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Week 10 of the high school football season kicked off Thursday night in the Coachella Valley, with the La Quinta Blackhawks blanking the Indio Rajahs 63 to nothing. Watch The Best Local Sports Show Friday nights at 11PM on KESQ and CBS Local 2 for a full recap of scores and the best highlights from

The man seen in surveillance video, stealing play-money from a toy cash register at the Indio YMCA, has been arrested by police. Jacob Villanova Garcia, 29, was seen walking in the area of Arabia Street and Valencia Avenue on Monday, October 3rd. Indio Police detectives took him into custody without incident. It was during the

The Desert Water Agency plans on increasing rates by four dollars per year, on average, starting January 2017 until 2020. “If you receive a notice in the mail you will be impacted one way or another,” said Ashley Metzger, DWA’s Outreach and Conservation Manager. The rate proposal comes as pipelines dating back to the 1920s

UPDATE 5:42 p.m. Days may come and go, but for Tom Lynch, December 2nd, 2015 is a date still fresh in his mind. “I would obviously say it was extremely stressful,” Lynch, an EMS administrator for Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) said. “I’ve been doing this for many, many years, and this was probably

Halloween is the deadliest night for child pedestrians. CBS Local 2 Stands for You and your family’s safety — what you can do to ensure your kids stay safe out on dark Valley roadways. We’ll also have many more tips parents need to know. Watch CBS Local 2’s Katie Widner‘s special report, Treat or Trauma,

Relatives of two of the 13 people killed in a tour bus crash near Palm Springs are suing the bus company’s owner/driver and his estate. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday by relatives of Gustavo Garcia and Tony Mia, alleging negligence and wrongful death. The suit names as defendants USA Holiday and

Several marked and unmarked police cars gathered in a Desert Hot Springs neighborhood Thursday evening in search of a suspect who was on the run. Authorities detained 21-year-old James Goodwin at the scene, but they’re still looking for one suspect. A law enforcement helicopter was also seen circling the community east of Cabot’s Pueblo Museum

Update: Indio DMV and Palm Desert DMV back to full operations again Half of the DMV field offices in California experienced a hardware failure on Monday morning. The outage affected both the Palm Desert and Indio DMVs, and now officials are saying if you missed your vehicle registration date, you have to write a letter

Coachella Valley business owner and philanthropist Mel Haber has passed away. KESQ and CBS Local 2 confirmed his passing from a longtime employee of his. Haber died early Tuesday morning at the age 80. He was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer a few months ago. Haber’s funeral services take place November 3 at 9:30

Deputies with the Morongo Station are searching for a suspect accused of grand theft for stealing a guitar worth more than $1,000 from a religious nonprofit organization in Joshua Tree Thursday night. Authorities said the organization, called The Way Station, had a guitar used for bible study and music ministry stolen from its building in

On Thursday afternoon, 27-year-old Christopher Brandon Lee, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Erin Corwin in Twentynine Palms on June 28, 2014, admitted to strangling Corwin and pushing her body down a mineshaft nearly two and a half years ago , according to the High Desert Star. KESQ and CBS Local 2 is awaiting more

Accused police officer killer John Felix allegedly used a stolen rifle to kill two Palm Springs officers and injure a third. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Felix opened fire from 10 feet away, through a metal screen door, using armor-piercing ammunition. The DA would not confirm specifics on the ammunition, saying investigators want

Two visitors to Palm Springs were safe early Friday morning after veering off a mountain trail and getting lost near the Palm Springs Museum Trail. The Palm Springs Mounted Search and Rescue unit was activated shortly before midnight after two lost hikers called the Palm Springs Police Department saying they were lost somewhere on the

Riverside County voters will have a chance to cast ballots early this weekend, before the November 8 election day. Early voting is now available at the registrar’s office and at malls in Palm Desert, Riverside and Temecula. Temporary polling locations are set up at the Westfield Palm Desert shopping center, in the main court in

After nearly four days of deliberating, jurors announced Thursday they are deadlocked on charges of second-degree murder and reckless driving causing injury against two men accused of killing an 81-year-old womanin a 2013 street racing crash in Rancho Mirage. Scott Daniel Bahls, 30, of Palm Springs, and Wade Wheeler, 33, of Rancho Mirage, are each

The three way intersection at Mayfair Dr. and Beacon Hill in Palm Desert have been causing problems for local residents and business owners. Drivers have been running through stop signs like they’re not even there, in fact, one stop sign isn’t there. The missing stop sign has many concerned for their safety. Local business owner,

Testimony continued Thursday in a hearing to determine whether there’s sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for two men accused of killing a woman, her boyfriend and her daughter in Pinyon Pines. KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Zak Dahlheimer was at the courthouse in Riverside throughout the day Thursday. Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad

Lou Ferrigno returns to the desert for the third annual Ferrigno Legacy Fitness Competition. The “Incredible Hulk” is bringing some of the most chiseled athletes to the Auga Caliente Casino Resort Spa for a weekend of flexing and power lifting. Ferrigno and his son will host more than 400 athletes who will compete for trophies,

The Palm Springs City Council was set to hold a special study session Wednesday evening regarding residential vacation rentals. It was expected to be one of the most contested items up for discussion this year in the city. The meeting was set to start at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at 3200 E. Tahquitz