Month: May 2017

Three motor homes and a garage were damaged Saturday in a non-injury vegetation fire. The fire was reported at 2:25 p.m. near the intersection of East Lincoln Street and South Florida Street, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. The main fire burned 2.5 acres in a field and backyards of residences,

The Palm Desert Aztecs come back in the 6th inning with a 3-run homerun from Jeremiah Estrada to take a 3-2 victory over Edison High School advancing to the 4th round on Tuesday vs Capistrano Valley.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department is investigating a fire in an abandoned building in Twentynine Palms as a possible act of arson. Witnesses reported hearing explosions around 8:30 a.m. Friday on Yucca Avenue. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to any nearby buildings. Investigators say a woman was seen entering

Security camera footage shows what happened moments before a deputy was shot in Coachella. The footage shows a suspect, believed to be 27-year-old Gildardo Davila of Coachella, bailing out of a car and running. Moments later, a deputy was shot. More Local Crime Headlines The footage also shows a second suspect who was in the

Authorities are searching for a man who held up an Indio Bank at gunpoint Friday afternoon. The robbery happened just before 1 p.m. at California Bank and Trust on Highway 111, just east of Jefferson Street. Police said the man got away with a tray of money. He is seen in surveillance photos wearing a

Update: As the Coachella manhunt continues, KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 learned Valley Del Sol Elementary School is closed Friday. The school is located at 51433 Education Way. Coachella Manhunt: Authorities have identified a suspected gang member accused of shooting a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy in Coachella on Thursday night during an

Authorities have formally charged a 27-year-old Desert Hot Springs man with the murder of a 23-year-old man from Cathedral City. The deadly shooting happened on the evening of March 29 in the 66100 block of 6th Street near Cactus Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Read: Coroner identifies man killed in DHS shooting Police Chief Dale

Three local teachers selected as 2018 Riverside County “Teacher of the Year” This morning Riverside County Superintendent of School, Dr. Judy White surprised each one in class. Michelle Beyronneau or “Mrs. B”, a math teacher at Desert Hot Springs High School who mixes in quotes from Star Wars and Harry Potter in class, was awarded.

Friends and families gathered at College of the Desert’s football field to watch graduates walk across the stage to collect their hard earned degrees. Friday night marked the largest graduating class in COD’s history. For the third straight year, the college set a record for its graduating class with 1,220 degrees and credentials. Many of

KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Alexandra Pierce previewed the newest ride at Disneyland, which is replacing the very popular Tower of Doom. It’s part of the kickoff for the Summer of Heroes! The new ride ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ opens to guests on Saturday, May 27 at Disney California Adventure Park. The

Recently obtained security footage shows the man suspected of shooting a Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy fleeing away from authorities seconds before opening fire. The video shows a man bailing out of a yellow Ford Mustang and taking off on foot with the deputy’s SUV in hot pursuit. Seconds later shots ring out. Security footage shows

A man who set 25 structures and vehicles ablaze throughout the Coachella Valley over the course of 14 months pleaded guilty today to numerous counts of arson. Luis Josue Perales, 23, was convicted Friday of setting 25 separate fires between Jan. 15, 2015 and March 31, 2016, including setting fire to three occupied buildings, two

It’s known as the official kickoff to summer, and this Memorial Day weekend is expected to be the most traveled since 2005. Driving this weekend? Check out the cheapest gas prices in the Coachella Valley Nearly 40 million people are expected to travel this weekend and only about 3 million of them are flying. But

He’s a familiar face to children and their families around the Coachella Valley. But few people would have recognized The Living Desert CEO Allen Monroe today after he got “Pied 4 a Porpoise.” The LIving Desert shared a video with CBS Local 2 and KESQ of Monroe accepting the Pied 4 a Porpoise challenge from

A Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy was hospitalized, but recovering Friday morning after a suspected gang member allegedly shot him during an attempted traffic stop. That suspect, identified as Gildardo Davila, 27, was still wanted Friday morning and a search for him continued. See Jeremy Chen’s live reports at the scene in Coachella here. Read more

Un poco antes de la una de la tarde del viernes se reportó un robo bancario en la sucursal California Bank and Trust ubicada sobre la Carretera 111, al este de Jefferson en Indio. El malhechor es descrito como de tez blanca, de entre 25 a 30 años de edad, llevaba puesta vestimenta camuflaje. Testigos

Este orden de acciones sucedio un poco antes de las ocho de la noche ayer en el área de calle Mendoza y las Flores, cerca de Tyler Street. Agentes están tras la pista de Gildardo Davila de 27 años residente de Coachella. Davila es un sospechoso miembro de una pandilla, según las autoridades, y debe

La familia de un hombre y una mujer reportados extraviados hace más de dos semanas habla ante las cámaras de Kuna Noticias Telemumdo 15. Familiares y amigos de Audrey Moran de 26 años y Jonathan Reynoso de 29, tamiben conocido como Jon Darling, llevaron acabo una vigilia anoche en la iglesia católica Our Lady of

A 25-year-old man was busted by Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint Thursday afternoon when agents found 15.85 pounds of heroin hidden in his car. Agents said the man, a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States, approached the checkpoint at 2:50 p.m. in a Chrysler Sebring. A Border Patrol canine alerted

A fire that broke out Thursday near a Riverside County landfill south of Beaumont has been 100% contained as of Friday morning. It was not posing an immediate threat to homes or other structures. Cal Fire officials said the blaze was reported at 2:48 p.m. in the area of Lamb Canyon Road and Highway 69,