Month: August 2014

Justin Ryan Scarff, 33, enfrenta cargos por intento de homicidio, robo y agresin con un arma mortal en el ataque contra una pareja de Palm Springs el 17 de marzo. La presunta vctima testific en la audiencia preliminar de Leonard Kaplan sobre los hechos que sucedieron en enero del 2013. Dijo que estaba en el

A Sept. 2 trial was set Thursday for an Indio man accused of roughing up and robbing a couple at their Palm Springs home. Justin Ryan Scarff, 33, is charged with one count each of attempted murder,robbery and attempted robbery, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon in the alleged March 17, 2012,

Light rain began to fall in certain areas of the Coachella Valley Thursday afternoon and a Flood Advisory has been issued for the southwest Coachella Valley and the Santa Rosa Mountains. A rapid rise of water in the washes is possible. We’ve had viewers reporting rain in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and La

Bands of showers and thunderstorms will move through the Southland through the morning and early afternoon. Thunderstorm chances will continue through the evening. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for western Riverside and San Bernardino counties until 9 PM this evening. The full text warning has been copied below. Flash Flood Watch …FLASH FLOOD

Sugar and spice and all things nice…this salt ‘n pepper cutie visited CBS Local 2 News This Morning and is a real charmer. Shasta could not stop wagging her tail! She was so excited to meet new friends and hopefully find a family to call her own. Loving All Animals tell us she is great

Murder suspect Christopher Lee has decided to waive the extradition process back to San Bernardino County to face charges for the death of his former neighbor and alleged lover Erin Corwin. The decision was made at a hearing in Anchorage Thursday morning. Reporters with KTVA tell us that it’s now just a matter of San

Desert Blood Services will hold several blood drives in the Coachella Valley this week, starting Thursday. The schedule: Thursday, 7 a.m. to noon at the Coachella Valley Water District, 75515 Hovley Lane East, Palm Desert. Donors get a free T-shirt and a voucher for two free tacos at Jack in the Box. Thursday, 9 a.m.

Prosecutors in Anchorage tell CBS Local 2/KESQ Newschannel 3 that murder suspect Christopher Lee plans to waive the extradition process back to San Bernardino County to face charges for the death of his former neighbor and alleged lover Erin Corwin. “We have some new developments where we have a trial scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday), I

The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) is proud to announce that CV Link, a 50 mile pedestrian, bicycle and low-speed electric vehicle transportation corridor along the Whitewater River, was approved today to receive $10.9 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding by the California Transportation Commission. Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit and CVAG

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators seized more than 3,000 marijuana plants while serving search warrants in the high desert Wednesday. We got an exclusive look into some of these operations, which detectives say have doubled since last year in the county. The plants were found in the Joshua Tree and Landers communities, in fenced-in areas

Dark clouds swarmed the Coachella Valley and rain drenched some cities such as Desert Hot Springs. “The weather’s been so unusual. We had a huge old storm this morning, huge thunder and lightning,” said Maeve Chang, of Desert Hot Springs. Lighting struck a palm tree and caused it to light up flames on Leith Ave.

Cal Fire was able to put out a house fire in Indio Wednesday afternoon before it spread to nearby homes. According to Indio Police the call came in around 3:15 p.m. that a home on Aztec Street near Avenue 44 was on fire. They responded along with Cal Fire to investigate. Cal Fire says when

Hazmat fue llamado para investigar el misterioso liquido cerca del hospital Desert Regional Medical Center. El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs y Bomberos fueron llamados a la escena al filo de las 11:45 a.m. del mircoles . El equipo Hazmat contra materiales peligrosos tambin fue llamado para investigar el incidente. Segn el portavoz del

The unwanted tenants of a Palm Springs condo are now gone. The owner, Cory Tschogl, took us with her as she returned for the first time since May. Tschogl rented out her apartment to Maksym Pashanin for 44 days. After the rental agreement was up, he refused to leave. He said that under California law,

A bright green liquid coming out of a storm drain was reported Wednesday morning in front of Desert Regional Medical Center. The Palm Springs Police Department and firefighters were called to the scene at about 11:45 a.m. and a hazmat crew was also called to investigate the incident. According to an official with the Public

Hoy a las 7:40 a.m. el conductor de un trailer que circulaba sobre la I-10 en los carriles con rumbo al este perdi el control cerca de de Main Street en Cabazon debido a las condiciones del clima y se volc. El vehculo pesado qued con la cabina en los carriles con rumbo al este

With inclement weather predicted for the Coachella Valley in the upcoming days, officials are providing tips to stay safe in case you find yourself in a troubling situation. According to a release from Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department, unstable weather conditions such as thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and hail can catch drivers off-guard,

About 500 students were evacuated from Indio High School Wednesday morning after a natural gas line was ruptured by construction equipment, according to officials with Cal Fire. The ninth-grade students were undergoing freshman orientation when the four-inch gas line was struck at about 8:20 a.m. All of the students are safe and the Gas Co.

The California Highway Patrol was called to a semi truck crash near Cabazon Wednesday morning on I-10. Officers said the big rig rolled at about 7:45 a.m. near Main Street. Westbound lanes of the interstate were closed for over four hours while authorities removed the overturned truck. Officers were finally able to reopen the interstate

She’s sold real estate in the valley, tabletop advertisements- and now she’s selling ads for a new magazine. CBS Local 2 first reported on Theresa Darrah in the spring, when dozens of people offered that she’d scammed them out of thousands of dollars. We confronted Darrah about her newest business venture, and asked her to