Month: April 2018

Update: A 50-acre wildfire in Thermal that broke out overnight was 75 percent contained Saturday and was not threatening any structures. The fire was reported at 10:18 p.m. Friday near Avenue 68 and Fillmore Street and was fueled by light winds, said Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department. Cabral said the incident has

For the second straight year the Shadow Hills boys basketball program has been recognized for the highest combined team GPA of any Riverside County high school in their sport. Last year they earned a 3.79 and this year improved to a 3.84 as they continued to improve on the court with a solid 17-11 record.

VIDEO: Vote for your favorite play or performance of the week set to be announced April 30th at 5:30pm on CBS, 6pm on KESQ! – Jonny Cuevas ridiculously long home run for Palm Desert – Nyah Chavez undefeated in 400M, 800M, 3200M – Chase Cadwallader with late birdie push for DVL golf title – Xavier

Former Xavier Prep track star turned Sacramento State Hornet Jah Strange is turning heads yet again after qualifying for the D-1 West Coast Preliminary Track Meet with a personal best long jump of 7.61M. In the same meet he also had a personal best in both the triple jump & 100M dash. The meet will

Cathedral City says their red light cameras will be going away soon. The city council voted 4-1 earlier this week to cancel its contract with camera operator ‘American Traffic Solutions’ because of the amount of police time needed to keep the program going. Council member Greg Pettis voted against ending the program. The three red

Emergency responders are on the scene of an overturned vehicle in a ditch at the intersection of Avenue 20 and Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Traffic is severely backed up in the area. Five people have sustained minor injuries. A KESQ & CBS Local 2 news team is on scene. Stay with us for

Cal Fire is responding to a report of a vehicle fire at the Empire Polo Grounds at Monroe Street and Avenue 51, which is hosting the Stagecoach Festival this weekend. The fire, which destroyed three recreational vehicles, has been contained, according to Cal Fire. A fourth RV was damaged. No injuries have been reported. Viewers

Desert Hot Springs police arrest man accused of a residential burglary. Officers received reports of a residential burglary in progress Friday shortly before 4:00 pm at the 66800 block of Joshua Court in Desert Hot Springs. More Local Crime Stories According to a news release by DHS PD, the homeowner told dispatchers he arrived home

After a record breaking career at Shadow Hills High School, James Toland the IV decided to walk on at USC. As a sophomore he was already getting carries in the Trojan backfield finishing with 29 but a stacked depth chart and injuries kept him out of the backfield for much of his final three seasons.

A cop killer who gunned down a Blythe store clerk during a 24-hour, two-state crime spree was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ernesto Salgado Martinez, 42, was convicted in December of first-degree murder, and jurors found true special circumstance allegations of killing during a robbery and taking multiple lives

Olivia Garcia is just a 14-year-old freshman at Coachella Valley High School but is already becoming one of the best swimmers this valley has seen. Garcia holds the school record in eight individual events and another three as part of a relay team. She became the first automatic CIF qualifier in school history and already

Local congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz continues his fight for veterans who believe burn pits have made them sick in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, I-Team investigator John White highlighted the story of Jennifer Kepner, a local Air Force veteran who died in October of pancreatic cancer at the age of 39. Kepner lived a healthy

A Calexico man accused of fatally striking a Nevada woman with his car in a Palm Springs roadway, then fleeing the scene, pleaded not guilty today to felony hit-and-run causing death. Jesus Manuel Montano, 63, is accused of hitting Marlene Mori, 64, of Fallon, at 9:45 p.m. March 14 as she crossed Ramon Road near

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose two-tenths of a cent today to $3.576, its highest amount since Aug. 26, 2015. The average price has increased 10 of the past 11 days, rising 4.9 cents, including a half-cent on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil

Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park spent more than $137 million in neighboring communities last year, supporting the local economy and fostering job creation, according to a new National Park Service report released today. The report concluded that spending by nearly three million park guests in surrounding cities supported 1,789 jobs and had a cumulative

People flocked to bars and restaurants in the Coachella Valley Thursday for one of the biggest fundraisers locally. It’s all for the annual “Dining Out for Life” fundraiser. Fresh bagels are being bagged at Townie Bagels in Palm Springs, as the morning crowd enters for breakfast. It’s a typical morning, but this time their meal

Thousands of country music fans will convene in the desert today to celebrate the start of the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio. Gates open at noon for the day’s 18 acts, topped off by Florida Georgia Line on the “Mane” stage. The Nashville-based duo previously performed at Stagecoach in 2013 and 2014, but this year

Bill Cosby fue declarado culpable de tres cargos de asalto indecente agravado por drogar y agredir sexualmente a Andrea Constand en un suburbio de Filadelfia en 2004. El ex comediante de 80 años enfrenta hasta 10 años de prisión por cada cargo. El panel comenzó a deliberar el miercoles alrededor de las 11 a.m., y

Thousands of country music fans will convene in the desert to celebrate the start of the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio this weekend. Gates open at noon on Friday for 18 acts, including headliners Florida Georgia Line on the “Mane” stage. The Nashville-based duo previously performed at Stagecoach in 2013 and 2014, but this year

The Senate confirmed Richard Grenell as the U.S. ambassador to Germany on Thursday, filling the high-profile diplomatic position just in time for a White House visit this week by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In September, KESQ reported on the initial rumors around Grenell’s potential appointment. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/989623979366408192″,”author_name”:”Richard Grenell”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Thank you, Senator! &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/WtluPCY7kN”&#gt;https://t.co/WtluPCY7kN&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Richard