Month: July 2015

The California Villas in Palm Desert Country Club was one of many residences in the area hit hard from the severe thunderstorms Thursday evening. The Red Cross placed at least three families into hotels because of damage to their residence or an inability to gain access inside their home. Massive trees were uprooted from the

Families with little ones receiving critical care at the Coachella Valley’s closest pediatric hospital rely on the generosity of the Ronald McDonald House. Thursday the home-away-from-home for hundreds of local families brought their message to the desert– help them grow to meet the needs of the community. “Keeps us just a few blocks away,” explains

The heat here in the desert can get very dangerous, very quickly, especially for children left in hot cars. Saturday marks the beginning of Purple Ribbon month, to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving children in hot cars. Deputy District Attorney Deena Bennett was on the scene when 6-month-old Kaitlyn Russell died after being

En una posible demanda colectiva se dice que las farmacias CVS estn cobrando de ms por los medicamentos con receta mdica. Reclama que CVS aumenta sus precios de una manera fraudulenta por medicamentos genricos para aquellas personas que cuentan con un seguro mdico. Por otra parte, las personas que pagan en efectivo, se les cobra

Just days after her husband died from heart failure two months ago, 85-year-old Rancho Mirage resident Honeya Perez came home one night to find that Southern California Edison had turned off the power at her house. “I was totally depressed and angry, because first of all my husband just died, and then to come home

Socorristas se trasladaron a la escena de un incendio residencial en Coachella a lo largo de la cuadra 53- 200 de la calle Camacho. Nueve unidades de los tragahumo se trasladaron al lugar para combatir el fuego. Por fortuna, lograron sofocarlo rpidamente sin ms percances. No hubo reporte de heridos pero agentes evacuaron sectores de

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – La Fuerza Area report el viernes la muerte de 11 de sus integrantes luego de que uno de sus aviones se accident en el norte del pas. “La aeronave Casa 235 de transporte con matrcula FAC 1261 se accident en la zona de Las Palomas, municipio de Agustn Codazzi en el

Thursday night’s storm caused some big problems in Palm Desert. Residents are scouring through damage after wind toppled trees, downed power lines and left a trail of debris throughout neighborhood streets. Multiple road closures are in place due to flooding and there were more than 3,000 Southern California Edison customers without power. The following roads

The Riverside County Fire Department and Cal Fire was called to a house fire in Coachella late Friday morning. Officials said a home caught fire in the 53200 block of Calle Camacho just after 11 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the roof of the house. There was nobody home at the time.

Visitors of the Coachella Valley usually expect a dry heat when visiting the desert, but instead they were bombarded with the “muggies”. “A lot more heat than I’ve ever experienced,” said Nathan Perley from Portland, Oregon. “It’s definitely something new.” Nathan and his wife Ashley have been in town since the early part of the

Monsoonal storms continue to move across Southern California on Thursday. So far the rain has missed the Coachella Valley, but areas to the north and south are reporting some storm-related issues. The California Highway Patrol said there is some flooding on Highway 62 in Joshua Tree. Cottonwood Springs has been closed at the entrance of

The owners of an 80-year-old ranch aren’t giving up after it was heavily damaged by fire. Desert Moon Ranch was one of the first settlements in Thousand Palms and now it’s future is in question after a massive fire nearly 2 weeks ago. The owners are looking for help to save this piece of Valley

There are an estimated 12 million dead trees in California’s forests. In our current drought, we’re told time and time again we need to cut back on water. Inevitably when you do that, trees suffer. But even though our drought is relentless, there are ways to be water wise and save your trees. Gregg Gritters,

The race for Palm Springs Mayor just got a little more crowded. KESQ/CBS Local 2 has confirmed that former Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden is throwing his hat into the ring. Oden phoned late Thursday to inform us that he has pulled his paperwork from the city. Oden was elected the first African-American and gay

Authorities have identified the two victims in Wednesday’s deadly crash in Beaumont. Officials said 30-year-old Raymond Rivera and his 1-year-old daughter Illyana suffered fatal injuries in the wreck. The crash happened just after 2:00 p.m. at Beaumont Avenue and First Street, just south of Interstate 10. The Beaumont Police Department said Rivera and his three

Huir a Mxico y pedir refugio es la nica salida de muchos centroamericanos, que llegan a tierras aztecas escapando de la violencia. Ahora, se denuncia que muchos de esos migrantes han sido abandonados por las autoridades mexicanas. La Comisin Nacional de Ayuda al Refugiado asegura que trabaja lo ms rpido posible. Pero tienen que apegarse

Se realiz el hallazgo de un cuerpo sin vida en un canal ubicado cerca de Mecca el jueves. Guardianes de la ley creen que se trata de una nia de siete aos que cay a un canal localizado en las inmediaciones de Parkside Drive y Desert Drive el martes por la tarde. El Departamento del

El jueves por la maana algunos conductores sufrieron un retraso vial en la Carretera Interestal 10. Un camin de carga pesada se volc al filo de las cinco de la maana cerca de la desviacin de Desert Center donde se derrumb el puente Tex Wash el 19 de julio. El camion termin atrevesando en dos

El consumo de agua en California baj en un 27 por ciento durante el mes de junio, sobrepasando la meta de conservacin del preciado lquido implementada por el gobernador Jerry Brown, informaron reguladores. Cifras presentadas por la Junta para el Control de Recursos Hdricos mostr que 265 de las 411 agencias locales de agua alcanzaron

The Palm Springs Police Department arrested three men after they were seen taking a bait bicycle during a recent undercover operation to combat bicycle theft in the city. The undercover surveillance was conducted near Sunrise Park and other areas of the city. Sergeant Harvey Reed said the three men who were arrested for allegedly stealing