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Demolition of the historic Spa Hotel in downtown Palm Springs is underway. Many are seeing it as progress, however, others are outraged saying the long-time hotel is an architectual gem. “Yeah there it goes,” said Chris Menrad, President of the Palm Springs Modern Committee, “It’s just… with every crashing sound it’s gut wrenching,” he said.

August brought much needed rain to Southern California and the Coachella Valley. But, was it enough to but a dent in the California drought? And is there hope for more rain this winter? We discussed the severity of the drought with Alex Tardy of the National Weather Service in San Diego. “We’re looking at 50

The City of Coachella is going solar and it’s starting at the Coachella Corporate Yard on Enterprise Way, that’s where the city will break ground Sept. 20 on its first solar carport and two electrical vehicle charging stations. The goal is to install enough solar panels to power nearly all of the city’s public works

A man who was accused of attempted rape in Twentynine Palms on August 16 turned himself in to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday afternoon. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department were searching for 29 year old Lynel Serek Roduk after a woman identified him as the man who attempted to rape

The driver involved in a crash that claimed two young lives in Palm Springs over the weekend has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to a release from the Palm Springs Police Department. Jonathan Eduardo Garcia-Avila, a 21 year old from Cathedral City, was arrested Wednesday as he was still at a hospital

Dos personas terminaron tras las rejas el mircoles despus de la detonacin de un arma de fuego y una persecucin policial. Todo comenz en Palm springs al filo de las ocho de la maana cuando agentes intentaron detener a el conductor de un vehculo modelo Honda que circulaba al sur de Palm Canyon Drive. Fue

A crash at the intersection of Avenue 42 and Adams Street affected traffic in Bermuda Dunes Wednesday afternoon and sent three people to the hospital. The crash was reported around 3:10 p.m. and the California Highway Patrol shut down Avenue 42 in both directions for nearly two hours. Four vehicles were involved in the crash.

The Palm Springs Police Department arrested a man Wednesday morning after a police pursuit from Palm Springs to Cathedral City led to gunfire. The suspect, 24-year-old Christian Cervantes, has made headlines recently for allegedly robbing Cathedral City ice cream vendors on July 10, and then for skipping his court date in connection to those charges

From helping children, to helping animals, to helping the homeless – the Coachella Valley is home to hundreds of non-profits. “There are so many things going on in the Valley and so much of a need for all the charities doing good work here,” CBS Local 2 General Manager Mike Stutz said. Non-profits rely heavily

On Wednesday morning, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians began demolition of the Spa Hotel, Spa, Fitness Center and Canyon Conference Center in downtown Palm Springs. The Tribe is investing in its downtown locations and preparing the site, now known as ‘Vision Agua Caliente’, to become a major anchor for Palm Springs, officials said.

Un joven de 15 aos fue arrestado como sospechoso de robar en varias casas de Indio. Inicialmente la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que en la manzana 47-600 de Corta Barbato estaba la presencia sospechosa de un sujeto ayer martes alrededor de las 10:00 a.m. Cuando la polica lleg se encontr con que varias

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a stabbing that occurred in Palm Desert near Hwy. 111 and Deep Canyon Wednesday morning. Authorities said a woman stabbed a man in an apparent domestic dispute around 10:15 a.m.. According to the sheriff’s department, the man was stabbed in the arm and was taken to the hospital with

The Indio Police Department arrested a 15 year old boy Tuesday morning after he allegedly burglarized a home. Officers were initially called to the 47-600 block of Corta Barbato after someone reported a suspicious person in the area at about 10 a.m. Police found several window screens that had been tampered with at a home,

A Cathedral City fugitive accused in a real estate scam is now back in California after being arrested at LAX. Christopher Diekmann, 27, was on the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Wanted Fugitive list for felony charges including identity theft, forgery and grand theft that allegedly occurred in the Coachella Valley area in 2008 and

Two people were hospitalized after being stabbed during a fight in Twentynine Palms early Wednesday morning, according to a release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies said 25-year-old Stephen Bailor of Twentynine Palms was arrested for allegedly stabbing 27-year-old Nikole Schroeder and William Walter, 26, after an argument between the trio turned into

Conservationists, fishermen and chefs are celebrating the rebound of fish that had been a mainstay of the West Coast fishing industry. The Monterey Bay Aquarium said it has removed 21 species generally known as ground-fish from its Seafood Watch list. The list is meant to encourage food buyers to use only fish species that are

Firefighters broke out a car window to rescue a baby who was trapped inside on a hot day in Riverside. The 1-year-old boy’s mother had left the keys inside the car Tuesday and the automatic locks trapped her son and the keys before she could get them out. The mother called 911. Fire Capt. Ray

The cost of feeding California’s horses and cows is skyrocketing as the state’s persistent drought sends hay prices to historic highs. Tracy Underwood of the Santa Rosa Equestrian Center tells the Press-Democrat these days she pays more than $20 for a bale of hay. A decade ago, the cost was about $9. Underwood says she’s

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 2.9 quake at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a 3.7 earthquake hit in the same area near San Jacinto at 7:38 p.m.. San Jacinto is on the other side of Mt. San Jacinto from the Coachella Valley. There are no reports of damage or injuries. A number of people called

With pink ribbons and flowers, loved ones tried to cover the dents and deep scrapes from Sunday’s deadly crash. More than 100 people gathered at the corner of Gene Autry Trail and Tachevah in Palm Springs to light candles and remember where the lives of 21-year-old Osvaldo Ramirez, of Cathedral City, and 18-year-old Tierra Reagins,