Month: February 2015

CBS Local 2 Stands for You, with a word of warning about valley businesses which offer legal services to undocumented immigrants. One service provider in Cathedral City is accused of taking $4,300 from one immigrant, without providing the help the immigrant was seeking. “The immigrant community is a vulnerable population, and it is an easy

Two more arrests have been made in connection to a string of armed robberies that occurred in multiple locations within Coachella and Palm Desert, dating back to the summer of 2014. Officers with the Coachella Police Department said a 17-year-old Hispanic male and 15-year-old Hispanic male, both documented Coachella gang members, were arrested Thursday afternoon

A man is in custody accused of failing to register as a sex offender after being arrested in Palm Springs. Police say 64-year old Wade Branch moved to Palm Springs from Massachusetts and didn’t notify authorities. Along with being charged with failure to register as a sex offender, police say Branch also had methamphetamine on

A 19-year-old man was killed after being shot several times in Cathedral City early Thursday morning. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Anthony Carlos Baltazar. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 also confirmed his identity after speaking to his family near the scene of the crime around 11 a.m. Thursday. Cathedral

For Mathis Brothers Furniture in Indio, it’s time to go solar. With a two-story showroom, a large warehouse and a lot of light fixtures, televisions and adjustable mattress bases, “The amount of power being used is pretty huge,” said sales manager, James Dorris. On the rooftop, Solar Forward, an Los Angeles based company, is already

En temas de inmigracin, como vctima de un crimen grave, Usted podra calificar para solicitar la Visa U. Pero no todos tienen el derecho de ste alivio migratorio. Una residente del Valle de Coachella se puso en contacto con nuestra sala de redaccin diciendo que fue vctima de un presunto fraude migratorio y convers con

Hugo Gudino, 22, suffers from muscular dystrophy. He’s bound to a wheelchair and a breathing tube, and is unable to work. To make a few extra bucks, he sells snacks to his roommates and staff at the Angel View home in Desert Hot Springs. “I want to do something with my life and doing something

An ongoing investigation that’s taken over three months is beginning to yield results after a motorsports dealership in San Bernardino was robbed of three ATV’s valued at $110K. The Polaris RZR (Razor) ATV’s were stolen from Chaparral Motorsports, located at 555 South H Street, on October 14, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Outspoken residents filled Indio’s city council chambers Wednesday night to express their reaction to Mayor Lupe Ramos Watson’s decision to remove prayer from meetings. “We want equal opportunity to be able to pray and ask for god’s guidance on this council,” said Joan Dzuro of Indio. “To me the only way to go is to

A big-rig carrying thousands of pounds of hot sauce jackknifed on westbound Interstate 10 near Cabazon early Thursday morning, sending the driver to a hospital to be treated for minor facial cuts, but none of the truck’s cargo spilled. The truck crashed around 1:45 a.m. on the freeway near the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa,

Goldenvoice Promotions organizador de varios festivales, entre ellos Coachella Fest y Stagecoach anunci que el viernes 13 de Febrero llevar a cabo una feria de trabajo en Eldorado Clubhouse que se ubica en el 50950 Madison Street en Indio. De acuerdo con oficiales de Goldenvoice entre las posiciones abiertas se encuentran servicio al cliente, estacionamiento

Hoy alrededor de las 12:30 de la madrugada la polica recibi varias llamadas que reportaban una balacera en el patio frontal de una casa ubicada en Baristo Road y San Eljay Avenue en Cathedral City y comentaron que se escuchaban lamentos de una persona. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar se encontraron con la vctima

Amy Monroe had her purse snatched in the Target parking lot in Palm Desert, and she now lives in fear. “The guy ran up and took the purse from my hand and then ran down the way for a vehicle that was waiting and he jumped in the car,” says Monroe. The burglary happened on

Millions of Anthem Blue Cross customers personal information is at risk tonight after a major cyber attack. The healthcare provider emailed its current and former customers tonight, informing of the hack. Anthem officials say the hackers personal information, including names, birthdays, medical id’s and social security numbers also home and street addresses. The e-mail states

Emergency crews were able to put out a fire in a Cathedral City storage yard that erupted Wednesday evening. The fire was reported at the Extra Space Storage Yard on Cathedral Canyon Drive just before 6:00 p.m. Crews reported seeing several RV’s on fire. The fire was put out about 30 minutes later. Crews remain

An Indio woman won’t see any jail time after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $150,000 from the mobile park where she worked. A judge sentenced 51-year old Christina Jo Cruz to nearly 15 years in prison and then suspended the sentence, giving Cruz probation. Cruz pleaded guilty to embezzling over $100.000 from the Happy Wanderer

Cal Fire confirms they have contained a condominium fire in the Indian Palms Country Club. Officials said the fire erupted at 1:36 p.m on the 49-000 block of Eisenhower Drive. The country club is located near Monroe Street and Avenue 48. Cal Fire posted on its website that the fire involved a room and contents

El Departamento Forestal y de Proteccin contra Incendios de California (Cal Fire) confirm que se ha contenido un fuego residencial en la comunidad de Indian Palms Country Club. Agentes sealaron que el fuego se origin al punto de la 1:36 p.m. sobre la cuadra 49-000 de la calle Eisenhower Drive. La zona residencial est ubicada

Two teenagers were arrested Monday afternoon in connection to a residential burglary in the 31000 block of Las Flores Way in Thousand Palms. Deputies with the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene around 1 p.m. after witnesses saw two suspects running from the home. Deputies found some of the homeowners stolen property

Police are looking for a hit an run driver who seriously injured an 83-year-old Cathedral City man Tuesday night in the Windy Point area. According to Officer Mike Radford with the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened just before 6 p.m. on northbound Highway 111, south of Overture Drive. Carlos Manzano’s Kia Rio became disabled