Month: April 2015

The City of Coachella and the community’s religious leaders are starting an initiative called “Securing a Safer Coachella.” Their aim is to help stop gang and gun violence in the city with community involvement. City officials are looking for more people who witness crimes to come forward and report what they saw to the Sheriff’s

Sheriff deputies are on scene investigating a shooting that occurred early Friday morning near Desert Hot Springs says Riverside County Sheriff’s Spokesman Deputy Armando Munoz. According to Munoz, they got a call just after 6:45 a.m. that a man was shot on the 16-000 block of Avenida Ramada. When deputies arrived, they found the man

Un hombre de Indio y un menor de edad fueron detenidos a raz de un robo a mano armada en Bermuda Dunes el mes pasado. La polica dijo que James Crowell de 22 aos de edad y un joven de 17 aos de edad, agredieron a un hombre que caminaba en la noche del 16

An Indio man and a juvenile have been arrested following an armed robbery in Bermuda Dunes last month. Police say 22-year-old James Crowell and a 17-year-old assaulted a man who was walking on the evening of March 16 in a Bermuda Dunes neighborhood. The victim told police the two threatened him and took off with

A Palm Desert church was used as a backdrop Thursday for a public service announcement focusing on the need to say something if a young friend talks about killing themselves. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control

During day one of the ANA Inspiration the best female golfers in the world put on a show on the fairways and greens in Rancho Mirage. It’s the first time the tournament at Mission Hills Country Club is sponsored by All Nippon Airways. The new look and name seemed to energize the crowds. “We look

Palm Springs Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in a Palm Springs homeless encampment Thursday. Police were called to the area of Highway 111 and Gateway Drive just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, of a report of a dead body in a drainage culvert. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office was called to the

The family of a 19-year-old high school senior mourns the loss of his life. Shaun Clark Jr. was skateboarding with friends around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Avenue 43 west of Calhoun Street when he was struck by an SUV. Clark later died from his injuries at Desert Regional Medical Center. “It’s a very difficult

La Ciudad de Coachella y Los Lderes Religiosos comunitarios llevaran a cabo una conferencia de prensa para “Asegurar un Coachella Ms Seguro” el Viernes, 03 de Abril del 2015 a las 10:00am en la Cmara del Consejo Municipal ubicada en el 1515 Sixth Street, Coachella, CA 92236. En la reunin mensual de la Alianza Interreligiosa

Palm Springs city employees will be prohibited from publicly funded travel to Indiana in protest of that state’s recent enactment of a religious freedom law that some contend will lead to discrimination against same-sex couples, Mayor Steve Pougnet announced Wednesday. The City Council also plans to consider a resolution objecting to the law, and Pougnet

Christopher Brandon Lee, accused in the murder of Erin Corwin is being held over for trial after a judge in Joshua Tree ruled there was enough evidence to proceed to trial. Lee was in court today, as several witnesses were called to the stand by the prosecution to lay out their case against the former

El equipo de artefactos explosivos del Departamento del alguacil del Condado de Riverside determin que el objeto encontrado en el estacionamiento del Larson Justice Center el pasado mircoles era nicamente un cilindro negro y no era explosivo. Tras efectuarse la evacuacin del personal y un investigacin preliminar por varias horas, la corte fue reabierta. An

Gov. Jerry Brown is making a historic move to combat the drought. For the first time in history the governor ordered the state water board Wednesday to implement reductions in cities and towns to cut usage by 25 percent. The move will impact residents, businesses, farmers and other users. “We’re in a historic drought and

Un estudiante del campus de Palm Desert de Cal State San Bernardino es sospechoso de tener tuberculosis activa y los funcionarios del Departamento de salud del Condado de Riverside estn trabajando con funcionarios de la universidad para identificar a los estudiantes y al personal que podran haber estado expuestos a la enfermedad. El estudiante est

Esta maana perdi la vida un joven que ayer alrededor de las 11:00 p.m. se encontraba patinando con un grupo de amigos en el rea de la Avenida 43 cerca de la calle Calhoun en Indio, de repente perdi el control y se atraves en la trayectoria de un Jeep Wrangle negro. Originalmente Shaun Clark

Organizers of the Tour de Palm Springs confirm they are moving the popular biking event to January because February is crowded with many community events. Tim Esser, Founder of the Tour de Palm Springs, announced exclusively to KESQ/CBS Local 2 late on Thursday the fun rides will now be held on January 22nd-23rd 2016. The

A student at the Palm Desert campus of Cal State San Bernardino is suspected of having active tuberculosis and Riverside County health officials are working with university officials to identify students and staff who might have been exposed to the illness. The student is receiving treatment and is expected to recover, although the individual will

Legislators are now working to fix Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Act that sparked outrage across the country. The governor of Arkansas is also calling for change before he signs any similar bills in his state. This follows discrimination concerns that are echoed by business owners in the Coachella Valley. “It’s wrong. That isn’t an open

An elderly Indio couple tells CBS Local 2 their power company has put them in a financial pinch. The power company tells us it was all sparked by a broken power meter. “I try to be an upright person, and I try to help other people, but this is wrong,” said 78-year-old Eugene Hartwell, while

El gobernador Jerry Brown implementa mano dura para proteger el vital liquido y quien no haga caso enfrentar la justicia. Aqu lo ms reciente de esta crisis en California. El gobernador de California Jerry Brown orden a las autoridades estatales imponer restricciones obligatorias al consumo de agua por primera vez en la historia, en momentos