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From August football to June CIF Championship baseball, KESQ/CBS Local 2 takes a look back at the year it was in local high school sports.

Funeral services will be held Monday for a young Indio police officer who lost her battle with a rare form of lung cancer. Isabel “Izzy” Velasquez, 26, died May 31 following a “brief but brave battle,” according to the department. “The entire Indio Police Department is mourning the loss of our sister in blue,” according

Se realizo la primer feria de trabajo aqui en el Valle de Coachella por una compañía de marihuana legal quienes están en busca de personal y ofreciendo diferentes posiciones para trabajar en esa industria. La feria de trabajo se realizo en la ciudad de Cathedral a donde llegaron cientos de aspirantes y en busca de

Una pareja de latinos celebra doble, se convirtieron en los primeros esposos en graduarse juntos en CSUSB Palm Desert Campus. Wendy y Luis Castaneira obtendrán su licenciatura juntos el próximo jueves, Luis recibirá su título en justicia penal, mientras que Wendy recibirá el suyo en enfermería, ademas alcanzan este logro con honores. Los Castaneiras han

Una calle en Desert Hot Springs es re-nombrada para rendir honor a una destacada estudiante. Familiares y amigos celebraron a Esmeralda Salazar, su nombre ahora se encuentra en la esquina de Pierson Boulevard y Cholla Drive. Esmeralda junto miembros de la Junta de Educación John Gerardi, , la Dra. Sandra Lyon, el Alcalde Scott Matas

Un hombre que supuestamente disparó e hirió gravemente a otro hombre en Desert Hot Springs fue acusado hoy de intento de asesinato y asalto con arma de fuego semiautomática. Carlos Anthony Beltrán, de 37 años, es acusado de un tiroteo del 16 de mayo de un hombre en la cuadra 66100 de Second Street. La

The Palm Springs City Council, which became the nation’s first entirely all LGBTQ city governing last fall, will be recognized by the California Legislature LGBTQ Caucus in Sacramento next week. The council’s historic status was solidified in last November’s municipal election, which saw Lisa Middleton, the first transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in

After 10 days of deliberation, guilty is the verdict on most of the charges in the Pinyon Pines triple murder trial. Robert Pape was found guilty in all three murders. Cristin Smith was found guilty in two of them. Both men now facing the possibility of life in prison without parole. Families outside the courthouse

Despues de una excelente investigación las autoridades identificaron y arrestaron al sospechoso de haberle disparado en la cara a un hombre el pasado 16 de mayo, el tiroteo ocurrió en el área de la calle cerca de la calle West Drive en Desert Hot Springs. Ese día la víctima llegó sangrando a la estación de

A man who allegedly shot and seriously wounded another man in Desert Hot Springs was charged with attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm today. Carlos Anthony Beltran, 37, is accused in the May 16 shooting of a man in the 66100 block of Second Street. Desert Hot Springs police found the victim “suffering

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped today for the fourth consecutive day, decreasing two-tenths of a cent to $3.694. The average price is 1 cent less than one week ago but 7.3 cents more than one month ago and 70.7 cents higher than one year ago, according

Author Andy Weir, best known for his novel “The Martian,” which became a hit Hollywood film, will be in Palm Springs as part of the “Palm Springs Speaks” series. Weir, a software programmer by trade, hit it big with his debut novel, “The Martian,” which follows an astronaut’s harrowing and humorous fight for survival when

There’s a new street in Desert Hot Springs and it bares the name of a stand out high school senior Golden Eagle Esmeralda Salazar and her family celebrated the street naming along with school and city officials. Her name now sits at the corner of Pierson Boulevard and Cholla Drive. The valedictorian has been a

A hearing is being dedicated solely to the issue of “burn pits” for the first time in the house veterans affairs committee on Capitol Hill. Congressman Doctor Raul Ruiz held a joint press conference Thursday morning with other representatives and veterans to share the stories and struggles they face, they believe, from burn pit exposure.

2017 Palm Desert HS grad and California State Champion wrestler Anthony Mantanona is set to compete in the finals of the Greco World Team qualifier this weekend in Indianapolis. It will be a best of three match finals beginning Friday and if he wins he will advance to the World Championship come September in Slovakia.

A ski-masked robber who held up a Beaumont gas station at gunpoint was being sought by police today. The hold-up occurred at 10:48 p.m. Wednesday at the Shell gas station at 97 Beaumont Ave., according to the Beaumont Police Department. Police said the robber pointed a handgun at a store employee and escorted them to

A man who allegedly assaulted his roommate and another person with a baseball bat, then holed up in his Cathedral City home for about four hours before surrendering, must stand trial on felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Sandy Kittisit, 41, is accused in the Aug. 23 standoff with police

2018 awards for the Desert Valley League baseball season that saw Palm Desert win the DVL title and La Quinta take the D-4 CIF Championship. Offensive MVP – Jonny Cuevas (PD) Defensive MVP – Harrison Nation (SH) Pitcher of the Year- Travis Adams (PD) Coach of the Year – Earl Smith (PS) Sportsmanship Award- Cathedral

Llegó el veredicto en el triple juicio por homicidio de Pinyon Pines, según lo confirma la Fiscalía del Condado de Riverside. El veredicto fue leído a las 4:15 p.m. Cristin Smith y Robert Pape son acusados de tres cargos de homicidio en primer grado con acusaciones de circunstancias especiales por múltiples cargos. Enfrentan cadena perpetua

Un oficial disparó mortalmente a un hombre armado con un hacha la madrugada del domingo en la Ciudad de Meca, informó el agente Robyn Flores del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. Flores dijo que justo antes de las 3:30 a.m., los oficiales de la Estación Termal del Sheriff fueron enviados al área de