Month: March 2018

A Blythe area woman and her husband were behind bars Thursday morning accused of killing her 18-year-old mentally disabled daughter. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies from Blythe Station responded to an unattended death last Saturday at a Mesa Verde home on Palowalla Drive. Deputies said they found the body of Kaylina Anderson, 18, inside the home.

The CHP is investigating a rollover accident on Interstate 10, eastbound, west of Haugen-Lehmann Way. It happened just after 7:00 this morning. The CHP says the car rolled several times, and one man inside the car appeared to be unconscious when rescue crews arrived on scene. That’s all the information we have on the crash.

Keys have been handed over to Coachella Valley Repertory Theater to take over the former Desert Cinemas IMAX in Cathedral City. The ceremonial key exchange happened Wednesday afternoon at the new CVREP Theater on East Palm Canyon Drive. CVREP plans to begin the first phase of renovations of turning the motion picture theater into a

The Cathedral City bar once known as ‘The Block Bar and Grill’ is getting a new owner, a new name, and a new look. It’s now being called ‘Henry’s Sports Bar and Grill.’ Henry Arroyo, the new owner, told KESQ & CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado that he is hoping to bring a more family-friendly

When the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school happened one month ago, it hit home for a lot of students around the country. Today, a large number of students in all three Coachella Valley school districts walked-out for peaceful memorials to remember, reflect, and protest. Silent and somber students stood in solidarity at Cathedral

One of the valley’s oldest nonprofits, Desert Arc, is hosting it’s 9th annual Golf Classic Tournament on April 5th at Eagle Falls Golf Course at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Desert Arc CEO Richard Balocco appeared this week on CBS Local 2 with long-time client Paul Maloney to discuss what the organization means for

A 7-year-old Siberian Husky who was taken from her owner’s New Mexico residence five years ago and ended up in Riverside will be heading home for a happy reunion with the family that had given her up for dead. According to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, “Azula” was abducted from her Albuquerque-area property

Students around the Coachella Valley took part in demonstrations remembering the 17 lost in the Florida school shooting one month ago. They also protested gun violence saying it could happen anywhere to anyone. And that the time for change is now. “I feel like it’s time for our generation to stand up and do something,”

Nearly 500 people turned-out for the Riverside County AG Expo at the Indio Fair Grounds Wednesday afternoon. The event was chock full of break-out sessions, industry speakers and displays touting the second-largest contributor to the Coachella Valley’s economy. Industry experts said that one of the biggest issues facing American farmers right now is a shrinking

An Indio man who initially pled not guilty on five counts of committing three or more lewd acts with a child under the age of 14, willful child cruelty, and inflicting an injury on a child under 10 in October of 2015 has reached a plea deal. Pastor Galvez Majano pleaded guilty to two counts

Indio police are continuing their investigation into an attempted murder shooting in the parking lot of a laundromat last month. According to Indio police, at around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 23, there was a shooting in the parking lot of the laundromat behind Sinclair’s Truck Stop on 82253 Indio Boulevard. Police say a vehicle carrying

Cab drivers and kindly relatives won’t be the only drivers to pick up passengers from Palm Springs International Airport next week. Uber has announced today that they will begin picking up directly from the airport come Monday, March 19. In January, the Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance to allow ride-hailing services

High school and middle school students in the Coachella Valley were expected to take part in demonstrations Wednesday on and off campus, to honor the 17 students and staff killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Demonstrations were expected to begin at 10 a.m. and signify the

Students across the country are expected to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday morning in a mass show of support. The National School Walkout is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in every time zone and last for 17 minutes, a minute for each life lost in the Parkland, Florida school shooting. The event aims

En helicoptero tuvieron que transportar a un montañista despues de haber sido mordido por un serpiente en Thousand Palms. El excursionista se encuentra en condición estable , sucedió en un sendero cercano. El personal de bomberos recibió la noticia de la victima lesionada a las 10:16 a.m. en el Pushawalla Palms Trail en Coachella Valley

Palm Springs’ sales tax rate will increase by 0.5 percent beginning next month, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration reminded residents today. Effective April 1, city sales taxes will increase from 8.75 to 9.25 percent as a result of last fall’s approval of Measure D, an increase city officials said will generate $7

A Twentynine Palms man has been arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as possession of stolen property. On Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on the 69000 block of Mesa Verde Rd. in Twentynine Palms. Through investigation, the deputies

Estudiantes locales se organizaron para manifestarse por reformas para el control de armas, ya se esperaba que los estudiantes de secundaria y secundaria del Valle de Coachella participaran en demostraciones el miercoles dentro y fuera del campus para honrar a los 17 estudiantes y al personal asesinado en el tiroteo masivo del 14 de febrero

A hiker was bitten by a snake on a trail near Thousand Palms today and was airlifted out of the area for medical treatment. The hiker was extracted by an H-60 helicopter and transferred to an ambulance. The victim was transported to an area hospital in moderate condition. Fire personnel received word of the injured