Month: September 2017

PALM DESERT, CA – September 18, 2017 – Jon Rahm is having an incredible 2017. In January, the Basque-Spanish phenom earned his first PGA Tour victory at The Farmers Insurance Open, followed by the announcement of a sponsorship deal with BIGHORN in February. In April, Rahm returned to BIGHORN to participate in the Futures exhibition

College of the Desert’s president and superintendent urged students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to renew their DACA status before the federal renewal deadline early next month. The Trump administration is moving to rescind the program, which protected an estimated 800,000 children who were illegally brought into the United States by their

A family friend confirmed to News Channel 3/CBS Local 2 Pattie Daly Caruso, mother of Carson Daly, died peacefully in her Palm Desert home Sunday morning. Daly Caruso was a prominent member of the Coachella Valley. The television personality hosted her popular show “Valley Views” for more than 25 years, the longest-running television show in

Two people have been taken to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in Cathedral City Monday morning. The crash happened on Date Palm Drive and Ortega Road shortly before 11 a.m. Cathedral City police said two people were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS

The median price of an existing single-family home in Riverside County rose slightly last month, in conjunction with higher home sales, the California Association of Realtors reported Monday. The median home price countywide in August was $388,500, compared to $385,500 in July, according to CAR. On a year-over-year level, the price was about 9 percent

A collision between a car and a power pole closed off Avenue 62 between Jackson Street and Monroe in Thermal on Monday morning. California Highway Patrol says the car ran into the power pole at around 5:30 a.m. No word on any injuries. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for updates.

One person was seriously injured Monday when he was run over by farming equipment in Mecca, the Riverside County Fire Department reported. The victim was struck at 7:10 a.m. near Garfield Street and Highway 111, just north of the Salton Sea in Mecca. The victim was run over by “an unknown piece of farming equipment,”

The California Highway Patrol canceled an Amber Alert issued early Monday morning for a Fresno area girl. The child was found safe in Temecula hours after the abduction alert was issued. The alert was issued at approximately 2:00 a.m. Monday morning and woke people up as cell phones buzzed in the counties of Riverside, San

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that left three people injured in Thousand Palms early Sunday morning. Deputies said the shooting happened just after midnight on the 29000 block of Sierra Del Sol during a large party. Three adults suffered gunshot wounds. Their conditions were unknown Sunday night, according to Deputy Michael

Two local girls are making it their mission to help those who lost so much in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. After hearing about the devastation following the hurricane, 7-year-old Nyah Williams told her dad she wanted to do something. “When all the news was on my wife was watching it and Nyah was right

People celebrated Mexico’s 207th Independence day at Rancho Las Flores park in Coachella Sunday. El Grito has been celebrated since Sept. of 1810. “It’s just a tradition and if you’re a Mexican it hits you more, you know? i just love it,” said Arcardia Cacrex. El Grito is known to have triggered the Mexican war

Families without health insurance had their medical needs addressed Saturday at the Flying Doctors Health Fair in Thermal. The clinic has been held annually in the Coachella Valley for more than two decades. But this year organizers said the turnout was significantly less than previous years. The event normally bringing in more than a thousand

A Valley veteran organization is collecting supplies and donations to help those in Florida affected by Hurricane Irma. Officials with the Desert Hot Springs Veterans of Foreign Wars post, along with the help of VetsLeaf, say they hope to raise $9,000 to help those affected by the storm. They said they also plan on personally

A mobile home fire in Mecca is out Sunday morning, officials said. Cal Fire Crews responded to reports of a mobile home on fire near the intersection of Avenue 67 and Lincoln Street just after 4 a.m., officials said. Crews were able to put out the fire within 20 minutes. Officials said the cause of

The So Cal Coyotes put a thumping on division foe LA Scorpions 62-0 and now after 3-games they have outscored teams 189-0.

College of the Desert controls West LA 24-15 for first victory of 2017.

Cal Fire firefighters contained a brush fire burning in Mecca this evening. The fire broke out just after 5:30 p.m. near Avenue 70 and Garfield Street. Cal Fire officials said the first arriving engine reported a 20 foot by 100 foot spot of medium brush on fire near some railroad tracks. Union Pacific Railroad temporarily

Faulty equipment caused a fire inside an auto body shop in Palm Desert this evening. Cal Fire Riverside County firefighters said the fire happened just after 5:30 p.m. on the 75000 block of Sheryl Avenue. Fire crews located a vehicle on fire inside the auto shop. The fire was quickly contained and only burned the

Week 4 is in the books, below are the final scores for this week’s games **Game of the Week**: Coachella Valley – 29 @ Indio -16 Rancho Mirage – 21 @ Palm Desert – 24 Kaiser – 56 @ Palm Springs – 12 Tahquitz – 21 @ Cathedral City – 14 Indian Springs – 0