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Advocacy group “Mercy for animals” held a protest in downtown palm springs today. Their mission was to encourage people to adopt a vegetarian diet. During the lunch hour some visitors in front of the Marilyn Monroe statue stopped and did a double take at the inflatable dog inside a hot dog bun. It was there

A report of a gunman at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert put the campus on high alert Wednesday. School authorities say a call from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department came around 1:45 PM. Several deputies responded to the campus, an alarming sight for students. “I think eight cop cars, some sheriffs walking

The Coachella Valley Association of Governments has allocated over $1 million to the city of Coachella to help it complete two bridge projects, including one for Highway 86, known as “The Killer Highway.” The money will go toward design and environmental work needed for an overpass at Avenue 50, as well as a bridge on

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls may have free rein tomorrow, but there’s no room for drunken drivers on Halloween. The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force, named for the number participating law enforcement agencies, will be conducting an anti-DUI campaign Thursday night in locations throughout the county. According to the Avoid coordinator, Riverside police Sgt.

A paroled rapist, who was reported missing after he cut off his GPS monitoring device and was harassing the family of his elderly victim with threatening and obscene phone calls has been captured in Palm Springs. The San Bernadino Sheriff’s Department says, due to the extensive media coverage, a citizen observed Dennis McKenzie in the

“I was surprised to discover Palm Springs didn’t have anything like this,” Brad Fuhr, founder of the Gay Desert Guide, said. Brad Fuhr refers to one simple place for locals and visitors alike to stay in tune with the LGBT community. “We have so many people that visit here, many from San Francisco, Los Angeles,

Palm Springs is the only city in the Coachella Valley that currently allows the sale of medical marijuana. On November 5th, the city will ask voters to approve a sales tax of up to 15 percent on sales by marijuana collectives. It is a general tax, and the funds from it would go into the

A woman and child were trapped in a car after a collision at Highway 62 and Dillon Road just after 11 Wednesday morning. The Ford Excursion was traveling Northbound on Highway 62 when the driver lost control, went through the center divide and rolled after hitting a curb. The woman was wearing a seat belt

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department tells us that a man with a gunshot wound walked into a local emergency room earlier Wednesday morning telling officials that he was the victim of a home invasion robbery. The Sheriff’s Department tells us that the man will be fine, but they can find no evidence of a crime being

The California Highway Patrol is offering two free driving classes in Indio next week, one for teenagers and one for older adults. The “Age Well, Drive Smart” class begins at 10 a.m. on Nov. 5 at the CHP office at 79-650 Varner Road. The program is designed to give older drivers tips on driving safer

California could gain tens of millions of dollars annually in federal reimbursements for sick prison inmates under the nation’s new health care law. State and federal officials said Tuesday that the money would come from higher Medicaid reimbursements for inmates who are treated in outside hospitals. It would not help pay for health care within

San Diego detectives say felony charges could be filed against three valley residents who tried to sell a stolen Super Bowl ring back to it’s owner, Hall of Famer Lance Alworth, for 40 thousand dollars. The 1971 ring was taken from a restaurant in San Diego known for displaying sports memorabilia. The ring was reported

A fire destroyed one room of a house on the 56300 block of Market Street in Thermal. The fire was contained just after 2 pm Tuesday. Dalia Garcia’s family called the house their home for three years. “It’s been really emotional,” said Garcia. “A lot of holidays, happy memories and all that stuff.” Garcia’s mother

Julia Dominguez said her heart breaks for her 24-year-old daughter, Julie. She remains in the hospital after a suspected drunken driver injured her and killed her friend, Celena Nava, in Coachella more than a week ago. “I don’t want him out of the jail,” said Dominguez’s mother. “It’s not easy because what happened to her

“When you stand up in front of a judge or minister and say, ‘I do’, automatically 26 laws in the state of California apply to you and your spouse,” divorce attorney Jeff Patterson said. ‘Til death do us part sometimes turns into ’til divorce do us part. That’s why a new survey of the American

There’s a new childcare and pre-school option for parents in the East Valley. The Indio Learning Center celebrated the opening of its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. “We’re really excited that we are opened! The school program opened in the spring of last year and the pre-school program just opened a couple weeks

El lunes se le dio e ltimo adis a Celena Nava mujer de la ciudad de Coahcella que pereciera luego de que un conductor presuntamente borracho le quitara la vida. Hoy en exclusiva Telemundo Palm Springs habl con los familiares de Julie Domnguez, la otra victima que se salvo de milagro. Ellos nos narraron la

Deputies were called out to the intersection of Eucalyptus St. and Ida Avenue in Cabazon on October 17th to investigate some skeletal remains. Those remains were identified Tuesday as Jason Timothy Swenddal, a 31 year old blind man missing since November of 2009. Swenddal’s roomate reported him missing on November 5th, 2009 noting that he

A motorcycle stolen in 1985 in St. Paul Minnesota has been recovered in Joshua Tree 28 years later. Owner makes arrangements to ship bike back after being called by Morongo Basin CHP Officers. The motorcycle was recovered on October 1st after a Joshua Tree resident brought it to a local CHP office. After running the

If you are planning a trip up to the Tram this week you should know that some food choices may not be available to you. Food Service is limited at the Tram because Monday’s windstorm caused damage to the Mountain Station water tank. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Peaks Restaurant is closed and the Pines