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After two hours of deliberations, the jury had a verdict. 35-year-old James Beushausen was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Jaylynn Amanda Keith. On March 15, 2017, Beushausen shot his 27-year-old girlfriend in the head in their Palm Springs apartment, then staged the scene to appear to be a suicide. Keith’s family members were

A former city of Rancho Mirage employee pleaded guilty today to embezzling nearly $80,000 from the city with the help of her sister-in-law, and both women were immediately sentenced to probation. Sandra Johnson, 51, of Indio, the city’s former senior manager in the Building and Safety Code Compliance Division, was charged last year, along with

Un hombre de 66 años está tras las rejas despues de abusar sexualmente de una niña de 11 años hace seis años. La madre de la niña dijo que su hija, entonces de 11 años, fue abusada repetidamente durante aproximadamente un año. El agresor sexual responde al nombre de John Ruiz Ureste de la ciudad

Más de una docena de cargos por delitos graves, incluyendo actos lascivos con un menor de 14 años y agresión sexual agravada contra un menor, fueron presentados hoy contra un hombre de Palm Desert acusado de abusar repetidamente de la hija de 6 años de su ex compañera de cuarto , así como a niña

Todavia muchos no pueden comprender como se apagó la vida del cantante de musica regional mexicana Jorge Valenzuela. En las redes circulan los minutos que una pareja se acerca a la escena del accidente sin saber de quien se trataba. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/eduuone/status/1016218187505909760″,”author_name”:””,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/eduuone”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”es” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Que descanse en paz compa jorge Valenzuela !! Asta el cielo viejo

More than a dozen felony counts, including lewd acts with a child under 14 and aggravated sexual assault of a child, were filed today against a Palm Desert man accused of repeatedly molesting his former roommate’s 6-year-old daughter, as well as another girl nearly two decades ago. James Paul Adkins, 54, pled not guilty to

La policía hoy busca la ayuda del público para encontrar a una mujer que desapareció hace varios días despues de caminar hacia el desierto cerca de Cathedral City para buscar a su perro. Velva Jacklin, de 54 años, fue vista por última vez el sábado en una estación de Chevron en 22600 Palm Drive. Su

UPDATE: The CHP reported the closures were reopening, the traffic advisory was being lifted, and traffic was beginning to clear at 8:32 a.m. ORIGINAL STORY: Traffic was backed up Tuesday morning due to road construction on Interstate 10 in Indio near the Jefferson Street Interchange. Caltrans road crews told a KESQ News Channel 3 and

Police today seek the public’s help to find a woman who disappeared several days ago after walking into the desert near Cathedral City to search for her dog. Velva Jacklin, 54, was last seen Saturday at a Chevron station at 22600 Palm Drive. Her boyfriend told police that Jacklin walked into the desert near the

Warm weather is accompanied by chances of thunderstorms in the deserts, mountains and even some inland valleys through Thursday. High temperatures for the metropolitan Riverside area are expected to remain in the high 90s for the rest of the week and possibly return to triple digits this weekend. Today’s high in the Coachella Valley is

A 66-year-old man is behind bars after molesting an 11-year-old six years ago. The girl’s mother said her then 11-year-old daughter was repeatedly molested for about one year. Thermal resident John Ruiz Ureste was sentenced on Friday. The mother says seeking justice has taken six years and the healing process will take much longer. “It

The Coachella Valley woke up to a gloomy-looking, hazy-like day today. Following a weekend of sunny skies and excessive heat with temperatures in the one-teens, Monday’s weather was quite different. Late last night, a line of intense thunderstorms over southwestern Arizona rumbled their way to the west-northwest into Southern California. By 2 AM, they began

Bernie Skoboloff pointed to the electrical outlet at his home that he says a Spectrum cable repair man removed the cover from during a service call May 20th. He says accessing the outlet caused an electrical arc, which damaged electronics in the home. “My reaction was, how stupid, they should have turned off the electricity,”

UPDATE: A brush fire burning in south Palm Springs was 100% contained by Monday evening, said Kate Anderson, the spokesperson for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Anderson clarified that fire area did not grow, 122-acres is just a more accurate measurement ORIGINAL STORY: The situation remains at a stand-still for a wildfire burning

With temperatures hitting the 110s Saturday making it unbearably for a good part of the day. For dog owners it’s keeping watch on their furry friends. Bowie, the Siberian husky is getting plenty to drink on this warm Saturday morning at the Palm Desert dog park, avoiding the sweltering heat expected later in the day.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest suspected narcotics smuggler who allegedly had more than two pounds of opium paste concealed on his body on the 4th of July. Agents encountered a 28-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a brown Mitsubishi Endeavor at the Highway 86 checkpoint at 8 a.m. on the 4th of July. During

Video of arrest in Desert Hot Springs over the weekend is causing controversy throughout social media after an officer appears to cover his body camera. The heated confrontation, recorded by the detainee’s brother, has gone viral with nearly 850,000 views on Facebook. The man detained in the video, Joshua Felix, told KESQ & CBS Local

An Indio man who allegedly threatened police online, then choked a police dog when officers tried to arrest him at his home, was ordered today to stand trial on several felony and misdemeanor counts, including making criminal threats and animal cruelty. Robert Anthony Garcia, 22, is accused of posting photos of himself on Facebook posing

Palm Springs City Council members are hosting a public meeting tonight to discuss the city’s switch from at-large to district-based elections over the next few months. City representatives and Latino residents hope that the change will help there be better representation in the city council and give the city’s diverse community a voice in local

The first in a series of public meetings this week regarding Palm Springs’ switch from at-large to district elections will be held tonight. Residents from Central Palm Springs can weigh in at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center during a forum hosted by city councilmembers Geoff Kors and Lisa Middleton, who make up