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A wanted fugitive was behind bars Thursday, suspected of shooting a man about month ago in an unincorporated area just south of Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. Eric Deshon Brown, 34, walked into the sheriff’s station in Palm Desert about 10 p.m. Wednesday and surrendered to investigators, department spokesman Armando Munoz said. After Brown had

Steve Pougnet has been on Palm Springs city council since 2003, and served as mayor since 2007. Never in those 12 years has he faced the scrutiny and criticism he is facing in the wake of allegations of a serious conflict of interest: doing city business with a company that the mayor was paid handsomely

Incendio arde sin contro en la ciduad de Indio a la altura de 45600 Block of Rubidoux Street, an no se sabe la causa que origino que las fuertes llamas consumiera un edificio, Lo mantendremos informado hoy a las 6&11PM. Por Telemundo Kuna 15.

The story of an outbreak of chlamydia at a Texas high school has gone viral Wednesday. Several students at the school got the sexually transmitted disease. The school does not offer sex education classes, which is also true of some schools in our valley. Many of us took sex education classes in high school. But

The search is over for a man considered armed and dangerous after he turned himself into authorities Wednesday night at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Station in Palm Desert. Officials identified 25-year old James Fidler as the man suspected of shooting a woman in an unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. The

A resolution to a story we’ve been following for more than a year. The case of a Palm Desert woman who scammed dozens of people out of thousands of dollars involving a “tabletop advertising scheme.” On Wednesday Theresa Marie Darrah, who also went by the name Reese Stacey, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and

The drought crisis in California could set the stage for a potentially devastating fire season. Top-level officials gathered for Wildfire Awareness Week with the same message: be ready. 95 percent of the state’s wildfires get started by people’s carelessness or mistakes. That’s 95 percent of wildfires fire officials believe can be prevented by what you

The Woman’s Club of Indio presented college scholarships to six local students Wednesday. The ladies were awarded $6,000 in scholarship money. They chose students based on grade point average, community involvement, recommendations and essays submitted. “We just enjoy seeing the girls and knowing that they’re going to be going on and getting their education and

“They were looking for a spot. Last year in Monaco, couple of places considered but our understanding is they love palm Springs,” Mary Jo Ginther of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism said. Louis Vuitton chose to stage it’s 2016 Resort Collection Runway Show at the Bob Hope house, bringing with it almost 600 guests,

A 45-year-old Coachella man who has been arrested four times since December pleaded not guilty Wednesday to burglary and other charges, and a hearing was scheduled for tomorrow to determine whether he will be released from custody to attend his father’s funeral. Julio Cesar Anaya is charged with residential burglary, grand theft and committing a

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department hosted a “Clergy Summit” at the Embassy Suites in La Quinta Wednesday. About 50 law enforcement officers, church and community leaders attended. They covered different issues they said plague the Coachella Valley, including hate crimes, terrorism, graffiti and scams. The purpose of the summit was to help strengthen ties with

Autoridades con el Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs confirmaron el asalto del banco Wells Fargo localizado sobre la cuadra 5200 de la calle Ramn Road cerca de Gene Autry Trail este pasado martes por la tarde. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, agentes fueron notificados del crimen justo antes de las 5:30 p.m. este

Una familia de Indio termino sin techo despus de un incendio la maana del mircoles. Este orden de acciones sucedio a lo largo de la cuadra 80-000 de la Avenida Philadelphia en Indio. Las personas en el interior primero se percataron del sonido de un detector contra incendios en el pasillo de la vivienda. Por

El precio de combustible est en alza a lo largo del sur de California. El costo promedio por galon de gasolina es de aproximadamente $3.75, es el precio ms alto registrado en el Condado de Riverside desde el mes de septiembre pasado. El precio aument 19 das consecutivos. El incremento fue de 64 centavos por

Stores, restaurants and spas all over the valley are offering up special Mother’s Day specials. La Quinta Resort now offers their Pedi Pedi program. “La Quinta Resort Signature Massage, packaged with our signature manicure….it’s $175, a nice value,” Jennifer Reich of the La Quinta Resort said. Add any services, too, such as their incredible pedicures,

Agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside estan en la bsqueda de un sujeto que es sospechoso de balacear a un hombre en un rea no incorporada de Desert Hot Springs la madrugada de hoy. El oficial Armando Muoz vocero de la agencia del orden coment que los hechos ocurrieron en la manzana 16100 de

A family is out of their home after a fire sparked in Indio Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to a house in the 80000 block of Philadelphia Avenue at about 8:40 a.m. after a fire ignited in the kitchen. An alarm company alerted the fire department after smoke was detected in a hallway. Firefighters were

You’re probably feeling a pinch at the pump as gas prices rise across the south land. The average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is about $3.75 right now across Riverside County, the highest since last September. The price rose for 19 consecutive days, increasing about 64.5 cents per gallon in Riverside county,

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted new emergency regulations to comply with Governor Brown’s April 1 Executive Order to reduce statewide water use by 25 percent. To achieve this, the State Water Board has imposed mandatory restrictions along with assigning different mandatory conservation goals to each urban area based on

Steve Peulicke installed desert landscaping at his mom’s Palm Springs home two years ago to help her cut back on her water bill. “She’s on a set budget and it helps her out with other bills,” Peulicke said. The change has already saved her big money. “The bill is probably half of what it was,”