Month: September 2017

UPDATE: No sentence was handed down on Friday. All parties are due back in court on October 12. ———————————————————— ORIGINAL: A La Quinta woman was scheduled to be sentenced Friday, convicted in the 2003 second-degree murder and assault of her 2-year-old stepson. Attorneys for Patricia Brown, 52, were planning to argue she should be granted

College of the Desert is extending its tuition-free “plEDGE” program for another three years, offering free education for local high school graduates until the 2019-20 academic year, the school’s president announced today. The program, launched earlier this year, has been utilized by about 1,000 students who graduated from Coachella Valley high schools this spring, according

Several local organizations came together on Friday for National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day to help raise awareness of the valley’s aging population living with HIV/AIDS. The “Aging Positively” conference hosted by the Desert Aid Project was held at the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs from 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. According to a

People living in a Palm Springs community claim a popular art exhibit is causing problems in their neighborhood. The Desert X project, called “The Mirage House” was supposed to be taken down in August, but the artist and developer are hoping people will get to look for a few more months. It’s attracted tens of

The late Chester Bennington was a rock star in the spotlight, but to Draven, he was just Dad. Draven told CBS Local 2’s Kelley Moody he misses his father’s hugs the most. Draven’s parents met at a music festival. Chester was performing while his future wife Samantha watched from the crowd. “He said to his

Many are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Irma, after it made landfall nearly a week ago in the Florida Keys. One of those affected is Aaron Huntsman, a former resident of Palm Springs now living in Key West. Huntsman described riding out the category four storm. “Having no phone. Let’s see, no cable is

Una mayoría bipartidista en el Congreso desea proteger a unos 800.000 jóvenes migrantes que llegaron de niños al país hace años pero que no cuentan con permiso de residencia, aseguró el viernes un líder legislativo. Paul Ryan, líder de la Cámara de Representantes, dijo en entrevista radiofónica que “hay una parte buena en esto… una

Un incendio a tempranas horas del viernes ocasionó daños a dos vehículos y una vivienda en Indio. Bomberos se abocaron a la cuadra 83-000 de Vecino al filo de las 3:30 de la mañana. Fue donde bomberos encontraron a dos automóviles afectados en la entrada de la vivienda. El incendio fue sofocado dentro de 30

A man accused of stealing a pickup truck and crashing it through the front entrance of a Palm Desert gated community while trying to evade sheriff’s deputies pleaded not guilty Friday to evading arrest, vehicle theft and vandalism charges. Dominic Michael Battiato, 33, was charged Tuesday in connection with the alleged Aug. 19 pursuit. Sheriff’s

Authorities have identified the man whose body was found in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday morning. The man has been identified as James Aviles. A homicide investigation is being conducted after Aviles was found on Cahuilla Avenue near Palm Drive. “It appears that it was not a traffic collision,” Desert Hot Springs Police Deputy Chief

Goldenvoice, the promoter of Coachella Fest has loaned the City of Coachella a giant bear statue that is now installed at a city park. The 15-foot-tall statue “Big Bear,” debuted at Shady Lane Park this week. The statue has been a part of the music festival since 2015. The statue was commissioned by Goldenvoice and

Los doctores voladores & medicos voluntarios del VC. Llegán a la feria de salud gratuita para familias sin seguro medico Donde: Desert Mirage High School 86150 66th ave, Thermal CA, 92274 De: 8AM – 3PM. CONTACTARSE : 760-398-5229 Se ofrece, Mamogramas, quiropráctico, terapia física, toma de alta presión arterial, salud masculina, exploración de seno, prueba

The Flying Doctors will be back in the Coachella Valley offering free health services for families without insurance. The Flying Doctors along with the CV Medical Volunteers will host a health fair at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 16. A number of services will be

(UPDATE: After this report aired on CBS Local 2 News at 5:30 pm, Thursday, September 14th, 2017, Ford public relations representative Daniel Barbossa contacted CBS Local 2 by email, requesting that we add his comments to the online version of the story below. Barbossa’s comments have been added.) The frightening incident was caught on a

Firefighters worked to contain a house fire in Indio on Friday morning. It happened shortly before 4 a.m. on the 83-000 block of Vecino Way. The fire caused minor damage to the home and also burned two cars. Crews contained the blaze in around 20 minutes. Cal Fire is estimating $80,000 in damages. No injuries

Traffic was backed up on Palm Drive in Cathedral City after an early morning collision that damaged a traffic signal pole. Traffic signals were not working at Palm Drive and Dillon Road after the wreck, minutes before 5:00 a.m. Palm Drive is a major traffic corridor between Desert Hot Springs and the rest of the

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped four-tenths of a cent today to $3.12, one day after rising one-tenth of a cent. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is four-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, 18.5 cents higher than one month

UPDATE 5:55 a.m.: Traffic was clearing on Interstate 10 westbound as all freeway lanes were reopened. ———– UPDATE 5:30 a.m.: Westbound freeway traffic was backed up for more than a mile and slow past Jackson Street in Indio. ———– Motorists were being detoured off Interstate 10 early Friday morning, as a fourth straight night of

The sneak peek of the new Rowan Hotel’s rooftop that was originally scheduled after the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce Annual “State of the City” was canceled due to ongoing construction. The “State of the City” will be held on Tuesday, September 19 and Mayor Robert Moon will begin his address at 5:30 p.m. in