Jury To Receive Esperanza Arson Case Soon
RIVERSIDE – A man accused of setting a series of Riverside County blazes was “obsessed” with igniting a mega-fire and finally…
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Pres. Obama Announces 18-Month Troop Withdrawal Schedule
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC- President Barack Obama says he’ll withdraw America’s combat brigades from Iraq over the next 18 months. He made the…
Continue ReadingMorongo Band Opens New Operations HQ
NEAR CABAZON – The Morongo Band of Mission Indians opened the doors to its new administrative complex on the Indian reservation near Cabazon.…
Continue ReadingSpring Breakers Warned Of Increasing Border Violence
They go for the beach, bars, and the “anything goes” attitude. With stories of underage drinking as well as experimentation with sex and…
Continue ReadingPalm Springs Residents Believe Asbestos Made Them Sick
PALM SPRINGS – In April 2008, Palm Springs resident Mickiey Brown Hatley was walking near Rosa Parks Road in the north end of town when she saw…
Continue ReadingTeen Remains In Critical Condition Following Officer-Involved Shooting
DESERT HOT SPRINGS – “Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom! Five to six [bullets] went off with the two officers. When the other officers…
Continue ReadingJohn Wooden, 98, Recovering From Pneumonia
LOS ANGELES- Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was recovering at a hospital Friday from a bout of pneumonia. The 98-year-old Wooden has been…
Continue ReadingExploring Reverse Mortgages In The Down Economy
The reverse mortgage is one of the few areas of growth within the mortgage industry right now. Colleen Moore, the President of Golden Equity Mortgage…
Continue ReadingCounty Homeless Charities Get Money From Federal Government
Local homeless shelters are hoping to get some federal stimulus funds. Riverside County just announced they’re getting more than $6 million…
Continue ReadingEmotional, Financial Stress For At-Home Caregivers
Eight years ago Judy Gronkowski’s world turned upside down. Judy’s husband Roman spent 37 years in elected office in Michigan. But in…
Continue ReadingD.A. Fights Ruling Ordering Release Of Inmates
The fight to keep inmates in California prisons continues. Earlier this month, a panel of federal judges ruled California’s overcrowded prisons…
Continue ReadingNew Homeless ‘Safe Haven’ For Palm Springs Set For April Open
PALM SPRINGS – “Dire is a good word to describe it.” Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley described the already worsening…
Continue ReadingPawn Shops Seeing More Personal, Family Items Gone To Hock
INDIO – From family heirlooms to high-end personal merchandise, almost everything has gone to hock at Valley pawn shops in these difficult…
Continue ReadingMan Steals Stun Gun, Other Items At Desert Regional
PALM SPRINGS – Police said Thursday they need help identifying a man who walked into Desert Regional Medical Center on Feb. 9 and took a…
Continue ReadingNabisco Championship Trivia Challenge
Here’s your chance to see over a hundred of the best ladies’ golfers right here in the desert! Just enter to the Kraft Nabisco…
Continue ReadingDHS Man Shot Dead, Multiple Suspects Sought
A man was shot and killed Monday afternoon in a Desert Hot Springs home and police are searching for at least three suspects in the man’s…
Continue ReadingBono Mack: Stimulus Not Stimulating Enough, Bipartisanship Still Attainable
President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver his an address to Congress Tuesday night. It’s a speech being given ata time unlike any other…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean Climber Safe After Yosemite Avalanche
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – A helicopter crew has rescued a South Korean climber who was stranded by an avalanche on the north face of Yosemite…
Continue ReadingKidnapped Girl With Mother In Mexico
THOUSAND PALMS – A 4-year-old girl who was abducted from a Thousand Palms home by two women posing as social workers was “in good…
Continue ReadingPacking Shed Catches Fire In Indio
CalFire officials say a packing shed in Indio on Avenue 42 west of Monroe Street was fully-engulfed in flames early Monday evening. Calls into the…
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