31-year-old Luis Flores Cantor is set to be arraigned at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on September 30 in the killings of two Palm Springs residents. Cantor was set to be arraigned today, but his attorney asked the judge overseeing the case to postpone the arraignment as they are still reviewing evidence. Cantor is
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Fire crews with the Cathedral City Fire Department and the Palms Springs Fire Department battled a house fire in Cathedral City. It happened at the 67000 block of Tamara Rd. this afternoon. It’s unclear what caused the fire, which caused severe damage to the home’s garage. The home owner was able to make it out
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Friday is National Hunger Action Day and cities and businesses are helping do their part to help with the fight in ending hunger for a lifetime. The month of September is Hunger Awareness Month. Several city landmarks have been lit up orange which is the color that represents hunger awareness. These landmarks include: Etherea Sculpture
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The remains of U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez were flown back to the Coachella Valley from Afghanistan, arriving Thursday at the Palm Springs International Airport. The Lopez family was at the airport to receive his casket on the tarmac before a somber procession made its way through Coachella Valley. Thousands of people gathered to mourn
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The ACLU and several community groups sent a strongly-worded letter today to the California Attorney General. They are Calling for an investigation into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, saying they have data that backs up their claims of Excessive force, racist policing policies, and rampant patrol and jail deaths in the department. They also allege that jail
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The pandemic cost the Coachella Valley billions of dollars, eliminated thousands of jobs, and forced dozens of businesses to permanently shut down but now things are changing and quickly. From Palm Springs to Indio, businesses are back. More than 3,100 new ones to be exact and that’s just within the last eight months! News Channel
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Ralph and Dorothy Kohler are celebrating 86 years of marital bliss today, making them the longest living married couple in the nation. It’s a milestone that was recognized by Congress last year and honored with an award. Photo provided by The Kohlers The Indio couple tied the knot in Tekamah, Nebraska in 1935, when he
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Check out the special series on Hispanic Heritage Month on Telemundo 15: https://kesq.com/kuna/mes-de-la-herencia-hispana/ Why Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of September By Dakin Andone, CNN National Hispanic Heritage Month begins Wednesday and will run through October 15, giving the United States an opportunity to recognize and celebrate members of our communities and their
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The Kids Business (TKB) Bakery persevered during the pandemic to make ends meet, and now the owners, which are made up of three siblings, are closer than ever to finally opening up the bakery at a larger location. “We’re known for our biggest baddest sandwiches.” That’s how Nathan Sippel, TKB’s owner, and the middle child
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Country Club Drive was shut down to traffic Thursday morning due to firefighting activity related to a Tamarisk Tree Fire next to the road, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Interstate 10. The intense fire was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 3:39 a.m. just west of the I-10 Jefferson Street exit ramp and was
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A Coachella Valley nursing student is fighting for her life after contracting COVID-19 in early August. Fitri Sho said her 24-year-old daughter, Hanny Virginia, is in an induced coma at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. Hanny’s mother said her daughter had recently been taking frequent trips to Texas, where she’s been working on getting her
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Corporal Hunter Lopez is expected to be flown home to his family in the Coachella Valley and laid to rest this week. The 22-year-old Indio native was killed in the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. THURSDAY People are invited Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to line the sidewalks for a procession from Forest
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The suicide rate in the Coachella Valley exceeds the county, state and national suicide rate, according to a community needs report commissioned by the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation. “We asked the community to react to the data and to tell us, ‘What are your priorities?’” said Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, CEO, Desert Healthcare District. Per
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An 18-year-old probationer accused of shooting a family member and trying to kill another during a domestic squabble in Banning was charged today with attempted murder and other offenses. Alex Signavong was arrested Saturday following the attack at a residence in the 1300 block of North Almond Way, near East Theodore Street. Along with attempted
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Three people were injured, including one who was airlifted to a local hospital, following a single-vehicle crash in La Quinta. The crash happened near the area of Fred Waring Drive and Monticello Avenue, west of Jefferson Street at around 5:30 p.m. Cal Fire officials said two patients suffered minor injuries while a third patient was
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 690 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 347,183. Cases in Schools: PSUSD – 34 students (+2 since Tues.) and 5 staff (-1 since Tuesday) DSUSD- 78 students (+6 since Tues) and 15 staff (-5 since Tues) On Monday, DSUSD
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new emergency drinking water order to the Oasis Mobile Home Park, located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Reservation near Thermal. The community has had three EPA emergency orders issued, all related to high-levels of Arsenic found in the drinking water. Photo of water at the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Sierra Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — California’s 2021 recall election is on track to be one of the most expensive to date — and the state has already spent close to $300 million of taxpayer money. Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber told ABC News parts of
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A 41-year-old man arrested over the weekend on suspicion of killing a 23-year-old former high school football player in a hit-and-run crash in Desert Hot Springs was due in court today on DUI gross vehicular manslaughter charges. A GoFundMe page to support Ortega-Dage’s family. Click here to visit that page Jose Roberto Tafoya-Flores was arrested
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The local community continues to remember and honor the life of Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez who was among 13 U.S. service members who died during the attack on a Kabul airport in August. Lopez, 22, is an Indio native who graduated from La Quinta High School. He is the son of Riverside County Sheriff’s Captain
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