News

Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid-80’s over the next few days but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your snow fix. Despite our drought conditions, ski season is underway in Southern California. The Mountain High resort in the San Gabriel Mountains opened Tuesday and Snow Summit at Big Bear Lake in the San

“You’ll be the first one I sue for violation of the fricken clean water act,” said a scammer on a voicemail sent to Chandi Group USA, a company that owns many Arco’s and AMPMs in the Coachella Valley. “I don’t know what kind of crap you’re doing lady but don’t ever call my office like

Advocacy groups barely waited for President Barack Obama to finish speaking about sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system to start warning about scams. “We hear horror stories about people getting taken advantage of horribly,” attorney Ginger Jacobs told several dozen people who watched the president’s speech at Alliance San Diego offices. California Attorney General

Acting in self defense or over-reacting? That’s one of the questions authorities hope putting body cameras on police officers will help answer. “Body cameras are another way to protect the public from police misconduct and also protect police officers from false complaints,” said Sgt. Harvey Reed of the Palm Springs Police Department. PSPD began looking

Los Angeles police have begun arresting demonstrators on the third night of protests over a decision not to charge a Ferguson, Missouri policeman for shooting a black man. About 200 demonstrators crisscrossed downtown streets for several hours Wednesday afternoon and evening before they were stopped by a phalanx of riot-clad police near the Central Library.

We all know medical school is expensive. But we found two valley doctors who graduated decades ago and the federal government says they still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. Meanwhile they live in nice homes and private country clubs in Palm Desert. Our visits to their practices were not exactly what

This Thanksgiving holiday, more Americans will get the chance to give thanks for the opportunity to travel to family and friends. That’s because lower gas prices, means more people are able to afford filling up at the pump this year. That also means a lot more people on the road with 46 million Americans expected

The Palm Springs Police Department is warning the public after two men robbed a residence Tuesday night by holding the victims at gunpoint as they followed them into their home. Officers said the home invasion robbery happened at about 8:34 p.m. in the 2900 block of Orella Circle. The neighborhood is just west of El

We’re learning more about the November 11 shooting in Coachella that claimed the life of an 18-year-old man. Details from witnesses at the scene are painting a more clear picture of the events that culminated that night. On Wednesday, a judge refused to set bail for one of two men charged with murder, while his

As a growing number of our population ages, more and more children of elderly parents find themselves struggling to understand how their parents got swindled out of their savings and wonder what they could have done to prevent it. Feelings of absolute shock and disbelief, along with rage, at the people who had taken advantage

Las autoridades investigaban un incidente en torno a un tiroteo reportado en el rea de Violet cerca de Desert Hot Springs cuando descubrieron en una casa mas de 150 gallos de pelea. El Departamento de Control Animal los tom en custodia y los sacrific ya que comentaron que los gallos son buscados nicamente para peleas,

Some families in the Coachella Valley are no longer living in fear that they may be separated from their loved ones. This, one day after President Obama announced his plan to shield millions of immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation. Families we spoke with Friday were overjoyed by the president’s executive action. “We

Authorities say about 150 fighting roosters were euthanized after being discovered at a home in Riverside County. The birds were reportedly found Tuesday by police investigating reports of gunshots in the area near Desert Hot Springs. The roosters were humanely put down by Animal Services. The agency says it doesn’t offer roosters for adoption because

The number of California students attending charter schools has risen to more than a half million. The California Charter Schools Association announced Tuesday an estimated 547,800 students are enrolled in charter schools for the 2014-15 school year, up from 519,000 the year before. An additional 87 new charters opened this school year, bringing the total

Two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater will be presented with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. Linklater’s recent film ‘Boyhood’ earned him this year’s honor. “Richard Linklater’s latest feature film is the critically acclaimed Boyhood, a one-of-a-kind epic undertaking shot over the course of

Two Mexican nationals were arrested by Border Patrol agents Friday morning for being in the U.S. illegally. After checking their records, it was discovered that one of the men had been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, according to a Border Patrol release. El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents encountered a 42-year-old man and 28-year old man

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the San Bernardino County Mountains Inland Empire and Santa Ana Mountains through noon Wednesday. The High Wind Warning for the Riverside County Mountains begins Monday at 4 am. Surface high pressure building over the Great Basin will bring periods of strong and gusty Santa

It’s not just Facebook and Twitter anymore, social media has become the new way to communicate and the increasingly popular way to bully. Between smart phones, tablets and computers and so many social media platforms to choose from, poking fun at a classmate has become too easy and those on the other end are feeling

Black Friday looks more like Black Week. Shoppers are already camped out in front of Best Buy in La Quinta on Tuesday. “I’m waiting for a TV, for a 50-inch TV for like $200, so you’re never going to get that deal any time of the year,” said Christopher Villalta, who is the first person

Protesters of a Missouri police shooting have flooded the U.S. 101 freeway and brought traffic to a halt in downtown Los Angeles. A few dozen protesters who broke off from a crowd that had gathered at police headquarters and ran on to the nearby 101 Tuesday night, carrying barricades that they spread across freeway lanes