Rich Tarpening

WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – Cal Trans has issued a Sig Alert on Interstate Ten near Whitewater. Just before 5:00 p.m. Emergency crews were alerted to a truck hauling several cars on fire. The truck is reportedly under the Whitewater bridge and crews are on scene working to put out the fire. According to the California

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The open council seat in Cathedral City is one step closer to being filled. Candidates vying to fill the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale, had until Tuesday to file candidate applications. Carnevale died in November and after a vote by the

A fire that broke out Monday in a single-wide mobile home in Cathedral City left one person hospitalized with moderate injuries and left two others without a place to stay. The fire was reported at around noon Monday at Tramview Mobile Home Park, near Perez Road, according to the Cathedral City Fire Department.The agency said

A small fire erupted on the mountainside of South Palm Springs just before 5:30 pm Sunday evening. Crews hiked up to the fire that was burning in heavy vegetation near Ramon Road and La Mirada Road and were able to douse the flames before it climbed up the mountain. It took crews less than 30

INDIO Calif. (KESQ)-  At least one person was shot Thursday night in Indio confirms the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Friday morning. According to the Sheriff’s Department at 10:45 p.m., deputies were requested by the Indio Police Department to respond to the area of Monroe Street and Avenue 52 regarding a man with injuries consistent with

Light rain has been reported in the valley. No real issues to report so far, but forecasters are predicting the rain to pick up in the late evening hours. The Date Festival and Modernism week events have not been impacted directly by the rain, and organizers say the events are going on as planned. The

UPDATE: Three people have been detained in a pursuit that started in Coachella and ended in a crash on westbound Interstate 10 near Cook Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies located and attempted to pull over a stolen car around 1:00 p.m. on Friday near Cesar Chavez and 54th Avenue in Coachella. The

A Banning man is dead after being struck by a driver early Thursday morning in Cabazon. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 5:40am. The victim, a 60-year old Banning man was walking on the roadway near Malki Avenue in Cabazon, when he was struck by another Banning resident driving on

The Eisenhower Health Family Birth Center is thrilled to announce the arrival of the Coachella Valley’s first baby of the New Year. According to a release sent out from the hospital just after noon, they state the baby boy was born at 3:13 a.m. on January 1, 2025, and weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces and