Month: August 2014

Palm Desert High School’s parking lots are going solar. The installation project started this summer and was supposed to be completed by the first day of school, August 28th. Due to a delivery mishap, the project was delayed and now, the first phase of the installation is expected to be finished a couple of weeks

Two people have been infected with West Nile Virus in San Bernardino County. Statewide, that number is up to 57. So far, the virus has claimed 2 lives in California this year. So far, no human infections have been reported in Riverside County. Testing for the virus does continue. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector

Desert Arc is one of the longest running non-profits in the Coachella Valley and it will soon get the opportunity to expand. This after a generous donor pledged to give $1M to the organization over a 5 year period. Originally built as a garage, the ‘number 2’ building at its Palm Desert facility on Country

As California experiences one of the worst droughts in history, it’s creating dangerous fire conditions throughout the entire state. “Firefighters are experiencing extreme erratic firefighting conditions out there, so its extremely hazardous,” Battalion Chief Eric Houser of the Cathedral City Fire Department said. In northen California, at least a dozen wildfires are burning in the

Miembros de jurado recomiendan la pena de meurte hoy para un hombre de Coachella que le quito la vida a dos trabajadores agrcolas en Thermal, das despus de asesinar a un adolecente. Angel Anthony Esparza de 30 aos ser sentenciado el 21 de noviembre. Cabe mencionar que fue convicto el mes pasado de dos cargos

Las campaas polticas por televisin en Estados Unidos son una jungla: pericos, pollos, perros y cerdos salen en los anuncios mordiendo y picando a sus supuestos rivales polticos como nunca imaginaron. “Puedes quedrtela”, repite un perico en un anuncio del Club for Growth Action que sali a comienzos de este ao en Arkansas. El mensaje

Telemundo se complace en anunciar a Mario Quintero Lara, compositor ylderdel famoso grupo que le cambi el rumbo a lamsica nortea en el mundo “Los Tucanes de Tijuana” como juez del mega-reality y competencia musical, “Yo Soy El Artista”, programado para estrenarse en septiembre. El fundador de la agrupacin ms importante de la dcada dentro

En los Estados Unidos, una de cada cuatro mujeres muere de una enfermedad del corazn. De hecho, el tipo ms frecuente de las enfermedades del corazes la principal causa de muerte de hombres y mujeres en este pas. Otros tipos de enfermedades del corazn, como la enfermedad coronaria microvascular y el sndrome del corazn roto,

Se reporto un fuerte ruido semejante al de una explosin cerca del fantasy springs casino esta maana. Alrededor de los 7:45 de la maana algunas personas dijeron haber escuchado lo que parecia ser una explosin cerca de la interseccin de “indio springs parkway”. De inmediato los equipos de emergencia se trasladaron al lugar de los

Firefighters make quick work of fire at a home in Morningside Country Club in Rancho Mirage Thursday afternoon. According to Cal Fire they got a call of a fire on Churchill Lane around 1:15 p.m. When they arrived the found an air compressor unit on fire and some trees threatened by flames. They extinguished the

Palm Springs Police say they have arrested a suspect they believe stole a bicycle from a bike rack at the Palm Springs Library last week. We highlighted the theft last week on KESQ and CBS Local 2 when we obtained a photograph of the suspect from a security guard at the library. Palm Springs Police

Jurors recommended the death penalty today for a Coachella man who killed two farm workers in a Thermal vineyard days after taking the life of a teenager. Angel Anthony Esparza, 30, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 21. He was convicted last month of two counts of first-degree murder for the vineyard killings, and jurors

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department could not find the source of an early morning loud boom in the parking structure at Fantasy Springs Casino. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Deputy Armando Munoz, around 7:15 this morning, a security guard at Fantasy Springs Casino was near the parking structure when he heard a loud explosion

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrest suspect who may have burglarized several storage units from a self storage facility near Desert Hot Springs. According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Department. On August 3, 2014, the Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit served a series of search warrants at a self-storage facility, located in the 15000

Authorities say an Arizona school teacher showed up to class drunk and continued drinking throughout the day. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say students at Poston Butte High School in San Tan Valley called the main office Wednesday after 57-year-old Kathleen Jardine began cursing at them. A responding deputy says Jardine admitted that she had drank

The wife of Robin Williams says he was in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease and was sober at the time of his apparent suicide. In a statement Thursday, Susan Schneider said that Williams was struggling with depression, anxiety and the early stages of Parkinson’s when he was found dead earlier this week. The wife

The California Highway Patrol says five high school students suffered minor injuries when a drunken driver crashed head-on into their school bus east of Sacramento. The crash occurred around 6:50 a.m. Thursday near the community of Grizzly Flats in El Dorado County. Grizzly Flats is about 60 miles east of Sacramento in the Sierra foothills.

El Departamento de Salud de California confirm que tres muestras de sangre tomadas a pollos y gallinas en el este del Valle de Coachella dieron positivo al virus del Nilo. Dos de las muestras fueron obtenidas de un gallinero en la casa de una familia que se ubica cerca del Hwy 111 y State Park

A real estate research firm says California home sales plunged in July compared to the same time last year as buyers struggled to find something they could afford in the tight market. CoreLogic DataQuick said Thursday that about 40,000 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide in July. That’s down 8.7 percent from July

Look who visited CBS Local 2 This Morning…It’s no wonder this precious pup is white because she is a true angel. Maggie May is a beautiful white terrier mix with soulful eyes. She loves other dogs, little kiddos and would make a great companion for a seasoned adult. She is approximately a year old, knows