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Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will announce in Palm Springs Monday new legislation designed to protect people from healthcare fraud. Ruiz will make the announcement at Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs. Indio Police Chief Richard Twiss and representatives from the AARP and California Alliance for Retired Americans are expected to attend. According to the

More than 200 animals found loving homes this weekend at the Loving all Animals pet adoption event in Rancho Mirage. Riverside County was just one of almost three dozen shelter and rescue group organizations transporting animals to the event. This year’s theme, “There’s No Place Like a Home,” played off the “Wizard of Oz” magic

Police say a weekend car wreck killed a Cathedral City man after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving. The car crash happened in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday at 10:13 p.m. Authorities say 28-year old Donald Britton III was driving on Little Morongo Road near Pierson Boulevard when he lost control of

An innovative training program that prepares prison inmates for jobs in the tech sector has expanded. The rigorous, six-month course was launched at San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco by a pair of successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The program is “bootstrapping,” as its organizers say, with just 12 graduates in its first two

For 66 years, young women from the Coachella Valley have been competing for the title of Queen Scheherazade, a nod to the Persian fairytale One Thousand and One Nights. “It goes along with the theme our fairgrounds hold, as you know the valley is rich in Middle Eastern culture,” said Veronica Casper, Assistant Fair Manager

The 10-year old boy who lost part of his leg because of a crash at Lincoln Elementary school is now out of the hospital. Adrian Grajeda was playing at recess last month when a car crashed through a fence on the playground. Police say the driver, 83-year- old Malcolm Patterson, hit his accelerator instead of

On Nov. 22nd, 1963, Hugh Aynesworth was a reporter for the Dallas Morning News. On that fateful day in Dallas he was in three locations significant to the historic day. He was in Dealey Plaza when President John F. Kennedy was shot. He was in the suburb of Oak Cliff when suspect Lee Harvey Oswald

An 8-minute mash-up of Billy Joel songs earned the Desert Hot Springs Marching Band a standing ovation and a state championship. The “Mighty 39 Golden Eagle Regiment” took on 70 Division 1 bands at West Valley High School in Hemet last weekend. Out of eight finalists, the group brought home the award-winning performance to entertain

It was “The View” West Coast style all week as Barbara Walters, Whoopie Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy talked the talk at Disneyland in Anaheim this week with special guest host Demi Lovato. The ladies of The View enjoyed Disneyland and all it had to offer, even celebrating Mickey Mouse’s 85th birthday. KESQ News

John Hugh never wanted to go to medical school. In fact, he hated the sight blood. “Oh yeah, but how do you do that? I didn’t know how to do that. I thought, ‘Gosh, I can’t tell my folks,’” Hugh said. Fifty years ago, he was a first year medical student in Dallas. “We got

Fifty years later, people still remember like it was yesterday. “My six year old son came out telling me the President has been shot and I thought, ‘What are they watching on TV? It must be about Abraham Lincoln,’” Gae Disson said. “We were in a biology class in high school and they came in

President John F. Kennedy spent some time in the desert. Not only did he stay at Bing Crosby’s house, but he also attended church in Palm Desert several times. “Palm Springs has always been graced with a unique and interesting history unlike any other town it’s size,” said Palm Springs Historical Society Director Jeri Vogelsang.

“Good things happen to those who wait,” said Mike Pinon, who has been waiting in line outside Best Buy in Beaumont for more than a week. Pinon and Victoria Torres try to stay warm while they wait for some hot deals. “It’s cold, really cold. Your body aches and we don’t get much sleep because

The three-day, twice-yearly McCormick’s Classic Car Auction begins Friday in downtown Palm Springs. More than 540 classic, moderately-priced, and famous cars will line up at the Spa Resort Casino for the auction. Some cars previously owned by celebrities include Green Day rocker Billy Joel Armstrong’s 1972 BMW 2002 Tii and a red 1968 Camaro owned

An Indio store owner who siphoned more than $3.5 million out of the U.S. government’s food stamp program by illegally using benefit cards issued to welfare recipients was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison. Haki Dervishi, 58, of Palm Springs pleaded guilty in June to a single charge of illegal trafficking in food

The board overseeing California’s health insurance exchange has voted to stick with its current approach of phasing out by year’s end health insurance policies that do not meet current benefit requirements. The Covered California Board of Directors voted 5-0 Thursday to hold steady on its current approach, defying President Barack Obama’s recent flip on one

More than two million passengers are forecast to pass through Los Angeles International Airport during the 11-day Thanksgiving holiday period, which begins today. This year’s forecast passenger totals represent a 6.8 percent increase over the 1.87 million who passed through LAX during last year’s Thanksgiving holiday period, said Nancy Suey Castles, public relations director of

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate a DUI checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 9 p.m Friday., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers at the checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. The checkpoint

California has adopted new flammability standards for furniture and other products that will allow manufacturers to stop using chemical flame retardants. Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday said the new standards were a badly needed update to nearly 40-year old rules that led to the widespread use of chemicals known as PBDEs. Brown said the new

There’s some concern about mountain run-off in the White Water River Wash if the Coachella Valley receives significant rain this week, following the fires in the San Jacinto Mountains this past summer. The last time the Coachella Valley experienced significant rain in August and September, the storms left behind water at the Palm Springs View