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Police arrested a 55-year-old man on Tuesday after he apparently crashed his truck into a mobile home in Rancho Mirage. Witnesses reported the crash to police at about 4:15 p.m. It happened near Peterson Road and Highway 111, according to the Rancho Mirage Police Department. Officers determined Terry Smith of Rancho Mirage was intoxicated at

Three people are in jail, accused of using fake gift cards at the outlet stores in Cabazon. Police say they found 33-year old Amy Reyes and 32-year old Vito Lopez of Hemet, and 23-year old Elizabeth Paniagua of Riverside, with several bags of merchandise from different stores. A search turned up around 150 fake gift

There is still time to sign-up for the Desert Cancer Foundation’s annual Paint El Paseo Pink fundraising walk. The walk will take place October 11th at The Gardens on El Paseo. You can sign up in advance at www.desertcancerfoundation.org. Honorary event chair and popular television personality Pattie Daly Caruso, a cancer survivor herself, will emcee

A new study found that television is increasing its depiction of gay characters. The media advocacy group GLAAD said Wednesday that 3.9 percent of the characters regularly seen on prime-time network series this season will be gay, lesbian or bisexual. There are more gay characters on cable TV as well, the study found. But GLAAD

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that there is an active investigation at Coachella Valley High School, over an incident involving nude pictures and social media. According to Lt. Misty Reynolds of the sheriff’s department, the incident involved several students that posted nude photos on a twitter account. That twitter account has since been taken

The city of Palm Springs has a lot to celebrate: “We did $1.2 billion dollars in taxable retail sales just in the city of Palm Springs last year, which is incredible,” said James Canfield, president of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. This year the Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Business Expo and Taste

Walkers, runners and triathletes are encouraged to sign up the Inaugural “Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge” on Sunday October 12th in Palm Desert. The Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge is an event for every age and skill level. Events include in the 5K Walk/Run, 1K Color Run, or the Reverse Mini-Triathlon which includes

Palm Springs Unified School District released the following statement to parents of elementary school students in Desert Hot Springs Monday. Hello Desert Hot Springs parents and guardians: This is a safety advisory from Palm Springs Unified School District. We are calling to alert you to an incident that is being investigated by Desert Hot Springs

It’s theater behind bars, starring real life prisoners at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. It’s called the Actors’ Gang Prison Project, a 9-week workshop created to unlock inmate potential in several California prisons. Using theatrical tools, they learn to better manage their own emotions, joy, anger, sadness and fear. Sabra Williams and Academy Award

The murder of a real estate agent in Arkansas has valley realtors on edge. The 50-year old woman vanished last week after police say she went to show a home to a man, who she thought was a prospective buyer. It’s bringing to light the dangers of buying, selling, and renting. “On a daily basis

Authorities say the mayor of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell Gardens has been shot to death and his wife is in custody. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Crystal Hernandez said Tuesday that Mayor Daniel Crespo got into an argument with his wife, Levette Crespo, and their 19-year-old son tried to intervene. Hernandez says Daniel

La ciudad de Coachella est invirtiendo miles de dlares para la infraestructura. Lderes citadinos develaron un nuevo equipo durante una ceremonia hoy. Se trata de la energa elctrica proveniente de estaciones abiertas que le brindar suministro a la ciudad de Coachella. La primer estacin abierta estar localizada en el sector de Corporate Yard en Enterprise

Laura Manley lives for her kids. “I had to leave because I was pregnant with a second baby,” she said. After getting married a couple years ago, her husband changed. “It was great at first. Then he started doing drugs, and he got abusive.” So she moved to the desert from North Dakota and she

The Coachella Valley Unified School District sent out another alert to parents Monday night after a stranger stopped a young student after school to ask if she wanted a ride. According to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the girl was walking home from Toro Canyon Middle School on Avenue 66 around 6

A 67-year-old man from Bakersfield died Tuesday morning after running a stop sign and crashing into a Peterbilt tractor that was hauling two trailers in Thermal, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Mike Radford said the crash happened around 10:10 a.m. at the intersection of Grapefruit Boulevard and 62nd Avenue. He said the man

The valley man accused of stealing “Bunny” the Pit Bull from the Palm Springs Animal Shelter now wants to tell what he calls “his side of the story”. Richard Whitehead offers a version of events quite different from the one offered by shelter officials. It’s a story that lit up social media. Whitehead was accused

The Cathedral City Police Department is investigating after a family was shot at several times while visiting the grave of a deceased relative Monday night. The drive-by-shooting happened at Desert Memorial Park in the Palm Springs District Cemetery, located at 69920 Ramon Road in Cathedral City. According to a release from the C.C.P.D., two men

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation imposing the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. SB270 was one of the last major bills pending Tuesday, the deadline for the governor to sign or veto hundreds of bills. Brown signed the bill by Democratic state Sen. Alex Padilla of Los Angeles. Plastic bags will

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a homicide after the body of a 46-year-old man was discovered at a home in the 6700 block of California Avenue in Joshua Tree Sunday afternoon. Paramedics responded to a medical call around 4 p.m. when they found the body of Marko Bewersdorff. Deputies were called to

A 55-year-old woman from Rancho Mirage is suspected of driving drunk after she crashed into a parked vehicle while driving the wrong way in Palm Desert Monday night. According to police, Lori Allen crashed her Mazda sedan while driving eastbound on Tumbleweed Lane against the flow of traffic. The crash happened near Verba Santa Drive