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Firefighters have contained a fire at an abandoned apartment building in the 11800 block of Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported at 12:43 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to one room of the 2,000 square foot abandoned building. No injuries to report. The cause of the

Three years ago Palm Springs Police K-9, Ike, chased down a suspect to protect his fellow officers, at the cost of his own life. Man’s best friend is one of law enforcement’s most powerful tools. “They’re a piece of equipment. If you start looking at what a dog can do compared to an officer: the

Many local music fans were unable to purchase tickets to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Tickets reserved for local residents went on sale for weekend one of the festival, Friday at 10 a.m. The problem they sold out in 10 to 20 minutes. In the past, the promoter Goldenvoice had fans purchase and

Update at 10:00 p.m.: Total raised now is $130,138. We are almost at our goal of $150,000. Update at 9:30 p.m.: Total raised is now $108,000. Getting ready to go live at 10:00 for a major push to reach our goal of $150,000. Update at 8:30 p.m.: Total raised is now $104,768. Thanks Coachella Valley.

Dinah Shore Weekend is back, celebrating nearly a quarter century as one of the nation’s largest lesbian gatherings. Event producers expect more than 15,000 attendees this year. “I flew 3,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean just for this,” said Julia Paulo, attending from Honolulu. “We’re attracting people from all other the world and we have

CBS Local 2’s Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans received a huge honor Friday — the 366th Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Patrick is heavily involved in the community, and during season, you can find him emceeing two to three events per week, ranging from the Palm Springs Women’s Club to the

A public display of art which sparked debate in Palm Springs is now starting a movement. When an outdoor mural went up in November at Bar on Palm Canyon in downtown, it became the center of controversy and conversation in the city. While some came to admire the art, the city began to question how

A move from the State to ease prison overcrowding is forcing local law enforcement to chase after the same criminals over and over again. Friday Coachella Valley Police Chiefs along with the Riverside County Sheriff voiced their support for changes to the state law known as AB 109. “Folks know that they can commit a

The house where Elvis Presley honeymooned in Palm Springs is for sale. The ‘Honeymoon Hideaway’ could be yours for $9.5 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The home is about 5,500-square-feet and is composed of a series of concentric circles under a batwing-style roof. It also has a pool and tennis court. Currently, the

A man killed in a shooting in Desert Hot Springs on Wednesday night has been identified. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said the victim was 38-year-old Damon Capacchione. He was a resident of Desert Hot Springs. On Thursday, Taireece Ross, William McCrumb and Tamara Lester were all taken into custody in connection to his murder,

A Desert Hot Springs woman has been arrested on charges of burglarizing several homes in Palm Desert throughout the month of March. Kaleena Scriven, 32, was arrested Thursday around 2 p.m. in the 66000 block of Pierson Blvd. in Desert Hot Springs, according to police. The investigation lead police officers from the Palm Desert Station

Lucy Pet Foundation y Animal Control of Riverside County unen esfuerzos hoy y maana sbado para ofrecer servicios de vacunacin e instalacin de microchip a sus mascotas. El evento se realiza de 8:00 a.m. a 2:00 p.m. en la esquina de Miles Avenue y Smurr Ave en Indio. Los perros deben de ir con collar

Los Departamentos de Polica de La Quinta y de Indio anunciaron los cierres de arterias viales para los prximos tres fines de semana que se realizaran los festivales que se realizaran en el Empire Polo de Indio. Los cierres son: La Avenida 49 entre Hjort St. y Monroe St. La Avenida 50 entre Madison St.

A cold Pacific storm system will bring periods of snow to mountain areas above 4500 feet through Wednesday afternoon. Accumulations could reach 7 inches. Light rain and snow will continue through Wednesday morning, with a second round of precipitation later this afternoon. Snow levels were around 4900 feet early Wednesday morning, and will quickly drop

“In the 24 years I’ve worked for Desert Sands, there have been virtually no notifications of teachers when students have potentially violent behavior,” said Jon Newland, an independent study teacher at Horizon School in La Quinta. Since former Summit High School teacher Melissa Labayog came forward saying the school district didn’t tell her the history

A local hospital is seeking mothers who can donate breast milk for premature and critically ill infants, giving these babies a fighting chance to live. One of those babies is Lailah Lara Garcia, born on January 14 at Desert Regional Medical Center, at just 23 weeks. Lailah weighed in at 1 Lb 2 oz and

There is no shortage of men in the gallery at Mission Hills Country Club this week, taking in the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Yet, you’d be hard pressed to find any male chauvinists among them. In fact, the guys are in awe of the high caliber of golf

Homeowners in the Valley want to cash in during the huge Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, by renting out their homes for big bucks. Some will make thousands of dollars just for heading out of town three weekends a year. For communities that allow homeowners to rent, it can be very lucrative. However, keep

It’s deployment day yet again for United States Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Andrew Fernando. He and 50 marines from his platoon woke up with the sun for a hot breakfast at the Palm Springs USO before heading out to Okinawa, Japan. “The USO provided a lot of food, cooked us breakfast, lunch, and dinner yesterday,”

Uptown Palm Springs is getting a major facelift with the help of the city council. The council approved more than $500,000 in grants to up and coming restaurants, retail stores and hotels moving into some of the vacant storefronts in uptown. “Releasable space that certainly could use tenant improvements remodeling and this is the kind