Month: October 2015

Evidence is mounting that the El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon in the Pacific will spawn a rainy winter in California. The extra rain could help ease the state’s punishing drought, but it also brings a risk of chaotic storms like those that battered the region in the late 1990s. In a report issued last week, meteorologists

A pedestrian was hit on Indian Canyon north of 19th Street in Desert Hot Springs around 2:55 Tuesday morning. The pedestrian went into the roadway and was hit by a man driving a Hyundai. The person who was hit was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The California Highway Patrol is investigating.

The Volkswagen clean diesel emissions scandal is still chugging along, but Hollywood already has its eyes on a possible movie about the ordeal. Paramount Pictures and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way have optioned the rights to a book proposal from New York Times journalist Jack Ewing about the ongoing debacle. The German automaker admitted

“Palm springs is under a dark cloud,” says an ominous voice as a lightning bolt strikes over Palm Springs City Hall. That’s the opening of a political attack ad making headlines in the race for Palm Springs City Council. The ad takes aim at two incumbents: Ginny Foat, who is running for Mayor, and Paul

California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety, including from Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. The state has about 3,800 inmate firefighters with no history of violent crimes. But that’s down from about 4,400 in previous years, so

Riverside County has partnered with the Galilee Center, a non-profit providing food, clothing and other basic needs to low income families, to open the Mecca Comfort Station Nov. 1. After months of delays, it’ll be a permanent shower, restroom and laundry facility for migrant farm workers and people of all ages in eastern Coachella Valley.

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 Monday night with educator and former Palm Springs High School principal Ricky Wright. To learn more about candidate Ricky Wright here.

With some schools and businesses having the day off, Columbus Day can be a busy days for pumpkin patches. Pumpkins need a lot of water to grow. Luckily for Live Oak Pumpkin Patch in Redlands, they have their own well running deep below farm. Other farms might not be so lucky. “I know a lot

Un mortal accidente vehicular se efectu esta maana sobre las inmediaciones de la calle Harrison y la Avenida 61 en Thermal. De acuerdo con Cal Fire, Diane Chihuahua de 55 aos de Thermal perdi la vida justo despus de las 10:00 a.m. al estar involucrada en un aparatoso choque automovilstico entre dos coches al este

La detencin del sujeto se dio en un centro comerical a lo largo de la cuadra 49-000 Grapefruit Boulevard. Se trata de Micheal Guerra de 31 aos de edad. Guardianes de la ley recibieron una llamada reportando a un hombre, cuyo aspecto fsico era similar al de Guerra, que estaba forzando su entrada a un

Hoy preparamos Gazpacho. Aqui tiene la receta: Un tomate heirloom rostizado cebolla blanca rostizado 8oz apio rostizado 4 dientes ajo rostizado 1 pepino ingles pelado y sin semillas 2oz vinagre de aroz 2oz jugo de limon verde 4oz agua 1 tsp tabasco 1tbl worcestershire 2.5 oz clamato 2.5 oz jugo de tomate sal y pimienta

One of the men accused of operating a child sex ring in Desert Hot Springs has been found guilty and sentenced in Virginia. Longtime youth baseball coach Noland Anthony Harper was sentenced to 24 years behind bars on Friday, for his role in that child sex ring that brought him across state lines to Desert

Un malhechor intent entrar a la fuerza a su vivienda ubicada sobre Elkhorn Trail en Palm Desert, cerca de California Drive un poco antes de las 11:30am hoy. El hogar fue acordonado durante la investigacin pero el dueo de la vivienda Roberto Echevarria nos dijo que se vio obligado a escapar por una ventana para

Un grupo armado asesin a un presunto jefe del crtel del narcotrfico de Los Caballeros Templarios en el municipio de Lzaro Crdenas, en el occidental estado mexicano de Michoacn, informaron fuentes oficiales. De acuerdo con las primeras investigaciones, el presunto jefe criminal fue identificado con el apodo de “El Kokis” y diriga un grupo de

UPDATE: noon: Only 5 customers remain without power says SCE. UPDATE 7:30 A.M.: 323 Southern California Edison customers are still without power this morning in Desert Hot Springs. Edison says all service should be restored by 10 a.m. Monday. ______________________________ More than 2,000 homes were without power Sunday when a car crashed into a power

Las cuadrillas de emergencia acudieron a la zona de la calle Harrison entre las Avenidas 61 y 62 despus de recibir el reporte de un choque entre dos coches ocurrido esta maana poco despus de las 10:00 a.m. De acuerdo con Cal Fire una persona perdi la vida y cuatro ms resultaron lesionadas, dos de

Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a law to begin automatically registering eligible voters when they obtain or renew their drivers’ licenses. Brown announced Saturday that he had signed AB1461 by Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego, which aims to boost California’s voter rolls by registering visitors to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The legislation

Los Angeles County prosecutors are warning California Lottery players to beware of a scam in which merchants are cashing in on their unsuspecting customers’ winning scratch-off tickets. The District Attorney’s office says some vendors scratch out a tiny code at the bottom of a ticket and then enter that into a lottery computer to determine

California officials are considering allowing inmates with violent backgrounds to work outside prison walls fighting wildfires, and the idea is generating concerns about public safety. The state has about 3,800 inmate firefighters with no history of violent crimes. But that’s down from about 4,400 in previous years, so prison officials are looking for ways to

CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters spent the morning on scene of a structure fire on the 63800 block of Wilma Jean Way in Thermal. Nineteen firefighters report a mobile home was 80% involved. The fire was contained at 3:31 a.m. No word in the home was occupied, but there are no injuries to report. Crews should