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A Desert Hot Springs man who abused and killed his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 20 years and four months in state prison. Eric Lopez Puchi, 31, pleaded guilty in October to voluntary manslaughter and seven counts of willful injury to a child. In exchange for Puchi admitting to the felonies, the Riverside

It’s been over two weeks since Election Day, and the race for Measure U in Coachella has finally come to an end. Election results show that 50.8% of residents voted yes on the measure, so a 1% sales tax increase will be implemented in Coachella. With 100% of the precincts totaled, 1,605 people voted yes,

Chuck Vasquez, the Cathedral City councilman who pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from an employee loan program, was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service on Friday. The 59 year old pleaded guilty to three felony counts of embezzlement along with two misdemeanor counts of grand theft and filing false

Rosamund Pike is being honored with the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress at its annual Awards Gala during the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The Awards Gala takes place January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and the festival runs from January 2-12. “Rosamund Pike perfectly taps into Gillian Flynn’s complex character from

A new chief of police will be taking over for the Cathedral City Police Department in December. City officials announced Friday that Captain George Crum of the Fullerton Police Department has been selected for the job. He’s served in law enforcement for more than 27 years and holds a master’s degree in emergency management from

CBS Local 2 stands for you with a word of warning about a home loan modification scam. An elderly couple from Indio says they were targeted in such a scam in which they lost nearly $4,000. The homeowners shared their story with CBS Local 2 in hopes of helping other people avoid getting ripped off.

Deputies with the Cabazon Station are searching for two armed men who robbed the Tourneau Watch Outlet store at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets on Wednesday night. Officials with the sheriff’s department said the robbery happened at 7:52 p.m. when two black men, wearing beige camouflage military-style uniforms, entered the store and asked the clerk

Update 5:00 p.m: A man was shot during an incident that occurred in the 66000 block of Cahuilla Avenue at approximately 10:18 am. He was taken to Desert Regional Hospital by ambulance and succumbed to his injuries. The investigation is ongoing and authorities aren’t releasing additional information at this time, pending notifications and further follow

Slick roads may have led to a single-vehicle wreck in Palm Springs. It happened at about 5:30 a.m. Friday on Vista Chino and Gene Autry. Police say the driver had moderate injuries. The rare rain hitting much of Southern California today is expected to come to an end later today in the Coachella Valley.

A Palm Springs man who was driving a speeding BMW that crashed into another car, killing the defendant’s brother and a woman on Highway 74, was sentenced today to nine years in prison. Kyle Donald Alexander, 34, pleaded guilty in August to a felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and a sentence-enhancing allegation

Rain is falling around the desert Friday morning. There is no word on any power outages so far. Palm Springs police say there are no rain-related road closures as of now. “Showers and thunderstorms overnight will come to an end by this afternoon”, said KESQ meteorologist Jerry Steffen. All roads are open but give yourself

On Wednesday afternoon, a 20-year-old Palm Desert man was ordered to stand trial for allegedly raping an intoxicated woman after she left a party in June. A judge at the Larson Justice Center ruled that there was enough evidence for Alexis Haro to proceed to trial on one count each of rape of an unconscious

If someone tried to grab you – attack you – when you have nothing to defend yourself with, would you know what to do? Would you be able to think clearly enough to know what to say? “We’re one of the most vulnerable populations, because people look at women and say, ‘I can overpower her,’

Most of us hope we will never be in a situation in which we have to use a gun to defend ourselves. But the women in the Lady Be Aware course, put on by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, don’t want to leave their safety up to chance. “Women in general should be prepared

Hoy jueves se registr una balacera a las 10:20 a.m. en Desert Hot Springs. Una persona fue llevada al Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs en condicin crtica, esto fue confirmado por la polica. De acuerdo a la dependencia del orden Cahulla Avenue y Desert View Avenue han sido cerradas al flujo vehicular entre

President Barack Obama says he’s done waiting for Congress and is ready to act on his own on the issue of immigration. He’ll announce his plan to the nation Thursday night at 5 local time. For some in the Coachella Valley the announcement couldn’t come soon enough. People are already calling immigration legal experts about

A Desert Hot Springs man with schizophrenia has been found after disappearing from his board and care facility over a week ago. Gregory Walls walked away from his facility on November, 10, and hadn’t been heard from since. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department released information Thursday morning saying Walls was located by the sheriff’s

The McCallum Theatre Institute in Palm Desert is announcing its annual call for entries for this year’s Open Call Talent Project. Open Call Talent Project 2015 will be a valley-wide competition featuring talented people from dance, music, magic, comedy and other fields. Finalists will be chosen from live auditions and will be featured in 4

It’s safe to say that at one point or another we’ve ended up with a phone book on our front door step, but some people now say they’re ending up with not just 1 or 2, but 3, 4, even 5 of them at their door. “I think it’s ridiculous and a waste of a