Month: October 2017

Una persona murió en un choque de vehículos en Coachella el ayer martes por la tarde. Los oficiales del condado de Riverside dijeron que Gilberto Cárdenas, de 64 años, de Coachella murió minutos despues del naufragio que ocurrió en la avenida 50 y la calle Van Buren a las 4:45 p. M. Cárdenas fue declarado

One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Coachella Tuesday afternoon. The Riverside County Coroners Office said Gilberto Cardenas, 64, of Coachella died minutes after the wreck that happened on Avenue 50 and Van Buren Street at 4:45 pm. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/920463466867183617″,”author_name”:”KESQ News Channel 3″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Intersection of Ave 50 and Van Buren closed as

A man accused of firing on two California Highway Patrol officers and a Border Patrol agent in 2012 has since been charged with a deadly shooting that occurred three days later in Coachella, court documents show. Samuel Carrillo Ortiz Jr., 43, is accused, along with Hector Castaneda, 28, in the killing of Joel Lerma, whose

The family of Rachel Nguyen, the missing hiker who was missing since July, has released their first public statement since Nguyen’s body was believed to be found alongside Joseph Orbeso in a remote region of Joshua Tree National Park this past weekend. Nguyen’s uncle forwarded this statement to News Channel 3, saying: “We’re humbled and

Two men who allegedly beat another man outside a Cathedral City bar last summer, rendering the victim comatose from injuries that ultimately proved fatal, must stand trial on murder charges, a judge ruled Tuesday, but the same charges were dropped against a co-defendant. Jorge Tapia, 37, and Andrew Ponce, 45, are accused on June 25,

A former city of Rancho Mirage employee and her sister-in-law were charged with embezzlement and conspiracy for allegedly taking nearly $80,000 in municipal funds for their personal use. Sandra Johnson, 50, and Brandi Perry, 40, are accused of using Johnson’s position as the city’s senior manager for the Building and Safety Code Compliance Division to

We are following reports of a tamarisk tree fire near the I-10 East and Bob Hope Drive in Thousand Palms. Cal Fire received the call shortly after 4:30 p.m. It appears freeway traffic is not impacted but Union Pacific has been advised to stop trains. We have a crew on scene. Stay with KESQ News

A rat infestation at the commissary at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms has forced the commissary to close, with no timetable for reopening. The commissary acts as a subsidized supermarket for the approximately 6,000 troops and family members on base, and is run by the Dept. of Defense Commissary Agency

Students at Cathedral City High School were simulating a response to a major earthquake on campus Tuesday morning as part of the “Great ShakeOut” Earthquake Drill in the state. The statewide drill will take place Thursday. School officials say a group of students in the school’s Health Environmental Academy of Learning (HEAL) Academy, responded to

A vehicle with a mother and two children overturned in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday evening. The accident happened at about 6:35 pm near the intersection of Little Morongo Rd and Two Bunch Palm Trail. According to authorities on scene, the driver drifted into the shoulder, lost control, and overturned. Nobody was injured and no roads

A local high school football coach is on administrative leave and could possibly be facing legal charges after a video surfaced showing him allegedly punching a student in the stomach. Cellphone video shows Beaumont High School football coach Will Martin punching a student in the stomach. Other students in the room laughed. The Beaumont Police

The commissary at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms was ordered to close down indefinitely following the discovery of a rodent infestation in the store. The installation ordered the commissary to close on Oct. 11 due to the health code violation. “We are working with installation officials to completely resolve any pest issues

It started out as a missing person’s case in San Diego. Former Army officer Julia Jacobson had disappeared along with her wheaten terrier Boogie. But as the San Diego Police Department investigated, evidence soon led them to the Inland Empire. Jacobson’s last known whereabouts were traced to Ontario, when her debit card was used at

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure allowing Californians to identify their gender as “non-binary” on driver’s licenses if they don’t identify as male or female. The bill was among the last of 977 bills that Brown acted on before a deadline Sunday night. Legislative records show Coachella Valley lawmakers were split on their support

La familia de un bombero que murio en un accidente tipo volcadura mientras combatía los incendios forestales en el norte de California , ha confirmado a Kuna Noticias que era originario de Mecca. El periódico L.A. Times reporta que Garrett Angel Paiz era el conductor de un camión cisterna y entregaba un tanque de agua

Sexual harassment is a difficult subject for many women to discuss. But in light of a number of allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, women are stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight and speaking out about sexual harassment with 2 simple words: “me too.” Actress Alyssa Milano was one of the first

The official cause of the fire that took the life of Jane “Nikki” Engel in Desert Hot Springs in August was electrical in nature, Cal Fire has now disclosed. Earlier we reported that Desert Hot Springs police ruled the death accidental. The blaze was reported on Aug.4 in a single-family residence in the 9000 block

Incendio en la interestatal 10 a la altura de Bob Hope consume árboles tamarisk , en Thousand Palms. El incendio se desato alrededor de las 4:30 de esta tarde de martes. Esta es una noticia en desarrollo

Un juez federal negó el martes la solicitud del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán de poder reunirse con su abogado frente a frente, sin paredes o vidrios de protección que separen a ambos en las salas de una cárcel neoyorquina. El juez Brian Cogan dijo en su decisión que la fiscalía ha propuesto ciertas