Month: October 2015

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The search is on for an armed man who robbed a Boost Mobile Store in Palm Springs just after 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. The store is located at 4651 East Ramon Road. A manhunt extended to the area of Sunny Dunes and Vella Streets shortly after it happened and was called off hours later when the

A woman suspected of smuggling drugs was taken into custody Sunday at the Highway 86 checkpoint in Salton City. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station say they discovered packages of methamphetamine hidden in a 2011 Ford Fusion. The incident occurred at approximately 1:25 p.m. Agents say a Border Patrol detection

Workers in one of New York City’s most iconic skyscrapers no longer need to leave their desks to get their Pumpkin Spice Latte fix. Starbucks started offering delivery within the Empire State building, giving office workers in the skyscraper the option of paying a $2 fee to avoid making a trip to the lobby. Starbucks

California corrections officials are dropping a proposal to allow prisoners with violent backgrounds to work in the state’s inmate firefighting unit, a day after The Associated Press reported on the proposal. Corrections department spokesman Jeffrey Callison tells the AP Tuesday that the state still plans to expand the program to include inmates who have up

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein wants to protect 3 desert landmarks. Tuesday she was in Whitewater to push her plan she’s been working on for six years. Now she’s asking President Obama to act, without Congress, to get it done. There was barely enough room to fit the hundreds of people who turned out to discuss

Each of Palm Springs’ eight mayoral candidates have agreed to speak with CBS Local 2 and KESQ about their platforms and campaigns. The two-week live Newsmaker series continues Tuesday night with current Palm Springs councilmember Ginny Foat. To learn more about candidate Ginny Foat, click here.

If the experts are right, El Nio storms could be the strongest in years and that threat has Coachella Valley homeowners worried and rushing to make repairs. In return, it’s creating a boom in business for roofing companies across the southland. “The last storm we got ripped up some of the roof and I’m just

The US Forest Service is in hot water for allegedly allowing Nestle to drain the San Bernardino National Forest for 27 years. Water pipes stretch for miles deep into the San Bernardino National Forest, which leads from 11 different wells on federal land to the Nestle bottling plant in Cabazon. A lawsuit was filed on

A woman was arrested by Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint after authorities found 28 bundles of methamphetamine in her car Sunday afternoon. The woman was driving a Ford Focus as she approached the checkpoint around 1:30 p.m. A border canine alerted agents to her car and they found 28 vacuum-sealed packages of

Un presunto conductor ebrio es de culparse por una colisin anoche que interrumpi el flujo vial en la entrada de la Autopista 10 a la altura de la Avenida Monterrey en Palm Desert. Segn el reporte policial, el choque involucr a un camin que remolcaba nitrgeno en liquido. Socorristas fueron llamados a la calle Monterrey

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services returned to the eastern Coachella Valley on Tuesday to conduct another early morning sweep of stray animals that roam the unincorporated communities of North Shore and Mecca. Officials said a total of 34 dogs were impounded during the sweep, which began at 6 a.m. with nine animal control

El Condado de Riverside en conjunto con la organizacin sin fines de lucro, Galilee Center, inaugurarn un nuevo centro de descanso para la comunidad migrante el primero de Noviembre en la ciudad de Mecca. Despus de meses de demoras, la denominada estacin ‘Mecca Comfort Station’ estar ubicada en la cuadra 66101 Hammond Road para el

An unusual scene was captured on cell phone video by a La Quinta man Thursday as he and a friend drove through the Tradition Golf Club off Avenue 52. Roughly 20 endangered Bighorn Sheep are visible grazing in the front yard and courtyard of a couple of homes. The Bighorn Institute says this year they’ve

If you’re looking for a way to help more than 40 charities at once, now is your chance! Desert Classic Charities is looking for people to help out with the CareerBuilder Challenge, formerly the Humana Challenge and Bob Hope Classic. The PGA-sanctioned event hosts more than 1,000 volunteers every year. Volunteers get a hat and

The Palm Springs Walk of Stars will honor former Palm Springs resident, television personality, actor and voice artist best known for hosting his human interest show, California’s Gold, Mr. Huell Howser. The 388th Star Dedication Ceremony will be held on Sunday October 18, at 11:00 a.m. at 160 South Palm Canyon Drive. The star is

Only 25 customers were without service as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after a Southern California Edison power outage occurred near Magnesia Falls Drive and Monterey Avenue. View SCE Power Outage Map Utility officials said they have identified the problem and they’re working to restore power to the remaining customers affected, but that may not happen

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a crash in Thermal on Monday morning. Diane Chihuahua, 55, died from her injuries after two cars collided shortly after 10 a.m. on Harrison Street, south of 61st Avenue. Officers said she was driving southbound on Harrison Street when a 57-year-old man from Coachella,

Authorities say alcochol was a factor in a late night crash in Palm Desert. It happened Monday night just after 11 p.m. on Monterey Avenue before Dillon Road. A tanker truck carrying nitrogen was entering the eastbound side of the freeway when a Toyota Corolla ran a red light and broadsided the truck. The eastbound