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The Drought State of Emergency has been lifted for most of California. Governor Jerry Brown made the announcement on Friday. This comes after unprecedented water conservation and ample winter rain and snow. Two water utility companies in the Coachella Valley have released statements following the governor’s announcement, and they’re showing support for the transition. Desert

Police continue to search for a suspect that murdered a man in front of his seven-year-old daughter over six years ago. The cold case if resurfacing once again as the Whittier Police Department recently released a composite sketch of the suspect in hopes of finally bringing the man to justice. Authorities were called to the

A 48-year-old man from Long Beach has been arrested on suspicion of burglarizing the same business in Rancho Mirage two times over the course of five months. The business is located in the 69-900 block of Highway 111. Authorities arrested Jose Flores after the second burglary, which happened on Friday at about 6:30 a.m. The

La Patrulla de Carreteras de California reportó dos accidentes ocurridos en los carriles con rumbo al este sobre la I-10, lamentablemente uno fue fatal. El primer accidente se registró a las 7.48 am cerca de la rampa de Bob Hope Drive en Thousand Palms, un coche impactó a una motocicleta. Según el informe en este

Jury selection began Thursday for the trial of a convicted felon accused of killing his 41-year-old girlfriend and dumping the educator’s body at an Indio golf course. Michael John Franco, 46, of Indio, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of killing Jill Grant, a Palm Desert High School math teacher

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there was an earthquake with an epicenter 4km South East of Yucca Valley. No word yet on any injuries or damage to any building. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2 for updates.

California lawmakers approved a plan to raise gas and vehicle taxes to generate $5 billion a year for road repairs. Lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly approved the bill Thursday night, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown. The Democratic governor negotiated the bill and promoted it around the state, he was in Riverside this

A popular ride-sharing application is changing the game when it comes to food delivery in the Coachella Valley. “We eat out a lot but we shouldn’t. There’s a lot of times on a Friday night we don’t want to go out and we don’t want to cook, we order in,” Read Brown said. Throughout the

A missing San Diego county man last seen in Anza is considered to have disappeared under suspicious circumstances, sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. Daniel Joseph Frank Foster, 29, of Fallbrook, has not been heard from since Feb. 7, said sheriff’s Lt. Paul Bennett, adding Foster “may have met with foul play.” Foster was described as white,

An Indio man charged with murdering his girlfriend reiterated today that he has no memory of slitting her throat at their home because he was high on methamphetamine. Michael John Franco, 46, is accused of cutting Jill Grant’s throat with a box cutter, then running her over with her Toyota Prius after the initial attack

Local police and the nonprofit, SafeHouse of the Desert, provided some insight to the issue of runaway teenagers on Thursday. This comes after three teens were found safe in the Coachella Valley during the last three weeks. 16-year-old Cody Page was found in Palm Springs after he was missing from his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan;

UPDATE: 7:00 p.m. Palm Springs City Council Member Ginny Foat said she and others are gearing up to welcome possibly a new way of getting around the Coachella Valley with the CV Link project. “It, to me, is an added incredible attraction to the Coachella Valley,” Foat said. “We have a huge bicycling community in

The United States has attacked a Syrian air base with roughly 60 cruise missiles in response to a chemical weapons attack it blames on President Bashar Assad. Follow up-to-the-minute breaking details U.S. officials say the Tomahawk missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeting a government-controlled air base in Syria. U.S. officials

With hundreds of non-profits in the desert, how can you tell who’s trying to do good, and who really is? CBS Local 2’s Brooke Beare investigates a local artist who offered his services to 30 Valley charities in a unique fundraising effort. Recently 30 Valley charities were gifted with attention from an up and coming

The Palm Springs Police Department has detained four suspects who were seen driving a stolen car on Thursday, and officers said it was the victim that reported the information after spotting the suspects driving down the road. According to Sgt. Hutchinson with PSPD, officers recovered the stolen car near Overture Drive in the Windy Point

Legendary comedian Don Rickles, known for his acerbic wit and rapid-fire insult humor that made him a favorite on the late- night talk show circuit and at celebrity roasts, died today at age 90. A favorite of Johnny Carson and David Letterman, Rickles was famed for hurling comedic insults at just about everyone — big

The coroner’s office identified the 75-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle on Palm Drive early Wednesday morning. Ronald Blumkin of Desert Hot Springs died about 30 minutes after the collision, which occurred just before 6 a.m. near the intersection of Palm Drive and Ironwood Drive, authorities said. Blumkin was not in

Los aplausos resonaron en el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Palm Springs el miercoles por la noche ya que los miembros del consejo aprobaron unánimemente una nueva ordenanza la cual consiste en prohibir que autoridades policíacas pregunten o investiguen acerca del estado migratorio de los ciudadanos. El alcalde Robert Moon había votado en contra de