El asesinato y otros cargos fueron presentados hoy contra un criminal convicto de 31 años acusado de disparar a un hombre a principios de este año cerca de Indio.Rubén Corria Esquivel Jr. de Coachella fue arrestado el viernes pasado después de un enfrentamiento de una hora cerca de Meca con los ayudantes del sheriff que
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Cathedral City is moving ahead with plans to phase out short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods. The city is planning to put implement plans over the next two years. The city council believes this was a necessary move to restore the quality of life back into residential neighborhoods. The council also came to the conclusion
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A heat wave is expected Thursday through Saturday as a ridge of high pressure builds over the region. Temperatures are expected to be hottest Friday and Saturday. An Excessive Heat Warning begins at 11 a.m. Thursday and goes through 9 p.m. Saturday. Temperatures are expected to range from 116°-122°. This extreme heat will significantly increase
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Cases Changes Today There were reported 249 new cases since Tuesday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 36,159. 361,065 tests have been conducted so far, 1,494 new tests since yesterday. The doubling rate was at 27.7 days as of July 28. This is the total number of days it
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Murder and other charges were filed today against a 31-year-old convicted felon accused of gunning down a man earlier this year near Indio. Ruben Corria Esquivel Jr. of Coachella was arrested last Friday after an hours-long standoff near Mecca with sheriff’s deputies who were serving an arrest warrant following a five-month investigation into the killing
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San Bernardino County officially surpassed 30,000 total cases on Wednesday after the county reported 2,347 new coronavirus cases. Wednesday’s cases are the highest daily increase in the county since the pandemic started. Health officials write the spike in new cases today was caused by a backlog of cases over the past several days which caused
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FIND Food Bank needs extra helping hands. They’re seeking hundreds of more volunteers. “The National Guard is here and they’ve been fantastic but they’re not going to be here forever,” FIND Food Bank President and CEO, Debbie Espinosa told News Channel 3 on Wednesday. “We’re getting the information that they may be leaving us towards
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Update: High desert mother Aja Collins is back home in 29 Palms after nearly dying from coronavirus. Collins was released Tuesday from a rehabilitation facility in Rancho Mirage. Aja’s mother, Kathy Cole, tells News Channel 3 that Aja’s prospects for long term recovery are promising. Today, News Channel 3 will speak with Aja to learn
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We topped out at 115 yesterday, and will likely repeat that again today as highs soar. The Excessive Heat Watch has become a warning, and a Heat Advisory has been issued for areas to our West lasting through Saturday. A broad ridge of high pressure dominates the entire Western US, and will do so through
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The Palm Springs Animal Shelter says more and more people are having to give up their pets due to the pandemic. “Over the past week or two we’ve seen a big uptick in owner surrenders,” said Catie Voglio, Marketing & Graphics Specialist, Palm Springs Animal Shelter. The shelter says this is largely because people are
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Firefighters were battling a tamarisk tree fire along the Union Pacific railroad tracks in Bermuda Dunes early Wednesday morning. The flames were reported at 4:04 a.m. between the railroad tracks and Country Club Drive near the Bermuda Dunes Airport approximately a mile east of Washington Street. The California Highway Patrol closed Country Club Drive between
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Cathedral City’s short term vacation rental policy is set to be discussed Wednesday morning in a special meeting. Cathedral City originally placed a temporary ban on all short term vacation rentals back when the pandemic began. That order, however, was rescinded on June 12th. Since that date, short term vacation rentals have been allowed to
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Valley school districts are about to begin the new school year like never before. Hear from all three local superintendents discuss the biggest challenges facing their district and how they plan to address those challenges. Visit KESQ.com/Education for more local school coverage
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En abril de 2019, la despachadora Loran Candelas demandó a la ciudad, y a su entonces jefe de policía Travis Walker. Candelas acusó a Walker de asgresion sexual durante una conferencia que se llevaba a cabo en el hotel Miramonte Resort en Indian Wells en hechos que sucedieron en octubre de 2018.Las acusaciones de Candelas,
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La Oficina del Forense del Condado de Riverside publicó la identidad del hombre encontrado muerto dentro de un vehículo que ardia en llamas en Thermal la semana pasada.Las autoridades fueron inicialmente llamadas a un incendio de un vehículo alrededor de la 1:40 a.m. del 18 de julio en el área de Avenue 57 y Pierce
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Cuatro hombres condenados por el asesinato de un traficante de arte retirado de Palm Springs se representarán a sí mismos en su nuevo juicio.Kaushal Niroula, Daniel García, Miguel Bustamante y David Replogle hicieron su primera aparición en la corte en junio. Los cuatro están cumpliendo cadena perpetua tras el brutal asesinato de Clifford Lambert, de
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This week, Senate Republicans unveiled their roughly $1 trillion stimulus proposal, called the HEALS Act, which includes a $400 cut in “enhanced unemployment benefits” and will serve as an opening bid for bipartisan-negotiations with Democrats. Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined Peter Daut during our 6:30 pm newscast on CBS Local 2 and Fox 11
Continue Reading Four men previously convicted in the murder of a retired Palm Springs art dealer will each represent themselves in their retrial. Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, Miguel Bustamante, and David Replogle made their first court appearance in June. All four are serving life sentences in the brutal murder of Clifford Lambert, 74, for financial gain. Clifford
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Tens of millions of Americans are out of work, some anxiously awaiting a decision on whether expanded unemployment payments will continue. Negotiations continued Tuesday night on Capitol Hill between Democrats and White House officials, as they tried to hammer out a phase four coronavirus bill. Democrats want to extend the payments as is, $600 per
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