Month: April 2018

Authorities Thursday released the name of a Nevada woman who was killed in Palm Springs last month by a suspected hit-and-run driver. That other driver surrendered to police hours later. Marlene Mori, 64, of Fallon, Nevada was struck at 9:45 p.m. March 14 while crossing Ramon Road near Camino Real, an intersection that is not

Two people arrested after allegedly being found in a stolen vehicle in possession weapons, drugs, & paraphernalia. Crystal Beltran, 31 of Mecca and Hector Hernandez, 27. of Coachella were arrested Thursday afternoon after a Coachella Police Department deputy conducted an enforcement stop near Vineta Lane and Genoa Street in Coachella. According to a news release

Thousands are arriving into the Coachella Valley for Stagecoach, one of the largest country music festivals since last October’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. Six months later, people are still healing from the tragedy at Route 91, where 58 lives were taken in the the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. “My

The Assembly today approved a bill that would make the LGBT Veterans Memorial in Cathedral City’s Desert Memorial Park the nation’s first official state memorial to LGBT veterans. Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, was joined in Sacramento Thursday by Cathedral City Mayor Stan Henry and Mayor Pro Tem Greg Pettis for the vote on AB 2439.

A cluster of earthquakes shook the Coachella Valley this week, two 3.9 magnitude earthquakes were recorded, one in Sky Valley, the other near Borrego Springs. “There’s nothing in these particular events that would suggest that we’re really due for the big one,” said Elizabeth Cochran, a seismologist with the United States Geological Service. Several other

New crime numbers uncovered by News Channel 3 are revealing some important trends in the Coachella Valley In Riverside County service areas, violent crime was down in 2017 nearly 9 percent. Homicides were down nearly 32 percent. Coachella saw big improvements in 2017 with no homicides and burglaries were down 22 percent. News Channel 3’s

Una persona resultó herida despues de que estalló un incendio en un depósito de chatarra el miercoles por la tarde. El incendio fue reportado a las 4:15 p.m. De acuerdo con la primera compañía de bomberos que llegó, varios vehículos y una pequeña casa móvil fueron destruidos por el incendio de depósito de chatarra de

Un panel de la corte de apelaciones confirmó hoy una sentencia de prisión de 82 años para un ex residente de Cathedral City que se atrincheró en una casa de Palm Springs. Jody Wayne Noel tenía cinco condenas previas desde 1994 por crímenes como posesión de sustancias controladas y robo de vehículos, El primero de

The Living Desert zoo in Palm Desert will coordinate a survey today of the endangered June Beetle, which is found only in the Palm Springs area, in order to gather data on its biology, feeding patterns and other characteristics. Casey’s June Beetles were once spread across the entire Coachella Valley but their habitat has been

The jury in Bill Cosby’s retrial found the TV icon guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004. The 80-year-old comedian faces up to 10 years in prison on each count, but would likely serve them concurrently. A sentencing

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Una nota de la nueva admnistración de las casas móbiles donde reside tiene a Jose Magana Jr., de 62 años, al borde del desalojo. El ha vivido desde el 2001 en el complejo Western Villagen donde ahora exigen que solo se permitirá una mascota por hogar, magana tiene 6 perros y no tiene hijos. “No

One person was injured after a fire broke out at a junkyard in Thermal Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 4:15 p.m. According to the first arriving fire engine company, several vehicles and one small mobile home have been engulfed by the 2-acre junkyard fire. 18 engine companies and 57 total firefighters responded to

People from all over the country will be ‘Dining Out for Life’ Thursday. The national event raises money annually to support Aids organizations. Here in the desert restaurants across the valley will be donating a portion of their sales to the Desert Aids Project. The Purple Palm in Palm Springs is one of more than

Palm Valley School’s Jackson Dean celebrated a big win on William Shakespeare’s birthday Monday, taking top honors at the National Shakespeare Monologue Competition in New York City. According to his aunt Lisa Rossi Gomez, 22,000 students initially competed, 55 went to New York, and Jackson had to present a sonnet, a monologue, and a cold

Our April One Class At a Time Award goes to Mrs. Sandra Dunn’s Character Corps class at Herbert Hoover Elementary School in Indio. Mrs. Dunn focuses on helping these kids become genuinely good people. Every month, KESQ and Walter Clark Legal Group award a local class with $500 for an educational or inspirational project. This

Captain Misty Reynolds to take command of Thermal Sheriff’s station, Sheriff Stan Sniff announced Monday. Reynolds will replace Captain Roy Grace, who is retiring following a 30-year career with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The move will take effect April 26. Reynolds will service the eastern half of the Coachella Valley, which includes Coachella and

Former Tribal Chairman of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians John James has died, the tribe announced Wednesday. According to the tribe, James died peacefully Saturday among friends and family. He was 87. James was known as the Father of Native American Gambling, due to his role to help create and expand the Indian gaming

A controversy is brewing at a Palm Springs mobile home park after a resident says he is being forced to give up his pets Jose Magana Jr., 62, has lived at the Western Village Mobile Home Park since 2001. He says last week he received a threatening letter from the new management company. The letter

A close friend of a young woman killed in her Pinyon Pines home, along with her mother and the latter’s boyfriend, testified today that he remembered one of the men charged in the triple murder making plans to be there that fateful night, despite the alleged perpetrator’s denials afterward. Javier Garcia, 30, said he grew