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The water feature at La Quinta’s largest park is working once again after vandals damaged the main unit just before the 4th of July weekend. Officials said the water fountain at La Quinta Park was vandalized on Tuesday, July 1, and the damage was beyond repair. Tustin Larson, the recreation supervisor for the city, said

Mascarilla de aloe vera y cerveza. Si notas que tu pelo est deshidratado, sin brillo, grasoso y excesivamente maltratado, entonces prueba este estupendo remedio casero para el cabello daado a base de aloe vera y cerveza. Vers como tu melena luce ms sana! Ingredientes:-Medio vaso de cerveza.-Dos tallos de aloe vera.-Aceite de oliva. Para preparar

The Palm Springs Police Department is on high alert Friday, making several stops of motorcycles coming into the city after the Mongols Motorcycle Club arrived for its annual motorcycle run. Police said hundreds of motorcyclists from the club are expected in town this weekend, so the department has stepped up police presence and resources in

Two children were removed from a home near Bermuda Dunes Thursday morning after a man and woman were arrested on grand theft and drug charges. According to a release from the La Quinta Police Department, officers served a search warrant in the 79100 block of Avenue 42 in the unincorporated area of Bermuda Dunes at

The man who led officers on a high-speed chase through Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage on Thursday, was identified in additional armed robberies after being arrested, according to police. Christian Cervantes, 23, was taken into custody following a police pursuit that began after he stole a landscaper’s wallet in the 68700 Block of

One of two men accused in a May 28 gang-related shooting in Indio pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Friday. Steven Moses Rapan, 23, of Indio is charged, along with 21-year-old Gary Griffin Ramirez, in the death of 37-year-old Douglas Yanez Jr., who was found dead near Kenner Street and Yucca Lane. A

A giant thermometer rising from the Southern California desert is once again a beacon for tourists headed to and from Las Vegas. The roadside attraction off Interstate 15 in Baker was relit Thursday after a major renovation. The July 10 date is significant: it was on the same day in 1913 that the hottest official

The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union has harsh words for President Barack Obama’s education chief, but stops short of calling for his ouster. United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says Education Secretary Arne Duncan needs to listen to parents and teachers, not dismiss their concerns. In a draft of a speech she

The 19th annual Pechanga Powwow will get underway today, drawing Indian dancers, drummers and singers from throughout the country to the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula. An estimated 75,000 visitors are expected for the free event, hosted by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians since 1995. “The Powwow is one of the largest in

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will hold a resource and career fair in Palm Desert this weekend. Potential applicants will have an opportunity to speak with recruiters and current employees about job opportunities and attend presentations on Saturday at the sheriff’s Palm Desert station, beginning at 8 a.m. Open positions include correctional deputy, correctional cook,

On July 10, 2014 at about 1:20 PM, Cathedral City Police Officers were dispatched to the 68700 Block of Tortuga Road, regarding an armed robbery that had just occurred. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the victim who said he had been doing landscaping work at a residence when a male subject approached him

“I know about 60 answers so I need to study a little bit more,” said Arcelia Duarte of Thermal. Duarte is studying 100 civics questions for the naturalization test she’ll soon take to become a U.S. citizen. In her interview, she’ll be asked up to 10 of the questions and must answer at least six

Police in Georgia say they are taking a second look at the 2013 heroin overdose death of a man connected to the woman charged in the overdose death of a Google executive. Police say Alix Tichelman called 9-1-1 to report that Dean Riopelle had overdosed on heroin in September of last year. McCarty says a

Erin Corwin is not the only woman missing in the High Desert. Carla Reyes disappeared over a year ago from her home in Yucca Valley. Now her family hopes the search for Erin will help shine light on other missing people in the area. “I just knew something was wrong,” said Crystal Sunday. Sunday’s mother,

There are no flights planned to bring undocumented immigrants to the Southland from Texas for the rest of the week, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. This means there will be no buses arriving at the Murrieta Border Patrol station in western Riverside County where protestors blocked three buses last week. In the meantime, Riverside

The doctor-patient confidentiality is sacred in the field of medicine, but a new belief by the American Academy of Neurology wants to tip-toe the line, and perhaps even cross it entirely when it comes to youth concussions. The AAN believes in order to protect young athletes, doctors should feel comfortable communicating honestly with the heads

Leslie Dunn owns the Calla Lily Inn in Palm Springs. The boutique hotel, built in the 1950s, has nine rooms and nine parking spots. Her business is among at least four small Palm Springs hotels, including the Del Marcos Hotel and Chase Hotel, getting sued by Chris Langer, of San Diego, for not having handicapped

A small quake shakes the Coachella Valley Thursday afternoon. The 3.2 quake struck at 1:41 p.m. about 10 miles east-southeast of Anza and 16 miles southwest of La Quinta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents from both ends of the Valley called our news room to report feeling the quake. The quake was first

La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos dejar de trasladar a inmigrantes centroamericanos a San Diego luego de que sean arrestados en Texas. Paul Carr, portavoz de la patrulla, indic el jueves que la agencia ha reducido el retraso en el procesamiento de inmigrantes que traa en el sur de Texas y ahora ya puede volver

A former advisor to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush was recently sentenced on a bribery conviction relating to the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Tribe. Professor David Alan Heslop was convicted on June 30 in a Los Angeles courtroom. Judge Michael Fitzgerald sentenced Heslop to 21 months in federal prison and three