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The pools at a Palm Springs community where two people became infected with Legionnaire’s disease have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, according to Dottie Merki, program chief of the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health. The pools at Four Seasons were shut down by the Department of Environmental Health on June 22 for testing. Meki

AAA called today ‘Terrible Tuesday’ because of the traffic expected for the 4th of July. Luckily for the Coachella Valley, by this evening, the worst of traffic was in the rear-view mirror. Some say they are doing whatever they can to avoid the congested roads. “Staying in the valley. Not a fan of the traffic.

Locals are gearing up for the Fourth of July on Wednesday, and businesses in downtown Palm Springs are ready. However, with the holiday falling on a Wednesday this year, some say it won’t be drawing in quite as many people as usual “Definitely if it falls on a Friday or Monday, naturally, you pick up

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department blocked off roads in Palm Desert after illegal fireworks were discovered inside a vehicle. Police blocked off roads on Deep Canyon and HWY 111 shortly after 8 p.m. Bomb squad was called in to detonate the fireworks. We are working to confirm if any suspects were arrested, stay with KESQ

Dozens of residents of the Castro Mobile Home Park in Coachella have had to adapt to a heavily-takeout reliant diet over the past several weeks, but they aren’t treating themselves. They’re eating out (and cooking on electric stoves) because their natural gas has halted entirely, and the fix doesn’t seem to be as close as

They may not quite be the size of the high school kids delivering the big hits, but that doesn’t mean they don’t go full speed. Right here tackle football begins at 7pm and it is not immune to the national concern. “We want to encourage parents, and congress that we are going to take care

Suspected home burglars were recently arrested on the street in Desert Hot Springs. A prowler was caught on a home security camera outside a home in Palm Springs. One home was robbed in Cathedral City in the middle of the night. “It’s really, really scary to know that something like that could happen overnight,” said

Las autoridades publicaron hoy el nombre de un peatón de 65 años que fue golpeado por un automóvil en Indio durante el fin de semana y murió de sus heridas en un hospital aproximadamente una hora despues. El residente de Indio Jose Francisco Pinela fue golpeado a las 3:42 a.m. del domingo mientras cruzaba la

Esta noche de 3 de julio el Fantasy Springs casino planea su espectáculo previo de fuegos artificiales a partir de las 8:45 de la noche. El evento se lleva a cabo de forma gratuita y esta organizado por el Fantasy Springs y la Banda Cabazon de Mission Indians, tiene sede en el campo de golf

El Condado de Riverside enfrenta como una crisis de salud la cantidad de menores que han fallecidos ahogados en lo corrido del año. Según el Centro para el Control de Enfermedades, el ahogamiento es ahora la principal causa de muerte en niños de 0 a 4 años. En lo que va del año, hubo 20

A man arrested at a Lenexa storage unit with two of his children and his dismembered wife’s remains has been found competent to stand trial. Justin Rey is also charged in the death of a Sean Ty Ferel of Palm Springs. Ferel allegedly went on vacation with Rey and disappeared. His body has not been

Two companies that operate waste processing facilities in Riverside County will receive a combined $7 million for recycling programs intended to reduce greenhouse gases and free up landfill space, it was announced today. The California Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery said Burrtec Waste Industries was awarded $3 million, while CR&R Inc. was awarded $4

Los oficiales de la Patrulla de Caminos de California aumentan las patrullas en las autopistas y caminos estatales esta noche y el miercoles para atrapar a los conductores de niños con problemas de drogas como parte de la ofensiva anual del 4 de julio . El “periodo máximo de ejecución” de la CHP comienza a

A pre-Independence Day fireworks spectacular will be held free of charge tonight at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio. Tonight’s show, hosted by Fantasy Springs and the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, starts at 8:45 p.m. at the resort’s Eagle Falls Golf Course, with the fireworks accompanied by music from the Eagle 106.9

Authorities today released the name of a 65-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a car in Indio over the weekend and died of his injuries at a hospital about an hour later. Indio resident Jose Francisco Pinela was struck at 3:42 a.m. Sunday while crossing Avenue 44, west of Apache Street, according to the county

California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up patrols on state highways and roads tonight and Wednesday to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July crackdown. The CHP’s “maximum enforcement period” will start at 6 p.m. and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, during which all available officers will

While fireworks may be illegal in Riverside County, there are plenty of opportunities to see some amazing displays all around. Check out the complete list below! COMMUNITY FIREWORKS SHOWS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY Event City Address Date Time 4th of July Fireworks Show Indio Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino Eagle Golf Course84245 Indio Springs Indio, CA

California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up patrols on state highways and roads tomorrow night and Wednesday to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July crackdown. The CHP’s “maximum enforcement period” will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, during which all available

Two men arrested for operating an illegal Butane Honey Oil Lab in Thermal Andrew Meza, 22 of La Quinta and Erick Maldonado, 24 of Thermal were arrested Friday morning by the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the assistance of RSO Marijuana Eradication Team. The arrest happened after police served search warrants at

According to the Center for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 0 to 4. So far this year, there have been 20 major injuries connected to drownings and seven deaths, two of those deaths occurred in the Coachella Valley. There were four child drownings in all of 2017. County