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Next time you reach for your phone in the car, you might want to think again. For the entire month of April, law enforcement agencies in the valley are cracking down on distracted driving. Whether they admit it or not, almost everyone uses a phone at some point while driving. Pam Michelle is visiting the

The players at the Kraft Nabisco Championship are competing for part of the $2 million purse and their part in history. The unique tradition of the leap into “Poppie’s Pond” celebrates its 25th anniversary. The water hazard surrounding the 18th hole at the Mission Hills Country Club. The tradition started when Amy Alcott leaped into

Local doctors are providing free medical care at the Riverside County Fair Grounds. From dental, to eye exams, even chiropractic services, the four-day clinic is aimed at helping not only the uninsured but the under-insured as well. The Coachella Valley is among the most underserved in the state. People either don’t have access to health

Hector Montano de 23 aos manejaba su camioneta modelo Chevy sobre la calle Da Vall Dr. en las inmediaciones de la interseccin Los Cocos Ct cuando perdio el control del volante y se impacto contra la banqueta. Fue donde termino volcando la unidad. Montano sufrio heridas menores por lo que fue llevado a un hospital

The economy may be improving, but thousands of people in the Coachella Valley still struggle to put food on the table. These are all kinds of people, from Palm Springs to Coachella and everywhere in between. Friday night join Brooke Beare, and Kris Long as CBS Local 2 helps fight hunger. But first a look

Two men were convicted today of second-degree murder inthe October 1997 death of an artist slain in his La Quinta home. Sentencing is scheduled June 7 for Jesse Dean Nava and Jerry EugeneReynolds, who were retried for the murder of 43-year-old Bernardo Gouthier. Jurors deliberated for about two days before reaching the verdicts. The defendants,

The sight of more than a thousand dead fish will welcome visitors to the 11th annualIndian Wells Arts Festival April 5-7 at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. Salton Tide, a 100 foot-long display of real, dead, vibrantly-painted fish recovered from the Salton Seawill line the Festival walkways, illustrating the dire state of California’s largest lake.

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert has died. He was 70. The paper says on its website the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic died Thursday. Ebert was known for his thumbs-up, thumbs-down TV reviews that influenced moviegoers across the nation. On Wednesday, he had announced on his blog that he was

At around 8:30 Wednesday night a Cathedral City man was arrested on DWI charges after overturning his truck in Rancho Mirage. 23-year-old Hector Montano was driving his tan Chevy truck on Da Vall Dr approaching the intersection with Los Cocos Ct when he struck a curb andthe truck overturned. Montano suffered minor injuries and was

A former Palm Springs man who runs a group thatfunds the removal of land mines in Cambodia will discuss his work tonight inPalm Desert at UC Riverside. Bill Morse, who lived in Palm Springs for 20 years before going toCambodia, will speak at 6 p.m. at UCR Palm Desert, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive. Morse is

CBS Local 2 is hosting the3rd Annual End-Hunger Telethon Friday, April 5— please tune in,5–11:00 p.m.,to learn more about FIND and their work in the community. CBS-2 personalityBrooke Bearewill be at the FIND warehouse in Indio, hosting as hundreds volunteer during the event.Kris Longwill be hosting from Agua Caliente Casino & Spa in Rancho Mirage.

Indio city council approved a deal last night with Goldenvoice that extends both Coachella and Stagecoach Music Festivals for the next 17 years. The council voted five to zero to approve Goldenvoice’s environmental impact report for the festivals, which includes some expansion and the possible addition of two new festivals in the fall. This year’s

The $2 million Kraft Nabisco Championship beginstoday at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, with I.K. Kim and YaniTseng seeking to overcome embarrassments. Kim had a one-foot par putt break to the right on the final hole ofregulation in last year’s tournament, forcing a sudden-death playoff, which shelost to fellow South Korean Sun Young

A freefour-day health clinic begins Thursday at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. The volunteer-staffed clinic will offer medical, dental and vision careto local residents through Sunday. People will be seen first come, firstserved, with no income test or eligibility requirement. The clinic will open at5:30 a.m. each day, and people can start lining up

Singer Dionne Warwick will attend the screening of the documentary “Voices of Love: Whitney Houston and Her Family” on the first night of the American Documentary Film Festival. The festival, which opens with a reception Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Camelot Theatres, will screen more than 100 documentary films from around the world before it

The name of a local California Highway Patrol officer now graces the highway where he lost his life 26 years ago while chasing a drunken driver. A 5-mile section of Highway 74 south of Vista Point has officially been named Michael A. Brandt Memorial Highway. A ceremony unveiling a road sign bearing Brandt’s name took

No matter where you live, your personal information and everything you buy gets tracked, stored and then sold. John Messina is a part time La Quinta resident who tells us, “In today’s world, you can’t do anything without somebody else…somebody is probably video-ing us right now, or taping us, what we’re doing.” It’s gone on

Most of you have driven down Dinah Shore Drive, and probably heard of the girl parties named after her, but do you know exactly who Dinah Shore was? “I do not,” Addie Vroom said. “I, um, believe she would be a TV personality?” another person said. “Honestly, the only thing I know is from driving

Originally set to begin today, ticket sales at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for Coachella and Stagecoach was delayed til next week due to the Indian Wells Art Festival being held this weekend. When our crew visited thelocationthis morning, we were handed this flyer: As you can see, tickets are still available today online here

Hoy a las 6:00 a.m. un Honda color plata circulaba con marcado exceso de velocidad en los carriles con rumbo al este sobre I-10, justo al oeste de la rampa de Bob Hope en Thousand Palms perdi el control al intentar pasar entre otro vehculo y un semais, golpe otro coche se volc y rod