS Local 2 learned from officers at the scene that a car stopped at a red light at the intersection was rear ended by the driver of another car who didn’t stop

A man is arrested for exposing himself, near a Palm Desert business, says the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On Tuesday around 6:40 PM, deputies received a report of a man who was possibly exposing himself near a business in the 41-600 block of Corporate Way. Deputies located 39-year old transient Michael Ferrari at the location

Chances are, you or someone you know, is using a sleep app, as part of an effort to get more sleep or better sleep. But, are they reliable? Can they effectively, and safely, make a difference for people who are having trouble getting “shut eye”. CBS Local 2 “Stands for You” and your health, Local

A trailer was destroyed by a fire Wednesday morning in Coachella. The fire was first reported around 6:45. There are no reports of injuries, and there is no indication yet of how the fire started. Cal Fire crews took about 45 minutes to put out the blaze. It happened in the 50-200 block of Polk

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Cathedral City late Tuesday night . The accident happened on Ramon and Avenida La Paloma at around 11:10 p.m. The westbound lanes of Ramon were shut down for about 30 minutes. According to CCPD, the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver

A storm system is expected to hit the Coachella Valley this Friday, our First Alert Weather team is keeping you up to date with the latest as the system moves closer. (Tuesday 2/14) Warm and dry conditions will remain through Thursday. The next storm system to bring rain to Southern California doesn’t look to arrive

There were recently four confirmed cases of hand, foot and mouth disease at an elementary school in Desert Hot Springs. Parents with children in kindergarten and first grade were sent a letter warning them about possible exposure to the disease. One doctor said while it sounds terrible, the name is scarier than the illness. “The

Two suspects were arrested following investigation of a commercial burglary in Palm Desert. 26 year-old, Bacro Harna and 18 year-old, Maical Kvec (picture not released), both Temecula residents, were located, arrested, and booked into the Riverside County Jail, located in the city of Indio for commercial burglary. On Tuesday, January 10, 2017, officers from the