Iris Salem is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. With tenure spanning more than 17 years at CBS News and Stations, Ms. Salem has been a devoted contributor, defining digital news and delivering ...

A bitterly contested commercial solar project in the California desert was unanimously approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday after what one official described as a "doozy" ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—For four hours, Mark Carrington sat quietly with his neighbors at the front of his county’s supervisors’ late August board meeting, waiting for his chance to speak. They were there ...

All lanes on Interstate 10 are back open on both sides in Desert Center. CalTrans is working to clear the off-ramp, according to CAL FIRE. #CloudIC [UPDATE] 12:00 p.m. - The fire was contained at ...

Once a thriving roadside stop in the California desert, Desert Center is now nearly abandoned. In this video, we explore its decaying businesses, long-shuttered diner, and even the self-dug grave of ...

A writer known for chronicling both the glamour and corruption of Hollywood and publishing biographies about figures as beloved as Bob Dylan and as infamous as serial killer Randy Kraft died last week ...