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A memorial service will be held today in Oceanside for a Thermal-based California Highway Patrol pilot who was killed in a plane crash in the mountains of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Officer Danny Benavides, a 13-year CHP veteran, was found dead by a search-and-rescue team about 4 p.m. last Friday in the wreckage of his

Shaking near the Mexico border still hasn’t let up. People in Imperial County could feel at least 4 earthquakes overnight. The biggest was a magnitude 4 shaker, which hit near Ocotillo just after 10pm, last night. Click here to track earthquakes with KESQ’s Quake Tracker There are no reports of any injuries or damage. There

Kimberly Fleming-McBeth recently found out she’s no longer facing charges stemming from an alleged attack in February. “I was happy, I was grateful. I was just ecstatic; I was happy,” said Fleming-McBeth. Police arrested her for allegedly pushing one of her students into the wall while she was substitute teaching at San Gorgonio Middle School

Cal Fire and Riverside County Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 83170 Emerald Ave near Palo Verde in Indio, at this hour. The fire burning in a residential area just west of Golf Center Parkway, and north of Indio Boulevard has reportedly seriously burned at least one civilian and a firefighter.

A YouTube documentary shows kids saying they were in the 7th grade, 12-years-old, 14-years-old when they started drinking. How did these teens get the alcohol? An overwhelming majority say from their parents’ stash at home. Others asked people outside of liquor stores to buy them booze while some used fake IDs. While parents may not

A registered sex offender who raped and murdered 17- year-old Chelsea King and 14-year-old Amber Dubois was sentenced today to two consecutive life prison terms without parole, plus an additional 33 years to life. John Albert Gardner III, 31, pleaded guilty in April to attacking King while she was jogging behind Rancho Bernardo Community Park

Palm Springs Responding to a call from a neighbor, Palm Springs police were able to not only stop a burglary from happening Friday morning, they were able to recover the things taken from the home. The neighbor called police around 11:30am, saying they say people breaking into a home on the 1800 block of Alejo

A registered sex offender who admitted raping and murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King and 14-year-old Amber Dubois is scheduled to be sentenced today to a pair of life terms without parole, plus 33 years to life for assaulting a woman in December. John Albert Gardner III pleaded guilty in April to attacking King while she was

El Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Riverside anunci que en los prximos das estar llevando a cabo el programa federal ?Comunidades Seguras?, que consiste en enviar de manera electrnica al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional las huellas digitales de los prisioneros que se encuentran en crceles del condado con el fin de confirmar la estada

Salen a la luz pblica nuevos detalles del incendio que se desat en el rea de Glen Avon cerca de Fontana. Las autoridades comentaron que fue accidente, devor 850 acres de maleza y fue contenido anoche a las 8:30. Dicho siniestro forz a la evacuacin de 32 trailas tipo vivienda que se vieron amenazadas por

Sandra Garcia is a “notable nurse” this year. She is being honored for her diligence and dedication. But, what is also notable about the Philippine native, she has been a nurse for only four years. “I talked to my director,” she said, smiling. “I asked her, and I double checked with her if it’s really

Esta semana la Asamblea de California aprob dos iniciativas de ley de la autora del Asamblesta Manuel Prez que representa al Valle de Coachella. Se trata de la 2037 que autoriza contratos de energa con plantas fuera del estado que cumplan con los requerimientos de California. Y la SB 2202, una propuesta de $11 bdd

Hoy es la fecha en que el gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger anunciar el presupuesto para el ao fiscal que inicia el 1ro de julio y que durante estas seis semanas restantes ser debatido por los legisladores estatales. Enfrentando una deuda de $19 bdd, se espera el mandatario realice ms recortes a los servicios pblicos, como seguro

Maana 15 de Mayo es la fecha lmite en que los 47 maestros del Coachella Valley Unified School District en riesgo de perder su trabajo tienen para ser notificados oficialmente. El nmero podra cambiar si algunos empleados optan por aprovechar el plan de retiro temprano.

A spokeswoman for ABC’s Barbara Walters says the host of “The View” is out of surgery. As we reported earlier this week, Walters announced that she was going in for heart surgery to repair a valve. The spokesperson released the following statement: “Barbara Walters’ surgery went well, and the doctors are very pleased with the

The search for a kidnapped mother and child came to an end, this afternoon, when 18-year-old Nayelly Maldonado and her infant daughter Genesis were both located with police in Calexico. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate the kidnapping at 9am Wednesday morning along the 83-000 block of Agua Blanca Avenue in Coachella. Witnesses

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit found Emin Alihodic, 57, and a 38 year old Mission Viejo woman stranded at the top of the tram. They were located at the 8,500-foot level of the Willow Creek trail. But, Alihodic is not a stranger to mountain rescues. He was rescued

A seven week investigation into whether or a not a large grocery chain is unfairly overcharging it’s customers has resulted in criminal charges. The Los Angeles County Department of Weights and Measures conducted undercover test purchases at 14 Ralphs stores in L.A., and in the end, Ralphs and it’s parent company, Kroger, are charged with

A brush fire that threatened homes along the Riverside County line in Fontana was surrounded this morning. Taking advantage of cool, moist nighttime conditions, firefighters and inmate crews from two counties had the blaze contained at roughly 500 acres by 4:30 a.m., according to CalFire-Riverside County spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. Firefighters worked through the night, with