Month: June 2016

A local business claims to be the target of a new scam done by the same scam artist who targeted them years ago. This scam involves baiting in customers who were affected by the switch-over from Verizon Fios to Frontier Communications. Jessica Knox is the manager Salon Montaa in Old Town La Quinta. The business

Congressman Raul Ruiz is going from fighting for gun legislation in Washington to helping Valley vets this weekend. Ruiz launches the Veterans University this weekend. The two day event aims at educating veterans and those who serve veterans on the many programs available to aid and better the lives of vets here in the Valley.

La iniciativa del presidente Barack Obama de proteger a millones de inmigrantes de ser deportados qued frustrada el jueves debido a que la votacin sobre el tema en la Corte Suprema qued en un empate. Cuatro jueces votaron a favor del plan y otros cuatro votaron en contra. En concreto, la votacin anula la iniciativa

The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and others in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to discuss the plan Thursday in Colorado. The Agriculture Department says the effort will include 76 projects in at least 11 states. The

Update 2:08 a.m. All power has been restored in North Indio after an overnight power outage. If you still have no power, please check your main breaker or call IID at (800) 303-7756. —– UPDATE 12:08 a.m. – Imperial Irrigation District says equipment failure is the cause of outage and 2,503 customers are still without

UPDATE 6:40 p.m. With summer starting up, scorching hot temperatures have been a concern not only in the Coachella Valley, but all around the U.S. According to the child advocacy group Kids and Cars, at least 15 children have died from being left in the back of a hot car. That’s triple the number compared

Researchers say it could take four years for California to recover from historic drought, even if the next several winters bring above-normal snowfall to the Sierra Nevada. Professor Steve Margulis at the University of California, Los Angeles, published research Tuesday showing that the last four years of drought have left a deficit to the state’s

Update 5:20 p.m. Riverside County Sheriff Department spokesman Deputy Armando Munoz confirms that one man has been shot, multiple times. He has been transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive. They have not located any other victims, and continue to search for suspects in that area. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies are investigating

The heat is rough on just about everything in the desert – things like the power grid, air conditioners and, apparently, some electric cars. Christian Cordero owns a BMW i3. When she went to start her car Monday after work, she had no luck. “The screen notified me that my battery was overheated and that

Students at Desert Mirage High School were excited to hear from a former migrant worker — now a retired astronaut — as he shared his journey of ascending from a migrant farming family in Mexico, to the ranks of NASA. The Coachella Valley Unified School District welcomed Jose Hernandez on Wednesday afternoon. District officials said

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz took part in a sit-in protest over gun violence on Wednesday. Among the many issues Ruiz addressed — he is demanding that Congress never shut down the American voice. During one of the biggest moments of his speech, Dr. Ruiz talked about his background in the medical field, and how he

A 16-year-old Indio boy was in custody Wednesday for allegedly robbing two Coachella convenience stores while armed with a knife, with the latest incident occurring late Tuesday night. Sheriff’s deputies responded at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday to the 7-11 store located at 1030 Sixth Street in Coachella, where a suspect had taken an undisclosed amount of

A jaguar that was part of an Olympic torch relay event on Monday was shot and killed after the cat escaped its handlers, the Brazilian army said in a statement. After Juma broke free from her confinement, a team of military members and veterinarians worked to recapture the jaguar. Despite being shot with a tranquilizer

Palm Springs police circulated two photographs on Wednesday of a man suspected of stealing a bicycle from a Palm Springs store in May. The bicycle, which police say is valued at $1,800, was stolen on May 28 from a business in the 1700 block of N. Sunrise Way. Police have since recovered the bike, but

Firefighters and police officers in Palm Springs are reminding residents that all personal fireworks are illegal within city limits, and the police department will issue citations for anyone found with fireworks. With the Fourth of July approaching, stands in Cathedral City have already begun selling ‘Safe and Sane’ fireworks, which are much less dangerous than

Martin Magana has announced his resignation as City Manager of the City of Desert Hot Springs, for personal reasons, effective July 21, 2016. Mr. Magana provided 30 days’ notice of his resignation pursuant to his Employment Agreement with the City. Mr. Magana was appointed as City Manager in May 2014, after a national search for

The mayor of Lake Elsinore, T’O Brian Tisdale, was arrested on Monday for misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor vandalism. Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington confirmed Tisdale was placed on administrative leave Tuesday afternoon. According to jail records, Tisdale was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in Applewood Lake Elsinore 92530, and has since

Donald Trump lanz el mircoles un ataque amplio contra su rival a la presidencia Hillary Clinton, acusndola de ser “una mentirosa de clase mundial” que se benefici personalmente de su puesto en el Departamento de Estado. “Ella se enriquece al hacerte pobre”, dijo Trump. Tratando de mantener su campaa firme luego de un perodo difcil,

The Fourth of July is less that two weeks away and firework stands have begun popping up in some desert cities. Nonprofits and local police are hoping to cash in on people buying ‘safe and sane’ fireworks. Chuck Vasquez runs Rags to Riches Thrift Shop in Cathedral City. The money for the shop goes to

UPDATE: Power was restored at around 8:30 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: About 340 customers in Thousand Palms are without power as of 7:45 p.m. including the KESQ & CBS Local 2 news station. Our building is running off a backup generator at this time. Programming doesn’t appear to be impacted. Gas stations on the corner of