Month: March 2018

A 25-year-old Palm Springs man was killed following a three-vehicle collision late Friday night. Palm Springs police said Mario Garcia was killed while another person was injured. It happened just after 11 p.m. Friday near the area of Ramon and El Cielo roads. Police said alcohol was believed to be a factor. Police said Garcia

A man was in critical condition Sunday afternoon after suffering a medical emergency while swimming in Palm Desert. Cal Fire, Riverside County officials said firefighters responded to reports of a near drowning just after 9 a.m. at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center, located on the 73000 block of Magnesia Falls Drive. Officials said lifeguards at

Sports Director Blake Arthur goes on on one with the 2018 BNP Paribas Open winners Naomi Osaka and Juan Martin Del Potro.

The winners have been crowned at this year’s BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells. Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka defeated No. 20 Daria Kasatkina, of Russia, in the women’s singles finale. Osaka won the championship matchup in two sets: 6-3, 6-2. No. 8 Juan Martín del Potro defeated No.

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drowning that happened early Sunday morning in Rancho Mirage. Cal Fire, Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a drowning around 8:50 a.m. in the 20 block of Cresta Verde. Fire officials said firefighters located an elderly woman inside a hot tub. The victim dead at the scene.

Three people are hurt after a three car collision that happened around 7:45 p.m. Friday. near the intersection of Palm Drive and Varner Road. Officials tell CBS Local 2/KESQ a vehicle headed the wrong way on Palm Drive, struck a truck carrying a trailer. The trailer flipped over and hit a sports car. Cars are

Two people killed in a deadly accident in Palm Springs early Saturday morning have been identified. 25-year-old Yesenia Hurtado-Gutierrez, of Coachella, and 21-year-old Daniel Rivera-Acosta, of Palm Desert. were killed following an accident near the area of East Palm Canyon Drive between South Palm Canyon and Via Salida. Police said they got the call about

It’s been a tough year for Bertha Garcia Duarte, the mother of Elilia Garcia Valdez. I still can’t believe it,” Duarte said. “I still want to see her. Sometimes I think I’m dreaming, and I’m going to wake up and she’s going to surprise me.” The same goes for her brother, Adolfo Valdez. “We’re still

The Walter Clark Legal Group is providing free rides through the ride-sharing app, Lyft, in its 2018 Safe Ride Home Program on St. Patrick’s Day. The rides will be available to help curb DUIs Saturday. The promo codes will be valid from 10:00 p.m. Saturday through 3:00 a.m. Sunday. The codes are available for one-time

Seventeen people suffered minor injuries when a tour bus and a semi truck crashed on Interstate 10 Saturday, causing the truck to ignite. The crash was reported at 4:30 a.m. on the westbound side of the freeway just west of State Route 62, according to Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department. The 17

The championship match times are set for the 2018 BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells. Women’s Final: 11am Naomi Osaka vs Daria Kasatkina Men’s Final: 1pm Roger Federer vs Juan Martin Del Potro

Even for the well-supplied, five days in the desert can be a perilous venture. Paul Hanks wasn’t well supplied in the least, but that didn’t stop him from toughing through adverse conditions. Late yesterday afternoon, the search for the missing Joshua Tree hiker ended, and more details emerged about the harrowing days in Hanks spent

A La Quinta woman accused in the 2003 death of her 2-year-old stepson will have a second chance two years after she was convicted of murder, with a new trial date set for early May. Patricia Brown, 52, was found guilty in August 2016 of second-degree murder and assault on a child for the Jan.

A driver who struck a school bus carrying 66 children in Mecca today, then fled the scene, was being sought by authorities. The California Highway Patrol is seeking the driver of a white sedan that rear-ended a bus at 7:35 a.m. on westbound Avenue 70, approaching Cleveland Street. The bus slowed to pick up a

In an extended case plagued by delays and suspensions, there was a day of seeming certainty. Today, John Hernandez Felix appeared in court once again, but as he left, he had several definitive dates for return; a trial readiness conference set for April 27, an Atkins hearing set for October 9, and a tentative trial

A 17-year-old boy who allegedly fired into a crowd following a fight in Cathedral City was in custody today. The boy, a Cathedral City resident whose name was not disclosed by police due to his age, was arrested in connection with the 1:17 p.m. Thursday non-injury shooting reported in the 35300 block of Corregidor Road,

A fire broke out today in the Santa Ana River bottom near downtown Riverside, scorching about a half-acre before crews got it partially contained. The non-injury blaze was reported about 2:42 p.m. in the center of the dry riverbed, just off of Mission Boulevard and Crestmore Road, according to the Riverside Fire Department. Reports from

KESQ and CBS Local 2 are learning new details about Paul Hanks, the missing hiker found Thursday afternoon at Joshua Tree National Park. Hanks had been missing for four days at the park after going hiking at the Maze Loop Trail Sunday afternoon. READ: Missing hiker found conscious in Joshua Tree National Park According to