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A 19-year-old woman died Thursday night after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing Twentynine Palms Highway. Agnes Quintano, a Twentynine Palms resident, was crossing the highway southbound near Mission Avenue at about 6:50 p.m. when the collision occurred. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said she was in the #1 westbound

In the 1960s, more than a million people visited the Salton Sea every year. More people went to the Salton Sea State Park than Yosemite National Park. Fast forward a few decades and the sea is now one of the nation’s most threatened ecosystems, gradually receding into a pool of dust. “What happens when the

The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament is accepting applications for volunteers and “ball kids,” organizers said today. The 2015 tournament will be held March 9-22 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Call (760) 200-8400 for more information.

Nadine Elliott and her dog Phred are taking their daily walks to the next level and so are their neighbors because they’re now on “Paw Patrol.” It’s part of the Dog Walker Watch program. The Bermuda Dunes Country Club began its partnership with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. Thursday to train dog walkers to use

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside alerta sobre denuncias falsas realizadas por unos estudiantes en el este del Valle de Coachella de intento de secuestro en Thermal. La Teniente del Departamento del Sheriff Misty Reynolds le dijo a Kuna Noticias que recibieron cinco llamadas reportando dos incidentes el mes pasado en Thermal pero

Ayer alrededor de las 8:00 a.m. la polica de Desert Hot Springs recibi una llamada que reportaba que cerca del Boys & Girls Club que se ubica en el 11320 Cholla Drive estaba una camioneta estacionada y dentro estaba un hombre masturbndose mientras observaba a algunos estudiantes. Se trata de Michael De la Rocha de

Officials say a wildfire burning along a Northern California interstate has destroyed five homes. State fire officials released the figure on Thursday after previously reporting one home had been destroyed. The fire along Interstate 80 about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento has burned through 420 acres. Containment has gone from 10 to 20 percent. Other

A Twentynine Palms student is facing charges of threatening to shoot, stab and assault staff members at Black Rock High School in Yucca Valley. Matthew Ross, 18, was arrested Wednesday after San Bernardino County sheriff deputies found a loaded rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, knives and even crossbows in his possession. According to the

We featured a special dog on CBS Local 2 This Morning, not in need of a new home but this comeback-kid is in need of help just the same. Meet Domino, an adorable black/white Papillion mix who has had a rough life in his two young years. Domino was found with his mom and two

Thousands of swarming bees have left one landscaper dead and another critically injured after the men were stung in southern Arizona. Douglas Fire Department officials say the landscapers were working on a home around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when they were attacked by the huge swarm of bees. One man later died at a hospital. The

Desert Hot Springs will now join Palm Springs and Cathedral City in allowing marijuana dispensaries. The City Council voted Tuesday night to overturn the existing ban. Any where you see a business in Desert Hot Springs is a potential location of a future medical marijuana dispensary. The city council still has a few decisions to

A leader in alternative energy, automaker Ford is continuing to pave the way. Fiesta Ford, the car dealership at the I-10 Auto Mall in Indio, is turning to one of the biggest natural sources of energy we have in the desert – the sun. Taking advantage of some open and unused space across the street

Un hombre perecio despus de un accidente de trnsito en Yucca Valley a tempranas horas del mircoles. El conductor se sali de la carpeta asfltica perdiendo el control del volante, enviando su vehculo modelo Chevrolet Malibu a un terrapln donde se volc. Uno de los testigos viajaba en direccin sur en el momento del percance

Entre los restos calcinados en seis fosas clandestinas halladas en una localidad del sur de Mxico hay cuando menos 29 cuerpos, luego de que das antes desaparecieran 43 estudiantes de magisterio. Las fosas, localizadas el sbado en las faldas de un cerro en las afueras de una colonia marginal de Iguala, a 200 kilmetros al

Riverside police announced Wednesday that they arrested a Cathedral City man suspected of abducting a UC Riverside student in June. Donald Earl Rosenbek, 30, was taken into custody earlier this week following a month-long investigation. Police said fingerprint evidence was the key to identifying him as the alleged perpetrator of the June 8 kidnapping of

El primer paciente que contrajobola en Liberia y posteriormente viajo a los Estados Unidos, Thomas Eric Duncan, murio este mircoles en un hospital en Texas. Segnfuncionarios, Duncan, quien habia permanecido en aislamiento, se encontraba en condicion critica pero estable tras recibir una serie de tratamientos experimentales. Una portavoz del Hospital Presbiteriano de Salud de Texas,

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco will visit the Coachella Valley this weekend. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award Ceremony will take place at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage on Sunday. After Shanghai in 2010 and London in 2012, the 2014 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award Ceremony will be held

The Southern California Energy Summit is being held in Palm Springs this weekend. Panelists will be presenting ‘The Great Energy Debate: Beyond 33% & the Future of the Salton Sea’. The Energy Summit will be held on Saturday, October 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center, located at 277

A man was arrested Wednesday morning in Desert Hot Springs after police received reports that he was masturbating inside his truck while watching students nearby at the Boys & Girls Club. The Boys & Girls Club is located at 11320 Cholla Dr. and is close to Desert Hot Springs High School, however the club was

A man died after crashing his car in Yucca Valley early Wednesday morning. Officers with the California Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Highway 247 just north of La Brisa Drive in the Flamingo Heights Area. The driver drifted onto the dirt shoulder of the road and overcorrected sharply to the