Rich Tarpening, Author at KESQ

Missing man discovered dead near Desert Hot Springs

January 22, 2021 5:37 pm Rich Tarpening

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a missing person as a homicide. According to a news release late Friday,…

Fire crews respond to apartment fire in downtown Palm Springs

January 21, 2021 10:45 am Rich Tarpening

Palm Springs Fire units are currently on scene of a two story apartment complex, in the 300 block of North Palm Canyon, where a small fire broke out…

Accident shuts down portion of Gene Autry Trail near freeway

November 12, 2020 5:12 pm Rich Tarpening

A two car collision has shut down several lanes of Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs during the evening commute. Just after 4:00 p.m. Palm Springs…

Evacuations ordered near Wind driven mulch fire burning in North Palm Springs

November 8, 2020 11:16 am Rich Tarpening, City News Service

Photo courtesy: Craig Mackenhausen Update at 3:00pm: Riverside County Emergency Management says the evacuation orders are still in effect, but there…

Desert Hot Springs Police investigate deadly shooting

November 8, 2020 10:47 am Rich Tarpening

Desert Hot Springs Police confirm that they are in the process of investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Saturday evening. According to a news…

Juvenile suspect re-arrested in Indio after escape

November 2, 2020 11:15 am Rich Tarpening

UPDATE: A Riverside County Sheriffs Department detective confirmed a juvenile escapee has been taken back into custody. The detective told News…

Service restored to Palm Springs Police and city phone lines following outage

September 17, 2020 11:56 am Rich Tarpening

Service was restored shortly before 1:20 p.m. Police and city phone lines are working as normal once again. ====================== According to Palm…

DMV Offices to close early to conserve energy during California heat wave

August 17, 2020 1:51 pm Rich Tarpening

The DMV is closing all of their offices statewide at 3:00 p.m. each day through Wednesday. The department is making the move to conserve energy and…

Police investigate shooting in Desert Hot Springs

July 8, 2020 11:52 am Rich Tarpening

One person has been reportedly shot in Desert Hot Springs late Wednesday morning. According to Desert Hot Springs Police Chief Jim Henson, they got a…

Thermal mulch fire 50% contained but still sending smoke throughout the Coachella Valley

June 24, 2020 11:35 am Rich Tarpening

Cal fire said several mulch fires were still burning near the area of Avenue 58 and Van Buren Blvd in Thermal Thursday morning, but the fire was 50%…

Hair salons and barbershops can open says California Governor

May 26, 2020 11:50 am Rich Tarpening

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that hair salons and barbershops in all but 11 counties will be allowed to reopen with newly released…

Police search for missing Palm Springs man

May 11, 2020 2:20 pm Rich Tarpening

Carl Brines, provided photo from husband Palm Springs Police confirm they are searching for a missing 65-year old man who was last seen on Saturday…

Riverside County Coronavirus cases top 5,000

May 10, 2020 3:59 pm Rich Tarpening

Riverside County reported 47 new positive Coronavirus cases on Sunday taking the total over 5,000 with 5,039 cases reported. The county recorded only…

Moderate quake centered near Salton Sea

May 10, 2020 3:22 pm Rich Tarpening

The USGS reports a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake shook an area near the Southwest portion of the Salton Sea Sunday afternoon. According to USGS, the quake…

Coronavirus cases increase in both San Bernardino and Riverside County jails

May 9, 2020 5:15 pm Rich Tarpening

A second inmate has tested positive for Coronavirus in San Bernardino County. On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Department reported that an inmate is in…

Riverside County reports 175 new Coronavirus cases, 0 Deaths

May 9, 2020 4:15 pm Rich Tarpening

Riverside County cases have increased to 4,992, that was an increase in 175 cases in the past 24 hours. Monday the number of cases was at 4,180 while…

Mulch fire near La Quinta shuts down roadway

May 8, 2020 4:54 pm Rich Tarpening

A large mulch fire has shut down a valley roadway in the East Valley. According to Cal Fire they responded to a call of a brush fire burning near the…