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The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake near Big Bear Friday morning. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was centered four miles south of Big Bear City at 6:39 a.m. There were no reports of any damage, and no calls to our newsroom from people who felt any shaking in the Coachella Valley or high desert

The owner of a Florida gun store said he tried to alert the FBI to a “very suspicious” man later identified as Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen after Mateen tried to buy body armor and bulk ammunition from the store. Robert Abell, a co-owner of Lotus Gunworks in Jensen Beach, Florida, told ABC News today

KESQ and CBS local 2 have learned that Cathedral City High School finally broke ground a few weeks ago on their first ever swimming pool since the school opened in 1991. Construction is estimated to take between six to eight months. With the approval from the Palm Springs Unified School District Board the water polo

Kashi Co., the North County-based maker of breakfast foods and snacks, expanded a previously announced voluntary recall of certain granola products today because of a possible Listeria contamination in sunflower seeds. The recall, first announced May 31, adds some Kashi granola bar and Bear Naked products to the recall. Kashi said it took the action

Tras una minuciosa investigacin de nueve meses, hoy en Deseret Hot Springs, se realiz el operativo encubierto denominado Desert Impact donde varias agencias del orden locales y estatales se unieron para poner mano dura contra la actividad pandilleril. Se realizaron decenas de arrestos y se decomisaron armas de fuego esta maana. Segn oficiales, la mayoria

KESQ and CBS Local 2 has learned the new plans for the recently closed Chop House and The Grind in downtown Palm Springs. Owners of the Chop House announced the closure on May 31. On Thursday, we heard from the owners of the Broken Yolk Cafe in La Quinta, and they said their restaurant will

The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6, 7KM southeast of Yucca Valley Thursday morning. The earthquake struck at 10:02 a.m. It was relatively small but a pretty good jolt could be felt throughout the Coachella Valley. Be sure to download the First Alert Weather App for KESQ and CBS

Nearly two dozen suspected gang members were arrested in Desert Hot Springs on Thursday, the culmination of a 9-month investigation into weapons and narcotics trafficking in the city. Dubbed Operation Desert Impact, the investigation conducted by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Desert Hot Springs police, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and U.S.

Additional candlelight vigils are planned around the Coachella Valley this week to honor the lives lost in the Orlando shooting. A vigil was held Wednesday at the Cal State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus from 7:15PM – 8PM Officials at the Palm Desert Campus issued the following statement: It is with an incredibly heavy

Hoy desde las 5:00 a.m. oficiales de diferentes agencias del orden realizaron una redada en varios puntos de Desert Hot Springs como parte de una investigacin de 9 meses. El objetivo de la “Operacin Impacto del Desierto” fueron personas involucradas con la venta drogas, armas y pandillas. Simultneamente los oficiales llegaron a varios puntos de

The Cathedral City Police Department said the suspect accused in a deadly hit and run on Saturday is fully cooperating with police after stepping forward following the collision on Ramon Road, west of Landau Boulevard. Clay Charles Triolo, a 60-year-old from Cathedral City, died after being taken to the hospital that morning. The collision happened

El Servicio Geolgico de los Estados Unidos report un movimiento telrico con una magnitud de 3.6 grados con epicentro en el suroeste de Yucca Valley esta maana a las 10:02. A pesar de ser relativamente pequeo si se sinti en el Valle de Coachella. Lo mantendremos informado si surgen rplicas.

More than 100 people turned out for a vigil remembering the victims of the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, spreading the message that love conquers hate. The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus sang in front of a crowd of students, faculty and valley residents at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus

If you’re seeing smoke in the Coachella Valley on Thursday, it’s not from a local fire, the smoke is actually coming from a fire burning in Santa Barbara, according to Cal Fire. The Sherpa Fire has burned over 1,200 acres in Santa Barbara County. It sparked Wednesday at 3:21 p.m. Now drift smoke is making

The heat can be life threatening for kids and pets and they should never be left in a car. More valley businesses are allowing customers to bring pets indoors. Jule’s Market in La Quinta is a family-owned store, and CEO Jeremy Cullifer said pets are family, too. “Please don’t leave your dogs in the car.

Evacuation orders have been issued for some canyon areas of Santa Barbara County after a brush fire quickly spread to at least 1100 acres. The mandatory orders were issued for Refugio Canyon, Venadito Canyon and Las Flores Canyon, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. An evacuation warning was issued for El Capitan Canyon

When it comes to terror attacks on American soil, we know they can and have happened close to home. It is not enough to react to these unimaginable acts, we must prepare for them. On Wednesday, Gulf California Broadcast Company and CBS Local 2, KESQ News Channel 3 and KUNA Noticias 15 ask the community

A woman who attacked a deaf lesbian couple with a baseball bat in Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty today to assault charges. Shaunda Lane, 32, of Desert Hot Springs, entered her plea to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon during her scheduled felony settlement conference in Indio. Sentencing is set for July 7

UPDATE 6:38 p.m. For more than six years, Jim Esposito has called the Tahquitz River Estates neighborhood in Palm Springs home sweet home. But he said throughout that time, he’s been dealing with something right behind his back yard. “Just junk,” Esposito said. “I don’t know where she gets it from, or what she intends

Enoc Caldern de 37 aos, Frederico Sanchez de la misma edad y Juan Antonio Hernandez de 38 son acusados de un cargo de homicidio y tres cargos por intento de asesinato. Caldern fue arrestado el jueves pasado en Sacramento mientras que Sanchez fue aprehendido el mismo da durante una parada rutinaria de trnsito en Desert