Month: April 2018

It wasn’t a traditional birthday party, but 100 years after the birth of FIND Food Bank founder Wayne Robinson, his family came together to honor the man who wanted to fight hunger in the valley. “I think he had visions that it would grow…but I don’t think ever in his wildest dreams (did he) think

FIND Food Bank has officially named its new President and CEO, according to a news release first sent to CBS Local 2. Debbie Espinosa will serve in the Bank’s most executive role, starting in her new position today. “Our Board of Directors is very excited to have a new CEO on board,” stated FIND Board

Student leaders at Sea View Elementary School in Salton City hand out food to their peers for a monthly farmers market with FIND Food Bank. Students, regardless of need, are lined up and pick out nutritious food to take home with them at no cost to their families. “Nutrition is supposed to feed our bodies

A fire at the Embassy Suites in Palm Desert yesterday has been ruled an arson and a female suspect has been arrested, according to Cal Fire. Her identity has not been released at this time. Cal Fire Law Enforcement officers arrested the suspect with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. She was booked

Un incendio en el Embassy Suites en Palm Desert ayer fue declarado como un incendio provocado. Una sospechosa fue arrestada, según el Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside sin que aun haya se haya revelado su identidad. Los agentes de aplicación de la ley arrestaron a la sospechosa con la ayuda del Departamento del

Se acerca la fecha limite para reportar los impuestos, este próximo 17 de abril es el dia limite que el I.R.S. a dado para que podamos hacer nuestros impuestos. Anabel Márquez portavoz del I.R.S. dice que en estos ultimas días de los impuestos es cuando abundan mas los fraudes. Muchas personas sin escrúpulos se aprovechan

A Desert Hot Springs man shot his roommate in the back of the head shortly after demanding that the victim and his girlfriend move out, then threatened to shoot the woman before turning himself in to police, a prosecutor told a jury today. Brian Keith Hernandez’s attorney opted to reserve his opening statement for later

Four U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar were killed in a helicopter crash during a training mission this afternoon in the El Centro area in Imperial County. The aircraft had departed from the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms “to conduct squadron training consisting of

Tres adolescentes trataron de cruzar la frontera con opioides amarrados con cinta a su cuerpo. Sucedió en la frontera con San Ysidro Entre la droga estaba el poderoso Fentanyl , en una semana autoridades de esa parte de la frontera decomisaron droga avaluada en $1.3 millones de dolares. El Fentanyl es un letal narcótico 100

A man facing charges for allegedly driving an unmarked police SUV assigned to Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes appeared in court at the Larson Justice Center in Indio today. William Leon Menser’s arraignment will be delayed until May 2nd to allow him time to find private counsel, the judge ruled today. On Monday, prosecutors

Ayer a las 3:30 de la tarde inició un incendio en el hotel Embassy Suites de Palm Desert y todos los huespedes fueron evacuados mientras los bomberos sofocaban las llamas. Todos los huespedes fueron evacuados mientras los bomberos sofocaban las llamas. Por fortuna no se reportaron personas lesionadas. El hotel se ubica en la esquina

Registration is open to local health managers and providers for an April 19 conference in Palm Springs on the latest trends in infectious diseases such as the Zika virus. The Inland Empire Infectious Disease Conference for Prenatal and Pediatric Providers will get underway at 8:40 a.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Topics include a

Palm Springs Police Department is urging the public to avoid the area of Gene Autry Trail and Via Escuela in Palm Springs. PSPD has issued the warning due to a power outage in the area. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD/status/981592533506473985″,”author_name”:”Palm Springs PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Please avoid the area of Gene Autry Trail and Via Escuela due to a power

A ceremony marking the start of a major rehabilitation project for a deteriorated section of Thousand Palms roadway will be held today. A quarter-mile portion of Robert Road stretching from Ramon Road to La Canada Way will be reconstructed and replaced starting this week. The $588,000 Robert Road Resurfacing Project will include an overlay of

Cuatro marines estadounidenses de la Estación Aerea Marine Corps Miramar murieron en un accidente de helicóptero durante una misión de entrenamiento la tarde de ayer martes en el área de El Centro en el Condado Imperial. Los nombres de los muertos fueron retenidos hasta la notificación de sus familias. Los oficiales de la Marina tambien

At 10:13 a.m., a car struck a bicyclist near the intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Ginger Rodgers in Rancho Mirage Monday according to Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The bicyclist died at the scene. The driver did not suffer any injuries. The victim was identified as 74-year-old Peter Harvey of

Patricia Brown, who was previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old stepson and given a new trial in March, was granted bail today. The bail is set at $100,000. Her family says they expect to bring her home today. She has been in custody since August of 2016. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/981273082546487297″,”author_name”:”KESQ News Channel 3″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

Every day Jesus Nunez nicknamed Chuey dives closer and closer to his goal. “My goal is to go to CIF, be the first person from Desert Mirage to go to CIF for swimming. It is going to be fantastic. History here being made.” Student athlete of the week Nunez said. Actions speak louder than words.

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival starts in just 10 days! Thousands of festival-goers will descend upon the valley and fill the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. This will be the first Coachella after the legalization of marijuana in California and local pot dispensaries are changing things up a bit attract more festival customers this