Month: November 2013

The 78-year-old father of California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto was shot and killed during a home invasion robbery in Silver Lake, police said. The body of Joseph Gatto was found by a woman believed to be his daughter around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday slumped over a stool, said Lt. Richard Parks of the Los Angeles Police

Business owner and local philanthropist Eddie Cinque, who died in 2011, will posthumously receive a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Cinque will be honored with the walk’s 359th star at a 4 p.m. today at a dedication ceremony at 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive. He had long wanted to operate a “Cheers’-like”

California’s health insurance exchange led the nation in enrollments during its inaugural month of operation, but the 35,000 tentative sign-ups represent just a fraction of the eventual goal. Covered California aims to sign-up as many as 2.2 million people by the end of next year, either in private insurance coverage or Medicaid services for the

University of California President Janet Napolitano proposed a tuition freeze on Wednesday for the 2014-2015 school year in her first address to the Board of Regents. The freeze was among four ideas she presented at the meeting in San Francisco that she said aim to push the system into the future. She also wants to

SunLine Transit Agency will hold its annual “Fill the Bus” holiday food drive today at grocery stores in Palm Springs and La Quinta. The drive is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will benefit Martha’s Village & Kitchen in Indio and Food Now in Desert Hot Springs. People can drop off non-perishable food,

The Shell station in Cathedral City on Dinah Shore and Date Palm became the focal point of an investigation on Wednesday. Detectives from the Cathedral City police department spent nearly 8 hours at the store looking into a tip about the sale of counterfeit items. The store carries several different name brands like Gucci, Armani

A former Moreno Valley city councilman pleaded not guilty today to state welfare fraud charges. Marcelo Co, 64, resigned from the council in August after being chargedwith eight felonies, including welfare fraud and grand theft. He entered the plea at his arraignment at the Riverside Hall of Justice and was ordered back to court Dec.

The body of a missing Palm Springs woman was found at a popular tourist destination in Cambodia Monday. Katherine Ann Grgich, 55, disappeared from her hotel in Koh Rong on September 28. A receptionist at Salon 119 and Day Spa in Palm Springs confirmed Grgich worked as a part-time massage therapist over the last few

Griffin Ranch, the unfinished housing project in La Quinta, is seeing new life. Home builder Lennar has taken over construction of the development that came to a standstill four years ago due to the ailing economy. Once nine homes started by the previous builder are completed and sold, Lennar plans to add an additional 250

The financial woes of Desert Hot Springs could be worse than expected with the city facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit.Leaders there may be able to look at Cathedral City as an example. Cathedral City Mayor Kathy DeRosa gave a more hopeful state of the city address this year. She expressed how Cathedral City’s budget

Fitness Point Health Club at Knott’s Soak City Water Park closes its doors next month after 22 years. Members were greeted with signs earlier this week informing them the last day the gym will be open is December 31. The water park changed ownership in August and park representatives say the plan is to expand

UPDATE: The Director of the Riverside County Leadership Forum, Steve Grasha, says his group will file a recount request with the Desert Hot Springs City Clerk Thursday afternoon in the close race for Desert Hot Springs Mayor. The Riverside County Registrar Kari Verjil, confirms that any registered voter in Riverside County can request a recount

Many streets in Palm Desert have 50 mph speed limits, but once drivers enter a school zone, the speed limit is always 25 miles per hour when children are present. The city of Palm Desert is helping drivers recognize the reduced speed limits around schools, by showing them how fast they are driving. The vehicle

El presidente de la Cmara de Representantes, John Boehner, dijo el mircoles que no habr conversaciones formales sobre el proyecto de reforma inmigratoria aprobado por el Senado, una nueva seal del liderazgo republicano de que el tema no ser tratado en lo que resta del ao. En tanto, el presidente Barack Obama y lderes religiosos

Obligado a ganar en una situacin inesperada, Mxico disput su mejor partido en mucho tiempo y con un doblete de Oribe Peralta gole el mircoles 5-1 a Nueva Zelanda en el partido de ida del repechaje por un boleto al Mundial de 2014. El tcnico Miguel Herrera, contratado para salvar al “Tri” en la serie

Marine Corps officials say four Marines have been killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. Authorities say the accident happened at 11 a.m. Wednesday during a range maintenance operation at the San Diego County coastal base. Officials say they’re investigating and no details are being released. The identities of the dead

When we broke the news that Desert Hot Springs faces a multi-million dollar deficit last week, Mayor Yvonne Parks said she was blindsided by the city’s bleak financial outlook. People we spoke with in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday could not believe the mayor and the entire council were not aware their city was projected to

One person was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle accident in Indian Wells early Wednesday, says Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. A single red Acura crashed into a tree on Fred Waring Drive and Yellow Sage Drive at 12:39 a.m., police say. The location is adjacent to the Desert Horizons Country Club. A 24-year-old female

Your generous donations raised $15,000 for the International Red Cross to bring food and supplies to the Philippines. News Channel 3, CBS Local 2 and KUNA TV and La Poderosa 96.7 along with the Desert Radio Group held a fund raising drive Tuesday November 12th at Palm Springs Motors on Highway 111. Donations go directly

Firefighting units from Disneyland and a single unit from Anaheim were activated Wednesday when smoke began wafting from a storage facility at the park, an Anaheim Fire Department supervisor said. The fire, in a commercial storage facility on a Disney backlot, was reported at 1:26 a.m. the supervisor said, adding that light smoke was visible