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It was an unusual encounter for Riverside County Animal Control on Sunday. Animal Control officers were called in to catch a wandering bear in Indio yesterday. Now some people are asking, ‘Why did that bear come to the desert?’ and ‘What do you do if you’re confronted by a wild animal?’. A long winter in

The second Veterans University will take place at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday, May 20. The planned timing for the event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Veterans University was put together by Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. It was held for the first time in 2016. Veterans University offers veterans, active

There was a shocking start to Mother’s Day Sunday when a bear was spotted in Indio. Riverside County Animal Services personnel jumped into action with a multi-agency response. The California Department of Fish & Wildlife tranquilized the animal while it hid in the bushes along Adams Street near Fiesta Ford, and transported it to the

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Varias organizaciones del Valle de Coachella viajaron desde el día domingo para estar presentes en la protesta pacífica hoy lunes en la capital de California,Sacramento. La caravana conformada por 3 autobuses salio de las oficinas de la organización TODEC desde las 8 pm de la noche del día domingo para llegar a Sacramento por la

The President of Wessman Development said the company will be changing names next week. President Michael Braun said the company will now be called GRIT Development. He’s planning to officially announce the name change within the next week. According to Braun’s release, the name change is a logical step following John Wessman’s retirement earlier this

Familiares de Alferdo Rodriguez han confirmado que el ex maestro del Valle de Coachella quien fuera reportado extraviado en el área de Winchester fue encontrado muerto. Elementos de seguridad del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside informaron que descubrieron un cuerpo sin vida con una descripción semejante al de Alferdo Rodriguez un poco despues

Meet the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario. The LA Clippers and the NBA Development League reached an agreement for the Clippers to acquire an NBA D-League team to play out of Ontario, California, it was announced Monday morning. The Clippers will own and operate the team for the 2017-2018 season when the league will be

A woman whose unrestrained infant daughter was killed in a crash in Palm Desert last May was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in spite of arguments by her attorney that injuries from the crash left her “physically incapable” of appearing in court on murder and child endangerment charges. But the case was postponed for a

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Big Bear City Monday at 11:43 a.m. This comes the day of KESQ and CBS Local 2’s special earthquake coverage, all this week. Check out all of our special reports: Earthquake Alert More of today’s Top Stories from KESQ & CBS

Ralphs Grocery Co. announced Monday it is hiring 800 people to fill open positions in its Southern California supermarkets,including stores in Riverside County. Hiring events will be held at all Ralphs stores on Saturday from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Job seekers interested in applying for a position should apply online at jobs.ralphs.com prior to May

Miembros de la familia han concluido la búsqueda de Alfredo “Fredo” Rodríguez, despues de que se informo que su cuerpo fue encontrado el domingo por la tarde. La sobrina de Rodríguez, Lynette Vásquez, dio a conocer esta declaración el domingo por la noche en nombre de la familia: “Es con el corazón roto que queremos

Las familias de una mujer Coachella de 26 años de edad y 28 años de edad, el hombre de Palm Desert están pidiendo ayuda ya que no han sabido nada desde el miercoles por la noche. Audrey Moran y su novio, Jonathan Reynoso, fueron vistos por última vez en una fotografía ‘selfie’ tomada en su

Firefighters were called to an apartment fire on the 700 block of Riverside Place Friday morning at 6:37 a.m. Firefighters said one apartment unit was fully engulfed in flames at the Sunny stones Complex on Riverside Place, which is near South Palm Canyon Drive, just south of Ramon Road. No injuries were reported, but significant

Family members have concluded the search for Alfredo “Fredo” Rodriguez, after they said his body was found Sunday afternoon. Rodriguez’s niece, Lynette Vasquez, released this statement Sunday night on behalf of the family: “It’s with a heavy heart that we want to inform you that there is no longer a search in progress for Alfredo

A house in Palm Desert caught fire before sunrise Sunday, but the two residents were not hurt. The fire was reported at 4:05 a.m. in the 100 block of Conejo Circle, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. First-arriving firefighters saw smoke emanating from the single-story house, she said. It took 25 firefighters

A brush fire burned at least 12 acres Sunday in Lambs Canyon, south of Beaumont. The fire was reported at 12:51 p.m. beside Highway 79 south of Dump Road, in an unincorporated area south of Beaumont, said Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department. The first-arriving chief reported that the fire was spreading uphill