Month: October 2017

The College of the Desert Roadrunners fall 23-19 to San Diego Mesa College in their home finale. Full game recap: http://codathletics.com/sports/fball/2017-18/releases/201710291a7z1s

The Coachella Valley Arabs football team defeated 29 Palms in week-10 to secure their first league title in over 40-years. There are three brothers on the roster with Matthew Fitzgerald (Sr), Angelo Fitzgerald (Jr.) & Donny Fitzgerald (Fr.) and each scored a touchdown in the Arab victory.

Two local breweries teamed up to help raise money for an Indio boy battling cancer. Isaiah Lopez is a 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia about two years ago. Babe’s Bar-B-Que and Brewhouse teamed up with the La Quinta brewing company to host a “Hops for Isaiah” fundraiser Saturday. “We thought it was

CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire crews responded to a wildfire burning near an elementary school in Thermal Saturday. Video sent to KESQ and CBS Local 2 by Phil Burnett shows the fire burning Saturday evening at Airport Boulevard and Monroe Street, near Westside Elementary School. Firefighters responded to the fire just before 6:00 p.m. No other

Mental health awareness was the topic of discussion Saturday at the Coachella Valley High School Health Academy regional conference. Hundreds gathered at CSUSB in Palm Desert to talk about mental health awareness. Students popping balloons as part of the pop the stigma campaign and joining together to combat the stigmas associated with the illness. “Mental

Firefighters are making progress on a brush fire burning in Wildomar, that resulted in hundreds of evacuations in western Riverside County. As of Saturday evening, flames had scorched about 850 acres and were 75 percent contained. All evacuation orders and warnings had been lifted by 6 p.m. Friday. All roads have also re-opened, but recreational

The Palm Springs Police Department Traffic Unit released their results from a DUI/Drivers’ License checkpoint they conducted Friday night. The operation took place in the 2000 block of East Ramon Road between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. During this time, they screened 618 vehicles. No arrests were made for DUI-Alcohol or drug

Firefighters and family members will be paying their respects for Garret Paiz, a firefighter with local ties, who died while fighting the Nuns Fire in Northern California last week. Paiz was a member of Noel Fire Department out of Missouri. Read original story Noel firefighters made the trip to the desert to pay their respects

“He’s our production, he’s the maestro. This is an art that’s been lost,” said Damares Contreras, clerk at Mario’s Shoe Repair in Palm Desert. Mario’s Shoe Repair in El Paseo could begin the season off on the wrong foot as the sole of their business may not be allowed back into the United States “He’s

Week 10 is in the books, check out the final scores for all the local games this week. Game of the Week: Twentynine Palms – 27 @ Coachella Valley – 41 Coachella Valley wins their first league title game in 40 years and clinch a spot in the playoffs. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/924167872817004544″,”author_name”:”KESQ News Channel 3″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

A driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after causing a four-vehicle crash in Palm Springs that led to three people being hospitalized with moderate injuries The accident happened at the intersection of S Indian Canyon and E Ramon Rd at a little before 10:30 pm. Officers at the scene said that a

A truck driver is speaking out tonight after witnessing a deadly crash on I-10 involving two big rigs in Desert Center. Three men were killed and a young girl was thrown from one of the big rigs. Read: Three men killed, child airlifted after Desert Center semi crash CHP officers said passersby saw the little

35-year-old Jonathan Nava was arrested for assault with intent to commit mayhem, rape, sodomy, oral copulation in two different incidents hours apart in Palm Springs. Palm Springs police were originally notified of an assault at Ruth Hardy Park at 12:09 pm. According to a press release by PSPD, the victim was in a bathroom at

We are learning more today about the life and death of President John F. Kennedy. This week, nearly 3,000 previously classified documents related to the 35th President were released, specifically on his assassination. We take a look at a newly released picture of President Kennedy’s visit to the Coachella Valley in 1962. We spoke with

A woman is in the hospital after a vehicle rolled over and caught on fire. of the I-10 near the Cook St exit in Thousand Palms. A female driver was taken to taken to the hospital with major injuries after a cut and rescue. The crash involved two cars and was reported at 4:42 pm.

Jonathan Nava de 35 años fue aprehendido por agresión con intento de provocar caos, abuso sexual, sodomía y cópula oral en dos casos por separado en Palm Springs. El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs originalmente fue notificado de un acto de agresión en el parque Ruth Hardy al filo de las 12:09pm. Según el

The coroner released the name of the woman who was fatally shot in the head in Desert Hot Springs last Thursday. The woman, identified as Alycia Alexander, 25, of Indio was pronounced dead at the Wells Fargo parking lot on the 5200 block of Ramon Road in Palm Springs. Read original story Desert Hot Springs

Yucca Valley senior star Lucas Lopez is our featured student athlete of the week for his efforts on the football field and in the classroom. STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – LUCAS LOPEZ STORY BY CODY KRUPP So Lucas Lopez might not be Michael Jordan, but man can this kid fly. “Pre game reads, watch

Although Xavier Prep water polo fell just short in their hunt for a DVL Championship, two senior captains have left the program in pretty good shape for years to come. Both great players, great teammates, and even better people. Impossible to chose just one, so we made them both our student athlete of the week.

Esta mañana se despidió con honores al bombero que perdió la vida combatiendo los incendios en el condado de Napa,al norte de California la semana pasada. Bomberos de su departamento viajaron al desierto para despedir a Paiz Paiz nació y creció en la ciudad de Meca. Asistió a Coachella Valley High School y College of