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An 84-year-old Palm Desert woman has been found safe and in good condition after being reported missing early Tuesday morning. Police were asking people to be on alert as they tried to find her. They were concerned because the woman has medical concerns. The Palm Desert Police Department thanks the public for the assistance.

Two men pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges for attacking a married gay couple in Palm Springs who both ended up hospitalized as a result of the hate crime, possibly contributing to the death of one of thevictims six weeks later. Christopher James Carr, 31, and Keith Edward Terranova, 36, admitted assaulting George and Christopher

The Indio Police Department has arrested a suspect from the deadly shooting at the Royal Plaza Inn which occurred on Sunday, January 15. Lilliana Yanez Arellano, a 32-year-old mother of three, was killed in the shooting. Officers were called to the hotel at about 2 a.m. that day after multiple people reported a disturbance at

The recent series of storms left roads closed and flooding throughout the Valley. For some drivers, it’s an inconvenience to find another route. Some decide to drive straight through flooded roads instead. “They chance it and it’s not good chancing it because it looks like it’s a hard flowing water that goes through here,” Jaime

A new state of the art exercise center opened at the Neuro Vitality Center in Palm Springs. The Luhr and Clarice Jensen Exercise Therapy Facility was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony and some area politicians like Mayor Robert Moon. The Neuro Vitality Center, formerly known as The Stroke Recovery Center, helps patients who have

The City of Palm Springs is planning to build a bridge on Vista Chino, with construction beginning in about four years. It’s a move that many residents have been requesting for years, as any significant amount of rainfall continuously floods the wash, forcing authorities to close the road to traffic. According to Marcus Fuller, assistant

Search and rescue crews save stranded hiker with hypothermia. On January 23rd at 12:28 AM the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue received a call for assistance from a hiker in distress in the local mountains. PSMP-SAR responded to the scene along with Tribal Rangers. Due to the rainfall it was determined to have

Incoming phone lines at City Hall in Palm Springs are currently out of service and not accepting calls. The problem is believed to be weather related. The City’s Information Technology Department is working with Frontier Communications to correct the problem as quickly as possible. 911 and telephones lines at other City facilities, including Palm Springs

After a rainy weekend in the Coachella Valley, Barack and Michelle Obama’s motorcade made its way to Palm Springs International Airport on Monday to conclude their first post-presidential vacation. The motorcade was spotted Monday morning departing from Rancho Mirage’s Thunderbird Heights gated community, where the couple stayed through the weekend during their low-profile visit to

Desert Hot Springs police have reopened three roads that were closed to traffic Monday morning due to flood-related issues. Commander Jim Henson said Indian Canyon Avenue reopened between Mission Lakes Blvd. and Pierson Blvd. at about 1 p.m. Little Morongo Road and Dillon Road were both closed Monday morning as well, but Henson said both

The La Quinta Police Department arrested a 41-year-old man from San Clemente Sunday afternoon for suspicion of DUI following a golf cart crash that ejected his 59-year-old passenger. Officers said the collision happened on Oak Tree and Pete Dye at about 2:38 p.m. According to police, Stephen Southam was driving the golf cart southbound on

Power has been restored to 470 Imperial Irrigation District customers following a late night outage in Sky Valley. The outage was reported just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday night after one of IID’s substations was affected. According to Marion Champion with IID, the outage was repaired just after 5 a.m. on Monday. IID officials said the

Three and a half feet of snow was reported at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Monday morning. At 11 a.m., the temperature was 20 degrees with maximum wind gusts recorded at 70 miles per hour. High temperatures are supposed to stay in the low 20s with lows dipping into the low teens. First Alert Weather

Caltrans is warning motorists of ongoing road closures due to the weekend storm. Some of the closures may be long term. SR 18 “The Narrows” is closed from SR 138 to Crest Forest Drive (The Cliffhanger) for anunknown period of time. The rock netting is damaged with rock fall in this section of theroute. SR

Saturday morning former president Barack Obama hit the links in his first full day of vacation out of office. Playing golf at Porcupine Creek, a private golf club of billionaire Larry Ellison in Rancho Mirage. Obama’s motorcade was seen around 11:30 Saturday morning heading to the course. The former commander-in-chief has golfed at the course

UPDATE: 9:46 p.m. The Imperial Irrigation District said that as of 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, all power had been restored to Sky Valley and that only 57 customers remained without power. The company spokesperson said it would be about 1-hour before power was restored to the remaining homes. Troubleshooters are on site. ———- UPDATE: 8:23

National Weather Service officials have issued a flash flood warning for Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties until 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The alert was issued around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Stay tuned to KESQ and CBS Local 2 for any updates. The third and strongest storm for the week arrives today! Heavy rain and snow

KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s First Alert Forecast Team is tracking the third storm in this week’s string of storms. The third and strongest storm for the week arrives today! Heavy rain and snow along with gusty winds will be felt across Southern California into the early work week. Heavy snow on

The three series of winter storms to hit southern California are almost over and on Sunday dozens of homeless people are seeking shelter. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission said they expect to reach full capacity Sunday night. Charles Martin, a manager at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, said winter is its’ busiest time of year.

Hundreds of protesters turned out for a march against President Donald Trump on Saturday morning. In a message to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2, organizers called it a peaceful march against a “racist, bigot, sexist man.” The event started around 10:45 a.m. at the Civic Center Park off of Fred Waring Drive