Month: June 2016

The summer scorcher is hurting those who have to live and work in the heat, but also those trying to run their business. For some businesses in Palm Springs, the heat was just too hot to handle. Todd Flood owns Maracas on Palm Canyon. Monday morning, he got the call no business owner wants to

We finally have more information to report about a year-long investigation into the shooting death of a Desert Hot Springs woman in April of 2015. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced Tuesday morning that 23-year-old Jesus Garza of Desert Hot Springs was recently arrested and formally charged for the murder of 31-year-old Maria Isabel

Olympic gold medalist diver and El Cajon native Greg Louganis will be featured in ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue,” it was announced Tuesday. The LGBT-rights activist will be the oldest athlete in the spread at 56. “When I look around at my contemporaries, I’d say I’m probably in better shape than most of them,” Louganis

Another Coachella Valley water utility is easing outdoor water conservation restrictions based on local and state water supply conditions. Officials at the Indio Water Authority announced Tuesday morning that they will be expanding outdoor watering hours to before 6 a.m., and after 6 p.m., seven days a week now. On June 7, the Desert Water

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an odor advisory that continues Tuesday for the Coachella Valley. The advisory is due to elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs. That gas is associated with natural processes occurring in the Salton Sea. The agency said hourly average concentrations of

Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 66000 block of Buena Vista Avenue in Desert Hot Springs shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. And not long after dousing those flames, two more fires were reported around the area. Authorities said flames were seen coming from the single-story home when the first fire engine arrived. There

A few flights from Palm Springs were canceled on Monday, but it didn’t have anything to do with the extreme heat in the Coachella Valley, according to officials with the Palm Springs International Airport. Two of the flights were bound for Phoenix. KESQ and CBS Local 2 confirmed those flights were canceled due to heat

It was 111 degrees by 10 a.m. on Monday. And by 10:30 a.m., Cal Fire crews had already rescued two hikers on the Bump and Grind hiking trail in Palm Desert. Check out Current Temperatures Officials said both patients were suffering from minor to moderate heat-related injuries. Crews were called to the 72000 block of

Hundreds of protesters chanted “love conquers hate” outside a Northern California church Sunday, where last week a pastor said during his sermon that he was upset more people weren’t killed in the attack on a Florida gay nightclub that left 49 people dead. The Sacramento Bee reports that more than 500 demonstrators holding rainbow flags

Two drivers crashed and caused an SUV to overturn on Highway 111 and Monterey in Palm Desert Sunday. It happened around 5:15 p.m. near the Westfield Mall. No one was injured, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Roads were shutdown in the area and were expected to reopen around 6:30 p.m. The cause of

CAL FIRE crews responded to a couple of vehicles on fire in Palm Desert Sunday afternoon. Crews received a call about the fire at a home on Sage Lane near El Paseo just after 3 p.m. Firefighters said the owner noticed smoke coming out underneath the hood and wheel wells of one of the cars

A fire in Coachella destroys a home late Saturday night. The fire was reported at 11:14 p.m. by Cal Fire officials. It happened on Van Buren Street, north of Avenue 54. Fire officials say the single-story, single-family home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. It took Cal Fire some time to put out

Two men are in jail after reportedly stealing a car near Indio Saturday. Indio police officers saw a stolen car just before 11 a.m. at Lingayan Avenue and Luzon Street in the unincorporated area near the city, according to Sgt. Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department. Marshall said officers called sheriff’s deputies to help

Jasper is a five year old Shih Tzu mix who was found in Indio. He’s a happy go lucky pup who is in need of a good haircut and a forever family. For more information check out the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.

With the temperatures sizzling to record temperatures on Monday, many will have their air conditioning working overtime. If you have the day off you might find a local pool to cool off in, or kick back and enjoy your cool air with an ice cold tea but many Palm Springs residents almost didn’t have that

Starting next month all military personnel will receive free admission to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.These “Military Days” are a way of saying thank you to the dedicated men and women of the country’s armed forcesAnyone with a valid military ID, active and retired, will receive free admission throughout July.Along with free admission, up to

50-year old Scott Pettigrew pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and abuse charges in the death of his roommate in Cathedral City. Pettigrew is accused of murdering 66-year old Anita Cowen. Last week, Cowen filed a restraining order against him claiming she had multiple altercations with him. On Tuesday, police arrived at the home after

A British man accused of traveling to the Coachella Valley to have sex with children is facing new charges. 70-year old Paul Charles Wilkins was named Friday in a four count indictment that added new charges to the original indictment filed in February. Images found on a laptop and digital storage at his Palm Springs

Christian Sesma and Mike Hatton both got their filmmaking start in the Coachella Valley. Sesma, a director, attended Palm Springs High School, and Hatton, an actor and producer, appeared as a reporter on CBS Local 2’s Eye on the Desert. Their newest collaboration, Vigilante Diaries, starring Hatton, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson , Michael Jai White and