Month: March 2017

It’s that time of year again, Daylight saving time is this weekend and folks will have to set their clocks one hour head and lose some sleep on Saturday night and the time change could make roads more dangerous. The signs of spring are all around us. The winter snow atop our local mountains begins

It’s a childhood dream for many–and soon to be a reality for one lucky valley resident–the chance to be a zookeeper. The Living Desert is celebrating the year of the cheetah and letting someone take care of the big cats for a day. CBS Local 2’s Kelley Moody got to see what it takes. If

KESQ and CBS Local 2 are learning more about an armed robbery at a Circle K in Cathedral City last night. Some frequent customers are raising concerns about the incident. “At that time I just passed by. I came from a baseball game. I had my kid with me and I was thinking of stopping

A 26-year-old ex-con accused of murdering two Palm Springs police officers last fall had a court hearing postponed Friday, though prosecutors continue to question whether his attorney violated a court orderprohibiting all attorneys involved in the case from speaking to the media. Neighbors react to deadly police shooting in Palm Springs John Hernandez Felix, who

It all started with a presentation on human trafficking at Shadow Hills High School in Indio. It was followed by a tip from not one, but two female students who said the same woman on Facebook, identified as Marlissa Garcia, had attempted to recruit them for prostitution. Recently-released court records showed that those actions then

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint Friday morning. Agents said the 26-year-old woman was stopped at the checkpoint at about 10 a.m. A canine alerted agents to her car. Agents discovered five packages wrapped in plastic inside the back seat cushions of the

A woman knocked down a tree after crashing a pickup truck inside a Stater Bros parking lot in Palm Springs Friday morning. The crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. at Sunrise Way and Vista Chino. The tree fell at the entrance of the parking lot, between McDonalds and Taco Bell. The tree was blocking the

Las autoridades revelaron la identidad de la mujer que en dias pasados murió despues de ser atropellada por su propio vehículo en el área no incorporada conocida como Cahuilla Hills cerca de Palm Desert. Se trata de Susan Smith Evans de 68 años quien anteriormente fue maestra de arte en el College of the Desert.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose two-tenths of a cent today to $3.004, its highest amount since Jan. 11, 2016. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has risen 37 of the past 38 days, increasing 20.4 cents, including four-tenths of a cent on

UPDATE: 3/09/17 68-year-old artist Susan Smith Evans died in the unincorporated area of Riverside County in Cahuilla Hills. “We were soul mates in art, teaching and in our personal lives,” said her husband Ron Evans. Evans said he wants to paint a picture for others to share who his wife was and still is through

The Living Desert is holding a contest that will allow one person the chance to be a cheetah zookeeper for a day. This is all apart of a partnership with Coca-Cola, customers at the East Valley, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, and Inland Empire Albertsons can find an entry form for the contest February 6th through

A collision led to temporary lane closures in Palm Springs, one person was taken to the hospital. The wreck happened just before 7:00 p.m. near Palm Canyon & the curve. A helicopter was on the scene but according to PSPD, it was just to notify traffic until units arrived on scene. One woman was treated

One person was shot at a Circle K in Cathedral City during an armed robbery, CCPD confirmed. CCPD received several 911 calls at 8:10 p.m. about an armed robbery at the Circle K on Ramon Road in Cathedral City. According to a CCPD release, during the robbery, the male fired at least one round from

Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly operating a “honey oil” lab that exploded in Cherry Valley on February 19th. One man is in custody, while the other remains at large. 34-year old San Jacinto resident Hector Gallegos surrendered to authorities yesterday after being released from the hospital. Gallegos made his initial court appearance.

Thursday is the first day of full tournament action at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Nearly all of tennis’s top players on both the women’s and men’s side will be at the tennis garden; either playing or practicing. KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen was in Indian Wells Thursday morning where the

3-9-17 Update – Report: Pilot of ill-fated flight disoriented before departure The 83-year-old pilot of the twin-engine airplane that crashed into two homes after departing Riverside Municipal Airport, ultimately resulting in four fatalities, appeared to be disoriented and having difficulty communicating before takeoff, according to a report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Police are investigating a recent string of vandalism to Sunline busses across the Valley. Sunline exceeded their 2016 maintenance budget and now taxpayers are stuck cleaning up the mess. Vandalism has always been an on-going problem for Sunline, but officials say they’re reporting more tagging and damage to buses than ever before. Sunline’s Deputy Chief

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible connection between three valley burglaries that occurred over the past three months at pharmacies. Two of the burglaries involved the theft of narcotics. The sheriff’s department listed the following burglaries: 11/21/16 – Burglary occurred at 3:45 a.m. at pharmacy located on the 36900 block of Cook