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CAL FIRE says 8 small fires were set in Desert Hot Springs Friday morning. All were set withing two to three hours of each other. The brush fire near the Two Bunch Palms Resort is the largest of the fires, it is about a quarter of an acre. The fire was first reported just before

Este 21 de agosto, un eclipse total del Sol cruzará Estados Unidos de costa a costa, algo que no ha pasado en casi 100 años, la Luna cubrirá el Sol por completo y el fenómeno se podrá ver en 14 estados de la unión americana incluyendo california, Sin duda, es un evento astronómico que no

Police were investigating a crash in Indio at the Interstate 10 Jackson Street Interchange early Friday morning. A motorist fled after a pickup truck went over an embankment and hit a palm tree shortly before 6:00 a.m. The truck was loaded onto a flatbed tow truck to be removed. This is a breaking news update.

Indio Police are investigating a deadly collision this morning at Avenue 43 and Calhoun Street. It occurred Friday morning shortly after 6:00 a.m. just north of the freeway east of Jackson Street in a residential intersection just east of the Jackson Center Shopping Center. Sgt. Dan Marshall with the Indio Police Department said a motorist

The suspect accused on Wednesday’s attempted kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl inside a Rancho Mirage grocery store pleaded not guilty on Friday during his arraignment. 39-year-old Roberto Arce Cardenas of Los Angeles, faces kidnapping, evading arrest, firearm and drug possession charges that were filed on Friday. Roberto Arce Cardenas, 39, is accused of trying to

Un hombre pierde la vida en accidente en la ciudad de indio. la fatalidad se dio en la Avenue 43 y Calhoun St, en la ciudad de Indio, alrededor de las 6:30 de esta mañana , un hombre fue atropella por un conductor cuando el hoy occiso intentaba cruzar la calle, el hombre murio en

Fire officials say the Mias Fire has decreased to 540 acres and is 95% contained. For a second day, firefighters are battling the flames of a vegetation fire off Mias Canyon Road and Bluff Street in Banning. The fire was 80% contained late Wednesday night and had grown to 540 acres. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/897466675590610944″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p

A store owner of a popular hobby shop in the valley has been identified as the person found dead in Thousand Palms on Wednesday. Deputies received a call around on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. on a report of a possible deceased male in the area of Washington north of Varner Road where it turns into

One person was taken to the hospital after a pickup truck and a golf cart were involved in an accident in Indio. Cal Fire, says crews responded to the scene located on Westward Ho Drive and Jefferson street at 11:50 a.m. Thursday morning. No word on the condition of the person taken to the hospital.

A 20-year-old Cathedral City man who fired several gunshots at a man during a robbery pleaded guilty today to robbing and assaulting the victim and was immediately sentenced to 27 years in state prison. An attempted murder charge that Antonio Campos had been facing for the Feb. 21, 2016, crime near the 33300 block of

A brother and sister who helped conceal a man’s shooting death in Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty today to being accessories after the fact. Candelaria DeSantiago, 32, and Alejandro DeSantiago, 39, were each sentenced to one year and four months in state prison, but both had already accumulated enough credit for time served to secure

Nearly five months after signing a contract for new cabinets and countertops to be installed in her Palm Desert home, Carole Pateman says she is still waiting for the handyman to do the work. “I’m very upset, I’m upset with myself, at being taken advantage of, but he was a brilliant con artist,” said Pateman.

Erica Harnik, the adult daughter of Palm Desert Mayor Jan Harnik and attorney Brian Harnik, was near the popular Las Ramblas avenue in Barcelona when a van rammed through crowds, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 people. Harnik and her boyfriend, Osama Khan, were unharmed, but are now staying in the refuge of

A look at the 39-year-old Los Angeles man arrested for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 9-year-old girl at a store in Rancho Mirage then led police on a high-speed chase before being arrested in Hemet. Roberto Cardenas has been convicted of multiple crimes: In 1997, he was convicted for possession of controlled substance, In 2001,

Palm Springs graduate is preparing to suit up for his first NFL game Friday night (8/18) in Seattle when the Seahawks take on the Vikings. He had this to say on Twitter: “Yo I just wanna say thank you to everyone that believed in me, and stayed praying for me. I appreciate all ya’ll.” Signed

Meet Coachella Valley’s not so secret weapon Jayjay Rodriguez. The leading wide out in the valley, the now senior caught 56-balls for nearly 1,200 yards to go along with 12-trips to the end zone

The Yucca Valley Trojans are returning one of the best running backs in the area this season in Lucas Lopez. The senior rushed for 1,487 yards, 17-touchdowns, with an almost 13-yard per carry average and is seeing interest from division one colleges.

Morongo Unifed School District over the football off season purchased brand new helmets for both Yucca Valley & 29 Palms football that specializes in tracking impact resulting in concussions.

The Yucca Valley Trojans started 2016 with 6-wins in a row but just didn’t have quite the fire power down the stretch to beat the De Anza Leagues best. In 2017 though they have a huge senior class that is ready to make this season last. “Right now we have about 23, the biggest by

The near completion of the Jefferson Street interchange in Indio was celebrated Thursday morning during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local representatives. The ceremony began at the Montecito Club in Indio starting at 9 a.m. Remarks were made by various local leaders including Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia. Watch KESQ reporter Jeremy Chen’s reports live at the