Month: March 2017

John Wessman is one of the Coachella Valley’s biggest developers. His name is listed on nearly 30 limited liability companies and incorporated businesses. The first of those businesses were registered in the 1970’s and 1980’s, including Coachella Valley Developers, Inc. in 1977, Wessway, Inc. in 1984, and Coachella Valley Equipment Rentals, Inc. in 1984. He

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents from the Indio Station made two separate busts within an 11-hour period this week. Both cases involved the smuggling of methamphetamine. The first incident happened Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 111. An unauthorized cab driver, known in Spanish as a ‘raitero’, was driving

El concilio de la ciudad de Palm Springs se anoto una victoria el dia de ayer ya que la propuesta de uno de sus miembros fue aprobada por la asamblea de la ciudad. Jeoff Kors es el autor de la nueva ordenanza en la cual dice que empleados de la ciudad y oficiales se les

One Indio mother falls behind on her mortgage as her four-year-old son battles leukemia. She said she has until March 30 to pay the bank $15,000 before she faces foreclosure. She said the last two years have been overwhelming. “Having someone [such as] a child with cancer, it just paralyzes you,” Maria Lopez said. Lopez

A senior citizen was hospitalized Thursday after his golf cart was struck by a vehicle, ejecting him from the cart on the grounds of a Palm Desert golf club. Robert Dyer, 84, of Palm Desert, was behind the wheel of a golf cart just after 11 a.m. at the Mountain Vista Golf Club at Sun

A small sedan ended up in the wash on Gene Autry Trail Thursday morning after colliding with a pickup truck. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. about a half mile north of Vista Chino. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Officers were on scene investigating the crash but no further

Authorities on Thursday released the name of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing an Indio road. Craig Williams, 67, of Indio, was struck about 11 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Indio Boulevard and Avenue 48, not far from the city line with Coachella, said Indio Sgt. Daniel Marshall. Williams,

Local developer John Wessman’s arraignment was delayed Thursday morning at the Riverside Hall of Justice as the District Attorney’s Office requests all three defendants connected to the public corruption charges in Palm Springs appear in court at the same time. Watch KESQ 6AM Live Report ahead of Thursday’s arraignment His arraignment was postponed until May

Michael Braun took over management of Wessman Development after the former president, John Wessman, stepped down after being charged by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with bribery. KESQ and CBS Local 2 have repeatedly asked Braun for an on-camera-interview. At first, those requests were denied via emails stating that Braun will not be making

Hoy a las 9:40 a.m. la policía intentó detener un vehículo en el área del Hwy 111 y Thunderbird Road en Rancho Mirage pero el conductor del coche involucrado desobedeció y huyó a toda velocidad hasta llegar a la rampa de la Bob Hope Drive donde se internó en los carriles con rumbo al oeste

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped a half-cent Thursday to $3, the third decrease in four days after rising 39 times in 40 days. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has dropped seven-tenths of a cent over the past four days after rising

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) committed $5.584 million in transportation funding for the CV Link, project organizers announced Wednesday, bringing the project closer to its $100-million fundraising goal. Any added grant money is good news for supporters of the project after the CV Link took a big hit in December when the state unexpectedly canceled

The vacation rental conversation continues in the city of Palm Springs. On Wednesday the Planning Commission tackled the issues of zoning and estate homes. Palm Springs city council proposed the requirement of a land use permit, in addition to a vacation rental permit, in regards to vacation rental homes. The proposed amendment only targeted estate

The Palm Springs City Council approved a vacation rental ordinance on Wednesday night. Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon voted no and Chris Mills abstained from the vote. “Our job is to come up with a policy that we think will work and to give it a chance. If it is not working, one way or

It’s the 36th overall meeting for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the world’s best tennis players, and it’s happening at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells Wednesday night. The match began at about 5 p.m. at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Roger Federer is moving on to to the quarterfinals after beating

The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point. One small business owner said that increase adds up when it comes to using credit to restock her lounge. “For sure it’s going to affect us,” Mis Amores Lounge owner Patrice Santiago said. Santiago said she is already fed

A man who allegedly burglarized two Palm Springs homes and was later caught wearing a pair of Gucci slippers taken during one of the break-ins was charged today with burglary, vehicle theft and receiving stolen property. Joshua Ramey, 28, of the San Bernardino County community of Landers, is accused of burglarizing one house twice in

Marilyn Arcoli-Acaroli lives at the Parkview Villas in Rancho Mirage. Every other Wednesday she heads to the FIND Food Bank’s distribution at the community clubhouse, and says it’s a big help to her budget. “When I go to the store, I’m price checker. I checking the price for everything, so when I come here after

A woman is in custody after Border Patrol agents discovered $50,000 worth of methamphetamine in her car Wednesday morning. The incident happened Wednesday morning at around 8:32 a.m. on the Highway 86 checkpoint. A 21-year old woman approached the checkpoint with her four-year-old daughter in the rear passenger seat. A Border Patrol detection canine team