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The Pines Fire was reported around 9:40 p.m. Friday along the Angeles Crest Highway. The fire burned 200 acres and is 5% contained Saturday. Approximately 150 firefighters are on scene. Highway 2 from Wrightwood to Big pines is closed. Some organization camps including a Girl Scout Camp were evacuated in addition to Apple Tree, Lion,

Over 50 volunteers were busy building welcome bags on Friday morning at the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce for the anticipated arrival of Special Olympic athletes from Portugal and Bahrain. Each bag contained over 30 items donated by local businesses, destinations, and the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. “Oh, I’ve been nervous for a year!

Nine people are getting help from the Red Cross after a fire burned down their home in Thousand Palms Friday night, CALFire says. The fire started around 7:30 p.m. in the 29-000 block of Desert Moon Drive. CALFire says the two-story, single family home is a complete loss. Two people in the home at the

The last of several California beaches soiled by a massive oil spill reopened today to enthusiastic crowds that quickly jammed its campgrounds to capacity. Beach superintendent Eric Hjelstrom says Refugio State Beach’s 60 campgrounds quickly filled. Two small sections of the beach are still closed for cleanup.

Palm Springs Police confirm that two hikers are still stuck on the Lykken Trail after a massive dust storm hit the valley and cancelled a rescue that was in progress. Palm Springs Police got a call just before 4:00 p.m that two hikers were tired and dehydrated and needed aid getting down the popular Palm

The attack on servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee Thursday hit close to home for Army veteran Harvey Krasner and his partner Sharlyn Marsh. “I think it’s despicable. It only to proves to me we’re at war,” said Krasner. “It was devastating, just devastating,” saud Marsh. “We send our military to foreign countries to fight for us

An haboob engulfed much of the Coachella Valley early Friday night. The National Weather Service issued a blowing dust advisory for the lower desert around 5 p.m. A thunderstorm complex over Imperial County produced strong winds that were expected to blow dust and reduce visibility, according to the NWS in San Diego. Visibility is below

A Lucerne Valley man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murdering his brother whom he lived with. Deputies said they were called to a home on the 33200 block of Crescent Road just before 6 a.m. on Thursday. That’s where they found the body of 54-year-old Alvin Earl Hanner, who they said had suffered

Se espera que un hombre de 20 aos sobreviva sus heridas tras recibir un impacto de bala la maana del viernes en Palm Springs. Guardianes de la ley recibieron un report de la detonacin de arma de fuego al filo de las cuatro de la maana en el rea de los Apartamentos Rosa Gardens dentro

More than 7,000 athletes from 177 countries are expected to compete in 27 sporting events over the course of nine days, from July 25 to August 2, as Los Angeles is set to host the Special Olympics World Summer Games. View Palm Springs activity schedule for Special Olympics Palm Springs was one of 88 communities

Palm Springs is the first city in the state to require laboratory testing for medical marijuana. The four, and soon to be five, licensed medical marijuana dispensaries will have to send their product for testing before selling the products to patients. Budtenders at Palm Springs Safe Access, the fourth permitted medical marijuana dispensary in the

The results are in for the independent audit into the Palm Springs economic incentive programs. Brabo & Carlsen, a Palm Springs based CPA firm, found no major problems with the way those city funds were distributed between 2008 and June of this year. Independent Accountant’s Report Assertion of Compliance Our KESQ/CBS Local 2 investigations last

A mentally disturbed man who allegedly assaulted a deputy and lunged at two others while armed was shot and killed Thursday morning in Moreno Valley. The officer-involved shooting happened around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Perris and Sunnymead boulevards, according to Riverside County Sheriff’sDepartment. Deputies said the deadly chain of events began with an

Un hombre de 20 aos fue baleado a tempranas horas de este viernes en un vecindario de Palm Springs. Autoridades piden la ayuda del pblico para esclarecer el crimen ya que la vctima y los testigos no proporcionaron suficiente informacin. El teniente Mike Kovaleff con el Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs seal que el

A 20-year-old man was shot early Friday morning in a Palm Springs neighborhood, now police are looking for some help from the public due to a lack of information being provided by the victim and witnesses. Lieutenant Mike Kovaleff with the Palm Springs Police Department said the shooting happened just before 4 a.m. in the

News Channel 3 is learning more about the family of two sisters who disappeared in Maryland 40 years ago. Sheila and Katherine Lyon’s case is no longer cold: new information now has a suspect charged in their murder. However, there are still many unanswered questions after all these years. A former colleague of the the

Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet is keeping a low-profile amid conflict of interest allegations and announcing he wouldn’t run for re-election. Pougnet has missed city council meetings and a host of important community events. People are asking, “Where is the mayor”? “Last night’s city council meeting lasted nearly six hours, and a lot of really

Marrakesh Country Club in Palm Desert is digging deep, cutting water use anywhere it can. Orlando Delgado, Marrakesh golf course superintendent said the burned areas of grass are part of the three and a half acres of turf his crew will remove from the golf course this summer. They’ll also get rid of two acres

Se report un tiroteo entre las calles Perris y Sunnymead Boulevard en la ciudad de Moreno Valley al filo de las seis de la maana del jueves. Todo comenz a las 3 de la madrugada cuando acudieron oficiales a una llamada de una persona, presuntamente fuera de sus cabales, que agreda a un miembro de

MEXICO (AP) – La ltima hora que el monitor registr la presencia de Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn en su celda fue las ocho de la noche con 52 minutos. Pero por los siguientes 18 o 20 minutos nadie pareci darse cuenta de que la celda donde deba estar el mayor narcotraficante de la historia reciente