Month: May 2017

On Monday, a judge denied a neighborhood group’s request to bar the city of Palm Springs from issuing any new vacation rental certificates to prospective short term rental owners. The group, ‘Protect our Neighborhoods’, was pushing back against a vacation rental ordinance that went into effect last month. KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen

Developing details in the 6 1/2-year-old murder case of Hollywood Film Publicist Ronni Chasen. Chasen, who secured A-list talent for the Palm Springs International Film Festival, was shot multiple times while at a stoplight in Beverly Hills in 2010. Read: Questions raised in brutal murder of Hollywood publicist The Beverly Hills Police Department released 200

The first day of May marked the start of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Unfortunately, it was preceded by two fatal motorcycle crashes over the weekend. On Saturday morning, an accident in Desert Center involving a motorcycle took the life of a 49-year-old man from Las Vegas. That accident was followed by an incident late Sunday

Hundreds of thousands took to the street Monday to march in May Day demonstrations. In Indio dozens gathered outside of the Indio Border Patrol Station to show their resistance agaisnt President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Carmen Ginter helped organize the demonstration. She says her goal is to raise awareness. “There’s a lot of fear. If

An Indio man accused of triggering a police chase during which he allegedly pointed a loaded handgun at two California Highway Patrol officers pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted murder and other charges. Michael Anthony Marquez, 30, was arrested by CHP in Indio last Wednesday afternoon after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in a

Cathedral City’s first mayor, who died April 14 at the age of 89, will be eulogized tomorrow at a graveside service at Desert Memorial Park. Rena “Pat” Murphy became the city’s mayor in 1981 and served multiple city council terms until December 1992. She also was a past president of the League of Cities. “We

Decenas de personas llegaron hasta las instalaciones de la patrulla fronteriza en Indio,Ca para protestar en contra del gobierno del presidente Trump,diferentes organizaciones y desde el mas pequeño hasta el mas grande de la familia se dejaron escuchar a una sola voz de “El pueblo unido,jamas sera vencido” “Aquí estamos diciendo de que la ley

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A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Yucca Valley late Sunday afternoon. Deputies with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station were called to the scene at about 4 p.m. The collision involved an SUV. Deputies said it happened on Twentynine Palms Highway and Katje Way. The motorcyclist died at the scene of the crash. The

Saturday, April 29 is National Prescription Drugs Take Back Day where people can find local collection sites to drop off their old prescriptions. Patients are holding on to their leftover medication as more doctors are reluctant to prescribe them. “Sometimes it’s difficult to get a hold of my M.D. If it’s antibiotics or pain medication,

An Indio man arrested last week for allegedly leading police on a chase across the Coachella Valley was scheduled to be arraigned today on charges of attempted murder involving two California Highway Patrolofficers. Michael Anthony Marquez, 30, is accused of pointing a loaded handgun at two CHP officers during the chase, which began in Desert

UPDATE 4/30/17 @ 9:50 p.m. – The fire is now 1,350 acres and 25% contained. Approximately 40 homes are threatened by the fire. ———— Firefighters in the city of Riverside are battling a 1,200-acre brush fire that is being fueled by windy conditions and fast-burning vegetation. The fire is currently 1,200 acres and 15% contained

Two suspects are in police custody and are accused of robbing a shoe store in Coachella at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday April 26th. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies say a store security guard confronted one of the suspects who was allegedly stealing merchandise from the store. Sheriff’s Deputies say during a brief struggle, a second suspect,

A man and 10-year-old boy are recovering from injuries suffered in a hit and run crash in Sky Valley Saturday night. California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officers said it happened at 7:35 p.m. on Dillon Road, east of Thousand Palms Canyon Road. Officers said a vehicle was heading eastbound on Dillon Road, when for unknown reasons

On Wednesday, the city of Coachella will break ground on a $10 million state-of-the-art library. The new facility had been in the works for three years and will be roughly 16,000 square feet. It will replace the aging, 2,000-square-foot library now serving the city. Mayor Steven Hernandez gave KESQ News Channel 3’s and CBS Local