Month: May 2013

Jessica Pack, 30, a sixth grade teacher at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City was brought to tears on Wednesday when she learned she had been named the Riverside County Middle School teacher of the year. School administrators interrupted her class to present her with the award. “There’s 18,000 teachers in Riverside and 23

Update: Indio police now say a man suspected of trying to abduct a student near Indio High School on Tuesday did not try to kidnap her. However, there is a “strong possibility that an assault did occur” said Indio Police Commander Hank Peeters. A possible suspect has been identified, but he has not been connected

We met Caroline Bartlett at the KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 fundraiser for the victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado. She now lives in Indian Wells, but Moore is where her heart is. “I remember when Moore only had a population of 325 people in 1943, when I lived there with my

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

Federal grants totaling just over $426,000 wereawarded to a pair of Riverside County water agencies that will use the funds tooffset the costs of conservation projects now underway, it was announced today. The U.S. Department of Interior provided a $217,000 grant to the EasternMunicipal Water District and a $209,157 grant to the Western Municipal WaterDistrict.

A big rig jackknifed today on a highway south ofIdyllwild, blocking lanes going in both directions, according to the CaliforniaHighway Patrol. It happened at around 11:15 a.m. on state Route 74 at the turnoff toMountain Center. According to the CHP, the tractor-trailer was stretched across the two-lane road, which was expected to remain shut down

Starting July 1, Auto Club insurance customers willget a 4.1 percent rate reduction on policies, thanks to new discounts beingintroduced, state Insurance commissioner Dave Jones said today. “With the economy still recovering, this significant decrease deliverssavings to more than 1 million drivers in Southern California,” Jones said.”The Auto club has again stepped up and put

Ayer lunes a las 8:10 a.m. una joven se diriga a Indio High School cuando en el rea de Aladdin Stret y De Plata Ave en Indio not que un auto rojo de dos puertas la segua; de repente el conductor empez a hablarle y ella lo ignor. El hombre baj del carro e intent

News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 want to help the people of Oklahoma, but we need your help. We will be collecting donations for the American Red Cross all day Wednesday here at our station in Palm Desert. Our address is: 42650 Melanie PlPalm Desert, CA 92211 For directions, call:(760) 773-0342 Any amount you

Eric Garcetti has defeated Wendy Greuel in the race to become next mayor of Los Angeles. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, the city councilman grabbed 54 percent of the votes against his fellow Democrat. Garcetti sent out a tweet thanking voters and saying he’s honored to lead the city. The 42-year-old Garcetti will be the

A 29-year-old man accused of using an electronic skimmerto steal account information from Chase bank customers at a La Quinta branchpleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than a dozen felony charges. Vahe Ruben Yerkanyan of Sun Valley is charged with 16 counts, includingburglary, forging an access card, using personal information to obtain creditand grand theft

Thousands of prisoners in California are being released early or sent back to county jails to deal with the state’s prison overcrowding problem. Riverside County is now dealing with jail overcrowding as it takes in many of those inmates from the state. While the problems are mounting on the local level, the release of inmates

With support lacking, Riverside County supervisors declined to act on a resolution backing Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed funding for various kindergarten-to-12th grade education programs in the next fiscal year. Board of Supervisors Chairman John Benoit submitted the resolution, which called for the board to “advocate for the restoration” of funding allocations for a host of

A Whitewater Canyon brush fire that has scorched 90 acres is reported to be 100 percent contained this morning. The Riverside County Fire Department says the blaze broke out near Whitewater Canyon Road and Gorgonio View Monday afternoon. There was an aggressive response involving two air tankers, a helicopter and 150 firefighters from Riverside County,

One year later, dealing with the loss of Zia Hoyos is not at all easier for her mother, family, and friends. Zia’s mother Senta Florez fought back tears as she described her daughter, “Beautiful person…beautiful. Everybody loved her.” A group gathered at the spot she was killed on Tuesday night to lay flowers, pray together,

Residents of a quiet Yucca Valley neighborhood are outraged that their town has issued a permit for one of their neighbors to sell firearms out of his home. “That was shocking to me that they would allow it,” Nalini Maharaj said. “Within feet away of a day care center? A school!?” Keats Avenue residents are

Riverside County supervisors signed off today on anagreement that will end further litigation stemming from a legal challenge to acounty policy mandating that solar power developers pay fees of $450 per acrefor projects on county land. “This required many months of hard work and tough negotiations,” saidBoard of Supervisors Chairman John Benoit. “`It’s a step

Nearly a thousand emergency professionals gathered at the Palm Springs Convention Center to work hand-in-hand and prepare for the worst at the California Fire EMS Disaster Conference, known as CFED West, on Tuesday. “This is our eighth annual, it seems like there’s been another disaster that challenges public safety,” said fire Captain Joshua Stapleton. Joshua