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Socorristas trabajaron arduamente para sofocar el incendio de maleza que se report en Indio el lunes por la maana, segn April Newman del Departamento de Bomberos Ca Fire. Cal Fire confirma que 44 miembros de equipos contra incendios incluyendo bomberos se abocaron al lugar de los hechos durante la investigacin para contener el fuego y

Estamos exactamente a un mes de las elecciones legislativas del 4 de noviembre, y aqu en el valle de Coachella, la carrera entre el titular congresista Ral Ruiz y su retador, el asamblesta Brian Nastande se esta calentando. El demcrata Ral Ruiz se enfrent con el republicano Brian Nestande en un debate en representacin del

IGUALA, Mxico (AP) – El gobierno federal anunci que asumir las labores de seguridad pblica en el municipio de Iguala, en el sur de Mxico, donde la polica local presuntamente atac y desapareci a estudiantes. El comisionado nacional de Seguridad, Monte Alejandro Rubido, inform que los policas municipales fueron desarmados por el Ejrcito y sern

Gov. Jerry Brown is reporting that he has nearly $24 million for his re-election campaign after spending very little so far this year. In a report filed Monday with the secretary of state’s office, the Democratic governor says he has $23.6 million in the bank and has spent just $402,000 this year. That included about

Shoppers at a Northern California Walmart got more than they bargained for when a man accused of shoplifting allegedly opened fire inside the store. No one was injured by the shots that rang out at the San Leandro store late Sunday. But witnesses tell a local TV station that frightened customers screamed and ran to

Crews worked to put out a smoldering vegetation fire in Indio Monday morning, according to Cal Fire’s April Newman. Cal Fire confirms 44 firefighters, including inmate fire crews, were on scene for hours to clean up the scene on Avenue 42 and Madison, near the I-10 in Indio. No one was hurt. The fire started

Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Tim McGraw will headline the 2015 Stagecoach Country Music Festival, according to promoter Goldenvoice. The lineup was announced Monday morning, six months ahead of the country roundup. Passes for the festival, which is scheduled April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, will go on sale at 10 a.m.

Crowds from both sides of the political aisle gathered around the valley to closely watch the showdown between incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz and his challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande. Throughout the debate there were cheers and clapping and moments of head shaking in disagreement. “I think it went superbly well for Congressman Raul Ruiz,” said Democratic

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for areas west of the valley through Sunday at 8 pm. This includes Riverside and San Bernardino County Valleys as well as the Inland Empire. A ridge of high pressure parked over the west coast will continue to bring extremely warm and dry conditions through the

We’re exactly a month from the November 4th mid-term election, and here in the Coachella Valley, the race between incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz and his challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande is heating up. Congressman Raul Ruiz faced off with challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande in a debate representing the 36th Congressional District on Sunday night from 6

A big rig heading westbound on the I10 westbound just east of Date Palm caught fire around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The driver, hauling refrigerated chicken, detached his trailer from his cab before the fire could spread to the contents. All tires on the back of the cab blew out

We’re exactly a month from the November 4th mid-term election, and here in the Coachella Valley, the race between incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz and his challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande is heating up. Sunday night both candidates will come face-to-face for their first and only debate airing live on KESQ News Channel 3/CBS Local 2. It’s

California Highway Patrol says two accidents that occurred around 9 a.m. Sunday caused a major traffic jam on the 60 Westbound in what’re called The Badlands, near Jack Rabbit Trail, west of where the 60 and 10 split in Moreno Valley. CHP says around 8:50 a.m., two vehicles crashed, one of which overturned, on Jack

Cal Fire confirms the driver of a car that crashed into a tree in Moreno Valley died Sunday. The car left the 60 Freeway at 2:13 a.m. on the eastbound Valley Freeway at Day Street, said the Riverside County Fire Department’s Melody Hendrickson. The driver has not been identified. California Highway Patrol is investigating the

The Cathedral City Professional Firefighters Association will display fire engines and serve beer from local breweries at an event Sunday to launch National Fire Prevention Week. The event will be held at 11 a.m. in conjunction with the city’s farmers market in Town Square on Avenida Lalo Guerrero. Besides beer, attendees can peruse five food

Two men are in custody accused in multiple burglaries around La Quinta and Palm Desert. Police say the burglaries happened between July and October of this year. Officers say 24-year-old Eric Cunningham from La Quinta, and 26-year-old Joel Diaz from Cathedral City, allegedly used a blow torch to remove ATMs and safes from businesses. The

Belly dancers by the dozen will be shimmying, shaking and twirling Saturday to encourage Riverside County residents to adopt a pet from the county’s largest animal shelter. About 50 dancers will take part in the annual “Shimmy for Critters” event at the Western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley, starting at 11 a.m. “Many

Five young people were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on the Santa Ana 5 Freeway in Irvine early Saturday morning. “They were burned beyond recognition,” said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi. Concialdi also said paramedics rushed a sixth person, a male teenager, to Mission Hospital in serious condition. That victim said the

Robert Pape and Cristin Smith were not in the courtroom Friday morning as all of the charges against them were dropped. Instead, they remained behind bars in Riverside. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against two men who had been charged with the 2006 murders of three people found dead at their

The abduction and sexual assault of a teenage girl left many in the valley reeling. The news especially affecting young women and girls. “It makes me sick, how can you do that to a little girl,” said 18-year-old Celia Kerr. Kerr and Erin Escalante, also 18, don’t know each other but they now have the