Month: December 2014

Vanessa Orduno and her family live a couple blocks from the La Quinta Soccer Park. “My oldest son comes and just practices with other teams out here. My 12-year-old wanted to come and just ride his scooter and play in the skate park,” Orduno said. Around 8:30 Monday night, Orduno was ready to pick her

Months after a devastating flood in the valley, many people are still cleaning up. Even worse, many are wondering if more rain Tuesday will mean more damage to their homes and businesses. The major downpour two months ago that left damage especially in Thousand Palms and La Quinta remains fresh in people’s minds. “Yeah, every

Many people in downtown Palm Spring say they love the rain and are hoping for more. “I’m loving the weather. It’s a little bit rainy but for us down here in the desert it’s a fantastic change it’s a nice switch from the constant sunshine we get all year,” says Bill Geiser of Palm Springs.

Some of our news team is putting on the apron for a good cause. You may have heard of the La Quinta High School Culinary Arts Department having monthly Blackhawk Culinary Showdowns between professional chefs, but now it’s a battle of the journalists! CBS Local 2’s Bianca Rae and Laura Yanez square off in the

The body of Erin Corwin will now be released to her family after a judge in Joshua Tree rescinded an earlier order to keep the body for testing, according to court records. Judge Rod Cortez made the decision at Tuesday morning’s court hearing. Corwin’s body was found on Saturday, August 16 in the Rose of

A woman charged in the felony hit and run death of 16-year-old Zia Hoyos in May of 2012 won’t serve any jail time. Desert Hot Springs resident Heather Marie Brents, 31, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, but only received three years of probation due to a plea bargain. If Brents violates the terms of her probation,

El Cadver de Erin Corwin ser entregado a sus familiares despus de que un juez en Joshua Tree revocara una rden anterior de retener el cuerpo sin vida para realizar ms exmenes, segn los archivos de la corte. El juez Rod Cortez tom la decisin el martes en la maana durante una audiencia en la

La Cmara de Representantes de mayora republicana votar esta semana para registrar su desaprobacin a la decisin del presidente Barack Obama de modificar las normas migratorias por orden ejecutiva. El anuncio lo formul el martes el presidente de la cmara baja, el republicano John Boehner, en una reunin a puertas cerradas con legisladores republicanos, buscando

El Servicio Nacional del Clima activ una alerta de lluvias para las montaas de los condados de San Bernardino y Riverside y se extiende hasta maana mircoles. Se esperan precipitaciones de moderadas a fuertes lo que podra provocar deslaves, se cree que en algunas reas podra provocar inundaciones de pulgadas. Las lluvias amenazan potencialmente a

He is one of only seven multiple-time champions in event history and one of the most popular and decorated golfers in history, and his spectacular golf game will be on display at the 2015 Humana Challenge. Organizers announced Tuesday that Phil Mickelson heads the list of early commitments shaping the dynamic Humana Challenge field. Mickelson

A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at a crosswalk in Coachella Monday night. Deputies said the suspect’s vehicle is a dark- colored four-door sedan. The woman, whose name was withheld, was struck by the westbound vehicle on Avenue 49 at Calle Abelia at about 5:30 p.m. and was taken to

A man recently stole a remote controlled car from Uncle Don’s Hobbies in Palm Desert. Employees said the theft cost the store a big chunk of its profit that day. A surveillance camera caught the thief in the act, now employees have posted the video, hoping that someone may recognize the suspect. Watch the surveillance

Organizers of the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival have announced the films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award in the Awards Buzz section. The festival will screen 50 of the 83 official submissions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film. According to a release, the

Drought-stricken California is releasing new figures to show how well residents are complying with a statewide water-saving target. The state water board is due to announce the latest statewide counts Tuesday for average water use. California as of the end of October marked the driest three years in state history. Gov. Jerry Brown has asked

A Pacific storm has moved into drought-dry California, bringing hopes for much-needed moisture but fears of mudflows on wildfire-scarred hillsides. Light rain began falling before sunrise Tuesday, but the heaviest downpours are expected later in the day. Storm watches are posted for a large swath of the Sierra Nevada, where a huge amount of the

From 2001 until 2012 there were 238 recorded toy related deaths for children under the age of 15 and 40 percent of those were from choking. The United States Public Interest Research Group’s 29th annual “Trouble in Toyland” report came out on 12/01/14. This year the report found some toys are unsafe because they are

It’s been 11 years since Patsy Lee lost her husband and best friend, Bruce Lee, when he was killed in the line of duty in La Quinta. “Even now, there are times when it’s harder than others but it’s nice to have the support of friends and family,” Patsy said of the annual Blue Light

Angel Lopez, 20, spent his life bouncing in and out of 15 foster homes, locking away a secret he was too afraid to tell. “They would talk about their family members who were gay and say bad things about them. I knew they didn’t like gay people so I had to stay quiet about it,”

Aids is still very much a health epidemic, including here in the Coachella Valley. That’s according to specialists who gathered in Palm Springs for the Pathways to Health and Well-Being HIV Conference, marking ‘World Aids Day.’ Desert Aids Project and the Riverside County Department of Public Health hosted the conference at the Palm Springs Convention

El secretario de Seguridad Nacional Jeh Johnson declar que los cambios a las normas de inmigracin anunciados por el presidente Barack Obama son “simplemente sentido comn”. Johnson defendi los cambios en sus declaraciones preparadas para su interpelacin el martes por la Comisin de Seguridad Nacional de la Cmara de Representantes. Las medidas de Obama, que