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A study done by the FBI shows violent crime in the majority of the Coachella Valley is on the decline, but in 2013 Indio saw 468 violent crimes versus 450 the year before. The FBI published the “Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States” and shows property and violent crime is decreasing nationwide. “You

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory in effect until Monday at 2 pm. Surface high pressure over the Great Basin will bring gusty offshore winds to the area. Sustained winds between 25 and 35 mph are expected with gusts possible up to 55 mph. A Red Flag Warning is also in effect

A woman crashed her car into the entrance of a Desert Hot Springs Walgreens Tuesday afternoon. The store is located at 14001 Palm Drive, just south of 2 Bunch Palms Trail. The crash happened around 1 p.m. According to police, the woman mistook the gas pedal for the brake. She wasn’t hurt in the crash

It was announced today at the Palm Desert Chamber breakfast that the former General Manager of the Westfield Palm Desert Mall, Patrick Klein will soon take the helm at The Gardens on El Paseo. According to Westfield Spokesperson Franchesca Forrer, Klein’s last day as General Manager of Westfield Palm Desert was yesterday. He will begin

J.K. Simmons will be presented with the Spotlight Award at the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Fesitval Awards Gala. “Throughout his career J.K. Simmons had played a wide range of roles from tough guys in “Oz” and Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider Man‘ films to nicer guys in ‘Juno‘ and ‘Up in the Air‘,” said Harold

The LPGA and IMG jointly announced Tuesday that All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s leading airline, will serve as title sponsor of the first major of the LPGA season. The newly-named ANA INSPIRATION will be held March 30th-April 5th, 2015, and will continue to be played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, home of

El Departamento de Polica de Blythe investiga la muerte de tres personas ocurridas ayer en Blythe. El forense identific a Ruth Leivas de 54 aos, a Gloria Guzmn de 38 y a Joshua Reno tambin de 38, las mujeres murieron poco antes de las 7:30 p.m. en la manzana 300 de South 6th Street en

“I was the closest living relative to the line, so it was very interesting to be in that position, suddenly.” Interesting, and an incredible honor. Palm Desert resident Helen Loring Ensign met with the President of the United States to receive the Medal of Honor. The medal being awarded to her relative, First Lieutenant Alonzo

Ford is recalling about 65,000 Fusion midsize cars in North America because the ignition keys can be removed if the transmission isn’t in park. The recall covers certain Fusions, including gas-electric hybrids, from the 2014 and 2015 model years. Ford traced the problem to a computer program in the instrument cluster. Keys can be removed

The Blythe Police Department is investigating the deaths of two women and a man. The coroner’s office identified them as 65-year-old Ruth Leivas, 38-year-old Gloria Guzman, and 38-year-old Joshua Reno. “Based on physical evidence and witness statements, there are no outstanding suspects,” Blythe police Lt. Jeff Wade said in a statement. Officers were called to

The remains of a missing Oceanside man were recently discovered by a hiker in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a hiker stumbled upon the skeletal remains of 51-year-old Kenneth Sollfrank on Wednesday, November 12, near Desert Crest Road. Sollfrank hadn’t been seen for months. His brother called the Temecula

Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the driver of a car that ran through a couple of front yards in Palm desert Monday night. The car did some damage to landscaping after it left the road along Warner Trail just north of Fred Waring around 8:00 p.m. Monday night. One boulder appeared to be moved by

There was some great action in the first round of the high school football playoffs. We’ve narrowed down the top three plays of the night and need you to vote for your favorite to determine who takes home top honors as our Play of the Week. La Quinta’s Chris Toribio earns the Play of the

“I introduced myself to the other ladies, the van door closed, and off they went,” recalls Denise Bailey, the daughter-in-law of 78-year-old Doris Bailey-Gill, who died Saturday morning in a deadly car crash. Denise wished Doris and her five friends good-bye as they set off for a sorority luncheon near the Salton Sea, not knowing

Five Coachella Valley residents were killed in a major wreck near Salton Sea Beach over the weekend. The California Highway Patrol says a van and a truck collided at the intersection of Highway-86 and Brawley Avenue near Salton Sea Beach at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. On Monday morning, the Imperial County Coroner’s Office identified the five

It’s always by your side and now your smartphone could save your life. “One of the biggest things would be the medications because even people don’t know the name of their medications,” said Rick Griggs, Cal Fire Battalion Chief. He said the lock feature on smartphone is one of the biggest problems first responders face

Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison. The marriage license obtained Monday by The Associated Press was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, California – the site

A 20-year-old Coachella man is under indictment for allegedly trying to run over a U.S. Boarder Patrol agent during a pursuit in early November. Ivan Nieves could face 20 years in prison if convicted of assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. A federal grand jury in Riverside last week indicted Nieves on

The Coachella Valley Water District is warning businesses in food services about a scam involving false claims of a federal mandate for the installation and monitoring of grease/solvent waste management equipment in their sewer lines. Officials with the water district said the mandate doesn’t exist, and CVWD generally prohibits anyone from modifying sewer lines. CVWD