Month: January 2016

A legislative committee is looking for answers on the status of California’s $68 billion high-speed rail project. The rail project’s CEO, the chairman of its board and the leader of an oversight commission are expected to testify to a panel of Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday. Construction of the bullet train has been beset by delays

Health officials say an adolescent girl who traveled from Los Angeles County to El Salvador late last year was infected with the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. The department of public health said Tuesday that the girl, the county’s first known case of Zika, has since recovered. She traveled in November to Central America, where she probably

Nearly 40 volunteers joined outreach workers and the Indio Police Quality of Life Team to hit the streets of Indio early Tuesday morning. They set out for the Homeless Point-In-Time Count. Once a year volunteers across the county survey these men and women to gather insightful information about our desert’s homeless population such as where

Palm Springs Councilman Geoff Kors sat down with CBS Local 2’s Brooke Beare to discuss the new city task force aimed at creating “best practices” and transparency in the city. They also discussed Kors’ opinion on the proposed Virgin Hotel project. To apply for Palm Springs’ Ethics, Transparency and Government Reform Task Force, send an

Una familia de Indio archiv una demanda por la muerte injusta de un jven de 18 aos. Samuel villarreal recibi un impacto de bala mortal en octubre despus de una persecucin policial que termin en los apartamentos Shadow Palms sobre la calle Monroe en Indio. Segn la versin policial, estrell su automvil contra una patrulla

By Aldrin Brown – City News Service In a stark reversal of his earlier testimony, a 13-year-old boy testified Tuesday that a former Palm Springs schools instructor who was the boy’s legal guardian molested him repeatedly, both in private and in the presence of others. The testimony came during questioning by a prosecutor in the

If you’re looking for a summertime job, Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs may be able to help. Officials said the water park will hold a hiring event on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for applicants who can work during the daytime. All those interested should apply in the Guest Relations office at the

Mxico inici un debate formal sobre la despenalizacin de la marihuana luego de que la ms reciente encuesta sobre el uso de drogas en el pas mostrara que 17,2% de los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria consumen drogas. Marihuana fue la droga que se report con mayor frecuencia. La serie de cinco debates pblicos sobre

A Cathedral City man is in jail accused of leading police on a high speed chase and crashing a stolen car. Police noticed a car speeding through a neighborhood in Cathedral City around 2:30 p.m. Monday. They attempted to stop 25-year old Irving Enriquez. The chase reached speeds of 75 miles per hour when police

Cuando el papa Francisco visite el estado mexicano de Chiapas en febrero, las hermanas Daz le ofrecern un concierto con el instrumento tpico de la regin: la marimba. Los instrumentos con placas de madera son similares a sus primos de metal, los xilfonos. Y nadie los conoce mejor que las cuatro hermanas Daz, que comenzaron

This season marks 39 years for El Gallito in Cathedral City and restaurant owners say it will be the last. The duplex turned authentic Mexican food restaurant on Grove St and E Palm Canyon is a landmark and Coachella Valley favorite. It’s one of the longest standing restaurants in the desert and behind its legendary

We’re learning more about a deadly crash that happened Sunday night near the border of Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs. According to Desert Hot Springs Police Chief Dale Mondary, married couples were in each of the cars and both husbands were killed and their wives were hospitalized. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m.

A Hemet man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for threatening the life of a U.S. Forest Service ranger when the lawman attempted to speak to him about illegal trash dumping. Richard Douglas Latka, 57, was convicted last October of threatening to kill a federal officer, following a three-day trial in U.S.

The Southern California Gas Company was working to repair a four-inch gas line that ruptured in an abandoned building in Indio Tuesday morning. The building is located on Highway 111 near Shields Road, just a few blocks east of Jefferson Street. As a precaution, officials closed the highway for one block east and one block

A boy under the guardianship of a former special education instructor accused of child molestation and running a child porn ring testified in court Monday. The 13-year-old testified that he regularly shared a bed with 43-year old John David Yoder. The boy said Yoder routinely kissed, cuddled, and once took a shower with him but

An unconfirmed report of shots fired this morning at Naval Medical Center San Diego in Balboa Park prompted a lockdown of the facility and nearby schools as law enforcement officers flooded the area and police dogs worked to clear buildings. Around 8 a.m., a witness reported hearing three shots come from the basement of building

The 4th annual Clinton Foundation Health Matters conference in Indian Wells ended Monday evening with an announcement about a new drug being made available in schools to reverse heroin overdose. President Clinton visited the Coachella Valley Sunday and Monday for the closing round of the CareerBuilder Challenge and the health summit. Chelsea Clinton, among other

A new puzzle piece is shedding light on the scandal surrounding the Palm Springs City Hall. Last September, City Hall was shut down after FBI agents took over the building, taking city issued cellphones, documents and computer files. The raid followed conflict of interest allegations against former Mayor Steve Pougnet about deals with developers. KESQ

El Mdico Forense del Condado de Riverside identific al hombre que murio cruzando una calle en Desert Hot Springs el viernes. Un conductor arroll al hombre, quitandole la vida el viernes por la noche a lo largo de la cuadra 13-300 de Palm Drive. El ahora occiso responda al hombre de Jose Ramos mismo que