Month: June 2017

Update 06/27/17: Two young men who led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit triggered by reports of gunfire in an Indio residential neighborhood pleaded guilty today to evading arrest and concealed firearm charges. Jonathan Bates and Jaime Mejia, both 19, are scheduled to be sentenced July 7. ———————————————————————— Original story: Indio police have released

A Desert Hot Springs man who allegedly shot and killed his roommate, then threatened to kill the victim’s girlfriend, must stand trial on charges of murder, assault with a gun and criminal threats, a judge ruled Tuesday. Brian Keith Hernandez, 48, is accused of shooting 49-year-old Steven Nelson after telling the victim and his girlfriend

A brush fire along state Route 79 south of Beaumont stood at 5,000 acres Tuesday morning. See Jeremy Chen reporting live from the fire scene this morning. A highway closed because of it was partially reopened to traffic, as evacuation warnings continued for rural communities in the fire’s path. A CalFire agency spokeswoman said a

Residents in the Whitewater Canyon fear for their lives as visitors flock illegally to the river during the hot summer months posing an extreme fire risk. The canyon is a part of a fire closure issued by CAL FIRE and the Bureau of Land Management, but residents said warning signs are unsatisfactory and enforcement is

Firefighters battle house fire in Thousand Palms Monday evening. The fire was reported at 6:53 p.m. in the 30200 block of Monte Vista Way, according to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. The house was “well involved” with fire when the first engine company arrived, Hagemann said. According to a firefighter on scene,

The son of an elderly man who died while hiking in La Quinta over the weekend is talking to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen. The hiker was identified as 71-year-old Frank Amado. Amado’s body was found on a hiking trail Saturday afternoon after the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to

Southern California Edison is going ahead with its controversial planned power outages this week- despite the extreme heat. One of the outages happened Monday morning in a neighborhood near Farrel and Raquet Club in Palm Springs. It did not end until after 2 p.m. when it was nearly 110 degrees. Another planned outage will take

The only thing hotter than the weather right now is the Palm Springs Power. The boys of summer are off to a 16-2 overall record and are 11-2 in the SCCBL. First year manager Casey Dill sat down with Sports Director Blake Arthur on Monday night to talk about the recent success of the team

City of Palm Springs Communications Director, Amy Blaisdell, told KESQ News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2 that all Buzz Trolley delays are expected to end on Thursday. “During extreme heat sometimes the radiators overheat and belts break, that sort of thing. It just all sort of happened at once,” said Blaisdell. “All of the

2017 marks the fifth year for the Nine Cities Blood Drive Challenge. The challenge creates a friendly competition across the Coachella Valley, to see which community will get the most involved in collecting blood donations. Lifestream urges city leaders to spread the word about blood donation and encourage donors to help local hospital patients. To

El pasado sábado reportaron como desaparecido al señor Frank Amado, el departamento del Sheriff lo encontró sin vida horas mas tardes en el area que se utiliza para hacer caminatas o hiking en La Quinta. Las cámaras de noticias Telemundo 15 hablaron en exclusiva con la esposa y el hijo del fallecido pastor Frank Amado.

The La Quinta Police Department was called to a bicycle collision Monday morning that turned out to be deadly. Just before 8 a.m., a bicyclist was traveling northbound on Avenida Bermudas and collided with a vehicle parked along the east curb of the road, north of Call Chillon, according to Sergeant Chris Frederick. The bicyclist

Excursionista pierde la vida tras sufrir un accidente esta mañana en La Quinta… El departamento de bomberos recibió un llamado de emergencia de inmediato se trasladaron a la avenida Bermudas y la calle Chillon, justo antes de las ocho de la mañana. Al llegar se encontraron a un hombre herido. Algunos testigos manifestaron que el

A World War II veteran was recognized Sunday morning for his service to the nation. At 92 years old, Richard Coover is proud to have served his country. “I love our country. We all love our country and we’re glad we did what we did,” Coover said. The WWII survivor remembers his time overseas as

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars after a vehicle code violation led police to find illegal weapons in his car. Police approached a parked car Sunday morning on the 66100 block of 2nd Street in Desert Hot Springs to inquire about a code violation. A records check of the driver revealed that 27-year-old

Three vehicles and a home were vandalized in La Quinta on Friday morning. The vandalism occurred in the 79000 block of Ocotillo Drive. Our crew at the scene saw a homophobic slur spray painted on one of the vehicles and a window was busted out in the front of the house. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

We’re learning more about an elderly man who was found dead on a hiking trail in La Quinta over the weekend. The man was identified as Frank Amado. His wife told KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 that Amado was a pastor at The Potter House in Indio. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department