Month: March 2017

The first round of the 46th annual ANA Inspiration golf tournament, the first LPGA major of the year, will feature some of the world’s best female golfers competing for a $2.7 million purse today in Rancho Mirage. But, windy weather temporarily halted the opening round of the tournament Thursday at about 3:30 p.m., leaving the

Officers responded to a shooting in Indio Wednesday at about 8:45 p.m. after a juvenile accidentally shot his older sister, according to the Indio Police Department. The woman showed up at JFK Memorial Hospital with a non life-threatening gunshot wound. Police didn’t release the address where the shooting occurred. The hospital “went into lockdown” as

A 23-year-old woman from Yucca Valley has been arrested on charges of felony evading and possession of a stolen vehicle after she crashed into a fence following a high-speed pursuit through the High Desert early Thursday morning. Kimberly Corona was seen driving recklessly near Avalon Avenue and Highway 62 in Yucca Valley just after 2

UPDATE: Freeway was reopened as of 5:45 a.m. and traffic was clearing. ———— Motorists were being detoured off Interstate 10 early Thursday morning as construction crews worked to open freeway on and off ramps at Jefferson Street in Indio. Long traffic delays and back up were reported on Interstate 10 westbound, traffic backed up all

Two local water agencies that recently lost a federal court case granting Coachella Valley groundwater rights to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced Tuesday that they will request a U.S. Supreme Court review of the case, with hopes of a reversal of the lower court ruling. The boards of the Coachella Valley Water

A 22-year-old Indio man accused of killing his girlfriend and setting fire to the Thermal mobile home she shared with her children pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder, arson, assault and animal cruelty charges. Christian Pacheco is charged in the death of Elilia Valdez, a mother of two. Elilia’s family identified her to KESQ News

Each month FIND Food Bank helps more than 85,000 people find relief from hunger with the help of more than 300 volunteers. “Who we serve is the working class poor. It’s children, it’s seniors, it’s people dealing with health issues it’s our homeless population,” FIND Food Bank CEO Lisa Houston said. From retailers, volunteers and

Police are looking for two suspects involved in an armed robbery in Palm Springs Wednesday evening. The armed robbery happened at a business on the 2500 block of North Palm Canyon in Palm Springs at 6:39 PM. According to PSPD, two suspects entered the business, brandished handguns and demanded money from the employees. The suspects

California drivers could soon be paying more at the pump. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a bill to get billions of dollars to repair roads, and it will be coming out of the pockets of people behind the wheel. If the proposed measure goes through, this will be the first time in 23 years there has

An 86-year-old jewel thief whose decades of exploits include crimes at home and abroad — including the 2013 theft of a diamond ring from a Palm Desert store — pleaded guilty today to a shoplifting charge for trying to steal a diamond necklace from a Georgia mall. Doris Payne’s latest arrest came in December when

Joshua Tree National Park is asking visitors, specifically those who are driving in the park, to look out for wildlife on the roadways and in parking lots. In the past week, three desert tortoises have been killed by vehicles. Two of the tortoises were run over by vehicles in a campground. According to park officials,

Authorities are investigating the circumstances the led up to a 7-month-old girl’s death in Hemet early Monday morning. According to the Hemet Police Department, emergency crews were called to a residence in the 1200 block of Stepstone Court just after 8 a.m. The infant, Addison Watkins, was unresponsive. She was taken to a nearby hospital

A 22-year-old Indio man accused of killing his girlfriend and setting fire to the Thermal mobile home she shared with her children pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder, arson, assault and animal cruelty charges. Christian Pacheco is charged in the death of Elilia Valdez, a mother of two. Elilia’s family identified her to KESQ News

Investigators are looking for information on who took fossil footprints from Death Valley National Park. Read: World’s oldest microfossils found, researches say The fossils were reported missing by a group of scientist who visit the area regularly. The scientist photographed and recorded the exact location of each footprint and reported it to park rangers. The

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped three-tenths of a cent today to $2.974, one day after dropping two-tenths of a cent. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has dropped nine times in 12 days, decreasing 2.7 cents, according to figures from the AAA

Police say a woman struck a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser near the U.S. Capitol and was taken into custody. The incident occurred Wednesday morning near the Botanic Gardens. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A District of Columbia police spokeswoman, Margarita Mikhaylova, says it’s possible that an officer fired shots. D.C. fire department spokesman

Temple Isaiah faced two offers to sell its Palm Springs property because of funding issues. The congregation wasn’t happy to discuss that possibility. “It was a very real option. There were two options on the table. Both real offers and both were being considered very seriously,” Seth Schulner said. Dozens of congregation members came to

The 4ShayJ Foundation has events on the 1st and 4th of April that will provide helmets to underprivileged children in the Valley. On the night of March 31st, 2015, 19-year old Shadow Hills High School senior Shaun Clark Jr., nicknamed ShayJ by his friends and family, was skateboarding with his friends in Indio. He lost

A Hemet man who posed as a woman on Facebook and solicited women and teenage girls to engage in sex acts for money, including two Shadow Hills High School students who went to authorities, is facing a potential life prison term, prosecutors said after Monday’s guilty verdict was read. Eliberto Cruz Jacobo, who is scheduled