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Motorcycle riders gathered Saturday morning for the first annual Palm Springs police Memorial Ride. Less than a week ago the community came together to remember the lives of police officers Lesley Zerebny and Jose “Gil” Vega on the anniversary of their deaths. Saturday they continue to be remembered. Michael Morris, who was a police officer

A vigil is being held Saturday night in Arizona for the 44-year-old sister of a Palm Springs Firefighter. Cathryn Gorospe went missing about one week ago, and Friday, police said they had found the remains of a woman believed to be Gorospe. While police have not yet positively identified the body as Gorospe’s, the school

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said 22-year-old Martin Pina-Sandoval, of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, died Friday night after his motorcycle was hit by a driver allegedly under the influence. According to a report released by the Coachella Police Department, officers responded to a traffic collision near the intersection of Harrison and Cairo Streets in the

Indio Police officers are investigating a shooting that left a teen injured. It happened at a car wash at the Village Square on Jackson Street near Avenue 44. Police received the call around 5:20 p.m. Saturday. Officers said the 16-year-old boy suffered a non-life threatening injury. Stay with KESQ and CBS Local 2 for the

The Palm Springs youth football program were holding their weekly Saturday games last October when news broke of the police shooting that would kill Jose “Gil” Vega and Lesley Zerebny. Fundraising efforts over the past year led by their youth cheerleading team teaming up with Maracas, The Slice, and JT’s Diner raised $3,000 to give

Local congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz is touring different parts of Puerto Rico, seeing first-hand the destruction Hurricane Maria. Dr. Ruiz is in Puerto Rico getting a first-hand humanitarian assessment of the needs on the ground in Puerto Rico so he can report back to Congress. Ruiz worked alongside the 82nd airborne, serving as the Medial

Firefighters have contained a wildfire that burned 10 acres in San Jacinto Saturday. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire crews said the blaze was reported at 3:17 p.m. near State Street and Ramona Boulevard. Fire crews said the fire was fully contained at 6:04 p.m. No injuries were reported. Stay with KESQ and CBS Local 2 for

Three people are in stable condition at a hospital after a car fire that sparked a wildfire in Mountain Center Saturday morning. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire crews responded just before Noon to reports of a vehicle fire on Highway 74 south of Highway 243. As of around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the fire was at four

32-year-old Larry Hayslett was arrested Thursday night, following an hours-long standoff in which Hayslett barricaded himself inside a Palm Springs home armed with a knife. Police were originally called to the residence after Hayslett had allegedly threatened to kill his roommate. When officers arrived, Hayslett began acting erratically, grabbed a knife and barricaded himself inside

A hiker on the bump and grind trail in Palm Desert suffered minor injuries after being rescued off a steep slope Saturday morning, Cal Fire Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an ill hiker on the popular trail just after 10:30 a.m. The hiker was rescued by rope after firefighters located the victim 200

A bit of movie magic has been brought to the valley. ‘Walking Out’ starring Matthew Bomer, was created in part by executive producers and Palm Springs residents Jim Burba and Bob Hayes. The movie takes place in the rugged mountains of Montana where a father and son go on a hunting trip that takes a

Week 8 has arrived, check out the match-ups for all the local high school football games. Watch highlights and final scores on the Best Local Sports Show Fridays at 11:00 pm! Game of the Week: La Quinta (5-3) – 7 @ Shadow Hills (6-2) – 14 Palm Desert (6-1) – 35​​​​​​​ @ Palm Springs (3-5)

35-year-old, Lin Hoa, and 29-year-old Li Juan Lei were both arrested Friday morning after police officers found an illegal indoor marijuana grow at a residence in the 800 block of Summit Drive in Palm Springs. Approximately 550 marijuana plants and around $8,000 dollars were confiscated during the search of the residence. Police also discovered that

A 55-year-old transient was sentenced today to 56 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a homeless woman in Palm Springs, but the judge in the case agreed to give the defense until Dec. 8 to file a possible motion for a new trial. Verne Raymond Orlop Jr. was convicted in August of first-degree

Police in Flagstaff say they’ve found what is likely the body of a 44-year-old woman who went missing a week ago when she posted bond for a man she’d had a romantic relationship with. Police say they discovered the remains on Friday evening, one week after kindergarten teacher Cathryn Gorospe went missing. The body hasn’t

Lou Murdica is a Sky Valley resident whose family enjoys 15 acres of land. There’s even a small baseball field for his grandchildren. He’s lived on his partially desert landscaped property for almost 20 years, but says in the last six he’s paid over $20,000 in water bills to Coachella Valley Water District. “I’ll pay

Firefighters quickly contained a residential structure fire in La Quinta Friday evening. The fire was first reported at 5:46 pm on the 55000 block of Shoal Creek. Firefighters arrived on scene to a duplex well engulfed in fire, according to a press release by CalFire. The fire was contained to one portion of the duplex

La ciudad de Palm Desert seguirá adelante con sus planes de permitir negocios de marihuana en su ciudad. El consejo de la ciudad votó a favor de una ordenanza despues de algunas revisiones anoche durante un mitin. Solo se permitirá un dispensario de marihuana sobre la calle El Paseo al este de Larkspur Lane en

The effort to make a Palm Springs neighborhood a historic district is now a step closer to becoming a reality, as a historic home scheduled for demolition will remain standing. Read original story Major renovation work is being done on a mid-century modern home on Sunset Way, which was the center of a fight in

La repentina acción por parte del presidente Donald Trump para suspender los pagos del gobierno federal a las aseguradoras de gastos medicos sacudió el viernes tanto al mundo de la política como al sector salud, ya que amenaza con incrementar las primas para millones, desestabilizar el mercado de seguros y llevar a los republicanos a