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Woman arrested, accused of smuggling nearly 120 pounds of meth at Highway 86 border checkpoint

WESTMORELAND, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities say a 42-year-old Mexican citizen is in custody after being arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents for allegedly smuggling nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. The woman was stopped shortly after noon Tuesday at an immigration checkpoint on Highway 86, according to U.S. Customs and

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Firefighters mopping up after vegetation fire in Thermal blazes through 50 acres

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters are mopping up on Friday after a vegetation fire near Church Street in Thermal began just after 10:00 Thursday night. News Channel 3 had a crew on scene. CAL FIRE reports that the fire blazed through 50 acres, near La Familia High School and Coachella Valley Unified School District headquarters.

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Stagecoach Country Music Festival goes live Friday in Indio

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Some of the country music industry’s top-tier talent, along with chart-toppers from the past and specialty acts, will be delivering performances tomorrow and throughout the weekend for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, where thousands of fans were already arriving in anticipation of the entertainment.    “Traffic conditions for early-arriving

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