Month: June 2017

The suspects accused in the Scandal At City Hall in Palm Springs were back in Indio court Friday morning at the Larson Justice Center. The proceedings were moved back to Indio after the suspect’s most recently appeared in court at the Riverside Hall of Justice in Riverside. But now, their arraignment has been delayed until

Roads are back open after a crash caused major backup for traffic in both directions on I-10. The crash happened west of Cook Street at about 1:40 p.m. According to Joe Galli with KESQ and CBS Local 2, traffic was backed up all the way to Monterey Avenue. A two-car crash sent at least one

A parolee accused of gunning down a man in the courtyard of an apartment building in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for the victim’s murder, a judge ruled today. Edwardo Stultz, 24, of Cathedral City, is accused of the Dec. 13, 2016 shooting of 37-year-old Coachella resident Johnny Rodrigues outside an apartment at 66173

A twin-engine Cessna 310 airplane with two people aboard crashed and burst into flames on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Irvine area Friday. According to Flight Aware, the pilot of the plane was flying to Thermal on Thursday. It happened about 9:35 a.m. north of MacArthur Boulevard, about 1,000 feet from a John

Businesses are gearing up for another holiday weekend, but this year Fourth of July falls on a Tuesday. “It’s a quick turnaround from the beach. You can turn on a dime. Totally different climate, different atmosphere, different people,” said Dolores Hamann, who is visiting for the weekend. Business owners say they’re ready for the influx

Senior members of the Rancho Mirage basketball team are having a ball in Hawaii! Head coach Rob Hanmer told Sports Director Blake Arthur in a text message, “the kids are having a fantastic trip getting to snorkel, surf, zip line and visit volcanoes in addition to playing 7 games. Having tons of fun!” Hanmer also

Cientos de personas se están preparando para festejar a lo grande la independencia de la unión americana, es por eso que las autoridades están dando varias recomendaciones que ud debe de seguir para disfrutar de esta celebración sin ningún percance o accidente que lamentar en estos días. “No traigan juegos artificiales de otros lados o

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a semi truck at the Highway 86 checkpoint early Friday morning and discovered 1.5 tons of marijuana being transported. This all happened at 12:15 a.m. A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to the truck and a secondary inspection was issued, according to a release. After an extensive search,

A Mecca man in custody on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Desert Hot Springs and attempting another assault less than a mile from the first pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges today. Angel Lua, 20, was arrested Wednesday in North Shore for allegedly breaking into a home just before midnight June

Accidente en la interestatal 10 a la altura de la calle cook. Una linea permaneció cerrada, mientras autoridades llegaban a la escena del accidente. De inmediato el tráfico comenzo a registrarse, Autoridades recomiendan manejar con mucha precacución . Más en TELEMUNDO KUNA 15, 6PM.

A Coachella Valley Unified School District board member who allegedly lied on candidate nomination forms in order to aid his election chances pleaded not guilty to perjury charges on Friday morning. Francisco “Frank” Manuel Becerra, 49, is charged with three counts of felony perjury and one count of false declaration of candidacy for allegedly listing

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an early morning accidental shooting in Palm Desert. According to Deputy Munoz, authorities received a call at about 2:15 a.m. Friday and found a male with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the 73-300 block of Catalina Way near San Pablo Avenue. The victim was

Local movie director speaks out after his home on Rio Vista in Cathedral City was broken into in broad daylight. Christian Sesma and his family left their home to run errands for about an hour and when they returned their home had been broken into and ransacked. Sesma says the burglars stole over 10 years

A longtime truck and tour bus driver, Tim Adams works as a safety coordinator for Lin Lines in Palm Springs. He said he remembers watching a crash on Interstate 10 near Cactus City Wednesday between a truck and tour bus unfold. “I was praying that there were no severe injuries or fatalities,” Adams said. “I

The upcoming 4th of July holiday travel is expected to be record breaking according to AAA of Southern California. The number of travelers over the Independence Day holiday will exceed 5 million statewide and 3.1 million in the Southland. Travel is expected to increase by 2.8 percent statewide and in Southern California compared to last

Today marks the start of the 4th of July holiday weekend period, and a lot of people will be heading out early today to make the most of it. Watch KESQ News Channel 3 live for road updates now. The Auto Club of Southern California says we can expect this year’s holiday travel period to

A teenager carrying a BB gun robbed a 15-year-old boy of his cell phone at gunpoint in La Quinta, a sheriff’s sergeant said Thursday. The alleged robbery occurred about 3 p.m. Wednesday at La Quinta Park. The boy told deputies that the suspect, who’s also 15, had what appeared to be a black handgun in

The city of Palm Springs is moving forward on cannabis cultivation. The city has granted its first permit for a cannabis greenhouse to Palm Springs Safe Access. This will allow the dispensary to grow its own plants, which the owner says is a natural evolution in growing plants and will help with sustainable cultivation in

With just a few days before from the Fourth of July holiday, police are cracking down on people shooting off illegal fireworks. Getting caught with any aerial fireworks anywhere in Riverside County can cost hundreds of dollars. Cathedral City fire chief, Paul Wilson, tells KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 that “safe and

A 52-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident was among two men killed in a three-vehicle crash in San Bernardino County, the coroner’s office reported today. Samuel Hernandez and 21-year-old Yucca Valley resident Clifford George Lopez died at the scene of the Wednesday morning crash on state Route 247, just north of Linn Road in Landers. Hernandez