Month: November 2017

In light of landmark elections Tuesday night where two transgender women made history, and ahead of Veterans Day on Saturday, we are sharing the story of a local transgender veteran. Laura Meeks served our country as an United States Air Force pilot and retired as a Major in 1995. Read: Veterans Day events in the

Sadly, mass killings are occurring more and more often in the U.S. Whether its gunfire, an explosion, a truck into a crowd, even an airplane into a building as we saw on 9/11, the senseless slaughters continue. The Coachella Valley has been spared this type of carnage, but it could happen here. Anytime. Anyplace. CBS

Authorities are looking for a man who stole money from a vending machine inside a Rancho Mirage. It happened on Monday at 4:45 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites. A man can be seen in surveillance video walking to the vending area, pulling out a wrench and some tools then starts working on

Voters in Palm Springs approved a higher sales tax aimed at generating more revenue for the city’s growing public safety needs. Measure D was approved by voters in a 57 to 43 percent margin in the city during Tuesday’s local elections. The tax measure would raise the city’s sales tax from 8.75 percent to 9.25

Los abogados del ex alcalde de Palm Springs Steve Pougnet y dos desarrolladores de Coachella Valley se encontraban en el tribunal de Indio el miercoles para una conferencia de resolución de un delito grave. John Wessman, de 78 años, y Richard Meaney, de 51, están acusados ​​de pagarle a Pougnet, de 54 años, alrededor de

A suspected gang member who allegedly tried to kidnap a man at gunpoint pleaded not guilty Wednesday to kidnapping and assault charges. Enrique Jose Luis Fernandez, 23, of Cathedral City, is accused of trying to force a man into a car at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Circle K store on Ramon Road

The driver of a truck that was rear-ended by a tour bus in a Palm Springs freeway crash that killed 13 people and injured 31 others has waived his extradition, according to John Hall, spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Hall told KESQ News Channel 3 that Bruce Guilford waived his extradition on

Los bomberos trabajaron para contener un incendio de abono verde de un acre en Thermal hoy miercoles por la mañana. Ca Fire respondió a un posible material peligroso en la cuadra 87000 de la avenida 66 a las 7:00 a.m. cerca de la escuela primaria Las Palmitas. Los equipos en escena incluyen el Equipo de

Firefighters worked to contain a one acre green waste mulch fire in Thermal on Wednesday morning. Ca Fire responded to a possible hazardous material at the 87000 block of Avenue 66 at 7:00 a.m. near Las Palmitas Elementary School. Crews on scene include the Riverside County Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team, and Riverside County Environmental

Indio police responded to a call of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle Wednesday morning. It happened just before 10 a.m. on Monroe St. and Avenida Del Mar, near Highway 111. According to Sgt. Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department, a driver in a white pickup truck struck a man in a wheelchair who

The National Transportation Safety Board convened to announce the probable cause of last year’s deadly Palm Springs freeway crash that killed 13 people aboard a tour bus on Interstate 10. We have learned the NTSB is unhappy at how often commercial drivers get tired on the road and they do believe traffic breaks played a

Lisa Middleton y Christy Holstege probablemente se unirán al Concejo Municipal de Palm Springs despues de encabezar el campo de seis candidatos despues de que los votos preliminares hayan sido contados.Middleton terminó primero en las elecciones del martes con 5.968 votos, convirtiendose potencialmente en la primera persona transgenero elegida para una oficina no judicial en

A man accused of killing his girlfriend in their Palm Springs apartment in March, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday. James Beushausen, 34, is accused of the shooting death of Jaylynn Amanda Keith, 27, who was found on dead on March 15. She had been shot in the head and found in

Bugs have invaded the Coachella Valley. People have reported seeing thousands of the small insects on car windshields and in their pool. The owner of Coachella Valley Pest Control tells KESQ/CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado they’re Boatmen bugs. Craig Conaway is the owner of Coachella Valley Pest Control. He thinks they’re coming from the Salton

More than 50 adoptable dogs will be available and looking for a home on November 18th at The River Rancho Mirage. The Bianca Rae Foundation, Humane Society of the Desert and Animal Samaritans teamed up to host this adoption event. Various Coachella Valley shelters and animal welfare groups will bring adoptable dogs. Woofstock is November

UPDATE: Traffic is clearing from the earlier wreck on Interstate 10 eastbound east of Washington Street. ————– A collision involving a gray SUV and a big rig semi truck was reported at 5:37 a.m. Tuesday morning eastbound on Interstate 10, halfway between Washington Street and the Jefferson Interchange. The collision was backing up traffic in

Lisa Middleton and Christy Holstege will likely join the Palm Springs City Council after topping the field of six candidates after the preliminary votes have been counted. Middleton finished first in Tuesday’s election with 5,968 votes, potentially becoming the first transgender person elected to a nonjudicial office in California. Holstege was second with 5,810 votes,

Coachella Valley native Timothy Bradley presented a $5,000 check on Tuesday to an Indio elementary school in conjunction with the publication of a biography that details how he overcame a troubled childhood to become a five-time World Champion boxer. “Hard to Heart: How Boxer Tim Bradley Won Championships and Respect” was written by former Los

A man accused of shooting two people at a Norwalk convenience store, killing one and wounding another, was in custody Tuesday following his arrest in Palm Springs. Nakia Deshone Smith, 20, was arrested along with a girl described only as a juvenile in Palm Springs Monday afternoon on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. The

Polls will open at 7:00 am in a couple of valley cities for election day. In Palm Springs, two seats are open on the city council with Ginny Foat and Chris Mills deciding not to seek re-election. The candidates for their seats include Lisa Middleton, Glenn Flood, W. Henry Hampton, Robert Stone, Christy Holstege, Judy