Month: October 2018

Many people across the nation have been shaken by the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, among other accusations of sexual assault that have been reported within the past year. One local group, Women United, is hosting an event Tuesday, October 2, at 6pm for any and all women who “may be feeling unheard, unseen,

They’re back again, boatmen bugs invading pools across the Coachella Valley. As water falls into this pool, a tiny menace is giving fits for Jennifer Lynn. “I get sick to my stomach. I get angry,” she said. She’s lived in Desert Hot Springs for three years dealing with a swarm of water boatmen invading her

A Palm Springs catering company was burglarized over the summer, with thousands of dollars of computers, electronics, appliances stolen. And over the last few weeks, the office’s doorbell camera security footage shows a man siphoning gas from their catering vans. The owner of the company, The Butler Did It, is calling for the public’s help

Riverside County emergency management officials correct mistake that warned Cranston Fire burn area residents to evacuate. Shortly before 5 p.m., a storm alert crawl aired on television warning residents of the Cranston Fire to evacuate due to a storm. Brooke Federico, the senior public information specialist for the county Emergency Management Department, told KESQ &

Over 3,000 people are continuing to seek refuge at temporary shelters two weeks after floods ravaged the Mexican state of Sinaloa off the Gulf of California. The tropical storm dumped as much as 36 centimeters of rain in just 24 hours. Bernardo Barraza, a Coachella reside who has family in the flood-stricken area, is stepping

Desde hace mas de dos semanas que que el estado de Sinaloa esta sufriendo los estragos de una depresión tropical que trajo fuertes lluvias las cuales hizo que los ríos se desbordaran y que las calles se inundaran llevándose todo a su paso y dejando a miles de familias sin sus hogares. Despues que se

Update – 10/02/18: The Indio Police Department revealed today the department is also participating in the ‘Pink Patch Project.’ If you’d like to buy the Indio Police round patch, send an email to pinkpatch@indiopoa.org. proceeds from all sales will be donated to fund research and raising awareness for all types of cancer. The Riverside County

Do you recognize this woman? At around 1:35 p.m. Monday, a woman wearing a red tank top, dark shorts, and dark sandals was caught on camera taking a package from the front stoop of a home near Gene Autry Trail and Via Escuela in Palm Springs. According to the homeowner, the package contained light bulbs,

A documented gang member accused of shooting a man multiple times in Desert Hot Springs was charged today with attempted murder and attempted robbery. Richard Alex Bernal, 20, of Desert Hot Springs, who’s being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, is slated to make his initial court appearance this afternoon on the charges stemming from

El Morongo Casino Resort and Spa organizará un evento de contratación hoy que ofrecerá a los asistentes la oportunidad de solicitar una variedad de puestos abiertos. Desde las 9 am hasta el mediodía, los funcionarios de Morongo organizarán un evento de contratación en el salón de baile del casino, que ofrecerá vacantes para puestos de

The Morongo Casino Resort and Spa will be hosting a hiring event today offering attendees a chance to apply for a variety of open positions. From 9 a.m. to noon, Morongo officials will host a hiring event in the casino’s ballroom, which will offer openings for service positions. The casino is seeking bakers, banquet servers,

Residents are being encouraged to interact with law enforcement at the Palm Springs Police Department’s second annual National Night Out. It’s an annual event where people throughout the country are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening out with neighbors and police. The Palm Springs Police Department will be

It was an emotional evening at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Dozens of survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting gathered together to commemorating an evening that’s changed them forever. One year ago, at 10:01 p.m., a man opened fire on festival-goers from a Las Vegas hotel room, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. Those

On October 1, 2017, 58 people lost their lives at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas. Over 800 people were injured in tragedy; one of those survivors is Alexis Arias, a teacher at Amistad High School in Indio. Arias was shot in the thigh and the bullet traveled up her leg, fracturing

He’s done it again. Coachella Valley sophomore signal caller Donny Fitzgerald has thrown for 8 TD’s in two straight games. Fitzgerald tossed for eight touchdowns (1 rushing TD) in the team’s win on Friday night over Cathedral City after doing so the week prior against Desert Hot Springs. Fitzgerald has now tossed for 16 TD’s

A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Friday and charged with attempted homicide in connection with an August shooting. On Friday at 10 a.m., Desert Hot Springs Police assisted the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force in arresting “documented criminal street gang member” 20-year-old Richard Alex Bernal without incident near the 66000 block of

A bridge spanning a waterway canal in North Shore collapsed due to rain Sunday night, according to Coachella Valley Water District Officials. A red pickup truck became trapped in the ditch following the collapse, and then had to be pulled from the expanse. Tropical Storm Rosa to bring showers, thunderstorms to Southern California The North

Voluntary evacuation orders were issued for residents living in the Cranston Fire burn area. Shortly after 7:10 the orders were lifted. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady/status/1046945664666619905″,”author_name”:”RivCoReady”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CranstonFloodWatch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#CranstonFloodWatch&#lt;/a&#gt; – All evacuation warnings for the Cranston burn area have been LIFTED. Be cautious on your way home and thank you for staying safe.&#lt;/p&#gt;— RivCoReady (@RivCoReady) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/RivCoReady/status/1046945664666619905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;October 2,

Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) sat down with KESQ’s Karen Devine and CBS Local 2’s Brooke Beare live in-studio to discuss numerous topics in the race for the 56th District State Assembly seat. Eduardo Garcia is a Coachella native who graduated from Coachella Valley High School. In 2006, at the age of 29, he was elected

Authorities renewed their call for information on a man implicated in the elder abuse of the widow of the founder of the Palm Springs Air Museum, saying the prosecution of these types of crimes is a priority. 47-year-old Marie Hozanne Vanian of Glendale, allegedly with the aid of her brother, Sharvash “Sean” Vanian, who remains