Month: June 2017

The newly approved 2017-2018 Palm Springs city budget adds police officers to the Palm Springs International Airport, but does not put more officers on the street. The police officer’s union doesn’t agree with that. See Complete Palm Springs city budget The Palm Springs City Council approved next year’s budget at the last meeting. At this

Michele Finney has been named new CEO of Desert Regional Medical Center, effective immediately. Finney had been serving as interim CEO of Desert Regional since her appointment in February as CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Desert market. Read: New CEO named for Tenet Healthcare’s Desert market In addition to her position at Desert Regional, Finney will

Valley kids at a camp in Big Bear near the site of a brush fire are safe, according to the camp’s executive director. According to YMCA of the Desert Executive Director, Rob Ballew, about 230 people (180 kids and approximately 50 staffers) are staying at YMCA Camp Oakes in Big Bear, which is about 20

The Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station is hosting a free child passenger safety seat class on June 22. The purpose of the class is to educate the public on the requirements of properly securing a child, eight years old or younger, in a child safety seat, while the child is riding in a vehicle. The class

Some planned power outages aren’t sitting well for some Southern California Edison customers impacted by the loss of their lights, and more importantly, their air conditioning. SCE officials said 68 customers were without power — some in Palm Desert, Thousand Palms and Palm Springs. 2 ppl are protesting the planned #SCE outage in South #PalmSprings.

A faint meow coming from inside the storage unit caught Lora Mattal’s attention. “I tried to figure out where it was coming from and I dialed it in to right here, Unit B049,” she told KESQ News Channel 3’s and CBS Local 2’s Katie Widner. It was June 7– a day when temperatures in Palm

Pronóstico Detallado: Esta Noche: Mayormente despejado, la mínima alrededor de 88. Viento del norte entre 5 y 15 mph, con ráfagas de hasta 20 mph. Martes: Soleado, la máxima alrededor de 118. Viento del sur entre 5 y 10 mph. Martes por la Noche: Mayormente despejado, la mínima alrededor de 89. Viento del norte entre

Cathedral City native Megan Lowder will compete as a house guest on the CBS hit summer series “Big Brother.” The 28-year-old dog walker, and current resident of Phoenix, Arizona will appear on the reality show when the program debuts with a two-night premiere event, Wednesday, June 28, at 8:00 PM, and Thursday June 29 at

Two women accused of stealing cell phones and other property from Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival attendees pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple criminal charges. Read: Man arrested for allegedly stealing more than 100 cell phones at Coachella Fest Brenda Cansino, 29, of Miami, and Sharon Ruiz, 25, of Van Nuys, are charged with

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Saturday morning. Authorities said the man approached the checkpoint at about 11:30 a.m. in an Infiniti SUV. A canine team alerted agents to the man’s SUV and agents began a secondary inspection. Agents ended up

Dos mujeres acusadas de robar telefonos celulares y otros articulos de los asistentes al Festival de Música y Artes del Valle de Coachella están programadas para ser presentadas ante un juez hoy lunes. Brenda Cansino, de 29 años, de Miami, y Sharon Ruiz, de 25 años, de Van Nuys, son acusadas de robo y siete

Southern California Edison has scheduled planned power outages in some desert cities on Monday, just as temperatures are expected to be climbing into the 110+ degree range. Power is scheduled to be out in certain parts of the city for several hours. And now SCE customers are raising concerns and questioning the timing of the

A 3.5 earthquake occurred Sunday morning near Idyllwild. Read: Special Earthquake Coverage from KESQ & CBS Local 2 According to the KESQ and CBS First Alert Weather App’s earthquake tracker, the earthquake was centered near Idyllwild Pine Cove at 8:14 a.m. Sunday. Stay with News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for up-to-the-minute details. Make

About 200 firefighters today were clearing vegetation around a brush fire that has burned more than 150 acres in the Reche Canyon area north of Moreno Valley, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 2:58 p.m. Sunday near Reche Canyon Road and Haugen Drive, Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department said. By

Desert residents should prepare for extreme heat around the Coachella Valley and high desert areas Monday. An excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service as a high pressure dome settles in over Southern California. Watch our live team coverage on air this AM on KESQ. Temperatures were expected to soar into dangerously

Desert Hot Springs police were conducting raids throughout the city Thursday morning. And one of the search warrants led to a standoff with a suspect barricading himself inside a home near Desert View and Cactus Drive. According to @RSO, multiple ppl arrested during search warrants conducted in #DHS and surrounding communities. pic.twitter.com/fyfuN9fnyV — Jeremy Chen

18 people were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Desert Hot Springs Saturday morning. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire crews said the fire was reported just before 10:30 a.m. at the Casa Del Sol apartments, located in the 66500 block of Fourth Street. Approximately two dozen firefighters

Valley kids and young adults were recognized for their achievements Saturday night. Seven were honored at the “It’s My Life” Awards at the Indian Wells Country Club, hosted by the foster family agency Family Health & Support Network. Co-Founders Sandra Austin and Robbie Peer said the purpose is to recognize kids and young adults who

According to the Palm Springs Police Department, at 9:37 p.m. Sunday, a man in his early 60s was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of North Sunrise Way and East Vista Chino. The PSPD said preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Vista Chino and that the pedestrian was walking outside

It’s been nearly a month since a Palm Springs man lost his home and his family’s belongings in a fire. Days later, Mike Salazar, the owner of the home, lost his battle to cancer. Salazar was a Vietnam War veteran and a local motorcyclist. Saturday, the Palm Springs American Legion and Legion Riders hosted a