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Ayer a las 8:08 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba una balacera en la manzana 32400 de Shifting Sands Trail en Cathedral City. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar encontraron tirado en el piso a un hombre hispano de unos 20 aos con una herida de bala en la cabeza en la esquina

A Tijuana police officer is accused of illegally transporting over 13 lbs. of heroin and more than 6 lbs. of methamphetamine into the United States. Noe Raygoza-Garcia was arrested on March, 13, after he was seen driving erratically on I-15 near the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Temecula, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the head Tuesday night in Cathedral City. Sgt. Dane Dixon said the shooting happened in the 32400 block of Shifting Sands Trail just after 8 p.m. Cathedral City police were called after residents in the area reported hearing six shots. Officers found a Hispanic man in

Officials have announced the new location for the College of the Desert’s West Valley Campus in Palm Springs; the vacant mall at 2363 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The proposed location of the 119-acre campus was at the corner of Indian Canyon Drive and Tramview Road, but Southern California Edison canceled plans to develop a solar

A 71-year-old woman was expected to recover after she was stung by a swarm of bees that completely covered her in an attack on Thursday, March 6, in Palm Desert. “You couldn’t see her,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Williams, who was the incident commander. She was believed to have suffered 1,000 stings. Lance

Congress is demanding answers from the new CEO of General Motors about why it took 10 years to recall cars with a defective part that’s now linked to 13 deaths. Mary Barra vowed to find out what happened and promised to be “fully transparent” when the company has answers. Coachella Valley dealerships are getting ready

Some Coachella Valley business owners say she took thousands of dollars from them for what was to be advertising on restaurant table tops, but the ads never surfaced. Now, following our initial report http://www.kesq.com/news/business-owners-feel-taken-by-advertising-saleswoman/25257128 the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tells CBS Local 2 and News Channel 3 it has begun an investigation into Theresa Darrah.

Angelica Terraza says the Garden Club at Palm Springs High School is inspiring the school gardener to save water by changing the landscape at Ramon Rd. and Farrell. “We have a desert landscape in the garden area right now, and he was waking by and saw how beautiful, how low-maintenance, and how much water was

Small business owners across the Coachella Valley say they’ve been getting scammed by Theresa Darrah for years. We found dozens of cases and judgments against her in civil court, yet she’s still allegedly preying on new business owners, convincing them to write her post-dated checks and then not delivering on her promises of service. Steven

Altos jerarcas de la Iglesia Catlica hicieron el martes una visita inusual a la frontera con Mxico, donde, a la sombra de la valla que separa a ambos pases, oficiaron una misa al aire libre del lado estadounidense -incluso ofreciendo la comunin a travs de la barrera de acero a la gente del lado mexicano-

Jurors came to a verdict last week regarding a 2009 murder case in Coachella, but the decision was sealed by the court until Tuesday. Angel Anthony Esparza, 30, has been convicted of killing 16-year-old Angel Luna. Luna was shot to death outside the Boys & Girls Club in Coachella on December 3, 2009. But, the

Nuevamente hoy martes estn realizando trabajos de construccin sobre la Palm Drive entre Varner Road y 20th Avenue por lo que est se realizan cierres intermitentes. El oficial Mike Radford de la Patrullas de Carreteras de California dijo que las cuadrillas de los servicios pblicos estn retirando cables de electricidad a lo largo de todo

The pregnant giraffe at The Living Desert, Dadisi, gave birth to a healthy boy giraffe early Friday morning. Her pregnancy lasted close to 15 months, which is the typical amount of time for a giraffe, according to zoo officials. They said the baby giraffe was born at 2:52 a.m. He weighs 128 lbs. and stands

Authorities in Contra Costa County are searching for an armed but courteous robber who made sure his victims were comfortable after tying them up. The suspect repeatedly apologized after forcing himself into the Pleasant Hill home with a gun Sunday night. When the resident, a 52-year-old woman, and her 83-year-old mother began to panic the

State surveyors will travel up the High Sierra to take their monthly measurements of the snowpack, learning if recent storms brought any relief to California’s drought. The state’s Department of Water Resources says expectations are low for Tuesday’s figures, despite surveyors performing their work this week as storm clouds burst open. Rain fell in San

CHP said Palm Drive south of Desert Hot Springs will be closed intermittently again on Tuesday between Varner Road and 20th Avenue. Officer Mike Radford said utility crews are working in the area and pulling electrical cables across the roadway. Radford said drivers should take Mountain View Road and N. Indian Canyon as alternate routes.

“This has absolutely turned my life upside down,” said Melissa Labayog, who teaches at Horizon School in La Quinta. Once an English teacher at Summit High School, a continuation school that neighbors Horizon, Labayog now works out of a dim office. A blow to the head by a student nearly two years ago left her

A new fence may have to be built in La Quinta to keep bighorn sheep up in the mountains and off the golf courses. Recent video posted on YouTube, along with televised sightings of the bighorns during the Humana Challenge at P.G.A. West, are shedding light on an issue that wildlife officials and the Bighorn

A brand new casino is celebrating its grand opening. Tortoise Rock Casino is opening its doors in Twentynine Palms, the first casino ever to open in the high desert. “So far the community has been extremely supportive, cooperative and excited that we’re coming up here, and I couldn’t ask for a better welcoming,” said Tortoise

A new multi-million dollar development is in the works for Indio. The new shopping center will include, luxury apartments, a new hotel and lots of retail space. The new development will be called Northgate, and it will sit just south of I-10 on Jefferson Street and Avenue 42. Indio is the fastest growing city in