Month: January 2016

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released preliminary crime trends for the first half of 2015. The following crime trends were reported to the FBI and include the first 11 months of the past year. Authorities said the sheriff’s department will update the 2015 crime data with December’s results in February. FBI Part I crime

According to new stats released by the California Desert Association of REALTORS, the Coachella Valley’s real estate market closed 2015 on a positive note with a slight increase in the sales of existing homes in December. However, the median price of existing single-family home sales dropped to $307,750, down from $396,500 in December of 2014.

After the San Bernardino shooting massacre, people across the southland want to carry a gun and are applying for a Carry Concealed Weapon permit. “Since December 2nd, we’ve seen an explosion of interest,” said Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. The sheriff’s department received 300 voicemails and 1,300 applications and interviews are pending. “We’re now literally

A 34-year old La Quinta man is safe after he was found hanging from a cliff in Santa Barbara Monday afternoon. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department says a couple found a man hanging upside down from a rope tied around his calf around 2:00 p.m. Monday. The couple and firefighters helped cut him loose.

Caltrans crews are working to break apart an 18-foot boulder blocking a stretch of Highway 243 near Idyllwild. They said it might be awhile before the road is back open. Rocks began falling on the roadway around 10 p.m. Sunday between Pine Cove Road and Franklin Avenue and the massive boulder hit the road sometime

They’re helping repave major roads inCathedral City, California, remodeling theSpa Resort Casinoand suingCoachella Valley Water DistrictandDesert Water Agency.Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla IndiansTribal Chairman Jeff Grubbe was the CBS Local 2 Newsmaker Monday at 5:30 p.m.

4:20pm Update: Caltrans Geotechnical engineers have investigated the slope at the location where the boulder fell on highway 243. They have determined that the slope is safe and that once the debris and boulder from the initial slide are removed the road will be reopened. Caltrans maintenance crews will be using a fifty thousand pound

A Cathedral City man is upset over bad flooring he purchased from Lumber Liquidators, and the problems he is having with the product could be impacting a number of homeowners around the valley. At quick glance, the new bamboo flooring at his home in Cathedral City looks great and appears problem free. But the man

Dos personas en Desert Hot Springs salieron de su hogar ilesos tras un incendio en su complejo habitacional. 20 elementos del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside se abocaron al lugar de los hechos que se reportaron en la cuadra 66-200 de la Calle Cuarta. La rpida movilizacin de los tragahumo evit que pasara

El Departamento de Polica de Coachella pide la ayuda del publico para dar con el paradero de un par de amantes de lo ajeno. Autoridades dicen que Jose Tinajero de 26 aos, un documentado pandillero cometio distintos asaltos residenciales y vehiculares. Los robos fueron cometidos en Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs y

De acuerdo con Cal Trans, una gigantesca roca, aproximadamente 18 pies de ancha cay ayer alrededor de las 10 p.m. Se estima que la clausura vial entre Idywilld y Pine Cove permanesca vigente hasta nuevo aviso. La Interestatal 10 y la Ruta 74 pueden ser utilizadas como alternativas. Est pendiente de nuestra pagina de Facebook

El actor mexicano Eric del Castillo, padre de Kate del Castillo, dijo este lunes que su hija est “muy tranquila” y la “apoya a morir” despus de que se divulgara que ayud a Sean Penn a realizar una entrevista al capo Joaqun “el Chapo Guzmn” cuando an estaba prfugo. En declaraciones a la prensa, el

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department needs the public’s help in locating two wanted suspects. According to the Sheriff’s department the pair, 26-year-old, Jose Jesus Tinajero and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Indio resident Krystal Geneva Monzon , are wanted for questioning. The Sheriff’s Department says Tinajero, is a documented Coachella gang member and has two felony warrants

San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials say a department K-9 died last week after a training exercise. Spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said Sunday that Jojo was assigned to the Bomb/Arson detail. The dog died Jan. 6. Bachman says officials didn’t immediately know the cause of death. She says additional information is expected to be released in the

Power is back on for nearly 7,000 Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert. The power outage started just after 9 p.m. Sunday. We had multiple people calling into our newsroom saying Highway 111 and El Paseo were completely black from Cook Street to Monterey. Power started coming back on around 10 p.m. Southern California

A new candidate is jumping into the race for the 36th Congressional District. Republican state Sen. Jeff Stone made the announcement Saturday morning. It was met with applause by a large group of supporters in La Quinta. Stone said many Republicans have been asking him to run and he’s answering their call. Riverside County Supervisor

The 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival is coming to a close, but the festival isn’t over until the last movie is shown. The ticket lines were long Sunday with many film lovers ending the festival on a high note. Lane Klein of Florida and her girlfriends said they’ve been coming to Palm Springs to

People made good on some of their New Year’s resolutions at the Galen New Year’s Resolution 5k Color Run in Palm Desert Saturday. It was the third time the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert has hosted the run.Runners and pets covered in colors ran to support the various programs the museum offers. “We

A dog is safe and sound after community members and animal lovers rescued her from the top of a mountain near the La Quinta Cove Saturday. Neighbors heard the dog’s cries since Tuesday so a group of hikers decided to take matters into their own hands. They scaled the mountain, bringing with them ropes and