Month: October 2015

Faced with rising costs for law enforcement, 13 Southern California cities are looking into whether it would be more economical to create their own police force. The potential breakaway comes as cities in Riverside County, California, are struggling with climbing bills from the county Sheriff’s Department. In May, the county approved a 7 percent increase

El papa Francisco se propone visitar Mxico el ao prximo. El vocero de la Santa Sede, reverendo Federico Lombardi, confirm el martes que se est planeando el viaje y precis que incluir una visita a la Baslica de Guadalupe. No se anunciaron fechas. El pontfice haba dicho que en su reciente viaje a Estados Unidos

Faced with rising costs for law enforcement, 13 Southern California cities are looking into whether it would be more economical to create their own police force. The potential breakaway comes as cities in Riverside County are struggling with climbing bills from the county sheriff’s department. In May, the county approved a seven percent increase in

A Northern California city has ordered restaurants to cut back on dish washing by using disposable plates and cups as a way to save water amid the state’s fourth year of drought. Fort Bragg officials declared a water emergency after a river that provides the coastal town’s drinking water got so low that ocean water

UPDATE 2:40 pm The Hispanic male suspect has been apprehended by the Palm Springs Police Department. They are still looking for the black male suspect. UPDATE 1:40 pm Palm Springs Police have given up the search for two armed subjects after a two hour search in the area of Summit Drive and Mission Peak. Police

President Barack Obama will travel to Oregon this week to visit privately with families of the victims of last week’s shooting at a community college. Obama will visit Roseburg on Friday as he opens a four-day trip to the West Coast. No additional details about his visit were immediately available. Obama has renewed his call

California will become the fifth state in the nation to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs. Gov. Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminarian, announced Monday he has signed a bill approved by state lawmakers after an emotional and deeply personal debate. The legislation passed Sept. 11 after a previous

UPDATE: 4:44 amPalm Springs Police arrest one man, look for second who is considered armed and dangerous. ____________________________________ Palm Springs Police looking for two armed men in Palm Springs neighborhood, in the area of Summit Drive and Mission Peak. Police are actively searching the Tramview neighborhood area on the city’s northside, and urging residents to

A major change for people who do business in the valley: Rabobank announced it’s closing the accounts of anyone who’s not a U.S. citizen or official resident. “Everyone is up in arms, they’re upset, not one person has said no big deal we’ll just open another account,” said Bette King, who organizes the annual Canada/Snow

Gelson’s Market is coming to Rancho Mirage. It will move into the building that is currently the Haggen supermarket on Bob Hope Drive. Last month Haggen filed for bankruptcy. Today it struck a deal to sell the store to Gelson’s Market based in Encino. The other Haggen grocery store in the Valley, the former Von’s

Seven 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 started Monday night with Dr. Guy Burrows, a neurologist and US Air Force Veteran. To learn more about mayoral candidate Guy Burrows, click here.

As family members of a hit-and-run victim continue to mourn, they’re also speaking out. They said 37-year-old Sergio Reynoso rode his bicycle everywhere and that’s what he did Saturday night when a car hit him and just drove away. The crash happened around 9 p.m. at the Dinah Shore bridge near Whispering Palms in Cathedral

Autoridades cancelaron la bsqueda de dos hombres armados despus de efectuar una investigacin terrestre para dar con su paradero a la altura de Summit Drive y Mission Peak en Palm Springs. Agentes haban divulgado un mensaje de advertencia al vecindario para alertar a los residentes de los sospechosos. Adems, ellos agregaron que creen que la

Receta para los tacos Ahi Asiticos: 3 each crisp wonton shells 3 oz fresh seared ahi tuna 1 oz pickled ginger for garnishfor the slaw: 1 oz napa cabbage (thin cut) 1 oz red bell pepper (thin cut) 1 oz snow peas (thin cut) 1 oz carrots (thin cut)for the ginger soy dressing: 1 oz

Estamos por conocer el nombre del ciclista que lamentablemente sucumbi a sus heridas tras ser arrollado el sbado. El o los responsables se escapararon del lugar de los hechos en Cathedral City a lo largo de Dinah Shore el sbado al filo de las 9:00p.m. Fue donde agentes encontraon a un hombre de entre 35

Two new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District. The samples were collected this past week, one from a trap just outside Desert Hot Springs near the corner of Bubbling Wells Road and 18th Avenue. The other positive sample was collected from a

The way some Medicare patients are classified during hospital stays, is often leading to big and costly surprises when those patients leave hospitals. We spoke with a valley woman who says she endured an “eye opening” experience with her elderly mother. Palm Desert resident Paula Caplan says she and her mother made a surprise discovery,

A quick stop at the local deli’s ATM could wind up costing as much as your sandwich. The average cost for using an ATM that isn’t tied to a customer’s bank rose to a record $4.52 per transaction over the past year, according to a survey from data provider Bankrate. In Atlanta and New York,

A truck burst into flames at the Cedar Springs apartments in Coachella Sunday afternoon. Our viewer Adrian Chaidez sent us video of the fire that broke out in the parking lot of the complex on Harrison Street. Chaidez said it’s the second time this year that a car caught fire at the apartments. Cal Fire

One California assemblyman is pushing for more access to fresh produce for Californians living in poverty. Phil Ting of San Francisco put fourth a bill to increase the buying power of food stamps at farmers markets. The bill got approval in both the state assembly and senate. Here in the Coachella Valley three of our