Month: June 2017

Este lunes marca un año desde que el terror golpeó un club nocturno gay en Orlando. 49 personas murieron y decenas resultaron heridas durante el peor tiroteo masivo de la historia estadounidense. Uno de los actos más mortíferos de violencia en contra de personas de la comunidad LGBT. El sábado, el Centro Comunitario LGBT del

Janet Collins, the retired director of the Centers for Disease Control, will speak to students at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus today. Collins’ 4 p.m. talk is the final event for the campus’s “Lessons From Leaders” class, which features a different business, nonprofit or government leader each week, offering stories of their professional

Roads were closed Monday morning in Palm Springs due to strong winds and blowing sand. Watch KESQ News Channel 3 live for updates this AM. Police closed North Indian Canyon Drive, North Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino through the Whitewater Wash. Vista Chino Drive was reopened to traffic early Monday. KESQ’s Jeremy Chen is

Thousands of people across the country participated in a national equality march today. Supporters took to the streets in down town Palm Springs for a local march. Supporters met at Frances Stevens park in Palm Springs to discuss causes like disability rights, immigration, health care and LGBT rights. “I think its important all of us

This Monday marks a year since terror struck a gay nightclub in Orlando. 49 people were killed and dozens were wounded during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. History. One of the deadliest acts of violence against LGBT people. Saturday, the LGBT Community Center of the Desert, along with the City of Palm Springs,

Update: Fire crews extinguish brush fire in Thermal after containing flames to less than one acre. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Crews with Cal Fire/Riverside County were battling a Vegetation fire in Thermal Saturday evening. Firefighters first arrived to the area near the intersection of Pierce Street and 66th Avenue at 4:18

It was the kickoff to Operation Splash at Bagdouma Community Pool in Coachella on Saturday. Kids and their families enjoyed a day in the sun, splashed in the pool and played with friends. All of this was made possible with the help of the Desert Recreation District. “This pool is very important to the community,

A local nonprofit is working to find a solution for panhandlers. According to Riverside County’s 2017 homeless count report, Palm Springs has 138 homeless, the most in the desert. Many business owners are frustrated with transients loitering outside their doors. “We offer help as in, call us, and we can show up and actually offer

The high school year is officially over with seniors graduating across the valley and that marks the end of a great year in high school sports. From football that began in August, to baseball wrapping up last week in Dodger Stadium we thought we’d find out who you think is the best! Vote here: https://goo.gl/jVYLrL

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified 87-year-old Roland Evans as the man who drowned in a Palm Desert pool Friday morning. The incident happened just before 8 a.m. in the 77000 Block of Westbrook Court in the White Hawk neighborhood, off Country Club drive. The incident is still under investigation. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JeremyChenKESQ/status/873203638335754240″,”author_name”:”Jeremy Chen”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JeremyChenKESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing resident. 63-year-old Robert Garris was last seen on foot around 7 a.m. near his residence in the 13200 block of Del Ray Lane in Desert Hot Springs. Garris is described as a caucasian adult male, 5-feet 10-inches tall and 160

Palm Desert’s newest hotel is now open for business. The hotels first guest checked in Friday afternoon after the reopening of the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott in Palm Desert. The 108-room hotel is right next to the DMV, at the intersection of Cook Street and Technology Drive. The company plans on opening another

Morongo Basin sheriff’s deputies are advising the public of a High Desert woman who hasn’t been heard from since April 15 when she last contacted her mother via Facebook. Krista Bowman, 32, was last seen on March 14 when she left her mother’s home to visit a male friend in Colorado. Deputies said Bowman was

Chris Rocks Total Blackout Tour is just that, a total blackout for cellphones and digital devices. The comedian is having every person who brings a cellphone to the Friday performance at Fantasy Springs Casino put their phone into a locking cases. The cases are designed by a Yondr, a company that did the same service

Cal Fire has extinguished a brush fire on I-10 which ignited in a center divider just west of Indian Canyon Drive Friday afternoon. The fire ignited at about 3:30 p.m. and the California Highway Patrol shut down the No. 1 westbound lane of the freeway, causing some traffic back ups in Palm Springs. The freeway

It will be a busy weekend in Downtown Palm Springs with Pride Month events scheduled. There will be a mix of celebration and somber remembrance for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando. There will be a vigil Saturday night to remember the victims of the shooting. The names of the 49 people

A man who was facing felony charges for allegedly setting fire to his Desert Hot Springs home while his roommate was inside the residence died while out of custody awaiting trial, prosecutors confirmed today. Jerome Edward Stanton died May 25, four days after his 69th birthday, from an undisclosed illness, according to a coroner’s letter

A 20-year-old Marine stationed in Twentynine Palms is facing a felony charge for allegedly trying to bring live military ordnance onto a plane at Palm Springs International Airport, court papers show. Steven Corey Vella was charged Thursday with one felony count of unlawfully possessing a destructive or explosive device in a prohibited area. Jail records

El vídeo muestra a un niño de 11 años con autismo que fue dejado en un autobús escolar en Coachella en septiembre de 2014. Es un video que el Superintendente del Distrito Escolar Coachella Valley Dr. Darryl Adams negó que existiera cuando Telemundo 15 lo solicitó en ese momento. El muchacho fue olvidado por todos,