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A former Pizza Hut delivery driver pleaded not guilty Thursday to killing a gay co-worker because of the victim’s sexual orientation. Thermal resident Miguel Angel Bautista Ramirez, 25, was ordered May 18 to stand trial on charges of first-degree murder in the July 13, 2014, shotgun death of 20-year-old Juan Ceballos in Mecca. A special

Agentes del gremio policial de Indio informaron que recibieron varias llamadas al filo de las seis de la maana del mircoles en relacin a un hombre y una mujer discutiendo en la esquina de las calles Jackson y la Avenida 42. Al llegar los uniformados al lugar de los hechos, el hombre se subio a

A 34-year-old man has been placed on a mental health evaluation hold after he created a scene early Wednesday morning when he tried to evade police by climbing a palm tree in Indio. The incident occurred at the corner of Jackson Street and Avenue 42. According to Sgt. Dan Marshall with the Indio Police Department,

With gas prices continuing to skyrocket, one Desert Hot Springs gas station is offering a cheaper alternative. It’s called E85. It’s made up of 85 percent corn ethanol and burns clean. The price right now is a lot cheaper than regular unleaded gas and only one gas station in the valley is offering it. For

Dozens of bikers and business owner showed up to the Palm Springs City Council meeting upset over the cancellation of American Heat Biker Weekend. ‘I’m here to represent all the riders and all the businesses burned by American Heat’s cancellatio ,” said Greg LaRivere owner of Palm Canyon Roadhouse. “Hotel, bar owners, cab drivers, and

A 5th medical marijuana dispensary is coming to Palm Springs. Palm Springs city leaders approved a license for “Palm Springs associated Organica” at tonight’s council meeting. The shop was selected from a total of 7 applicants which were all reviewed last year when the council selected a 4th dispensary. The council could have also approved

It’s the 2 year anniversary of the mountain fire that burned more than 27,000 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest. The fire destroyed 23 buildings, including seven homes. As the fire moved north, the focus shifted to Idyllwild. Nearly 6,000 people from the communities of Idyllwild and Fern Valley were evacuated. Phyllis Mueller was

Soccer was once thought of as a safer alternative to more physical sports like football, basketball, and baseball. But given the rise in concussion rates, some have called for a ban on heading among soccer players younger than 14. However, a new study has shown doctors have determined heading a ball is not the full

“While I’m on the bus I can rest, I can read, I can have Wi-Fi so I can check my mobile devices and so I can be productive as well I’m on my commute.” Janice Esch drives from her home in Cathedral City to the SunLine Transit Hub on Varner Road at 4:30 a.m. Monday

A former Coachella Valley insurance agent was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for swindling 13 elderly clients out of their life savings through an annuities scam, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Palm Desert resident John Paul Slawinski, 60, pleaded guilty June 5 to six felonies: three counts of embezzlement from an elderly victim,

Un hombre de Desert Hot Springs fue encontrado muerto una semana despus de que haba sido reportado como desaparecido, de acuerdo con las autoridades. El cadaver de Ned Sherk de 69 aos fue descubierto en una caada cerca de la cuadra 12200 de la Avenida Alta Loma en Desert Hot Springs este pasado 8 de

CUERNAVACA, Mxico (AP) – La Catedral de Cuernavaca, en el central estado de Morelos, abri sus puertas a familiares, amigos y admiradores de Joan Sebastian, quienes se reunieron la tarde del mircoles en una misa en honor al msico mexicano, fallecido el lunes a los 64 aos. Los restos del autor de “Secreto de amor”

WASHINGTON (AP) – El aspirante presidencial republicano Donald Trump revel el mircoles nueva documentacin que indica una fortuna personal superior a los 10.000 millones de dlares y un ingreso anual de por lo menos 362 millones, que equivale a un milln de dlares diarios El empresario dijo que present los documentos sobre sus finanzas personales

Mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus in Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert and Indian Wells, and now Mecca and North Shore, have brought the total number in the Coachella Valley to 61, which is the highest number of mosquitoes testing positive for the virus than any other year during the same time period

A Desert Hot Springs man was recently found dead about a week after he was reported missing, according to police. Ned Sherk’s body was found in a ravine near the 12200 block of Avenida Alta Loma in Desert Hot Springs on July 8. Officers said the ravine is about 100 yards behind a neighborhood. According

Local water district officials are reporting new numbers as the state continues to make progress in conserving water during the historic drought. The greatest water reduction in the Coachella Valley has come from the Desert Water Agency, which reported its customers reduced water use by 40 percent in June, compared to the same month in

A La Quinta girl is in Washington, D.C., this week taking part in an effort to remind our nation’s representatives about the need for continued diabetes research funding. Olivia Casden,7, says she’s eager to share her message with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Rep. Raul Ruiz and anyone else who will listen. Casden is

A symbol of racism turned up near the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant in La Quinta Tuesday. A viewer called our newsroom this afternoon saying his 19-year old daughter saw a noose hanging from a tree near the Del Taco at Washington Street and Highway 111 in La Quinta. Raymond Sherley went to the

For Debbie Obitz and her mother, Diane, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding changed their lives. Debbie suffers fromhydrocephalus. She’s also blind in one eye and a stroke left one side of her body paralyzed. She finds comfort on a horse’s back. “You wouldn’t know there’s anything wrong with her she’s just a normal person really having a