Associated Press John Savage says he checked on his grandparents in their bedroom as Hurricane Helene roared outside. Just minutes later, he says they were killed by a tree that fell and crushed their bedroom. Marcia and Jerry Savage are two of the more than 150 people killed because of the storm and its aftermath.
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A 20-year-old man who caused a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty today and received a sentence including 24 months of probation. Mason Poling entered a guilty plea to a count of hit-and-run causing injury or death Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. People died in six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Among them were two
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — 1 of 2 doctors charged in the Matthew Perry death investigation pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti has accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile political stability. The Unit for Combating Corruption says that Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Louis Gérald Gilles are accused
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season so the former major league pitcher can focus on his health. Valenzuela, who turns 64 on Nov. 1, is a Spanish language broadcaster for LA. The team said Wednesday he is
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders coach Antonio Pierce channeled his inner Bill Belichick on Wednesday, delivering his own version of “We’re on to Cincinnati” after being asked repeatedly about star wide receiver Davante Adams’ status with the team. “Davante’s dealing with a hamstring (injury),” Pierce said. “He’s rehabbing, and the rest of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a man who was left permanently disabled after he was shot in the head during a road rage encounter in New Jersey, allegedly by an off-duty New York City police officer, has filed a lawsuit arguing that the officer was an alcoholic who should not have
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It’s a community-building campaign aimed at making communities safer. News Channel 3’s Photojournalist Chris Tarpening has the story on National Night Out, which was hosted out on Tuesday in Rancho Mirage and Indio.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are set to return to the desert for their first appearance of the 2024-2025 preseason. Acrisure Arena will host the Lakers for the second consecutive year, kicking off their preseason with two matchups. On Friday, they’ll face off against the Timberwolves. On Sunday night, they play the Suns. Acrisure Arena was
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit alleges that some New Mexico residents with felony convictions have been wrongly denied ballot access despite state lawmakers restoring their voting rights. The lawsuit filed last week in Santa Fe by Millions For Prisoners, a group that advocates for people who are incarcerated or used to be, contends
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A 38-year-old woman suspected of lighting more than a dozen palm trees on fire in Palm Springs was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday. Tiara Chrystal Wons is expected to enter pleas to multiple felony counts of arson Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. The Palm Springs Police Department received a report shortly
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The massive port workers’ strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will be replaced by machines. The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents the approximately 45,000
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener. The agency on Wednesday accused the companies of being involved in the use of forced labor from China’s far-west region of Xinjiang. The
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams are “possible” and it’s “likely” there will be additional defendants charged as part of the alleged scheme in the federal corruption case, a prosecutor said Wednesday at a court hearing. Federal prosecutor Hagan Scotten said they have evidence that
Continue ReadingKILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — Federal investigators are examining evidence to determine what led to a plane crash last weekend on North Carolina’s Outer Banks that killed five people. A 6-year-old is among those who died. A single-engine airplane crashed late Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at the Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Malaysia’s prime minister has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on his first official visit which is aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Anwar Ibrahim was received by his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif when his plane landed at an airport near Islamabad on Wednesday. Ibrahim will hold a formal meeting
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The threat environment in the United States “remains high” ahead of the November presidential election and conflict in the Middle East, according to a new assessment by the Department of Homeland Security. The annual assessment released Wednesday warns of possible threats from violent extremists driven by the heated political environment in the US as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for a pro-Palestinian protester charged with violating a New York county’s face mask ban for wearing a keffiyeh scarf is questioning whether the arrest was justified. Geoffrey Stewart said Wednesday that his client, Xavier Roa, was merely exercising his constitutionally protected free speech rights as he led
Continue ReadingCARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The remains of nine more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania over a century ago have been disinterred from a small Army cemetery and returned to families. The announcement was made Wednesday. The children attended the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Thousands of Indigenous
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