Month: September 2014

Late at night or early in the morning someone is using rocks to damage parked cars, and in one case a home, in the Cathedral City Cove. Seven cases of vandalism have been reported in two weeks — some even caught on surveillance video. In the video, a car stops, a person gets out and

For many, student loan debt is a scarlet letter they wear hidden. But even those with debt in the tens of thousands of dollars are not alone. Today, three-fourths of American college graduates leave school with student loan debt. The average: $30,000 per person. “That’s like an expensive car, but that’s not my only payment.

A woman is in jail for defrauding the elderly and veterans out of more than $1,000,000. Many of her victims could be right here in the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 reporter Samantha Cortese looked into the investigation of Gina Palasini on Tuesday. UPDATE: Law enforcement and U.S. Marshals confirm Palasini

Border Patrol agents from the Calexico station arrested five undocumented immigrants and took one U.S. citizen into custody after spotting a few of the men cross over the International Boundary Fence on Labor Day. Agents said they watched as five suspects carrying backpacks in Mexico crossed over the fence at about 9 p.m. Monday. The

El Departamento de Transporte de California comenzar una obra de construccin en la Carretera 111 sobre Golf Club Drive al norte de Ramon Road en Palm Springs inicia esta semana. Segn Caltrans, las labores se realizarn entre las 7 p.m. hasta las 5 a.m. para limitar los retrasos viales el el sector antes mencionado. Oficiales

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will close for annual maintenance next week, officials said Tuesday. The tram will close Sept. 8 and is tentatively scheduled to reopen Sept. 20, spokesman Greg Purdy said. Workers will exchange a tram car’s carriage, test loads and emergencysystems, and clean, refurbish and paint the tram’s two stations, he said.

The California Department of Transportation will be performing road construction on Highway 111 from Golf Club Drive to just north of Ramon Road in Palm Springs beginning this week. According to a release from Caltrans, the pavement rehabilitation will begin on Wednesday, September 3. The work will take place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The biggest discount of the year for daily and weekly grounds tickets to the 2015 Humana Challenge is available right now, but only for a limited time. The two for one tickets provide up to $120 in savings and are available at HumanaChallenge.com for the next couple of weeks. Officials said the opportunity expires September

Una madre y su hija fueron rescatadas del rea conocida como Bump and Grind en Palm Desert ayer lunes por la maana. Cuadrillas de rescate de Cal Fire acudieron al lugar a las 8:20 a.m. despus de recibir la llamada que peda auxilio. Fue necesaria la intervencin de un helicptero para localizar a las mujeres

A campaign has begun to raise funds for San Bernardino Officer Gabriel Garcia, who was critically injured in the early morning hours of Friday, August 22, when he and a trainee faced a heavily armored gunman. Garcia has been in a medically-induced coma since the tragic events unfolded, according to a release from the San

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has used Labor Day to call for raising the city’s minimum wage. Garcetti on Monday announced a proposal hike from the current $9 per hour to $13.25 in 2017. The proposal will need City Council approval but it was praised by President Obama in his weekly radio address. Garcetti says

For many, Labor Day marks a much welcome vacation day. But for a growing number of retailers, it’s a boon that rivals Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Just ask local shoppers: “Everything is on sale or half off,” said Katie Lord, who’s visiting from Upland, Calif. “Practically every store we’re going in has good deals,”

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Monday, remaining at $3.835, the lowest for a Labor Day since 2010. The average price has been unchanged three times in six days following a 50-day streak of decreases and is 1.6 cents less than one week ago, 14.4

Desert Christian Academy’s Nate Frahmann made something out of nothing, turning a botched play into an 18-yard touchdown. His play received nearly 13,000 of the near 27,000 votes cast, easily earning Play of the Week honors for Week 0. Desert Mirage’s Celso Deleon finished second in voting with 36% of the vote (9,782 votes) on

The iCloud has become a popular way not only to share music, pictures, and movies, but it’s also a virtual storage place – relied on by more and more people as a backup system for personal information. “I just wonder security about it, you know, if it’s out there,” said Palm Springs resident Gregory Goodman.

Labor Day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers in America. For Patty Villalobos of La Quinta, the holiday is a much-needed day to relax. “Having the day off, I’m shopping, spending time with family. No kids.” said Villalobos. “The kids are sleeping at home. No school today.” While many people enjoy the day

El informe policial de Palm Springs indica que dos personas murieron en un aparatoso accidente sobre North Gene Autry en Palm Springs. Cobr la vida de un hombre de 31 aos y una mujer de 18. Segn agentes del Valle de Coachella, el marcado exceso de velocidad posiblemente fue un factor en este accidente que

Evite las picaduras de mosquitos: *Pngase repelente para insectos cuando est afura, use un repelente con DEET Cubra la piel expuesta cuando est fuera y en zonas propensas a los mosquitos. Use mangas largas, pantalones y zapatos que cubran todas las partes de los pies. Use ropa de color claro, ya que los mosquitos se

It’s been over three months since the Indio Police Department recommended felony charges against Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach. However — the Attorney General’s Office has not made any moves in the case and according to City News Service they have remained silent on the case. Detectives from the Indio Police Department turned over

A mother and her daughter were rescued from the Bump and Grind hiking trail in Palm Desert Monday morning. Rescue crews from Cal Fire helped the pair down the trail around 8:20 a.m. Battalion Chief Rick Griggs says the two were dizzy and dehydrated. A helicopter was used to help locate the hikers. Friends of