Month: October 2018

A new Peace Labyrinth was dedicated Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage. Offered as a gift to the Coachella Valley, the labyrinth is a place for peace, reflection, and meditation. The event took place 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and was free and open to the public. Visitors can

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Three men in a sedan led officers on a high-speed, wrong-way chase with their headlights off from Corona to Riverside and ended up crashing into a bus stop at around midnight today, police said. The chase began at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of McKinley Street and Sampson Avenue in

The Mongols motorcycle club is back in Palm Springs for their annual event — selling out all 255 rooms at the Hilton in downtown Palm Springs. The Palm Springs police department has implemented extra security measures in the surrounding area out of “an abundance of caution.” “You can’t escape the noise…there’s a couple hundred that

A fire weather watch remains in effect late Sunday night through Tuesday evening. Expect strong gusty winds and low humidity for the mountains and valleys. Humidity expected to be dropping rapidly Monday to 5 to 10 percent away from the coast. The strongest winds are expected to occur Sunday night and Monday morning and the

The 2nd annual Lesley Zerebny memorial softball game will be held this Sunday at Big League Dreams in Cathedral City. On October 8, 2016, Zerebny and veteran officer Jose “Gil” Vega were shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute at a home in a normally quiet Palm Springs neighborhood. The Palm Springs Police

THERMAL, Calif. – Two men suspected of stealing about $5,000 worth of copper wiring and electrical equipment from a power substation in Thermal are behind bars. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officials said the Imperial Irrigation District power substation on Pierce Street was vandalized and burglarized on Wednesday. David Cruz, 28, and Mario Sandoval, 32, both

Heavy rain, lightning and hail… that’s what the Coachella Valley experienced overnight into early Saturday morning. Thunderstorms have moved to the North and East, but “wrap-around” storms and showers are possible through Saturday afternoon. Check out our Interactive Radar A Flash Flood Warning was in effect for the Coachella Valley, including Palm Springs and Thermal,

Many residents captured extraordinary footage of the lightning shows and hail happening overnight — but in the morning were faced with something much less spectacular — road closures, flooding and debris flows. Several desert cities dealt with power outages and washed out roads after remnants of Tropical Storm Sergio brought severe thunderstorms and heavy rains

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health is warning people to stay out of the water at local beaches following Friday night’s thunderstorm. Officials issued a general advisory today for all county beaches, especially those near storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoon outlets. Urban runoff can create heightened levels of

Week 9 is in the books, a couple of rivalries were settled once again. Check out the final scores in an interesting week of high school football below: Desert Empire League Xavier Prep – 10 at Shadow Hills – 34 (Thursday 10/11) La Quinta – 32 at Palm Desert – 34 *THE FLAG GAME (Game

The high school football season rolls on this week with a handful of rivalry games, but none quite as intriguing as the annual Flag Game between La Quinta and Palm Desert. Despite just a 3-4 overall record for the Blackhawks, both teams come into this game unbeaten in league play at 2-0, while PD is

We’ve narrowed down the top 3 plays of the week, vote for which one is the play of the week! Tune in Monday at 5:30 p.m. on CBS Local 2 or 6 p.m. on News Channel 3 to find out who won. Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly.

Next time you visit a state park, you might want to take a closer look at everything being left on the ground. Today, volunteers at the whitewater preserve cleaned-up what they call “microtrash.” Volunteers suited up in plastic gloves and grabbed their “picker-uppers” to tackle trash along the picnic area, the trail system and the

Former local congresswoman and valley resident Mary Bono has been appointed as interim president and chief executive officer of USA Gymnastics. According to the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics, the move will be effective immediately and Bono will serve in the role until the board finds a permanent president and CEO. CBS Local 2

Lt. Chad Bianco, the candidate for Riverside County Sheriff, joined CBS Local 2’s Brooke Beare and News Channel 3’s John White live in-studio to discuss the upcoming election. Bianco is currently a Lieutenant assigned to the Hemet Station. He joined the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department after his graduation from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department in

Experts say one in four men will be sexually abused before they’re 18 — and most men will never come forward to talk about that abuse. On Friday, the 10th annual “It Happens to Boys” Conference was hosted at the ABC Recovery Center, offering resources and hope to male victims. “As women have been able

Un ladrón quedo captado en cámara robándose las propinas de los empleados del restaurante de comida mexicana Zapopan en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs ,de acuerdo con el dueño del lugar el sujeto había llegado un dia antes y pidió usar el baño pero no compro nada,al dia siguiente regreso y pidió un vaso

According to Carol Teitelbaum, a licensed marriage and family therapist, statistics show one out of every four boys will experience sexual trauma before the age of 18. The “It Happens to Boys” conference brings together mental health and other practitioners to hear the stories of men who survived childhood sexual abuse. Experts will explore the

Otra tormenta tropical envía humedad hacia el sur de California. Temprano por la mañana del viernes, la tormenta tropical Sergio cruzó Baja California, enviando precipitaciones generalizadas hacia Arizona y Nuevo Mexico. Parte de la humedad y la energía de la tormenta se han combinado con un sistema de baja presión que se cierne sobre el

The owner of a restaurant in Desert Hot Springs is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on camera stealing the tip jar. The suspect could be seen on surveillance walking into ‘Zapopan Mexican Food’ in broad daylight and taking the tip jar. Jorge Castañeda, the owner of the restaurant, says that