Month: March 2017

KESQ and CBS Local 2 are looking into two separate violent crimes that occurred in the Coachella Valley over the weekend; one began as an assault on a woman and eventually led to a deadly officer-involved shooting in the unincorporated area of Desert Edge, and the other ended with a woman’s murder following an arson

From El Paseo to Everywhere. That’s the theme for Monday’s fashion show. Trish McFarlane is the owner of BB One. She said the biggest trend you’ll see on the runway is travel pieces. “People are really into travel-friendly clothes, and now fabrics have become so fantastic. There’s actually a collection we’re showing on Wednesday from

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Sierra Conservation Center Mount Bullion Conservation Camp in Mariposa County on Monday. The center is north of Fresno. Authorities said 31-year-old Blake Castro was reported missing during an inmate count. He was last seen at 2 a.m.

A man is in custody for the homicide of a woman after an arson sparked an investigation in Thermal Saturday. 22-year-old Christian Pacheco of Indio was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder. Watch: Man in custody for Thermal homicide after arson sparks investigation KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 heard from the

Two women are facing charges after Border Patrol agents found narcotics in their vehicles during two separate incidents at the Highway 86 checkpoint Saturday afternoon. A 33-year-old woman was stopped at the checkpoint at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Agents said they found 35 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside the rear and front seats of the

A 17-year-old boy arrested in the shooting of two other teens in Palm Springs was out of custody, while his alleged 19-year-old accomplice remained jailed on attempted murder charges, Palm Springs police said Monday. The unidentified teen was released “pending additional investigation” said Palm Springs Sgt. William Hutchinson, in connection with the March 9 shooting

Motorists will have additional lanes to use going both east and west today on the busy Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona, cutting down commute times. Crews are slated to open the new lanes, constructed as part of the three- year-long $1.4 billion 91 widening project, between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., according to the Riverside

Elementary school students from 17 schools were at Indio’s Shadow Hills High School Saturday. 800 students in grades two through five from the Desert Sands Unified School District were taking part in the annual Math Field Day 2017. The little thinkers competed in a host of math puzzles and games including Danger Zone, Capture, Quick

One person was detained after a several hour manhunt in Rancho Mirage. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a perimeter search for a burglary suspect outside the Tuscany gated community near Da Vall and Via Tuscany Roads. The reported burglary took place inside the community at the 100 block of Via San Lucia just after 2

Officials from the Riverside County Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol were working Sunday night to contain a large wildfire in Mecca. The fire was reported just after 5:36 p.m. and was burning off of Pierce Street, between 66th and 70th avenues. Smoke could be seen as far away as La Quinta. The roadway

Officers with the California Highway Patrol were looking for two, African-American men in their mid-20s Sunday night after they fled during a routine traffic stop in an unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs. An official said the officers pulled a vehicle over near the intersection of Camino Campesino and Avenue Manzana just before 4:30 p.m.

The Desert X art exhibition has called the Coachella Valley its home for nearly a month. During that time, some installations have been vandalized or gone missing. However, that’s exactly what the creators expected. The exhibition closed down Richard Prince’s “Third Place” installation in Desert Hot Springs after pieces of artwork were stolen and destroyed.

Fashion Week El Paseo is here. The 12th annual event bringing thousands of people to Palm Desert for eight days of fashion. Event sponsors kicked off the evening with a ribbon cutting and comments from the mayor of Palm Desert and El Paseo Jewelers. Alexandra Pierce spoke to “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle

UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner identified 57-year-old Son Pham of El Monte, Calif. as the driver of the big rig that overturned on Interstate-10 Friday night. One person is dead after a big rig rolled over on the westbound side of the 10 freeway in Desert Center. CHP says the crash happened at 11:02 p.m.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 that authorities in the east Valley were investigating a murder Saturday night. Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Thermal Division and the Central Homicide Unit found an adult woman dead around 5 p.m. in the area of Avenue 63 and

Potential future Leonardo Dicaprios and Emma Stones converged on the Alex Theatre in Glendale Friday for the Young Artist Awards. Young actors and actresses turned out dressed to the nines for the kids’ version of the Oscars. The kids strutted their stuff on the red carpet and performers from Le Petit Cirque entertained guests Some

Update: All power has been restored in Coachella. IID said if you still don’t have power to check your main breaker. Imperial Irrigation District is working to restore power to more than 800 customers in Coachella. IID tweeted at 9:30 a.m. Saturday that 881 customers were impacted. As of 10 a.m. power was restored for

A man is in custody Saturday morning after police received reports of a man with a gun near Avenue 52 and Grapefruit Boulevard just before 6 a.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested the man at 6:30 a.m. for possession of a firearm. Sheriff’s officials shut down the roads in that area during the

Emergency responders were on scene of a collision involving two big rig semi trucks Friday morning on Interstate 10, just west of Palm Springs. The collision was reported in the freeway’s eastbound lanes at Tipton Road in Whitewater, at 5:40 a.m. just west of the Highway 62 interchange. No injuries were reported, but debris from