Month: July 2017

California is facing some setbacks on the latest gun control reforms, pushing back a number of deadlines. The state passed laws expanding the definition of an “assault weapon” to include any magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, gun owners are required to purchase them from a licensed vendor. The state promised

Update 09/30/21 Juan Antonio Moreno was found not guilty of charges related to accusations of breaking into an Indio home and repeatedly raping a woman while armed with a rifle. Moreno was acquitted of three felony counts of rape by force or fear, along with criminal threats, burglary, assault with a gun and domestic violence,

A 26-year veteran dispatcher for the city of Palm Springs is being remembered tonight as a true asset to the community after her death. Sylvia Rivera recently passed away after being working as a Palm Springs police and fire dispatcher since 1991. Last year, police chief Bryan Reyes surprised Rivera by congratulating her for 25

The Palm Springs Power are seemingly too powerful for anyone else in the SCCBL. PSP erased a 5-0 deficit and used a 9th inning rally to defeat Arroyo Seco 7-6 on Wednesday night, sweeping the best of 3-game playoff series. The Power now advance to the championship series against the San Diego Force. PSP is

Days before the premiere of their second season on HGTV’s Desert Flippers, CBS Local 2’s Brooke Beare caught up with Coachella Valley couple Eric and Lindsey Bennett to get their take on how to improve the “wow factor’ on a home. WATCH: Lindsey and Eric Bennett share the “boring stuff” that can help your house

CAL FIRE and Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a house fire at the 12000 block of Casa Loma Road in Desert Hot Springs just after 4 a.m. Wednesday. The first crews on scene reported a duplex on fire. People live in one side of the duplex, but crews tell us the other side

El cerco es el primer nivel de refuerzo en su lucha contra el contrabando de drogas, cuando eso no funciona, el punto de revisión de la Carretera 86 a la altura de Salton City, es el ùtlimo recurso para localizar a los traficantes. El miercoles en Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15 le presentaremos nuestro reportaje especial

Mike Wilson, a teaching professional at SilverRock Resort in La Quinta explains how to use a hybrid club as a new way to hit chip shots around the green. Wilson says this is a much easier technique than trying to chip it close because players often times leave it short or skull it over the

Nearly 1,300 registered vacation rentals in Palm Desert generated more than $1,000,000 in tax revenue for the city. However, aware of the controversy vacation rentals have caused in Palm Springs, the city issued a temporary moratorium on new rentals in January. Since then, residents have stayed busy, with people who are against them signing a

Buddhas are taking over the La Quinta Resort, well the yoga studio at least. Six years ago Amanda Giacomini made a goal to paint 10,000 Buddhas all around the world. “Twelve years ago I visited these ancient Buddhist caves in India called the Ajanta Caves. They’re 2,000 years old and filled with these amazing murals.

The last of four men who’d been sought in the slaying of a Salton Sea Beach resident is now in custody, after authorities caught up with him in Indio. Armando Taylor, 35, was arrested Saturday after being on the lam for about two weeks following the death of 38-year-old Adam Walker, who was found July

A 21-year-old man was arrested by Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Tuesday afternoon when authorities discovered 15 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within the rear passenger side panel of the suspect’s car. The man was stopped at the checkpoint at about 4:30 p.m. and was ordered to the secondary inspection after a

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is stepping up enforcement to reduce invasive mosquito populations in Palm Springs by conducting aerial spray operations where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been detected. The Aedes aegypti is capable of transmitting deadly viruses including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika, officials said in a release. The reason

A man who accidentally shot himself during an alleged attempt to kill a black employee at a Desert Hot Springs auto parts store must stand trial for attempted murder and hate crime charges, a judge ruled Wednesday. Watch: Attempted murder & hate crime suspect appears in court Rudy Arana, 19, allegedly brought a sawed-off shotgun

Bomberos fueron llamados al bloque doce mil de casa Loma Rd, al rededor de las tres de la mañana en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs, una vivienda fue consumida por un incendio en una comunidad de dûplex, Al llegar a la escena del voraz , el hogar estaba envuelto en llamas mismas que fueron

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gas dropped a cent today to $2.844, its lowest amount since Feb. 5. The average price has dropped 30 of the past 37 days, decreasing 13.9 cents, including two-tenths of a cent on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The

Update: We spoke with Indio police who say Ruby is safe. ———————————————————————– The Indio Police Department is searching for a 28-year-old woman who was last seen in Coachella on Monday night. According to Sergeant Dan Marshall, Ruby Rose Garcia was reported missing to the Indio Police Department and she was last seen at about 8