Month: February 2013

Producer-director Robert Kline tonight will host a screening of clips from movies up for Oscars. Kline, a former senior vice president at 20th Century Fox, will host “Night at the Oscars” at 7 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Public Library, 71-100 Highway 111. Black-tie apparel for the free event is optional, library spokeswoman Susan Cook

A new report says California will receive a larger share of a previously announced settlement with the nation’s major mortgage lenders, allowing it to help more troubled homeowners. The state is expected to get at least $20.6 billion, roughly $2 billion more than projected when the settlement with the five largest banks was announced a

The women’s qualifier in USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 will be held Thursday at Palm Springs Stadium and two other venues at Sunrise Park, with London Olympics bronze medalist Yane Marques of Brazil leading the field of 60 pentathletes from 28 nations. The U.S. entrants include Margaux Isaksen, who finished fourth in the Olympics, eight

A 22-year-old woman who crashed a car on an Indian Wells highway was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, a sheriff’s sergeant said Thursday. The crash was reported at 11:12 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 111 near Mountain Cove Drive, said Sgt. Patrick Carroll of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sabrina Delgado

In the wake of a fire at the Carefree Mobile Home Park in the North Palm Springs area, the manager of the park is questioning how the Riverside County Fire Department fought the fire. The fire broke out at a home in the park Tuesday afternoon, and in 40 mph winds quickly spread, destroying the

The biggest replica of the Vietnam War Memorial deserves an escort worthy of the veterans on its walls. So, the Iron Horse Motorcycle Riding Club joined forces with the Palm Springs Police Department to do just that. The wall travels to more than 50 locations a year. Bringing an important reminder many people would never

A violent past two weeks in the Southland has served as a sobering reminder of how much law enforcement risks to protect us. San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputy Jeremiah MacKay will be laid to rest Thursday after paying the ultimate price during the Christopher Dorner manhunt. The city of Beaumont is taking the new steps to

Brawls usually happen in bars, not multi-million dollar country clubs. “These are high class people, wealthy people. These aren’t people who get in fist fights with each other,” Everett Greeno said. On Sunday, though, at The Springs Country Club in Rancho Mirage, fists were flying. “I think you have people getting up in ears on

Police arrested Clarence Davis, Jr. Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, armed robbery and domestic violence. Yesterday, February 19th, Palm Desert Police responded to a domestic disturbance call near Pierson Boulevard, just outside of Desert Hot Springs, where a pregnant woman reported that her ex-husband, Davis, had driven her to a

Manuel Edmundo Guzman Jr., 19, was found guilty Wednesday for the murder of bantamweight boxer Eddie Leal.Guzman was convicted of murder in the first degree with a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait. The jury found the special circumstance to be true. Guzman created a fake Facebook profile under the persona of “Rebecca Santhiago.”

Screenwriter Chris Terrio will host of a showing of his Academy Award-nominated film “Argo” in Palm Desert tonight and answer questions afterward. The screening is set for 7 p.m. at Cinemas Palme d’Or, 72840 Highway 111. Terrio is considered an Oscar front runner for the best adaptedscreenplay, and “Argo” is also nominated for best picture.

A cold storm from the Gulf of Alaska brought heavy snowfall to the mountains of Riverside County early today, and lighter snow showers to the upper deserts and far inland valleys. CLICK TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS OF THE STORM GALLERY: http://www.kesq.com/news/-/233092/19000352/-/11la21tz/-/index.html According to the National Weather Service, the storm was likely to linger in the

Rain poured down on hundreds of neighbors, friends, family and coworkers who stood together with lit candles at the Yucaipa Community Center on Tuesday night. Tears rolled down the cheeks of those grieving the death of 35-year-old San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremiah MacKay. “The support we see for my son is just incredible. It

A map featuring more than 100 farms, vegetable stands, wineries and other locations throughout Riverside County that boast a host of fresh homegrown products for purchase will be unveiled Friday during two receptions. The “Ag Trail” includes stops in the Temecula Valley Wine Country, theRiverside citrus groves, Cherry Valley and the desert. “The county’s goal

A March 1st trial date was set today for a Palm Springs man accused of sexually abusing two 8-year-old girls who went to his wife’s daycare center. Jose Manuel Mercado, 39, is charged with three counts of aggravatedsexual assault of a minor and one count of lewd acts with a child under 14. He remains

The Betty Ford Center admitted its 100,000th patient late last week, a spokesman said. The number represents the total admitted to the addiction treatment hospital’s inpatient, residential day treatment, intensive outpatient and family programs since the center opened on Oct. 4, 1982, according to spokesman Russ Patrick. The former first lady, who founded the center

Palm Springs Modernism Week is organizing the first Joan Hayward Double-Decker Architectural Bus Tour for local students Wednesday. Students from local high schools and colleges who are interested in architecture and design will leave at 10 a.m. Wednesday on a two-hour tour of mid-century architecture and landmarks in Palm Springs. Hayward, the tour’s namesake, worked

Competition is scheduled to begin today in USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium and two other venues at Sunrise Park with a men’s qualifier with a field including David Svoboda of the Czech Republic, the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. The expected field of 76 from 28 nations and five

Investigators were trying to determine today how the body of a 21-year-old tourist from Canada who had been missing for weeks ended up inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel where she had been staying. Tourist Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, had been missing since Jan. 31, when she stopped making