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It’s city versus city this month in who can donate the most blood. This friendly competition aims to help replenish the Valley’s blood supply during the typically slow summer months. but a large portion of the Valley’s population is not allowed to donate whether they want to or not. “Blood is one of those things

High pressure building over Southern California brought record-breaking heat to the Coachella Valley Wednesday. Temperatures reached 119 degrees in Thermal, breaking the record of 118 set on the same date in 2006. It was 116 degrees in Palm Springs, tying the 2006 record for the date, according to the National Weather Service. A NWS heat

Se lanza una alerta de intenso calor a lo largo del Condado de Riverside para el jueves y viernes mientras que el mercurio incrementar. El Departamento de Salubridad del Condado de Riverside dice que las personas ms susceptibles de sufrir un golpe de calor incluyen las de la tercera edad y familias con nios pequeos.

Los republicanos de la cmara baja dan a conocer sus recomendaciones para Lidiar con la crisis en la frontera, estas incluyen que todos los nios sean tratados como los mexicanos y canadienses, es decir que sean deportados de inmediato una vez cruzan la frontera. Adems se pide el envi de la guardia nacional para establecer

Un hombre est bajo custodia de las autoridades despus de estrellarse contra el ventanal del casino”Fantasy Springs Resort” en Indio. La unidad termin en la entrada del casino. Segn el informe policial, todo comenz con un reporte de disturbio domstico. Al llegar los oficiales se encontrarn con el hombre culpable del accidente. Porfirio Camarena de

A brush fire has grown to 78 acres in the Aguanga area Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Officials have dubbed the blaze the ‘Sabina Fire. The fire near Sabina Drive and Ballinger Road was reported about 10:45 a.m. and is burning at what firefighters called a moderate rate, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman

A Thermal resident has been arrested in connection to a string of arson fires that were set on the Torrez-Martinez Indian Reservation. According to a release from Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department, Joseph Auclair was taken into custody on July 15. He was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio on

A heat warning has been issued across Riverside County for Thursday and Friday as temperatures are expected to climb well into the triple digits. The heat wave means Cool Centers will be open to provide relief to residents. Find a Cool Center in Riverside County County health officials said people who are susceptible to excessive

Segn estadsticas recin dadas a conocer, en California hay ms nios de crianza sin un hogar que veteranos. Y segn comentarios de directivos de la organizacin CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children se debe a la creciente inmigracin y a que el sistema de hogares sustitutos est roto. En el Condado de Riverside hay

The body of the person believed to be the lone suspect in a pair of Moreno Valley killings and wounding of a sheriff’s deputy was found Wednesday. Riverside County sheriff’s officials said the body was found just off Pigeon Pass Road, where deputies had been conducting a massive manhunt following the outbreak of violence Tuesday

Too cute, is just one way to describe CBS Local 2 This Morning’s puppy on our pet segment. Meet Raquel a Miniature Pinscher-Chihuahua mix or more fun to say, a Chipin. Her foster mom calls her a wonderful and perfect pup. She’s approximately five and half months, loves people, playing and giving kisses! If you

A dryer fire in Palm Desert displaced three adults and three children Wednesday morning, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The fire in the 45900 block of Quailbrush Avenue was reported at 7:10a.m., Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman said. Firefighters doused the blaze in about 20 minutes. No injuries were reported. Damage to

More information has been released regarding the man arrested Tuesday after a police chase ended at the front entrance of Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to a family disturbance in the 84000 block of Leyte Avenue in Indio at about 3:40 p.m. Family members told authorities

Enrollment growth at California State University will be cut by half this fall – from 20,000 to about 10,000 additional students – after state funding fell short of expectations. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the final budget puts the 23-campus system’s revenue increase at $142 million, the same as committed to the University

Some Southern California Edison customers near Palm Springs were without electricity Wednesday morning just west of the city in Windy Point. Edison reported 109 customers were going to spend much of their day without lights and more importantly their air conditioners. Edison blamed equipment failure for the unplanned outage. The outage was expected to last

A La Quinta man is facing burglary charges after police say he broke into a home on Monday. A deputy with the La Quinta Police Department spotted 22-year-old Jose David Gonzalez acting suspiciously, while he was patrolling the 51200 block of Avenida Valasco just after 10:00 p.m. Authorities say Gonzalez took off running when the

A Central California company has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots over concerns of possible listeria contamination. Wawona Packing says on its website that no illnesses have been reported and the recall is a precautionary measure. The company says the recalled fruit was packed and

Currently in the state of California, there are more homeless foster children on the street than homeless veterans. It’s a staggering statistic that’s left local advocates searching for answers. The problem may only get larger with the continued immigration crisis in our state. “The foster system is broke,” said Deborah Sutton-Weiss, the CEO of the

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will headline next year’s Desert Town Hall speakers series in Indian Wells, it was announced Tuesday. Also scheduled to take part in the series are astrophysicist and television host Neil deGrasse Tyson, photographer Platon Antoniou and Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist Charles Krauthammer, according to organizers. All talks are at

Palm Springs Unified School District students on the Traditional Calendar will start the new school year Aug. 18, two weeks earlier than usual. However, students at eight year-round elementary schools are still on the Modified Traditional Calendar and will begin Aug. 4, including Agua Caliente Elementary, Cabot Yerxa Elementary, Cahuilla Elementary, Cathedral City Elementary, Cielo