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The John Benoit Detention Center is celebrated a milestone in its construction with a topping off ceremony Monday morning. A beam signed by Benoit’s family and local leaders is lifted to be placed as part of the new jail construction in #Indio. pic.twitter.com/dNUnlIgRb5 — Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChenKESQ) July 31, 2017 The topping ceremony commemorated the

Nearly Imperial Irrigation District customers lost power late this afternoon in Thermal, where the mercury was hovering at 109 degrees. The outage was reported just before 5 p.m., originally 499 customers were affected but power was restored to 276 customers at 6:30 p.m. Power was restored to all customers just before 7:30 p.m. The outage

Two lanes of traffic will be closed on northbound Washington Street between Hidden River Road and Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes on Wednesday, Aug. 2 and Thursday, Aug. 3. Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) crews will be replacing manhole frames and covers between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. on those days. The closures will be

Un hombre de 34 anos de Cathedral City y padre de dos hijos, se recupera de sus heridas en ciudados intensivos tras sufrir impactos de bala mientras en The Block Bar and Grill el miercoles. Rae Ann Avila dijo ante nuestras cámaras que su esposa, Mike Avila, fue atacado al azar. Recibió las heridas de

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mermaid? Now your dreams can become reality at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas. The resort is offering classes on how to become a mermaid via its Mermaid University. “It feels kind of weird when you’re first swimming. But then you get used to it,” said fourth-grader Melody Reyes.

Se lanzó un operativo de rastreo para dar con el paradero de una pareja que se cree excursionaban en Joshua Tree National Park. Uniformados del parque reportaron a Rachel Nguyen y un acompañante Joseph Orbeso, reportados extraviados el sábado por la mañana. Autoridades manifestaron que el vehículo de la pareja fue descubierto cerca del sector

Esta mañana se realizo una ceremonia para festejar los avances de la nueva cárcel de la ciudad de indio,la familia de el fallecido supervisor John Benoit estuvieron presentes junto a mandatarios del Valle de Coachella. Al final de la ceremonia una biga de acero blanca fue firmada por la familia del fallecido supervisor John Benoit,mandatarios,

A 34-year-old Cathedral City man and father of two, is recovering in the intensive care unit after suffering two gunshot wounds while at a The Block Bar and Grill on Wednesday. Rae-Ann Avila thinks back to the night she claims her husband, Mike Avila, was randomly attacked. He was shot just before 11 p.m. last

Un residente de Desert Hot Springs se recupera en el hospital despues de recibir varios impactos de bala en su casa ayer domingo a las 6:30 a.m. De acuerdo con el jefe del Departamento de Policía de la ciudad Dale Mondary, un sujeto de 22 años entró a la cochera de la vivienda ubicada en

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an overnight burglary at a gun store that happened early Monday morning in Palm Desert after midnight. According to deputies, the burglary occurred at the 38-600 block of El Viento Road. Deputies said they were looking for two male suspects that broke into the business. The first suspect is

Two people are dead, one of which was a San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputy, after their plane crashed in rural terrain near Big Bear Mountain. According to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, an aerial search on Sunday morning located the wreckage of a single engine aircraft that had crashed in the Big Bear area. A flight

Many local athletes shine here in the Coachella Valley and earn the chance to play their respective sport at the next level. If you know of anybody who has in the past or is currently playing a college sport message Cody Krupp on his twitter @codywkrupp, Facebook: Cody Krupp CBSL2, or email cody.krupp@Kesq.com. A full

The U8 Indio All Stars won the Pony World Series Title after a 15-1 season outscoring their opponenets 123-15. They are the first U8 Indio team to bring home the championship. Congratulations!

UPDATE 7/30/2017: The Castleberry family received good news Sunday morning. Doctors have confirmed they have given final approval for the organ transplant to take place on Monday. ORIGINAL STORY: A former Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy and her family have been through a long medical journey. On Monday, it could all be over. News Channel 3

The 20th Annual Battle of the Badges took place Saturday from the Show at Agua Caliente featuring 16-different boxing fights between various first responders. The event honored local fallen heroes Lesley Zerebny and Jose Gil Vega

Recent La Quinta High School graduate Brandun Lee dominated his way to an unanimous victory from Charlotte, North Carolina moving to 4-0 in his young promising boxing career.

MAC Cosmetics had many Coachella Valley residents lined up around The River in Rancho Mirage on Saturday. The makeup company gave away free lipstick in honor of National Lipstick Day. Generally, the product would cost $17. A woman who works at the local store said they gave away 175 sticks in an hour and 45

Rancho Mirage football including Head Coach LD Matthews, and stand out athlete Marques Prior sit down one one with Cody Krupp as they talk about the coming season. High school football practices in the Coachella Valley begin Monday and beginning August 7th KESQ/CBS Local 2 will preview all area teams leading up to week one

Two new restaurants are coming to the River in Rancho Mirage this fall and winter. “We’re excited to tell you this weekend that MidiCi, The Neoplitan Pizza Company will be opening up this winter. And Coachella Wine, which will be a great new wine bar. So two new additions coming to the river this fall

Friday marked round 2 of Palm Springs leaders addressing illegal vacation rentals in the city. “These appeals boards meetings are a great opportunity for anyone interested in the community to really see the process in action,” City Attorney Edward Kotkin said. The meeting’s agenda originally included four appeal cases. One case involving a home related