Month: September 2018

A man charged after investigators found him and two young children in a Kansas storage shed with bags of his wife’s remains says he cut up her body to protect his family. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday, 36-year-old Justin Rey testified that dismembered his wife’s body at a Kansas City, Missouri, hotel in October 2017.

A motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs this morning, suffering serious injuries. The crash was reported at 7:46 a.m. in the 72000 block of Dillon Road, near Vee Bee Road. Firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers arrived to find the motorcyclist beneath the vehicle, according to April Newman of the

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Two men allegedly involved in a human sex trafficking ring that included multiple minors have been arrested in Hemet. In January, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, in cooperation with the Hemet Police Department, recovered two females involved in commercial sex trafficking in Hemet. According to a news release by the Riverside County Sheriff’s

Mayor Robert Moon is again set to deliver this year’s State of the City address Thursday at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Moon took a walking tour of downtown with News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl where he said, “I always love to talk about our city of Palm Springs because it’s such an incredible place.”

A jump in mosquito-borne viruses in Mecca has prompted officials to increase efforts to control the Eastern Coachella Valley mosquito population to reduce transmission of West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis in the region, beginning with a round of helicopter spraying in the city starting Wednesday. Helicopter aerial applications will be conducted in the area

KESQ & CBS Local 2 are sharing exclusive video from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. The video shows newly released body camera footage of a tense confrontation between a police officer and a man who was arrested. The incident happened in July. The detainee’s brother caught it all on camera on his cell phone.

A couple of local businesses are asking for the public’s help after thieves broke into their stores in Rancho Mirage and took thousands of dollars in cash and equipment. “I’m disgusted…angry, and I feel very disheartened,” Aileen Lin, the owner of Kids Clubhouse, said. That’s how she describes her feelings after her business was broken

A 51-year-old Cabazon man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with alleged early Sunday morning stabbing. At 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 2, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies from the Cabazon station responded to a residence on the 49000 block of Mountain View Avenue to a report of an assault with a

In Palm Springs, last month was the hottest August in recorded weather history, according to the National Weather Service. Weather records go back 144 years, back to 1874. “It’s going to be hot in the summer – it always is here,” said Jerry Steffen, a meteorologist with KESQ News Channel 3. “It’s been unusually hot

The family of Ramon Diaz, a local ju-jitsu and martial arts instructor who was murdered earlier this year, is now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. On March 28, Diaz was shot in front of his home on the 31000 block of Whispering Palms in Cathedral City. CCPD

It is a connection that only those with the same chromosomes can fully understand. “She’s my twin and we bond so much. We have such a close relationship we do everything together,” Maricela Wright said. “That’s what sets us apart from other volleyball players because we have that connection with each other,” Maribel Wright said.

The Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant recipient for January is Operation SafeHouse. SafeHouse is a Coachella Valley organization that provides emergency shelter and outreach services to runaways, homeless youths and other youths in crisis. The organization will use the grant to provide general operating support to all Thousand Palms programs, including SafeHouse of the Desert Emergency

The Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant recipient for February is Coachella Valley Horse Rescue. The organization rescues horses from abuse, abandonment and slaughter. It works to rehabilitate and find new homes for as many rescued horses as possible and provide sanctuary for horses that can’t be adopted. On Tuesday, the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation

The April Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is Parkinson’s Resource Organization (PRO). The non-profit charitable organization provides group and individual support to those making the journey through Parkinson’s Disease. “Parkinson’s Resource Organization has been enriching people’s lives for years, and we are happy to support them,” said Catharine Reed, Program Director for the H.N. and Frances

Un hombre de 51 años de edad, Cabazon, ha sido arrestado y acusado de intento de homicidio en relación con un supuesto apuñalamiento de la madrugada del domingo. A las 6:40 a.m. del 2 de septiembre, policias del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside de la estación Cabazon respondieron a una residencia en la

Una audiencia para definir la pena de muerte del presunto asesino de dos policías de Palm Springs fue aplazada para el mes de octubre, todo a la espera de una prueba de competencia mental programada para el acusado. John Hernández Felix, de 28 años, está acusado de dispararle al oficial veterano Jose Gilbert Vega, de

A 26-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle 38.58 lbs of meth through a Border Patrol checkpoint in Salton City. At 12:53 a.m. Monday, an unidentified 26-year-old Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) approached an El Centro Sector Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on Highway 86 in a white Jeep Cherokee. After an initial inspection,

Autoridades dieron a conocer los nombres de las victimas que perdieron la vida en las aguas del rio Whitewater este pasado fin de semana del dia del trabajo. El forense del sheriff del condado de Riverside identificó a las víctimas como David Martínez-García de 41 años de San Bernardino y su hijo, David Martínez de