Month: May 2013

As we get ready to celebrate Memorial Day, the Palm Springs Air Museum is working to make sure the sacrifices of our brave men and women are not forgotten. It’s called the Oral History Project. “Everybody has different stories, different locations, different enemies,” said Veteran Ken Woodward. More than 16 million Americans served in World

The Indio California Highway Patrol honored a man killed in the line of duty. The CHP remembered an officer whose impact is being felt more than ten years after his death. CHP Officer Saul Martinez died on May 15, 1997, seven days after being struck by a vehicle on May 8, 1997. CHP Officers Saul

According to Caltrans, a nighttime closure is scheduled Tuesday on theeast- and westbound sides of the 91 between 14th Street and Central Avenue. The shutdown is necessary while crews set columns for the permanentplacement of a rail bridge at Pachappa Drive. The project is a component of the $232 million 91 freeway expansion, according to

A source close to the Mary Bono Mack camp confirms that the statement claiming the Bono Mack’s are divorcing is true. The joint statement from the couple reads: “We are saddened to announce that we have reached the difficult decision to end our marriage. We have nothing but respect and admiration for each other and

Los Angeles County’s sanitation districts are no longer pursuing plans to build a 4,000-acre landfill near Joshua Tree National Park on former mine land. David Rothbart, supervising engineer at the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, said Friday that the agency will use the $41 million set aside for the land purchase for more recycling

A Mexican citizen suspected of killing a 19-year-oldIndio woman two years ago and leaving her body in a Coachella corn field wasbehind bars today. Raymundo Garcia Vasquez, 27, was arrested about 10:30 a.m. Thursday atthe Calexico border crossing in connection with the death of Karina Sepulveda,whose body was found in a field near Fillmore Street

A partir de hoy viernes el tramo del Expressway 86 de la I-10 a una milla al norte del Airport Blvd lleva el nombre de “Saul Martinez Memorial Highway” en honor al oficial del CHP que perdi la vida en cumplimiento de su deber en Mayo de 1997. El oficial Sal Martnez y su compaero

A San Bernadino Sheriff’s division known as the Marijuana Eradication Team helpeddeputiesfrom the Morongo Basinseizea variety of synthetic drugs, among other things, Thursday from locations in Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, and Joshua Tree. According to a report from the San Bernadino Sheriff’s Office, authorities seized Spice, Bath Salts, two firearms, proceeds from the sale of

A Coachella man suspected of leading deputies on acase from Coachella to Interstate 10 while driving impaired was behind barstoday. Ralph Rivas Jr., 41, was arrested shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday on I-10 in Palm Desert. Someone reported an impaired driver about 9:45 p.m. Jennifer Way and Valley Road in Coachella, and deputies tried to

CBS Local 2’s Kris Long is looking for some of our Valley’s most interesting people and the interesting things they do! “2 on 2” is becominga regular feature you can see on CBS Local 2 News.Kris will be talking with Valley residentsabout their hobbies, their interests, brushes with fame, or near brushes with fame, or

Firefighters are making progress against a 1,500-acre wildfire burning in a remote area of eastern San Diego County. Authorities say the blaze east of Julian is 60 percent contained Friday. No homes are threatened. More than 600 firefighters, aided by aircraft, are battling the blaze. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. The fire began Thursday

A former La Habra police officer who stole more than $60,000 from an Orange County charity that raises money for youth scholarships was sentenced today to 240 days in jail. Kirk Robert Lotzgesell, 45, of Winchester, stole from the Orange County Cop Bowl Association, which includes police officers who play football games against other law

Passes for the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and ArtsFestival go on sale Friday morning. Passes will go on sale at 10 a.m., and information is available onlineat www.coachella.com. Passes range in price from $349 for general admission to$6,500 for a “safari tent” package, and are valid for an entire weekend. The festival, which is held

In honor of the City of Palm Springs’ 75th anniversary, HBO and film producerJerry Weintraub will premiere two free sneak peek screenings of their new film “Behind the Candelabra” on Saturday,May 25 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The screenings will be held at 4 p.m. and at 7 p.m. in the Primrose Ballroom,located at

The jury foreman in Jodi Arias’ murder trial says the 18 days she spent on the witness stand didn’t do her any good. William Zervakos says the jury began the case presuming innocence, but Arias told many contradictory stories while testifying, some of it during a prosecutor’s aggressive cross-examination. Arias once lived in the Coachella

Part of state Route 86 today will be named after a California Highway Patrol officer fatally struck by a car after pushing his partner out of the way. The segment of Route 86 from Interstate 10 to a mile north of Airport Boulevard will be renamed the CHP Officer Saul Martinez Memorial Highway at a

An investigation was underway today at a house in Eastvale where an indoor marijuana farm and nearly 1,000 plants were found by a sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team serving a search warrant, authorities said. The warrant was served at a house in the 13000 block of Ellis Park Trail around 5 p.m. Thursday as part of

American flags waved as a caravan of Coachella Valley volunteers drove in to Palm Springs carrying nearly 80 Marines from the Twenynine Palms Marine base.All of them were ready to fly home. “I fly out tomorrow. I can’t wait,” said Justin Garduque. Kyle Pickles said, “Atlanta, Georgia is home. I can’t wait to go fishing