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A las 3:00 a.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que una muchachita haba entrado a Circle K que se ubica sobre 44000 San Pablo Ave en Palm Desert y que armada con dos cuchillos caseros exigi dinero al empleado para despus huir con una cantidad no revelada y con dos botellas de vino.

The Waldo Canyon Wildfire in Colorado Springs is now 70-percent contained tonight. Most of the evacuations have been lifted, with the exception of those closest to the neighborhood, where more than 300 homes were destroyed. The images of the fire and the damage are bringing back memories for a PalmDesert woman, who lost everything in

Alternating lanes and ramps on a stretch of Interstate 10 between Beaumont and Palm Springs will be closed nightly for pavement work through July 15. Get live traffic conditions anytime with KESQ.com Time Saver Traffic. The work, which was scheduled to start Thursday night, will close alternating lanes and ramps in both directions between Pennsylvania

Sheriff’s deputies today were on the hunt for a gunman who robbed a Chinese restaurant in La Quinta and his getaway driver. China Jo’s at 78950 Highway 111 was robbed around 7:35 p.m. Thursday, said Riverside County sheriff’s Lt. Matthew Martello. The robber entered the business, pulled a black semiautomatic handgun, demanded and received money

A 14-year-old girl, who was found hiding in bushes outside a convenience store early Friday morning, was arrested for allegedly stealing cash and two bottles of wine at knifepoint. The robbery was reported at 3 a.m. at the Circle K, which is located in the 44000 block of San Pablo Avenue. The clerk told police

Indio city council member “Sam” Torres officially suspended his proposed tax ballot initiative on Coachella Fest. That the draft measure would have imposed a 5 percent to 10 percent tax on admissions to entertainment events of more than 2,500 people in Indio. The city council declined to consider the tax on June 6. Torres had

An armed man robbed a Bermuda Dunes donut shop Thursday afternoon. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies say the man went into Teddy’s Donuts about 1:20 p.m. with a handgun and demanded money from the person behind the cash register. Teddy’s Donuts is located at 40-100 Washington St. The robber exited the business and went to a

Two men were arrested during Independence Day celebrations in Banning after several people were pepper sprayed and one person was stabbed, according to a police spokesman. Officers responded to the 2100 block of West Jefferson St. around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, where they said discovered several people suffering the effects of being sprayed in the

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office refused to press criminal charges on Thursday against an 87-year-old Palm Springs man, who was accused of helping his ill wife take her own life. Palm Springs police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff said William Bentinck was arrested at a home on La Condesa Drive late Monday, where the Riverside County

Cal Fire and U.S. Bureau of Land Management crews are battling a vegetation fire burning along Highway 74. A Cal Fire spokesperson said the fire — estimated at one acre — was reported around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Officers with the California Highway Patrol are reporting the fire is close to the intersection of Highway

Cal Fire and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management made quick work in dousing a vegetation fire that was burning in the mountains above Palm Desert on Thursday. Crews on the front-lines told KESQ they had the fire almost completely out by 1:45 p.m. Firefighters were called to the intersection of Highway 74 and Carrizo

A murder charge was filed today against a 36-year-old Desert Hot Springs man accused in the shooting death of a Whittier man. La Von Albert Myers allegedly shot Ronald Locke, 46, at 8:40 p.m. June 26 at an apartment in the 68000 block of Calle Azteca in Desert Hot Springs. Locke was pronounced dead at

A 13-year-old Orange County boy who became separated from his father and lost his way during a hike in Mount San Jacinto State Park was home safe today. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the teenager was rescued hours after he was reported lost around 3 p.m. Wednesday in the wilderness preserve. The Cypress

Fireworks shows celebrating America’s 236th birthday will begin Tuesday night in Riverside County, ahead of a series of parades and pyrotechnic events planned countywide on Wednesday. Fireworks will follow the Palm Springs Power baseball game Wednesday at Palm Springs Stadium. Power will play the Casa Grande Cotton Kings at 6:05 p.m., and the “All American

The family of a 16-year-old girl, who may have been hit and killed by a vehicle, plans to hold a vigil in her honor on Friday. The body of Zia Hoyos was found on Gene Autry Trail, north of East Via Escuela, about 1:35 a.m. on May 21. Police said she may have been the

A 19-year-old accused of holding up a Palm Desert convenience store early Thursday morning was jailed and awaiting formal charges. Sgt. Dan Devinny said officers were called to the Circle K store at the intersection of Washington Street and Country Club Drive around 2:45 a.m. The clerk told them the suspect, Robert Dominic Espionza III,

Un residente de Palm Springs fue arrestado ayer mircoles por la tarde como sospechoso de intento de asesinato. Casi 12 horas despus de que la polica acudi a las 5:39 a.m. a un complejo de apartamentos ubicados sobre Sunrise Way en Palm Springs, localizaron en un rea no incorporada de Desert Hot Springs a Mario