Month: September 2017

A man and woman arrested last month following a Desert Hot Springs stolen vehicle pursuit experienced vastly different fates Thursday, with the woman behind the wheel heading to prison, while charges of being an accessory in a murder were dropped against the man. Christian Salas, 24, was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest in connection with

El gobernador de Georgia emitió el jueves una orden de evacuación obligatoria a partir del sábado en la costa atlántica del estado en previsión de la llegada del huracán Irma. La orden incluye a la ciudad de Savannah. La orden del gobernador Nathan Deal es para todas las zonas al este de la carretera interestatal

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an odor advisory Thursday for the Coachella Valley due to elevated levels of a gas that smells like rotten eggs. That gas – hydrogen sulfide – is associated with natural processes occurring in the Salton Sea. Hourly average concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) peaked this morning

A man who drove an attempted murder suspect from the scene of a Cathedral City bar shooting that left two men hospitalized pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact Thursday. Felipe Arechiga, 25, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested along with Santos Franco, 20, of Palm Springs in the March 5 shooting of

A man who allegedly grappled with a sheriff’s deputy after being caught shoplifting at a Mecca business must stand trial on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest, a judge ruled Thursday. Alejandro Parra De La Riva, 30, of Thermal also faces a misdemeanor petty theft count stemming

Authorities identified an Oceanside man who died Wednesday while hiking with a friend in the mountains near Idyllwild. Firefighters The Riverside County Coroners Office said Jonathan Zuniga, 24, died in a fall near Lily Rock. Another hiker with Zuniga was also hurt while negotiating mountainous terrain and airlifted to a local hospital with major injuries.

UPDATE: Police arrested a suspect in the crime, Miguel Lua, 31, of Indio Wednesday evening in Indio along the 46200 block of Calhoun Street. Lua was arrested for three outstanding arrest warrants and interviewed regarding the theft. He is set to appear in court Thursday morning. —— Original Story follows: Authorities say a thief allegedly

A truck carrying donated clothes, toys and other items from the Coachella Valley arrived at Houston on Tuesday. The items for the victims of Hurricane Harvey were gathered through a drive held by the veteran’s organization, Rebuilding America’s Warriors (RAW). According to Maggie Lockridge, a President/Founder of RAW, the truck left the valley on Sunday

California Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a rollover crash on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert. It happened Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. on EB I-10 just east of Cook Street. CHP says the driver, a 40-year-old woman from Arizona, was making a a lane change when she lost control. The car was on

UPDATE 5:47 a.m. Palm Desert City Manager Lauri Aylaian tells KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 the city council plans to recommend the item on commercial cannabis businesses for deliberation at the next meeting on the September 28. No action will be taken at Thursday’s meeting. Ayalian said members of the public and

A man who allegedly robbed three people at gunpoint at a Desert Hot Springs home while posing as a police officer conducting a search of the residence pleaded not guilty today to robbery and burglary charges. Michael Jacob Brooks, 49, of Susanville is accused of robbing three people inside a Desert Hot Springs home at

The City of Palm Desert is under a one-year moratorium on short-term rentals, but that doesn’t mean that there is not movement happening behind the scenes. A grass-roots organization spearheaded by a local woman had collected more than 1,500 signatures on a petition against STRs Wednesday afternoon. “For the last two, three months, I have

A Riverside County judge affirmed the terms of a 2015 plea deal Wednesday that stated Theresa Darrah, a woman convicted of burglary and grand theft, cannot engage in any kind of sales. The hearing Wednesday was requested by Darrah’s public defender, who wanted to clarify the terms of Darrah’s probation, to potentially give her a

Alex Napier is set to compete in two races – the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Tennessee and the ITU Olympic Distance Worlds in the Netherlands. She is a middle school teacher in Palm Desert but competing in triathlons is something she loves to do. Napier says, “there’s something about triathlons. I just love doing

Rancho Mirage will welcome La Quinta on Friday night for the week 3 high school football game of the week between two of the top teams in our valley. Last year, the Blackhawks outlasted the Rattlers 28-21 on their home field. This year the game will be at Rancho Mirage in what the fans call

One person is in hospital moderate injuries after a crash involving two big rigs on Interstate 10 near Whitewater. California Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 6:06 p.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 10 just east of Whitewater Canyon Road . Stay with KESQ/CBS Local 2 for any new updates on this story.

A woman and her boyfriend, who are accused in the 2012 death of her developmentally disabled twin brother, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges. Ines Mendez, 27, and Shanen Ryan Riley, 28, were arrested Thursday at their Palm Springs home after being charged with the murder of Mendez’s 22-year-old brother, Antonio, who

Just one week after the year anniversary of the deaths of Palm Springs Police Officers Lesley Zerebny and Gil Vega, their colleagues will take to the softball field to play a game in Zerebny’s honor. The annual softball game between firefighters and police officers in Palm Springs will now be called the Lesley Zerebny Memorial

Firefighters worked to put out a fire that engulfed two RV’s and a car in Desert Hot Springs on Wednesday morning. The fire started around 11 a.m. on Worsley Road and Mission Creek near Highway 62 and crews were able to contain the blaze at 11:30 a.m.No one was injured and there is no word

Tom Azody of Rancho Mirage looked over the engine of his Ford Explorer, which he says was damaged by gas he pumped at the Sam’s Club in Palm Desert. “I feel like i am caught in between a rock and a hard place you know,” said Azody. The small business owner says he pumped what