Desert Hot Springs, CA

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A training flight near Palm Springs turned into an investigation after a California Highway Patrol helicopter was repeatedly struck by a laser, eventually leading officers to a home in Desert Hot Springs. CHP says the incident happened during the evening of Aug. 21 while Pilot C. Rhodes and Flight Officer The post CHP helicopter hit by laser near Palm Springs; crew traces beam to Desert Hot Springs home appeared first on KESQ.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A day after the Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved a plan to expand the city’s police force, residents are weighing what the increase could mean for public safety. The council approved a resolution Tuesday to increase the Desert Hot Springs Police Department’s authorized staffing level from 33 The post Desert Hot Springs residents react to police force expansion appeared first on KESQ.

El Concilio de Desert Hot Springs aprobó aumentar el número de policías de 33 a 45 en los próximos cinco años, contratando dos nuevos oficiales cada año. Según la ciudad, el número de agentes no ha cambiado en más de 20 años, aunque la población ha crecido. Las autoridades dijeron que esto ha provocado respuestas The post Concilio aprueba plan para aumentar el número de policías en Desert Hot Springs appeared first on KESQ.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Desert Hot Springs is moving forward with a major expansion of its police force for the first time in roughly two decades.  On Tuesday, the city council unanimously approved a resolution to increase the Desert Hot Springs Police Department's authorized staffing level from 33 sworn officers to 45 over The post Desert Hot Springs City Council approves police force expansion appeared first on KESQ.

Un incendio destruyó varias casas rodantes tipo RV ayer a las 12:55 de la tarde en Desert Hot Springs, cerca de la Avenida 18 y Little Morongo Road. Las autoridades informaron inicialmente que un incendio en un vehículo se extendió a otros dos y a una estructura. Tres casas rodantes fueron destruidas, un perro murió The post Incendio destruye varias casas rodantes en Desert Hot Springs; muere un perro appeared first on KESQ.