Month: July 2018

La policía hoy busca la ayuda del público para encontrar a una mujer que desapareció hace varios días despues de caminar hacia el desierto cerca de Cathedral City para buscar a su perro. Velva Jacklin, de 54 años, fue vista por última vez el sábado en una estación de Chevron en 22600 Palm Drive. Su

UPDATE: The CHP reported the closures were reopening, the traffic advisory was being lifted, and traffic was beginning to clear at 8:32 a.m. ORIGINAL STORY: Traffic was backed up Tuesday morning due to road construction on Interstate 10 in Indio near the Jefferson Street Interchange. Caltrans road crews told a KESQ News Channel 3 and

Police today seek the public’s help to find a woman who disappeared several days ago after walking into the desert near Cathedral City to search for her dog. Velva Jacklin, 54, was last seen Saturday at a Chevron station at 22600 Palm Drive. Her boyfriend told police that Jacklin walked into the desert near the

Warm weather is accompanied by chances of thunderstorms in the deserts, mountains and even some inland valleys through Thursday. High temperatures for the metropolitan Riverside area are expected to remain in the high 90s for the rest of the week and possibly return to triple digits this weekend. Today’s high in the Coachella Valley is

A 66-year-old man is behind bars after molesting an 11-year-old six years ago. The girl’s mother said her then 11-year-old daughter was repeatedly molested for about one year. Thermal resident John Ruiz Ureste was sentenced on Friday. The mother says seeking justice has taken six years and the healing process will take much longer. “It

The Coachella Valley woke up to a gloomy-looking, hazy-like day today. Following a weekend of sunny skies and excessive heat with temperatures in the one-teens, Monday’s weather was quite different. Late last night, a line of intense thunderstorms over southwestern Arizona rumbled their way to the west-northwest into Southern California. By 2 AM, they began

Bernie Skoboloff pointed to the electrical outlet at his home that he says a Spectrum cable repair man removed the cover from during a service call May 20th. He says accessing the outlet caused an electrical arc, which damaged electronics in the home. “My reaction was, how stupid, they should have turned off the electricity,”

UPDATE: A brush fire burning in south Palm Springs was 100% contained by Monday evening, said Kate Anderson, the spokesperson for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Anderson clarified that fire area did not grow, 122-acres is just a more accurate measurement ORIGINAL STORY: The situation remains at a stand-still for a wildfire burning

With temperatures hitting the 110s Saturday making it unbearably for a good part of the day. For dog owners it’s keeping watch on their furry friends. Bowie, the Siberian husky is getting plenty to drink on this warm Saturday morning at the Palm Desert dog park, avoiding the sweltering heat expected later in the day.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest suspected narcotics smuggler who allegedly had more than two pounds of opium paste concealed on his body on the 4th of July. Agents encountered a 28-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a brown Mitsubishi Endeavor at the Highway 86 checkpoint at 8 a.m. on the 4th of July. During

Video of arrest in Desert Hot Springs over the weekend is causing controversy throughout social media after an officer appears to cover his body camera. The heated confrontation, recorded by the detainee’s brother, has gone viral with nearly 850,000 views on Facebook. The man detained in the video, Joshua Felix, told KESQ & CBS Local

An Indio man who allegedly threatened police online, then choked a police dog when officers tried to arrest him at his home, was ordered today to stand trial on several felony and misdemeanor counts, including making criminal threats and animal cruelty. Robert Anthony Garcia, 22, is accused of posting photos of himself on Facebook posing

Palm Springs City Council members are hosting a public meeting tonight to discuss the city’s switch from at-large to district-based elections over the next few months. City representatives and Latino residents hope that the change will help there be better representation in the city council and give the city’s diverse community a voice in local

The first in a series of public meetings this week regarding Palm Springs’ switch from at-large to district elections will be held tonight. Residents from Central Palm Springs can weigh in at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center during a forum hosted by city councilmembers Geoff Kors and Lisa Middleton, who make up

El Valle de Coachella se despertó hoy envuelto en una nube de polvo, despues de un fin de semana de cielos soleados y calor excesivo con temperaturas en los tres digitos. La madrugada de este lunes y entre 2:30 de la madrugada y 5, un tornado de arena golpeó el Valle expertos consideran que se

El Distrito anunció que modificaría su política relacionada con los programas nacionales de almuerzos escolares y desayunos escolares, a partir del año escolar 2018-1919. La enmienda permitirá a todos los estudiantes tener un almuerzo y desayuno sin cargo. “La Junta de Educación está entusiasmada con la expansión del programa de nutrición escolar para incluir a

La caida de un poste de electricidad fue la causa de un incendio en una residencia de la Ciudad de Indio. Los bomberos estaban trabajando para contener el incendio que inicio en el ático de la casa la madrugada del lunes, despues del paso de una tormenta que afectó el Valle entre las 2:30 y

La primera de una serie de reuniones públicas esta semana sobre el cambio de Palm Springs de las elecciones generales a las del distrito se llevará a cabo esta noche. Los residentes de Central Palm Springs pueden pasar a las 6 p.m. en el Centro de Convenciones de Palm Springs durante un foro organizado por

Tab Hunter, who rose to fame as a Hollywood heartthrob in the 1950s, died Sunday at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, Allan Glaser, his partner of 35 years, confirmed to CNN. He was 86. Hunter, who at one time lived in Palm Springs, had a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated

Firefighters were working to contain a house fire in Indio early Monday morning. They were called to the 82400 block of El Paseo in Indio at 3:25 a.m. in a neighborhood just east of Monroe Street and north of Indio Boulevard. Firefighters on scene say strong overnight winds caused a power pole to fall on