Month: May 2012

Only one point separates Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins from her fellow finalists on “Dancing With the Stars.” Football star Donald Driver and actor William Levy come into Tuesday’s season finale tied with 59 points. Jenkins has a perfect score of 60. Each must perform one last dance before a new champion is crowned. Music for

A Palm Springs woman was found dead in a vehicle parked outside a gas station convenience store in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said today. The body of the woman, identified as 65-year-old Valerie Joseph, was discovered about 5:45 p.m. Monday in the lot of an ARCO am/pm at 12775 Palm Drive, according to the Riverside

The Palm Springs Walk of Stars will rededicate Marilyn Monroe’s star on her birthday, June 1. The city just assembled a 26-foot-tall statue of Monroe last week and, for the June 1 star rededication, Manhattan in the Desert deli and bakery will provide a birthday cake big enough to serve 250-300 people, walk organizers said.

An earthquake measuring 4.0 in magnitude shook an area near the Mexican border with the state of California Tuesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake hit at 8:06 a.m. and was centered 9 miles south of Seeley and 12 miles southwest of El Centro. There were no reports of anyt damage or injuries.

Parents generally don’t have to be convinced of the value of a college education for their children. Studies show that college graduates not only earn more, but are healthier, more satisfied with their jobs, and more likely to remain employed during tough economic times. But paying for college becomes more challenging every year. The average

A crash involving two drivers left one vehicle teetering on a wall in Palm Springs. It happened at 6:07 p.m. on Monday. The Palm Springs Police Department says the two cars were driving eastbound on East Palm Canyon Drive toward Sunrise, when the driver of a Mercedes violated the other driver’s right-of-way — causing the

Alllanes of Interstate 10 in Indio have been reopened in Indio after an officer-involved shooting Monday morning. The shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. near the freeway’s Jefferson Street exit in Indio. Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said officers with the California Highway Patrol were first called to the scene around 5 a.m. after a driver

Seven people were injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Coachella, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The accident was reported about 3:30 p.m. at Vista Del Norte and Dillon Road. One person’s injuries were described as moderate, and the other six sustained minor injuries, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. All

A former Desert Springs Middle School security guard was ordered Monday to serve about six months in jail, followed by three years of probation, for sexually abusing two female students. Marvin Cash, 47, was convicted May 1 of simple assault, simple battery and two counts of molesting a child under 18, all misdemeanors. Jurors reducedthe

Westbound Interstate 10 was shut down indefinitely on Monday morning due to an officer-involved shooting, forcing many drivers to sit and wait or find another way around. The shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. near the freeway’s Jefferson Street exit in Indio. Indio police spokeman Ben Guitron said officers with the California Highway Patrol were first

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was closed to visitors on Monday after construction crews accidentally brought down phone lines, said a tram spokeswoman. “The tramway is closed and scheduled to reopen tomorrow,” said Lena Zimmerschied. “There are campers and employees currently at the Mountain Station, who will be brought down today.” Southern California Edison told

An unattended candle caused a fire today that damaged an Indio home and displaced five people, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported about 3:45 a.m. and was contained to one room of the house in the 46000 block of Carnation Court, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. No one