Month: May 2017

More information is coming out about the deputy that was shot Thursday night in Coachella. Authorities said the deputy was shot multiple times but was conscious and in good spirits at the hospital following the shooting. Read: Suspect still at large following officer-involved shooting in Coachella From Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page; Sheriff Stan

A home once owned by Walt Disney and his wife Lillian is in escrow. The Disneys built the four bedroom, four bath home on S. El Camino Real in 1962. “It was supposedly used for the Imagineers to come and get inspired,” said realtor Klint Watkins of HK Lane. The home was also used by

Police closed northbound Highway 111 west of Palm Springs Friday morning after a UPS truck rolled over near Windy Point at Angel Canyon Trail. There was no immediate indication that the wreck was wind-related, but winds were gusting up to 65 mph in the Whitewater area, according to First Alert Meteorologist Jerry Steffen. The crash

An unknown number of flights were diverted from Palm Springs International Airport Thursday night. The airport is dealing with a lighting issue that has made it unsafe for planes to land, Airport Director Tom Nolan confirmed to CBS Local 2/KESQ. Nolan said the runway is not usable right now, making it unsafe for landing so

Palm Desert boys golf won the CIF-SS championship on Thursday by 7 strokes over Torrey Pines at Brookside GC in Pasadena. The Aztecs now advance to the state tournament next week at Poppy Hills GC in Torrey Pines. This is the first time in program history the team has reached the state tournament.

Undefeated NABF Super Bantamweight Champion and Coachella native Randy “El Matador” Caballero (24-0, 14 KOs) will make his first title defense close to home as he takes on Los Angeles’ Oscar “Jaguar” Negrete (16-0, 6 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in a 10-round main event for the June 30th edition of Golden Boy Boxing

Border Patrol agents with the Indio Station arrested 14 undocumented immigrants hiding in the bed of a dump truck Thursday morning at the Highway 86 checkpoint. Agents said the incident occurred at about 4:40 a.m. when a white 1997 Ford dump truck approached the checkpoint. Agents questioned the 36-year-old driver about his immigration status and

Two people were apprehended in Indio as part of a five-day sweep by federal officials. More than two dozen illegal immigrants, most of them with criminal backgrounds, were apprehended in Riverside County during a U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement operation, federal officials said Thursday. ICE’s Fugitive Operations officers conducted a five-day sweep throughout Southern California

Palm Springs City Council candidate Robert Stone said it all began in Spring 2015, with a call to a U.S. Attorney. “I explained that I was a private citizen in Palm Springs, and I had documentation to believe there was corruption in Palm Springs city government.” Read all about the Scandal at City Hall He

One desert city is making it official and designating itself a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. After a three to two vote last night Cathedral City is the first in the Coachella Valley to become a sanctuary city. Now they’re hoping to be an example for other neighboring cities. It’s a title councilman Shelley Kaplan has

The Whitewater River is a popular place for locals and visitors to enjoy some outdoor recreation, but officials and first responders are warning the public to stay away from the river right now. Read: Windy weather Friday throughout Riverside County KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen was the river Thursday morning

Emergency crews were called to a large house fire in Palm Springs Wednesday afternoon. The fire ignited at a home on Palm Avenue, located near El Cielo Road and Sunny Dunes Road. Authorities said the fire swept through the property. The fire left two cars, a trailer and the home a total loss. Two family

Más de 2 docenas de inmigrantes indocumentados, la mayoría de ellos con un historial criminal, fueron arrestados en el Condado de Riverside durante una redada realizada por Immigration & Customs Enforcement. El operativo de fugitivos de la agencia de inmigración ICE por sus sigles en ingles, se llevó acabo durante cinco días a lo largo

Strong winds will blow throughout the day Friday in parts of Riverside County. Check out your First Alert Weather Forecast for the Coachella Valley A National Weather Service wind advisory for the San Gorgonio Pass zone, which includes Banning and Desert Hot Springs but not the remainder of the Coachella Valley, was expected until 8

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza sector El Centro asignados a la estación de Indio arrestaron a 14 inmigrantes sin documentos esta mañana. El incidente occurio al filo de las 4:40 a.m., cuando un camión de basura color blanco modelo 1997 Ford, se acercó al punto de revisión de la Carretera 86. El conductor de 36

Con 3 votos a favor y 2 en contra los miembros del concilio de la ciudad de Cathedral votaron a favor para que la ciudad se convierta en la primer ciudad santuario del Valle de Coachella. Fueron mas de 5 horas que los miembros del concilio escucharon los argumentos y estuvieron debatiendo los puntos y

Community members are mourning the loss of 75-year-old Henry Marshall after he was found murdered in his Palm Springs home last Tuesday. Marshall was a regular for breakfast at John’s Restaurant in Palm Springs. Read: Palm Springs homicide victim identified, suspect due in court KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen was at John’s Restaurant

Beaumont City Councilman Mark Anthony Orozco is slated to be arraigned Thursday at the Riverside Hall of Justice on 10 felony charges involving alleged falsification of campaign funds on government documents andsoliciting a bribe. Orozco, a 40-year-old from Beaumont, was indicted by a Riverside County criminal grand jury on Thursday, May 11, on one count

Cathedral City has taken action to become an official sanctuary city, a move aimed at allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the city while not cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. See Jeremy Chen live this morning on News Channel 3. An ordinance passed a city council vote Wednesday evening by a three to

Palm Springs City Attorney Edward Kotkin said things are moving along with the Downtown Development Project. “Status quo is that the Downtown Project is moving forward,” he said. “The Kimpton (and) The Virgin are wonderful projects. The city council is committed to ensuring that the best downtown possible is, in fact, the end result here.”