Month: July 2017

A man who raped two homeless women in Thousand Palms nearly four months apart was sentenced to 19 years in state prison on Friday. Charles Love, 33, pleaded guilty earlier this month on the two rape counts stemming from the attacks, which occurred on March 26 and July 13, 2016. Love was arrested five days

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza sector El Centro asignados al punto de revisión de la Carretera 86 arrestaron a un hombre sospechoso de traficar metanfetaminas el viernes por la mañana. El incidente sucedio aproximadamente a las 9 a.m. cuando un hombre de 48 años que manejaba un Ford Ranger color blanco de 2006 se acercó

A 19-year-old La Quinta man is undefeated in horseshoes, and now he’s taking his talent to St. George Utah as he competes in the World Horseshoe Tournament this week. Aaron Tarango is representing the ‘Coachella Valley Ringerz’ in the ‘Men E1 Division’ and is currently undefeated. According to the tournament schedule, Tarango plays in the

Muchas personas que son residentes permanentes ya califican para la ciudadanía americana,pero por motivos económicos no se hacen ciudadanos;eso ya no es una escusa ya que el centro legal TODEC del Valle de Coachella tiene un programa de ayuda para las personas que califiquen. Gloria García es una de las primeras personas que tomo ventaja

An Indio police officer has been cleared in the deadly shooting of a 71-year-old man who police said was threatening people with a knife. Watch: A viewer captured the deadly shooting on cell phone video Officer Chris Cordova will not face criminal charges in the Aug. 20, 2016 shooting of Pedro Montanez, who was shot

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man Friday morning at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint suspected of smuggling methamphetamine. According to a release by El Centro Sector Border Patrol, a 48-year-old man driving a white 2006 Ford Ranger approached the checkpoint at 9 a.m. The vehicle was sent to secondary inspection after a

Christopher Gregory McIntire, 31, de Florencia, Oregon asi fue identificado el cuerpo que se encontro de bajo de un puente. La Oficina del forense del Condado de Riverside lo identificó hoy viernes Un transeúnte descubrió el cuerpo de Christopher Gregory McIntire, el dia martes esto a 5 millas al este de Corn Springs Road, en

Four friends visiting Palm Springs from the Northeast were more than just the last patrons to enter the Tramway’s Valley Station at 7:58 p.m. on July 20th; Robbie Zweig, Brandon Mercier, Michael Landau and Abby Slywka–collectively–also became the 20-millionth riders of this iconic Palm Springs attraction, according to a news release from the Palm Springs

With seasonal losses in multiple sectors of the regional economy, the unemployment rate in Riverside County climbed more than one percentage point last month, state officials reported Friday. Read: Personal Finance News Headlines The jobless rate in June, based on preliminary estimates, was 5.7 percent, compared to 4.6 percent in May, according to the California

Dos residentes de Cathedral City han sido arrestados en conexión con el incendio de la semana pasada que dejó a una persona de la tercera edad y sus cinco perros sin hogar. Cuando los bomberos llegaron al lugar de los hechos para apagar el incendio en Aurora Vista Road en Cathedral City el jueves pasado,

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified Friday a body found under an Interstate 10 freeway bridge east of Desert Center. A passerby discovered the body of Christopher Gregory McIntire, 31, of Florence, Oregon Tuesday 5 miles east of Corn Springs Road on the freeway’s south side. The Coroner’s release mentioned no word on a cause

Coachella Valley Water District customers have avoided a $250 million dollar bill. It’s in part to a judge’s ruling, also due to some brand new technology that’s removing a naturally occurring contaminant from our ground water. Those same customers were looking at monthly water bills, which might have doubled or more over the years to

The city of Palm Springs showed off a detailed look at plans Thursday for a new downtown park. It’s set to be built as part of the downtown development project. Watch KESQ live from the park project this morning. The $5 million park will be built across the street across from the Palm Springs Art

People in Palm Springs got a detailed look at the plans for the new park that will be built as part of the downtown development project at Thursday’s public meeting. The $5 million park will be built across the street across from the Palm Springs Art Museum, where the historic Desert Inn once stood. Public

The Indio Police Department arrested a man Thursday morning after he led police on a short pursuit in a stolen car, which ended when the man crashed the car into a Circle K car wash building near Monroe Street and Avenue 42. According to Sgt. Dan Marshall, police were called about a suspicious vehicle in

Three children were taken to JFK Hospital with minor injuries after a minivan rolled off of westbound I-10 Thursday afternoon between Box Canyon and Chiriaco Summit. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. Nobody was ejected from the vehicle during the accident. California Highway Patrol officers said the van traveled about 60 feet off the

Around 3 pm Thursday afternoon, a rollover crash near desert center sent three children to the hospital with minor injuries. Read: 3 children taken to hospital after minivan rollover crash on I-10 This happened on the same day that Caltrans officials began a plan to reduce traffic collisions along a dangerous stretch of Interstate 10

People across the country are working to save more than two dozen national monuments after President Trump’s executive order — which intends to review whether to reduce or eliminate the monuments completely. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Zak Dahlheimer spoke to local residents and activists Thursday as they rallied to save two

TripAdvisor recently compiled a list of the best West Coast cities to visit for a summer trip while watching your budget. Check out the TripAdvisor article Cathedral City was ranked number five on that list, behind Albuquerque, Portland, Phoenix, and Tuscon. Cathedral City was one of six California cities listed in the article. The article

Applications will be accepted starting today from young Riverside County residents seeking scholarships totaling $14,000, to be awarded this fall. The county is accepting applicants for the Queen Scheherazade and Magic Carpet Music scholarships. Young ladies at least 17 years of age can apply for the Queen Scheherazade scholarship, with winners participating in the 2018