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(AP) – San Diego police say a man has been arrested in the holiday-season killings of two brothers and a woman one of them was engaged to marry. Police Lt. Mike Hastings says 29-year-old Carlo Gallopa Mercado was arrested late Friday and booked Saturday on suspicion of three counts of murder. He’s scheduled for arraignment

(AP) – Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors. The American Bar Association says it’s ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service – and even jurors in deliberations. But the ABA does warn lawyers against actively “following” or

The Border Patrol on Sunday canceled flights scheduled to bring nearly 300 Central American migrants from south Texas to California for processing, but the plans could be reinstated, an official said. It was unclear why Monday’s flights for San Diego and El Centro, about 100 miles east of San Diego, were shelved, said Ralph DeSio,

Police say a man who molested a 5-year-old girl in San Bernardino kept videos of the act on his cellphone. San Bernardino County prosecutors Joaquin Gomez pleaded guilty this week to five counts of forcefully committing lewd acts on a child. 53-year-old Gomez was the boyfriend of the little girl’s aunt. Police say the the

Humans aren’t the only ones who get nervous to fly. “Some of them are going on the stairs on their own, others have to be nudged into the stairs,” said Yahuda Netanel, founder of nonprofit Wings of Rescue. But these pups aren’t going on vacation, they’re bound for a new life.Their final destination: no-kill shelters

The community donated nearly 200 books Saturday for Valley kids. The United Way hosted a community day of action all across the country Saturday. In the Valley, the action is all about reading. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday people were encouraged to donate books at the Palm Desert Barnes and Noble. Over 60

So many people are crossing the U.S. border illegally in Texas that the Border Patrol wants to move some to California. San Diego sector chief Paul Beeson says the agency is considering flying 140 immigrants to his area as early as Tuesday. They’ll be turned over to immigration officials, who’ll decide if they should be

Students at the University of South Florida will be soaring to new academic heights, with drones. College students will be getting their hands on more than just books at the USF come the fall semester. The Tampa campus plans to offer remote-controlled drones for students to check out for school-related projects. It’s a bold move

Investigators say they believe speeding was a factor in a deadly crash early Saturday morning on the 60 freeway in Beaumont. California Highway Patrol tell us a 22-year-old man was driving a 2014 Honda accord around 90 miles an hour just before 4:30 Saturday morning on the 60 just west of Jack Rabbit Trail. Officers

More than 200 family members and friends gathered Saturday at SDSU for a private memorial service for San Diego Padre Hall of Famer and SDSU baseball coach Tony Gwynn, who died Monday. The Gwynn family was joined by former Padre teammates, players coached by Gwynn at SDSU, and friends and representatives from SDSU, Major League

The United Way is hosting a community day of action all across the country today. In the Valley, the action is all about reading. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday people are encouraged to donated books at the Palm Desert Barnes and Noble. Over 60 percent of low income families in the Desert have

Some birth defects in newborns could one day be a thing of the past due to new robotics technologies being developed to perform surgery on babies in the womb. Spina bifida is one such disease, affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 newborns worldwide, where a lesion on the back leaves the spinal cord exposed in the

A San Francisco lawmaker is proposing legislation that would regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way that tobacco products are currently regulated. Rep. Jackie Speier announced the proposed law – called the Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes Act, or SMOKE – on Friday morning in front of the San Francisco General Hospital

A citizens’ commission has approved 2 percent cost-of-living salary increases for lawmakers and statewide officials, including the governor and attorney general. The increase approved Friday is the second consecutive annual pay raise. A year ago, the California Citizens Compensation Commission voted to give raises of about 5 percent. That decision will increase the pay of

(AP) – Fire crews have contained a five-acre brush fire that has damaged or destroyed several homes and outbuildings in the Northern California town of Fairfield. The blaze that broke out Friday afternoon prompted evacuations as it sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the air. The Contra Costa Times reports that fire officials

The Ophelia Project, a non-profit agency which mentors young women from 8th to 12th grade, is the recipient of the “Extreme Makeover” by the Desert Communities Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. “The Extreme Makeover will assist The Ophelia Project in reaching a new level in fund-raising, visibility and branding to assist an even

The Living Desert will celebrate World Giraffe Day Saturday with animal feedings and other activities. Starting at 9 a.m., the first 100 visitors to the zoo will receive a giraffe poster. Patrons can watch and participate in feeding the giraffes and hear a giraffe keeper speak, among other activities, according to zoo spokeswoman Rebecca Brown.

“I finally seen it crawling on me, and sure enough it was one of the bed bugs,” said Celeste of Coachella, who asked us to keep her identity private. Celeste says she’s shocked by what she discovered early Friday morning in the children’s bed she bought from Aaron’s furniture store in Indio last month. “Like

The city of Palm Springs has filed a lawsuit against the Bahama Hotel, asking the owner to clean up some serious problems. Neighbors in the area say they’ve complained for quite some time. “This building has a continuous stream of drug dealers and prostitutes on the street, they come in and out of the building,”

South Palm Springs is welcoming a new place to hangout this summer. Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club is officially open just in time for the start of summer tomorrow. The restaurant pool venue hopes to make a splash in the Valley’s nightlife. It means jobs and another effort to revitalize South Palm Springs. “It’s something