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Families, friends and fellow firefighters gathered at the Octagon house Wednesday to mark the 10 year anniversary of Esperanza Fire that claimed the lives of five Forest Service firefighters. Jason McKay, Jess McLean, Daniel Hoover-Najera, Mark Loutzenhiser, and Pablo Cerda were the firefighters that were trying to save the Octagon house from the blaze that

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has decided to seek the death penalty for the man accused of gunning down two Palm Springs police officers during a domestic call on Saturday, October 8. John Hernandez Felix, 26 of Palm Springs, has been charged with two counts of murder for killing Officer Jose Gilbert Vega, 63;

One person is injured and the search is on for a suspect vehicle after a hit and run in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday night. The crash happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. at Little Morongo Road and Palomar Lane. There’s no word on the extent of injuries. The suspect vehicle is described as possibly a ’07

UPDATE: 6:55 p.m. For more than 20 years, Randall Patten’s wheelhouse has also been a grow house. “I’ve seen so many firsthand experiences in my life where people that were anti-cannabis started getting older and having cancer,” Patten, Canndescent’s Master Cultivator said. “So, adding cannabis to their diet as opposed to pills really realizes this

Students across the country are celebrating Red Ribbon Week and taking a stance against drugs. This year’s theme is “YOLO–be drug free–you only live once” Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy District Attorney, Michael Tripp, held a presentation Wednesday afternoon at Valley View Elementary. “We have individuals who have lived the life, who have gone down the

One person is dead following a single car crash in Indio Hills around 1:30 Sunday morning. The driver crashed on Dillon Road and Berdoo Canyon Road. Firefighters and CHP responded to the scene. Officials say the driver of the car died at the scene. KESQ and CBS Local 2 is still waiting for the coroner

Las autoridades continúan investigando en torno al faltal accidente que dejó sin vida a 13 personas y a mas de 30 lesionados. Los hechos ocurrierone l domingo a las 5:00 am en los carriles con rumbo al oeste de la I-10 cuando el autobús había partido una hora antes del Red Earth Casino de Salton

All aviation units participating in training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms are on a 24-hour operational pause following Tuesday night’s mishap involving a fiery landing where a pilot escaped serious injury. The F/A-18 Hornet caught fire shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday near the the combat center. Marine First Lt.

Jury selection began Wednesday at the trial of two young men accused of murdering a man in Coachella because they thought he was disrespecting the sister of one of the defendants. Carlos Jay Martinez, 21, and Noel Hernandez, 20, are accused in the Oct. 26, 2014, shooting death of Fabian Martinez, 23. Both men are

The deadly bus crash in Palm Springs that claimed the lives of 13 people and injuring 31 others is shining new light on seat belt regulations. According to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board the tour bus involved in the crash was built in 1996 and did not have seat belts on board. At

The tour bus that was involved in a deadly crash early Sunday morning was out of safety compliance, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB held a news conference Tuesday at 1 p.m. where we learned the tread depth for some of the vehicle’s tires was below the minimum recommended level. Investigators have completed

Veterans Day is on Friday, November 11, and volunteers are needed at Patriot Park in Cathedral City to set up American flags for the 2016 Healing Field. Patriot Park is located at the corner of Dinah Shore Drive and Date Palm Drive, west of Cathedral City High School. The 11th annual Healing Field is sponsored

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is promising to resolve a festering conflict over demands that thousands of National Guard soldiers repay enlistment bonuses they were given a decade ago after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pentagon demanded the money back after audits revealed overpayments by the California National Guard under pressure to

A man has died after an SUV overturned in Thermal. Fifty-two year old Antonio Clemente of North Shore died in the crash. It happened late Monday afternoon on Highway 86 near Avenue 72 in Thermal. One of the people inside the SUV had suffered major injuries after being thrown from the vehicle. A second person

Give the gift of love by donating a cute, new stuffed animal to children in the Coachella Valley who have suffered neglect or abuse. ‘Stuffed with Love’ toys will be given to comfort children in juvenile court, and to children living in foster or relative care. You can donate a new stuffed animal Monday, October

Guatemalan police say they have arrested a U.S. man wanted by the FBI for the 2008 murder of a woman in California. Edward Lee Leblanc was featured on CBS Local 2’s Riverside County’s most wanted in 2011, and was on the FBI’s most wanted list. National Civil Police spokesman Jorge Aguilar says the 38-year-old Leblanc

Thirteen people were killed when a bus smashed into the back of a truck that may have slowed for construction work on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs Sunday morning. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office began identifying the victims on Monday morning. We are still waiting for two of the victims to be identified. The