Month: June 2017

Mission: The vision of Project #180 is to provide at-risk young men and women who are currently attending Amistad Continuation High School in Indio, ages 15-18, a Pathway Program. Project #180 is a collaborative approach academy, which prepares these at-risk youth in actual life skills, and a valuable comprehensive overview of the judicial system. Learn

A two-time DUI offender accused of running down a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs and fleeing the scene must stand trial on murder, hit-and-run and drunken driving charges, a judge ruled Friday. Michael Bettasso, 39, of Yucca Valley, has 2005 and 2014 convictions in Riverside County for drunken driving, according to court records. He was

A 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman are suspected of trying to smuggle $170,464 worth of methamphetamine at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint on Thursday night. The man drove up to the checkpoint at about 6 p.m. A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to the man’s car and that’s when a secondary inspection was made.

Authorities identified a 53-year-old motorcyclist who died Thursday when he lost control of his bike on a curve along state Route 243 near Idyllwild and was hurled onto the roadway. The coroner identified the victim as Frederick Carlson of Hemet. The fatality happened about 7:40 a.m. on southbound 243 at Marian View Drive, on the

The Palm Springs International ShortFest will showcase 338 films when it takes place June 20-26 in Palm Springs. In a statement announcing the star-studded and award-winning films, the ShortFest said movies will feature Edward Asner, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Helena Bonham Carter, Carrie Coon, Idris Elba, Rick Fox, Toby Jones, Tatiana Maslany, Ian McKellen, Matthew

A small earthquake hit Riverside County Friday, the U.S.Geological Survey reported. Check out all of our special Earthquake Alert coverage The quake struck at 2:24 a.m. with a magnitude of 3.2 at a depth of 8 miles, its epicenter 6 miles north-northwest of Anza and 17 miles southwest of Palm Springs. But the earthquake was

Un motociclista de 73 años murió el jueves cuando perdió el control de su moto en una curva a lo largo de la ruta estatal 243 cerca Idyllwild y fue arrojado a la carretera. La fatalidad ocurrió alrededor de las 7:40 a.m. en el sur 243 en Marian View Drive, en el borde sur de

Las autoridades estaban investigando un aparente ahogamiento de Palm Desert el viernes. Paramedicos fueron llamados a una casa a lo largo de la cuadra 77500 de Westbrook Court en el barrio de White Hawk, fuera de la unidad Country Club, a las 7:49 a.m. de esta mañana Las autoridades en la escena dijeron que un

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. WATCH Jeremy Chen’s live reports this morning on KESQ. There will be a vigil Saturday night to remember the victims

Some may have heard of a new trend mothers are picking up on: Consuming their placenta in a pill form after their babies are born. But do doctors recommend it? Athough there is no scientific evidence to prove it, many claim eating the placenta can help mothers improve their health after giving birth. That includes

The Palm Springs Police Department has joined forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for the first ever partnership. According to authorities, the joint collaboration was formed to bring greater education and awareness of the dangers of impaired driving to the residents, visitors and business owners of Palm Springs. “The city of Palm Springs has

Palm Springs City Council members have put off a vote to ban gas-powered leaf blowers to look into the possibility of banning all leaf blowers, including electric and battery-powered devices. For 15 years, Al Rochin said leaf blowers have been a part of his landscaping business in Palm Springs. “They save us a lot of

A special moment was caught on video at Disneyland, of a little boy from Chino getting a silent greeting from Mickey and Minnie Mouse. With the help of a translator, the characters signed “I love you,” and “It’s nice to meet you!” to the two and a half year old boy, who is mostly deaf.

Newly released video shows an 11-year-old boy with autism who was left on a school bus in Coachella back in September of 2014. It’s a video that Coachella Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Darryl Adams denied existed when KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 requested it at the time. Read our original report:

The testimony of former FBI director, James Comey was hard to miss with live feeds available on social media and TVs across the valley tuned into the hearing. This was no exception at Keedy’s Fountain and Grill in Palm Desert where customers watched as they ate breakfast. The opinions among the diners wide ranging from

An 87-year-old pilot in a small plane that crashed last week in Banning died of his injuries, the county coroner’s office reported Wednesday. Stanley Clebeck, of Patton, California died at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. When the crash occurred, emergency crews said both the pilot and passenger were injured

A man who barricaded himself inside a Coachella apartment, following reports of a gunshot fired within the residence on Monday afternoon was charged with two counts of making criminal threats on Thursday. Daniel Marin, 57, of Coachella, was arrested Monday after around five hours holed up inside an apartment and refusing to leave. Marin allegedly

La ciudad de Palm Springs decide aplazar la decisión sobre la prohibición de las sopladoras de hojas que funcionan con gasolina. Cabe mencionar que se busca seguir adelante con una prohibición que afectaría el uso de todos los modelos de sopladoras en la ciudad de Palm Springs. Se trata de una ordenanza que tiene como