Month: June 2018

A suspect is now in custody in relation to Sunday’s shooting in Desert Hot Springs. Sunday at around 2:20 pm, a man was shot in the upper body in the 66700 block of 8th Street. The man was transported to a hospital, where he underwent surgery. He is currently recovering in the intensive care unit,

One woman was injured following a Sunday night officer-involved shooting near Indio Hills. On Sunday night at approximately 11:00 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies from the Thermal station responded to the scene of an officer-involved shooting investigation being conducted by Joshua Tree National Park Service Rangers and Bureau of Land Management officers in the area

Some elementary students have raised hundreds of dollars for the “Desi Strong Foundation” and they did it with an arcade style “claw machine.” The students at Gerald Ford Elementary in Indian Wells are paying it forward to a foundation that bares the name of Desi Cechin. She passed away from cancer at the age of

96-year-old Millie Bloom Saks served in the armed forces during World War II. She now lives in La Quinta. She said she was in the second group of women to serve in the military as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard’s women’s reserve. “My time in the service was very rewarding,” Saks told KESQ

A 2-year-old cat shot through the torso with an arrow is available for adoption, but those interested in making a home for the abused feline must express in an essay contest why they would be the best caretaker for the pet. Essays are due by Tuesday night and can be submitted to the Riverside County

The school year has come to an end and it was time to pick two student athletes to be named My Thai Player of the Year (Winter & Spring). The choice had to be a senior who was a previous Best Local Sports Show Student Athlete of the Week. The winner received a $1,000 check

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported at 12:48 p.m. and was contained at 1:20 p.m. 23 firefighters and six fire engines responded to the scene, located on the 13000 block of Palm Drive. The fire engulfed a single-story abandoned building, according

Smoke could be seen billowing out of what was a roof at a home in Desert Hot Springs Sunday night. The flames broke out around 9:15 at a 2,000 square foot home in the 67000 block of 20th Avenue, said CAL FIRE/Riverside. First arriving crews reported the garage was on fire. The flames then spread

Otro terrenod e dátiles abandonado se ve involucrado en un poderoso incendio que termina destruyendo una estructura en Coachella. A pocos dias que los bomberos lucharan contra un incendio de vegetación entre la Quinta y Thermal, nuevamente arde el lugar en inmediaciones en la cuadra 83000 de la Avenida 54 en Coachella. De acuerdo con

Los bomberos de Cal Fire / Riverside County están en la escena de un incendio estructural en Desert Hot Springs. El incendio fue reportado a las 12:48 p.m. y fue contenido a la 1:20 p.m.23 bomberos y seis camiones de bomberos respondieron a la escena, ubicada en la cuadra 13000 de Palm Drive. El fuego

Choque de cinco autos retrasa el tráfico en Palm Desert , autoridades se ven obligados a cerrar varios carriles en horas de congestión en el área. El accidente ocurrió antes de las 7:30 a.m. de este lunes, según el investigador Armando Muñoz del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, los hechos sucedieron cerca de

El Departamento de Policía de Long Beach publicó una imagen de un bote abandonado que se cree que es parte de un presunto contrabando humano. Los investigadores están en la búsqueda de varios sospechosos posiblemente involucrados en un incidente de tráfico de personas despues de que la lancha fue abandonada al desembarcar en la costa

En más información en torno de la fatal volcadura ocurrida hace una semana donde un coche que circulaba sobre en Expressway 86 en Coachalla se volcó en repetidas ocasiones y terminó en el estacionamiento del Spotlight 29 Casino, la policía ya archivó cargos en contra de la conductora del vehículo. Annalee Montemayor de 22 años

UPDATE: The roads are now open, according to Investigator Armando Munoz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. *** A five-car crash in Palm Desert near Washington Plaza has closed down southbound lanes on Washington from Palm Royale to Fred Waring. The accident happened just before 7:30 a.m. Monday morning. We’re told two people were taken

A crowd gathered at the Salton Sea for a rather unusual reason Sunday morning. It’s where demonstrations were being done to debunk the flat earth theory. Waves rippled through at the sea with a crowd of people gathered around. They aren’t so much sightseeing but demonstrating science by proving the earth is round. “There’s been

Subtropical high pressure will keep the Coachella Valley near 110 degrees through Wednesday. Skies will be clear however dew points will be near 50 degrees. There is an Excessive Heat Watch effecting Yucca, Valley, Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree National Park. The end of the week will bring an increase of onshore flow and temps

A man who was shot in the stomach in Desert Hot Springs on Sunday afternoon is expected to survive, said Police Chief Dale Mondary. The shooting happened in the 66700 block of 8th Street around 2:20 p.m, said public information officer Doria Wilms. One man was struck in the upper body and transported to a

A power outage in Palm Desert left 1,345 Southern California Edison customers without power Sunday evening, said a representative from the company. The outage was caused by equipment problems around 6:20 p.m., the rep added. Crews were dispatched to the site and by 9 p.m., SCE had reduced the outage to 55 customers. There was

2017 Coachella Valley High School grad Eli Navarro took first place in the 100 Free, 200 Free, and the 50 Fly over the weekend at the Southern California Special Olympics on the campus of Cal State Long Beach. Previous Story: http://www.kesq.com/sports/local-sports-events/former-coachella-valley-high-school-swimmer-aspiring-to-compete-at-2018-special-olympics/742751192