Month: January 2010

INDIAN WELLS – It’s a big race with big support. “It’s an honor he is here, he’s a great leader,” says Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack. Former Massachusetts Governor and Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney is supporting congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s 2010 re-election. “This is an important race,” says Romney. “The democrats are targeting this race and

PALM DESERT -Firefighters made quick work of a fire that broke out inside a building in Palm DesertFriday night. It was reported just after 11 p.m.on the 42800 block of Cook Street. Crews arrived quickly and were able to put out the blaze in less than half-an-hour. They contained it to one suite inside the

NEW YORK – Peyton Manning has become the first player to win The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award four times. The Indianapolis Colts’ sensational quarterback romps to the award Saturday in balloting by 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. He gets 39½ votes to 7½ for Drew Brees as only

PALM DESERT – It’s a problem too big for one person or one community. This statewide issue requires statewide attention. “It’s something we have to work together on and ride out these tough times,” says Assemblyman Brian Nestande, Education Committee Vice-Chair. This year, California schools have 18 billion dollars fewer than expected. “It’s really hard

PALM SPRINGS -We have new information about the gunman in a daylight shooting in Palm Springs on Tuesday. He’s described as hispanic, heavy set, about 5’8″ or 5’9″with a shaved head. He was driving an older model black or dark blue Lincoln Towncar with California plates 5mmg973. Palm Springs Police say the gunman stopped at

MOUNTAIN CENTER – An emotional reunion for Doug Myer and Maggie the bloodhound. Myer’s mother went missing in 2001 out of her Riverside home. The body was never found but Maggie helped track down the man eventually found guilty of her murder. “Now to see her again many years later, that she’s still alive. It’s

INDIAN WELLS – Two home robberies in Indian Wells in just three months come as a shock to residents and city leaders. The first happened on the 45-800 block of Nancy Court and just this weekend there was another robbery on the 45-300 block of Crow Circle. Now the city and police are fighting back.

PALM SPRINGS- The Palm Springs International Film Festival is having to find new films to replace two movies pulled from the line-up by the Chinese filmmakers as part of a boycott. The ChinaFilm Authority contacted the PSIFF asking them to not show a pro-Dalai Lama documentary. Officials with the Film Festival have been in talks

THERMAL – Two men walked into the Apple Mart store in Thermal, shocked a clerk with a stun gun, then ordered everyone on the ground before robbing the place. “One of the suspects was armed with a stun gun and used it on one of the clerks, causing the clerk to fall to the ground

INDIO -A methamphetamine user who beat his mother with a vacuum cleaner and other household objects before strangling her was sentenced today to 26 years to life in prison by a judge who called the murder “an especially horrible crime.” Efrain Gutierrez, 44, was convicted in August for the May 29, 2006, slaying of his

RIVERSIDE -A serial killer known for drawing smiley faces in his correspondence pleaded guilty today to the 1992 slaying of a woman whose body was found in a remote area on the eastern edge of Riverside County. Keith Hunter Jesperson, dubbed “The Happy Face Killer,” is already serving a life sentence for the 1995 slaying

THERMAL -Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 2 people wanted in a homicide late last year. Twenty-three-year-old Cecilia Morin and 39-year-old Christina Zapata were arrested yesterday for robbery and murder. Their arrests come about 3 weeks after 2 people were found dead on a dirt trail in a vineyard. The crime scene looked like the 2 people

BIG BEAR – A 9-year-old girl is recovering from a broken leg and facial injuries she suffered when a snowboarder hit her on the slopes of Bear Mountain Ski Resort, last week. Police say it happened on January 2nd as the snowboarder was making his way down the slopes. Now, they need your help finding

PALM DESERT -The Living Desert is getting ready for its 40th birthday celebration Saturday. There have been a lot of changes over the decade. 40 years ago, the Coachella Valley had a population fewer than 90,000 and Portola Avenue in Palm Desert had not yet been paved. But it would be the birthplace of what

SAN FRANCISCO -Sponsors of California’s gay marriage ban are asking to delay the start of a federal trial considering the constitutionality of the voter-approved law. They say they want time to appeal a judge’s decision to broadcast the court proceedings on YouTube because they oppose having cameras in the courtroom. The trial is currently scheduled

WASHINGTON -Good news for fans of “Lost” – the president doesn’t plan to mess up the television show’s season premiere. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says he doesn’t foresee a scenario in which President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address will fall on Feb. 2, the same night the show’s final season debuts. The

SAN JOSE -The San Francisco Bay area has been hit by a light earthquake for the second straight day. There are no reports of injuries or damage after the magnitude-3.8 quake struck around 11:48 Friday morning about 11 miles northeast of San Jose. A 4.1-magnitude temblor struck the same area Thursday, also not causing any

INDIO -A La Quinta man was sentenced to death today for fatally shooting an Indio cabbie in the head during a robbery that netted $80. Christopher Guy Jasso, 37, was convicted Dec. 1 of first-degree murder for gunning down Carlos Rafael Cuellar Cardona, 30, on Sept. 7, 2003. The cab driver was found with two

On January 8, 1977, Elvis Presley spent his last birthday at theestate he owned for 7 1/2 yearsat 845 WChino Canyon Road in Palm Springs. THE ELVIS ESTATE invites everyone today (Friday) and Saturday to visithis beloved Palm Springs home, called “GRACELAND WEST” by the NY Times,and get a behind the scenes look of his

SACRAMENTO -Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has released an $83 billion spending plan for California that will provide the lowest general funding spending in six years. An austerity budget that relies on deep social service cuts is needed, he said, because “tough times still lie ahead.” He will make up for a drastic drop in tax revenue