Month: July 2019

Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez is one of 13 elected officials and institutional representatives tapped to advise the state on solutions to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced today. In addition to Perez, the advisory group’s members include San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Fresno City

A San Bernardino man who shot his girlfriend, who was found in his car along with their uninjured but blood-covered baby when he was pulled over in Cathedral City, is scheduled to be sentenced today. Willie Roy Smith III, 27, shot his girlfriend in San Bernardino on May 7, 2016, then drove her into the

Desert Sands Unified School District has been honored nationally among 34 “Districts of Distinction” by District Administration magazine. The honor nationally recognizes districts that are ‘leading the way with new ideas that solve challenges’, according to a DSUSD news release. The nominees are selected by the magazine’s editors based on the criteria of quantifiable results

A local nonprofit is once again launching a health survey in the valley. Health Assessment and Research For Communities (HARC) will be facilitating the study with interviewers from Kent State University. This will be the fifth iteration of the study operated by HARC, a research and evaluation firm based in Palm Desert. The study will

Mosquito pesticide treatments via helicopter were scheduled to get underway today in Palm Springs as mosquito-borne viruses continue to be detected in high numbers in the Coachella Valley, officials said. The treatments come after the news last week that 74-year-old Robert Mears of Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea shoreline died of West Nile virus

Rich Tarpening is currently the Assignment Manager for Gulf California Broadcasting. Rich manages the daily newsroom operations and helps plan for short-term and long-term news stories for all our stations, KESQ , KDFX , CBS Local 2 and Telemundo 15. Rich also oversees the News Channel 3’s I-Team, helping to plan and organize investigative reports

A man and woman arrested in connection with the murder of a Victorville woman whose body was found near Coachella in June appeared in court Monday morning. San Diego resident Alexis Daniel Rosas, 24, and Indio resident Maury Duarte, 29 made their appearance for the felony settlement conference at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.

The triple digit heat is here and an excessive heat warning is still in effect. Well in the Desert, a local-non-profit and cooling center has been packed the last few days with people seeking relief from the extreme heat. “It’s a safe place and they know that people here are looking out for them,” said

El X Park es una instalacin de 40,000 pies cuadrados que se abrir en la esquina de Dune Palms Road y Westward Ho Drive. De acuerdo con Spohn Ranch, el parque contar con una pista de de concreto, una variedad de escaleras, rieles y repisas y tres tazones distintos que cubren el espectro completo para

The Stagecoach 2020 dates are set. In a tweet on Monday at noon, the country music festival nailed down April 24 to 26 as its dates for next year, as well as information on its advance pass sales. On Friday at 11 a.m. PST, the event’s online portal will go live and fans will be

Los recientes temblores que han azotado al estado de California han puesto a pensar a toda la poblacin acerca de poder obtener aseguranza contra temblores para sus viviendas. Al preguntarle a varios dueos de viviendas si tenan aseguranza para temblores en sus casas, la mayora comento no tener ya que segn ellos; es un seguro

A Coachella Valley WWII veteran who was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941 has passed away. Ed Wise was on the USS Tennessee and was one of the last surviving Pearl Harbor survivors in the desert. He was 98-years old. This picture was from his birthday celebration on June 27

As the world remembers the Apollo Launch 50 years later, News Channel 3 spoke with a man who’s been making sure space shuttles have got off the ground in 1970. Chuck Taylor lives in Rancho Mirage and is the founder of Tayco Engineering. For years, his company has made critical advancements in space exploration. When

Byron Morgan was a pioneer of the final frontier, but instead of going into space himself, he made history bringing the out of this world into televisions across the nation. Morgan was a Naval aviator in WWII, serving in active duty in Vietnam and Korea, but he was a creative and his true love was

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council Vice Chairman Larry N. Olinger passed away Monday morning at the age of 80, the tribe announced. Olinger had been serving as the Vice Chairman of the tribe since September 2012. In his nearly 60-year career in tribal government, Olinger served in every tribal council position. “Our

La oficina del DMV de Palm Springs re-abrir antes de lo programado la fecha prevista es el 29 de julio. La oficina cerr por primera vez el 5 de abril y originalmente estaba programada para reabrir en septiembre. Las mejoras incluyen la ampliacin del estacionamiento, pintura interior y un plano de planta renovado. La oficina

The Palm Springs DMV office will reopen ahead of schedule on July 29. The field office first closed on April 5 and was originally slated to reopen in September. The upgrades include a repaired parking lot, ADA compliance additions, interior painting, and a revamped office floor plan. The 950 North Farrell Drive office is one

Un hombre y una mujer que fueron arrestados en relación con el asesinato de una joven de Victorville cuyo cuerpo fue encontrado en Coachella en junio pasado comparecieron ante el tribunal hoy lunes por la mañana . Se trata de Alexis Daniel Rosas de 24 años residente de San Diego y Maury Duarte de 29

Thousands of customers are without power Monday morning after reported outages in the Morongo Basin. As of 12:10 a.m. 1426 Southern California Edison customers were without service in Yucca Valley and Flamingo Heights area. SCE customers in Morongo Valley appeared to be back online, according to the SCE website, but KESQ viewers in the Morongo