Month: September 2014

Hikes took place Friday morning in Palm Springs’ Indian Canyons to benefit the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ museum and the Human Rights Campaign. The inaugural Richard M. Milanovich Hike for Human Rights, named for the late Agua Caliente tribal chairman, started at 7 a.m. Hikers could select a trail, ranging from one to

CBS Local 2 stands for you, and that includes taking a stand for an 87-year-old valley woman who claims she is the victim of “financial elder abuse”. She says squatters now have control of a home she owns in Cathedral City. Her savings have taken a big hit, and so has her health. “I feel

A gardener in Cathedral City made a startling discovery Thursday when he found a gigantic rattlesnake in one of our viewer’s backyards. Michael Fietsam posted the photo after his gardener grabbed the dangerous serpent at his home on Terrace Road in the Cathedral City Cove. Luckily nobody was bitten, but the discovery serves as an

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside se une a los esfuerzos de la DEA , La Administracin Federal Antidrogas, en un operativo a nivel nacional denominado “Take-Back” a realizarse este fin de semana. El evento se llevar a cabo el sbado, 27 de septiembre de 10 a.m. -2 p.m. El programa le permitir

Indocumentados en las fuerzas armadas El departamento de defensa anunci que permitir que algunos “Soadores”, que actualmente estn amparados bajo la accin diferida Daca,puedan servir en las fuerzas armadas, por primera vez un programa de acceso militar que ya existe incluir a indocumentados con habilidades especiales para calificar ellos deben hablar rabe, chino o persa

It is hot and sticky in the Coachella Valley but more fall like desert weather is just around the corner and people are ready for this humidity and triple digits to go away. “it’s ugly, awful, it thought this weather was over! we are waiting for the cool days,” said Coachella resident Veronica Diaz. Our

Patrocinado por el Distrito Unificado Escolar del Valle de Coachella y las Clnicas de Salud del Pueblo, los mdicos voladores ofrecern una feria de salud gratuita para nuestra comunidad este sbado 27 de Septiembre. El innovador servicio de los mdicos voladores origino en 1973, proporcionando servicios bsicos de salud a personas que viven en reas

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the DEA in a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” this weekend. The event takes place Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program allows the public to drop off potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at any of the following sheriff’s

A man accused of burglarizing a home in Palm Desert Sunday morning was arrested after he used the victim’s credit cards at local businesses in the days following the burglary. According to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station, 28-year-old Nathan Ainsworth is accused of entering an occupied residence and stealing a purse in the early morning

Electronic dance groups Poolside and Them Jeans will headline the second annual “Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger” concert in Palm Springs Friday night. Santa Monica-based rock cover band Famous for Nothing will open for themain acts, both of which have played at the Coachella Valley Music and ArtsFestival and the summertime Splash House concert

Cathedral City Council has a new member: planning commissioner John Aguilar. “He is the perfect candidate to fill out this term,” said Mayor Kathy DeRosa. A term that will only last a few weeks. Just three meetings are scheduled before the newly elected council members are sworn in December 2, filling seats vacated by former

Fire crews mopped up Thursday night in Indio after a home’s garage was completely destroyed by a fire. The fire broke out around 9:55 p.m. at a home on the 80900 block of Columbia Avenue in Indio. Over two dozen fire crews were able to put out the fire in about 30 minutes. Firefighters prevented

A warning for parents in the East Valley, a person in a gray van may be trying to abduct kids. This week, a man tried to get a child into a van. It happened earlier this week as the elementary student walked home from an after school program, luckily, his parent was close by, but

The City of Coachella can’t boast about having big stores or resorts, but it can boast about its culture. Three events will take over the city to celebrate Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead the first weekend of November. The Mexican tradition celebrates life and honors loved ones who’ve passed on.

El Distrito Escolar del Valle de Coachella lanza una advertencia de una persona que est rondando las escuelas locales. El Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella advierte a la comunidad del este de nuestra regin sobre presuntos intentos de secuestro haca los estudiantes. A principios de esta semana se reportaron incidentes entre un hombre

El virus del Nilo Occidental se sigue propagando en el Valle de Coachella, movindose ms cerca de zonas residenciales. El Departamento de Salud Pblica de California confirm el jueves 24 de septiembre que se ha detectado el virus en seis pollos testigos de una cooperativa ubicada en una parte densamente poblada en Mecca. Adicionalmente, el

Riverside County gave Cathedral City preliminary approval to annex 670 acres of land west of Thousand Palms. The decision was made at a special meeting of LAFCO, the Local Agency Formation Commission, Thursday morning. The land is located north of I-10 along Varner road, east of DaVall Drive and west of Rio Del Sol. The

The Living Desert welcomed the addition of two male baby jaguar cubs on April 26, now zookeepers are looking for some help from the public to give them names. Beginning September 29, you’ll have a chance to throw your selection into the mix in two different ways: an online eBay auction and a contest that

El departamento de asuntos de los veteranos y el instituto nacional de la salud estn investigando y considerando usar tratamientos de medicina alternativa para ayudar a veteranos de las fuerzas armadas que sufren de estrs postraumtico, insomnio o tienen problemas de adiccion. Hoy anunciaron 13 proyectos que costarn mas de 20 millones de dlares, el

Segn un reporte del FBI, los tiroteos masivos han incrementado en el pas en los ltimos aos. La mayora han sido reportados en negocios o instituciones educativas como escuelas y universidades. El estudio analiz datos del 2000 al 2013 e indica que ms de mil personas resultaron heridas o perdieron su vida en tragedias como