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A warning to homeowners who like to use their fireplaces as the weather gets cooler, a house fire in Rancho Mirage is an example of what can happen. “A chimney fire could be a devastating fire because it can go undetected for hours,” said Calfire Battalion Chief Rick Griggs. Someone noticed the Monday morning fire

UPDATE: The Desert Humblebees in Cathedral City will no longer be “picking up” or accepting donations for their Philippines donation drive, due to the incredible amount of calls and difficulty to pay for the gas to get to every donor across the desert. The Humblebees will deliver the donations they’ve collected to board a Long

Esta maana alrededor de las 5:52 a.m. el conductor de un semais perdi el control del mismo y se impact con un rbol en el rea de Harrison Street y Grapefruit Blvd en Coachella. El vehculo pesado qued sobre las vas del tren y el el chofer muri en la escena. Unin Pacific cerr las

A Corona senior was crowned as this year’s queen during the Ms. Emeritus California Pageant where some of the most attractive septuagenarians and octogenarians in the state competed. More than 400 people showed up Saturday for the festive event where Dorothy Poteet was named as Ms. Emeritus 2013. The event, which was themed “Joy in

Authorities say a big rig driver has died after a collision that happened at 5:52 a.m. Monday morning in Coachella. CAL FIRE and Riverside County Firefighters responded to the scene at Grapefruit Boulevard and Harrison Street. Firefighters on the scene say the driver collided with a tree. The big rig is stopped on the railroad

Several injury wrecks on Interstate 10 westbound in Palm Desert happened early Monday morning. One east of Cook Street had five vehicles involved. Authorities say a car got trapped underneath a tractor-trailer just east of Washington. Police have not released a cause of the collisions.

Police say a 46-year-old man is the victim of a shooting in Palm Desert. Michael Anthony Gomez of Stockton was shot on the 78000 block of Country Club near Washington Sunday afternoon. He was rushed to Eisenhower Medical Center, where he later died. Police have made no arrests. A witness, who did not want to

A 50-year-old man suspected of robbing a U.S. Bank branch in La Quinta was arrested Sunday in the San Bernardino County community of Yucca Valley, authorities said. Harold Henry Ghaemmaghami of Joshua Tree was detained by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies at 5741 Primrose Drive in Yucca Valley, said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Tapp.

“We want women to trust each other and share ideas and share experiences,” said Diana Marlow, Executive Director of the 6th Annual Desert Woman’s Show. The show brings women of the valley together, offering a hands-on look at the products and services available to help them look and feel their best. “I don’t think we

(CNS) – A 16-month-old child accidentally fell into a swimming pool at a Bermuda Dunes location, a sheriff’s sergeant said Sunday. It was not known how long the child was underwater, but family members yanked the child out of the pool during the accident in the 78000 block of Bent Canyon Court, which they reported

A storm system forecasted to move through the Southwestern U.S. on Friday will bring gusty west and northwesterly winds to the mountains and deserts through Sunday morning. Two different areas of low pressure will bring gusts to their peak late Friday morning and again Saturday afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service in San Diego

A 14-year-old Coachella boy was arrested for allegedly brandishing a lighter that resembled a gun at a middle school in Thermal, a sergeant said today. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. Friday to Toro Canyon Middle School where the boy was suspected by school staff of pointing what looked like a handgun at

“It was just something that was tucked away so we hadn’t seen it,” said Jan Hart, executive assistant to the president of the Betty Ford Center and Ford’s former assistant. A Cartier 18 carat gold brooch shaped like a ‘W’ was given to First Lady Betty Ford when she was named a Woman of the

In one week, we will remember the death of our 35th President. It will be 50 years since President Kennedy died on that dark day in Dallas. One Valley man was on board on Air Force One when it happened. “That day will never be erased from anyone’s mind who lived back then,” said Charles

Steve Warford served in the Air Force for six years and received an honorable discharge. That makes him eligible for benefits like 10% off at Home Depot on Veterans’ Day, or so he thought. “The woman laid a piece of paper on the counter and it showed ID cards for retired, and disabled and reserved

Every time Shaunae Boucher walks into the Helene Galen Performing Arts Center at Rancho Mirage High School… “When I transferred here, I was at La Quinta High School before, I was almost in tears how amazing it all is,” Boucher said. Not only does she get emotional – she steps toward her future. “I’m looking

A Kate Del Castillo le va bien profesionalmente: el prximo mes aparecer en un filme independiente en ingls, otras cinco cintas en las que trabaja se estrenaran el prximo ao, una de las ms grandes agencias de talentos ahora la representa y la ltima telenovela que grab vuelve a transmitirse en horario estelar… por tercera

The Coachella Valley Unified School District is set to hold a special board meeting on Friday evening at 6PM in the Coachella Valley High School gymnasium. The meeting is to discuss recent criticism from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee regarding CVHS’s mascot. The Arab has been the symbol of the school since the 1930s. In a

Actress Sandra Bullock will be honored at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in January. Bullock will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the festival’s awards gala Jan. 4 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival is Jan. 3-14. Past recipients of the Desert Palm Achievement Award include Halle Berry, Anne

A judge has dismissed two lawsuits challenging the state’s cap-and-trade system that limits greenhouse gases from industrial sources by putting a price on carbon. A Sacramento County Superior Court judge on Thursday rejected arguments by The California Chamber of Commerce and Pacific Legal Foundation that the system amounted to an illegal tax. As a tax,