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Twentynine Palms firefighters rescued an elderly man Saturday morning who fell into a septic tank and was trapped inside. At approximately 07:30 on Saturday, firefighters received a report of a person trapped on the 2400 Block of Lear Ave. Firefighters reported an elderly male had fallen through an open septic tank lid and landed approximately

Golf enthusiasts hit the links Saturday for a cause. They teed off at the “Golfing for KKids” tournament at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. The event was hosted by the Desert Sands Unified School District. Proceeds go to the district’s K.I.D.S Measure KK Bond Campaign, a ballot measure aiming to help maintain the quality of

Hundreds of doctors converged in the east Coachella Valley Saturday to help families in desperate need. It was all part of the ‘Flying Doctors’ event that provides free medical and dental care services. “There’s about 430,000 in the Coachella Valley that are still without insurance,” said Frank Sisneroz, lead coordinator of Path to Health, an

Cathedral City police Sergeant Scott Sharpe says the driver of a Nissan pickup truck slammed into a full-sized diesel dump truck that was stopped at a red light Friday night. This happened at 8:52 p.m. on Ramon Rd. heading east,approaching Cathedral Canyon. The driver of the Nissan is not being identified, was not wearing a

Find Food Bank wants to “stick a fork in hunger.” This year’s second annual Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger event calls especially on young people to fight this growing epidemic. “This event represents to the next generation a way they can make difference in the fight against hunger that is truly affecting all of

A trough of low pressure will move onshore early Saturday to bring strong and gusty winds to the mountains and deserts through Sunday. Gusts could top 55 mph in wind prone areas. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the mountain and desert areas in Riverside country through 4 am Sunday. The full text warning

Hikes took place Friday morning in Palm Springs’ Indian Canyons to benefit the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ museum and the Human Rights Campaign. The inaugural Richard M. Milanovich Hike for Human Rights, named for the late Agua Caliente tribal chairman, started at 7 a.m. Hikers could select a trail, ranging from one to

CBS Local 2 stands for you, and that includes taking a stand for an 87-year-old valley woman who claims she is the victim of “financial elder abuse”. She says squatters now have control of a home she owns in Cathedral City. Her savings have taken a big hit, and so has her health. “I feel

A gardener in Cathedral City made a startling discovery Thursday when he found a gigantic rattlesnake in one of our viewer’s backyards. Michael Fietsam posted the photo after his gardener grabbed the dangerous serpent at his home on Terrace Road in the Cathedral City Cove. Luckily nobody was bitten, but the discovery serves as an

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside se une a los esfuerzos de la DEA , La Administracin Federal Antidrogas, en un operativo a nivel nacional denominado “Take-Back” a realizarse este fin de semana. El evento se llevar a cabo el sbado, 27 de septiembre de 10 a.m. -2 p.m. El programa le permitir

Indocumentados en las fuerzas armadas El departamento de defensa anunci que permitir que algunos “Soadores”, que actualmente estn amparados bajo la accin diferida Daca,puedan servir en las fuerzas armadas, por primera vez un programa de acceso militar que ya existe incluir a indocumentados con habilidades especiales para calificar ellos deben hablar rabe, chino o persa

It is hot and sticky in the Coachella Valley but more fall like desert weather is just around the corner and people are ready for this humidity and triple digits to go away. “it’s ugly, awful, it thought this weather was over! we are waiting for the cool days,” said Coachella resident Veronica Diaz. Our

Patrocinado por el Distrito Unificado Escolar del Valle de Coachella y las Clnicas de Salud del Pueblo, los mdicos voladores ofrecern una feria de salud gratuita para nuestra comunidad este sbado 27 de Septiembre. El innovador servicio de los mdicos voladores origino en 1973, proporcionando servicios bsicos de salud a personas que viven en reas

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the DEA in a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” this weekend. The event takes place Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program allows the public to drop off potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at any of the following sheriff’s

A man accused of burglarizing a home in Palm Desert Sunday morning was arrested after he used the victim’s credit cards at local businesses in the days following the burglary. According to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station, 28-year-old Nathan Ainsworth is accused of entering an occupied residence and stealing a purse in the early morning

Electronic dance groups Poolside and Them Jeans will headline the second annual “Rock Out to Knock Out Hunger” concert in Palm Springs Friday night. Santa Monica-based rock cover band Famous for Nothing will open for themain acts, both of which have played at the Coachella Valley Music and ArtsFestival and the summertime Splash House concert

Cathedral City Council has a new member: planning commissioner John Aguilar. “He is the perfect candidate to fill out this term,” said Mayor Kathy DeRosa. A term that will only last a few weeks. Just three meetings are scheduled before the newly elected council members are sworn in December 2, filling seats vacated by former

Fire crews mopped up Thursday night in Indio after a home’s garage was completely destroyed by a fire. The fire broke out around 9:55 p.m. at a home on the 80900 block of Columbia Avenue in Indio. Over two dozen fire crews were able to put out the fire in about 30 minutes. Firefighters prevented

A warning for parents in the East Valley, a person in a gray van may be trying to abduct kids. This week, a man tried to get a child into a van. It happened earlier this week as the elementary student walked home from an after school program, luckily, his parent was close by, but