Month: April 2017

Update: Girl found safe, father arrested for Child Abduction The missing 1-year-old girl Lexi Segura has been found safe following an AMBER Alert issued out of Rancho Cucamunga Monday. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, detectives were searching the area of Holt Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue in Montclair when they saw a

A Rancho Mirage woman says she’s been getting the run-around as she tries to get a refund from a recently canceled flight. She said she’s been calling the refund line at Delta Airlines for several days, but isn’t getting anywhere. She says Delta owes her $1,194.60. She bought two tickets but has only received a

LifeStream Blood Bank will host three blood drives in Palm Springs today, with In-N-Out Burger gift cards available to donors. The first drive will get underway at 8 a.m. at Walmart, 5601 E. Ramon Road. Donations will be accepted until 10 a.m. From noon until 3 p.m., prospective donors can head to Alpha Media at

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane crash at the Banning Municipal Airport Monday afternoon. According to Ian Gregor, Public Affairs Manager for the FAA Pacific Division, a Cessna 210 landed hard at the Banning Municipal Airport at around 1:40 PM. The plane hit a fence and tipped on its nose. The pilot was

It has been a trying month for commercial airline businesses. Several events have given the industry a black eye. On April 9, a violent confrontation on a United Airlines flight left one man bloodied. He was dragged off the plane after he refused to leave an overbooked flight. Then, on April 21, a dispute between

Authorities responded to Highway 111 near the Windy Point area after a big rig overturned Monday morning, blocking both southbound lanes of the highway. The Palm Springs Police Department have shut down southbound Highway 111 between I-10 and Palm Springs while authorities work to clear the scene. It happened at about 10:30 a.m. on the

UPDATE: Ty Peabody is a council member with the city of Indian Wells. On Monday, Peabody took to public comment at the Coachella Valley Association of Governments meeting asking for the termination of CVAG executive director Tom Kirk. “This is not something that would be tolerated. I am on the Sunline board and the Sunline

Two Valley residents were honored during the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at the State Capitol. Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) honored Palm Desert resident Rita Dukker Mazer & Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) honored Desert Hot Springs resident Yoka Brouwer. Mazer was born in the Netherlands in 1938. For her protection, her parents gave her

Terminó el festival de música y arte número 17 Coachella Fest, es por eso que que varias de las principales calles de la Cathedral City, Indio, y Palm Springs experimentaron trafico asi como la ínterestatal 10 oeste debido a que todos los visitantes al 2do fin de semana de Coachella fest están de regreso a

An employee at a Thermal date packing house was seriously injured this afternoon and had to be airlifted to a hospital, fire officials said. County firefighters were called at 3:30 p.m. for a “medical emergency” at the Jewel Date Co., 84675 Avenue 60, according to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. A woman

A Boeing B-17 has taken flight over Palm Springs. The “Flying Fortress” arrived at the Palm Springs Air Museum Monday afternoon and will be in town through the weekend. Saturday and Sunday, the public can take part in flights and ground tours. The flight is about 30 minutes long and costs $410 for Liberty Foundation

The second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has concluded, which means tens of thousands of visitors are trying to leave the Coachella Valley at the same time, once again. KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen is tracking traffic conditions across the Coachella Valley. He’ll have updates throughout the afternoon to

Cal Fire responded to a commercial structure fire at an abandoned building in Indio Monday morning. The fire was reported at about 8:30 a.m. in the 45200 block of Towne Street. Crews had the blaze contained at about 9 a.m. No injuries were reported during the incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Algunos delincuentes sexuales podrían perder su registro de toda la vida en el estado de California. Eso si un nuevo proyecto de ley dirigido al Senado de California se convierte en ley. “Realmente la cambia drásticamente, lo que no es justo para nosotros como padres y nuestra comunidad y para mantenernos a salvo”, dijo Mika

Un hombre está en la cárcel desde el domingo, sospechoso de robar telefonos celulares en el festival de música y arte Coachella fest. Los oficiales de la Policía de Indio (IPD) dijeron que el hombre es la octava persona arrestada sospechosa de robar telefonos en el festival. Los oficiales de IPD dijeron que encontraron a

Un hombre está en condición crítica despues de ser disparado en la cabeza dentro de un automóvil en Indio el domingo por la noche. Oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Indio están investigando el tiroteo, que ocurrió en un callejón sin salida cerca de Monroe Street y Sierra Avenue alrededor de las 5 pm La

UPDATE 8:40 a.m.: The fire is out. Caltrans has bulldozed the area as part of the mop up. ________________________ ORIGINAL STORY: Cal Fire is on scene of a brush fire in Indio, where a group of tamarisk trees are on fire. This is on the eastbound 10 Freeway just past Golf Center Parkway. Traffic is

Closing arguments were scheduled today in the retrial of a Desert Hot Springs man charged with attempted murder and other felonies in the shooting of a homeless friend who had been allowed to sleep in thedefendant’s car. Eric Deshon Brown, 36, is also charged with mayhem, shooting at an inhabited vehicle and assault for the