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Calling the Friday the 13th killing of an Apple Valley man “senseless,” an Indio judge today sentenced a Palm Springs man to 15 years to life in prison. Dale Farquhar, 48, was convicted in June of the Nov. 13 slaying of 57- year-old Larry Roger Fisk, who was shot after he followed Farquhar’s girlfriend to

A northern California police officer injured in the line of duty got some help from the Palm Springs police department. The department held a blood drive Thursday for Fremont police Officer Todd Young. Young and another officer were in plainclothes when they tried to serve an arrest warrant on 20-year-old Andrew Barrientos on Friday in

Students at James Workman Middle School call her “Miss Crossing Guard Lady,” and she’s a very busy one. She directs traffic in front of the school all by herself. Sally Descanso, whose daughter attends sixth grade, tries to explain why traffic near the school is horrendous. “Oh, maybe it’s just the first day of school,”

Cal Fire and Riverside County fire crews contained a vegetation fire along Highway 86 and Dillon Road in Coachella on Friday afternoon. The fire broke out at 3:02 p.m., according to Cheri Patterson with the Riverside County Fire Department. Fire crews report one acre burned, but the fire created a lot of smoke that drivers

In Palm Springs, 437 customers, including a portion of downtown, lost electrical power for about an hour on Thursday evening. All of the vendors at Village Fest were without power, prompting concerns that the event might be shut down for the evening. Power was restored before that needed to happen. The outage began about 5:05

Campgrounds are expected to be packed for the last holiday of the summer. Thousands of people will fill up campgrounds around the San Bernardino National Forest. While campers get tents ready and break out the fishing poles — the U.S. Forest Service firefighters will be busy trying to keep everyone safe. “The main focus is

A Coachella Valley teen pleaded guilty to felony vandalism and a hate crime Monday. He admitted to spray-painting anti-gay slurs on several homes along Via Escuela in Palms Springs in late June. The defendant was a 15-year-old Hispanic male who lives just across the street from one of his victims. He was sentenced to and

Police investigated a report that a man was forced by two gunmen to get out of one vehicle and into another in Cathedral City today. Authorities received a report about the matter at 2:06 p.m., said Sgt. Corwin de Veas of the Cathedral City Police Department. A woman told police that sometime between 10:30 a.m.

A psychologist was appointed today to examine a Bermuda Dunes man accused of fatally shooting his wife of 38 years during an argument. Garey Lee Smith, 55, faces 50 years in prison if convicted of killing his spouse, Sandra, just before midnight Aug. 22 at their home in the 41000 block of Trinity Circle. At

The California Department of Education released preliminary figures this week of how much money each school district will get from a federal jobs bill signed by President Oabama. Obama signed the measure into law just hours after the House passed it in a special one-day session during what would normally be the lawmakers’ summer break

On Wednesday night, NewsChannel 3 learned that the Discovery Channel gunman James Lee has family here in the desert. KESQ spoke with his brother Aaron who lives in Indio. He told us that he hasn’t had contact with his brother in ten years. Police said James Lee went into the Discovery Channel building on Wednesday

Classic Yellow Cab is closing its doors after less than a year. That means Peter Kurzon will be looking for a new job soon. “At my age and this economy I’m getting the stenciled sign probably go stand of Ramon,” said Kurzon. He’s one of 50 Classic Yellow Cab’s drivers who’s job will get hacked

A second enterprise zone could be in the works for the Valley. Over the years the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone in the east valley has promoted business and job growth and now some west valley cities want a piece of the action. “It’s supposed to be a regional attempt at creating jobs and transforming neighborhoods,”

KESQ obtained a photo of a man who was arrested for obstruction of justice at a home they were serving a search warrant at. Detectives say evidence they collected may be linked to the disappearance and slaying of 17-year-old Norma Lopez of Moreno Valley. A neighbor snapped the shot as the Sheriff’s Department served warrants

A Riverside County judge sentenced a Hemet teenager to six months in jail on Thursday for hiding evidence in the brutal killing of a local teenager. Andres Ruiz, 18, admitted helping murder suspect Jose Campos dispose of 17-year-old Adrian Rios’ body. On Nov. 15, Ruiz claimed the victim got into an argument with Campos’ girlfriend

Power lines that may have been knocked down by a truck this afternoon prompted the closure of the Riverside (91) Freeway near Anaheim, according to the California Highway Patrol. The downed power lines were reported at 1:37 p.m., said CHP Officer Nathan Logan. Minutes later, the CHP closed the westbound lanes at Harbor Boulevard and

An alleged gang member holed up in a home in La Quinta drew authorities into the cove Wednesday afternoon, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. A portion of Avenida Vallejo was shut down and some residents were asked to evacuate while police served their warrant. The FBI executed the warrant, and the Riverside County

A man who was a focus of a search warrant in the murder investigation of Moreno Valley teenager Norma Lopez worked at the girl’s high school, but as of today detectives had not publicly identified him as a suspect. Lazarus Tasby, 25, worked at Valley View High School from March 2007 to November 2009, according