Month: April 2018

Woman accused of setting fire to a Palm Desert hotel pleads not guilty to arson charges. CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers, with assistance from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Tiana Marie Hughes, for allegedly setting fire to the Embassy Suites in Palm Desert Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to a

Roads are blocked off in Bermuda Dunes after a two-vehicle accident involving a big rig. The accident was reported at 3:25 pm near the intersection of Washington St and Avenue 41. The California Highway Patrol announced that two northbound lanes are blocked and westbound Avenue 41 from Washington is blocked. Those lanes were back open

133 Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert are currently without power. SCE crews are currently in the Quail Lakes Dr. area working to determine the cause of the outage. Stay with KESQ & CBS Local 2 for updates. Download the KESQ & CBS Local 2 app on iTunes or Google Play for up-to-the-minute breaking

A senior citizen allegedly rammed his car into the locked gates of a Palm Springs parking lot today and then sped away from arriving officers, who quickly caught up to the driver and referred him for a mental health evaluation, according to police. Officers were called to “a commercial property on Bird Center Drive” early

Los agentes del sheriff del condado de Riverside están investigando un tiroteo que dejó un niño herido en Coachella. El oficial Michael Vásquez dijo que los agentes respondieron justo despues de las 8 a.m. a una llamada de un menor que sufría una herida de bala en la cuadra 40,000 de Harris Lane. Confirmaron que

The No Kill Coachella Valley Coalition conducted a life saving transport to El Centro’s Humane Society of Imperial County and Dee’s Rescue. The group took crucial supplies to the shelters such as food, towels, even a washer and dryer. On the way back to the valley, the group brought with them dogs now up for

Inocente se declara un hombre de la ciudad de Cathedral por supuesta posesion de pornografia infantil, Kevin Lee Nichols de 56 años fue arrestado el 1 de febrero despues que rastrearan supuestas fotografias de contenido sexual en publicaciones de redes sociales. tras un allanamiento a su residencia la policia encontro mas de 2000 fotografias explicitas

Ayer estuvo en corte Brian Hernandez quien enfrenta juicio por haber matado de un balazo en la cabeza a su roommate en febrero del 2017 y dice que lo hizo en defensa propia ya que el hoy occiso lo amenazo con una navaja dos veces cuando le pidió que el y su novia se mudaran

There is a wind advisory active from 2 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Sunday. If you live in higher elevation or north of Interstate 10 you can expect winds gusts 20-30 mph. If you know you have anything around your home that could blow away, now is the time to bring it inside. The onshore

A witness tells News Channel 3 a driver hit a family of geese as they were crossing Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage Friday morning. It happened in front of Eisenhower Medical Center. The witness says the driver had enough time to slow down, but did not. The driver did not stop. Animal Control says

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left a boy injured in Coachella. Deputy Michael Vasquez said deputies responded just after 8 a.m. to a call of a juvenile who was suffering from a gunshot wound on the 40,000 block of Harris Lane. They confirmed the boy was injured but it’s unclear if

La AAA Club del Sur de California está iniciando el Mes Nacional de Conducir Distraído (abril) con el lanzamiento de una iniciativa de varios años con el objetivo de hacer que los mensajes de texto mientras se maneja sean socialmente inaceptables como conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol. Los nuevos anuncios de servicio público en

Warrant sweeps throughout the city of Indio led to the arrest of four people. The Indio Police Department and the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force served multiple search warrants in Indio starting Wednesday morning. Warrants were served in various locations throughout the city. In total, the CVVCGTF seized three firearms, narcotics and arrested

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ventura County Thursday a little after 12:30 pm. “It shook for about 10 to 15 seconds, the flags starting shaking, then we realized it was an earthquake,” said Zachary Boetta, a Cal State Channel Islands student. Boetto was in the Cal State Channel Islands library right

Some members of the Indio Senior Center are protesting the center’s management. Protesters are asking for the people in charge to be removed immediately. Seniors were chanting “Yes, We Can!” Thursday morning in front of the center on Alladin Street. It’s the 2nd protest against management in the past six months. Members reached out to

‘TKB Bakery and Deli’ in Indio was named the #1 top place in the United States by Yelp back in February. To celebrate, the bakery is hosting a block party this Saturday from 3 pm to 7 pm. The locally-owned shop has been in Yelp’s top five best restaurants the past three years. This year,

Funeral services for Jim Houston are underway at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert. Jim Houston, along with his wife Jackie Lee, bought CBS Local 2 in 2002. He sold the station to News Press and Gazette Company in 2012, merging it with local stations KESQ-TV and KUNA-TV. CBS Local 2 anchor Kris Long said,

The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs could eventually re-open its doors again after 4 years. The city is moving forward on plans to have a new owner renovate the venue. What was once a bustling theater is now sitting empty, the box office of the plaza theater in Palm Springs boarded up. This vacancy could