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The second inmate death at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in less than a week has authorities investigating, but detectives don’t believe foul play had anything to do with an apparent medical emergency that was suffered by an inmate early Monday morning. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, medical staff was called to

Ayer por la maana se present en corte la madre de uno de los nios vctima de un hombre que perteneca a una red de pornografa infantil. El hombre de 43-aos de edad, padre de crianza con licencia y ayudante del Palm Springs Unified School District es acusado junto a dos cmplices de abuso sexual

The Living Desert is holding a social media contest featuring a classic matchup between the tortoise (Mojave Maxine) and the hare (Easter Bunny). The zoo’s mascot, Mojave Maxine, took to the streets of El Paseo for a foot race to kick off the spring season, according to officials. Shoppers and diners along El Paseo had

Actress Suzanne Somers was close to elimination Monday night, just one week into the competition. Somers and dancing partner Tony Dovolani were in the bottom two with the lowest combined score from the judges and the public after last week’s season premiere. Last Monday, Somers and Dovolani danced the Cha Cha and went 70’s retro

As beginnings go, theirs wasn’t a smooth one. But Piper and Thumper are proving they’ve still got a lot of life left (at least seven or eight, if the saying is true). They were found stranded in a drainage ditch near Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage when Piper was just a newborn. Thumper was

Guilty is the verdict for a man on more than 20 charges in a deadly spree of home invasion robberies that resulted in the murder of a man in Desert Hot Springs a decade ago. Miguel Felix was convicted of killing Armando Gonzalez in Gonzalez’s Desert Hot Springs home. The murder happened in August of

Actress Suzanne Somers and dance partner Tony Dovolani spent four hours a day this past week training for week two of Dancing with the Stars. Somers, a Palm Springs resident, is 68 years old and is enjoying the competitive aspect of the show. News Anchor Karen Devine got exclusive access to a private practice last

The 2015 BNP Paribas Open may be over, but plans to make the event bigger and better for years to come are already underway. Tournament Director, Steve Simon, announced plans to build a new stadium that will include retail space and a tennis museum. “We’ve already done the suites in the main stadium, we have

The Palm Springs Police Department received an alarming call around 6:20 p.m. Saturday. An unknown man claimed he murdered his girlfriend and was holding his daughter hostage at a home on the 600 block of South Camino Real. The caller said he could see police in the area. “He had his daughter tied up and

El congresista demcrata Ral Ruiz y su esposa Monica dieron a conocer la noticia que a partir de hoy son padres orgullosos de nias gemelas. Las pequeas nacieron este lunes por la maana. El Dr. Ruiz emiti el siguiente comunicado en ingles sobre el nacimiento de sus hijas, Sage y Sky: “Monica and I welcomed

Lamentable fin de semana, un choque de frente cobr la vida de una mujer en Bermuda Dunes. El Mdico Forense identific a Crystal Corbin de 27 aos residente de Tustin como la mujer que pereci el viernes por la noche en las inmediaciones de Country Club y Adams en Bermuda Dunes. Corbin se cruz una

MEXICO (AP) — Jennifer Lpez disfruta disear ropa para damas sin embargo, no intentara crear para el mercado masculino pues reconoce que los hombres le han tocado el corazn pero el impacto no ha sido tanto como para crearles ropa. “Es algo que nunca he pensado, la moda de las mujeres es algo retador y

A federal judged ruled on Friday that a lawsuit filed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians against the Desert Water Agency and Coachella Valley Water District must go to trial to determine if the Tribe has a reserved right to groundwater. The Tribe filed the lawsuit in 2013. The judge determined the lawsuit

Congressman Raul Ruiz and his wife Monica have announced that they’re now the proud parents of twin daughters. The girls were delivered early Monday morning. Dr. Ruiz released the following statement on the birth of his daughters, Sky and Sage: “Monica and I welcomed two healthy and happy daughters into our family. Words can’t express

A Los Angeles area woman is dead and two others are recovering from minor injuries after a head-on crash in Palm Desert Friday night, authorities believe involved either drugs or alcohol. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Crystal Corbin, 27, of Tustin. The crash happened at about 9:40 p.m. Friday night at

Jueves y viernes de la semana pasada La Poderosa 96.74 FM realiz por dcimo sexto ao consecutivo el tradicional Radiotn en beneficio del Hospital St. Jude de Memphis, Tennesse donde cientos de nios que padecen de algn tipo de cncer son atendidos. Ambos das los locutores de la radio estuvieron motivando a sus radio escuchas

Roger Federer sat comfortably as king of the Desert for the past nine years, but Novak Djokovic made sure to give Federer some company at the top. Djokovic beat Federer for the second-straight year in the BNP Paribas Open men’s final, earning his fourth title at the desert tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2

Community activist Greg Rodriguez plans to run for the 42nd State Assembly District in 2016. Rodriguez made the announcement at the Democrats of the Desert’s Annual Activists Awards Lunch in Palm Springs Sunday. In a statement Rodriguez said in part, “My work in activism, education, government and my role as a father are what i

California Gov. Jerry Brown says U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’ views on climate change make the Texas Republican unfit to run for president and that he would entertain making another bid for the White House himself if he were 10 years younger. Brown, a Democrat who turns 77 next month, made the remarks during an interview

City engineers estimate that Mayor Eric Garcetti’s call to strengthen Los Angeles’ water system would cost up to $15 billion and require decades of work. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1BdIx6k ) reports that the previously undisclosed cost projection could mean sharply higher water bills. It also underscores the financial uncertainty surrounding a key piece of