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A College of the Desert student is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for his role in a Palm Desert break-in that ended with the fatal shooting of a COD football player by a sheriff’s deputy. Dyrenell Kardia Robinson, 21, pleaded guilty last month to a felony robbery charge in connection with a robbery at an

A La Verne man being held at the county jail in Indio is suspected of involvement in the burglary of a Louis Vuitton store in Palm Desert. His alleged accomplice was still at large. It happened at about 12:40 a.m. Friday at 73515 El Paseo, when two suspects used a vehicle to smash the front

Students may soon be able to receive college credit for the free online classes that are reshaping higher education. The American Council on Education says it’s recommending degree credit for five courses offered by Coursera, a company based in Palo Alto, Calif., that offers so-called massive open online courses. The five courses include algebra, calculus,

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Edward Markey alleged Wednesday the operator of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station knew steam generators were flawed before they were installed at the plant. The plant on the northern San Diego County coastline has been inoperative for more than a year since a small leak was discovered in

The 15th annual Tour de Palm Springs will start Friday with a downtown vendor expo. The expo will be open Saturday, the day of the rides. About 10,000 cyclists of all experience levels are expected to ride five routes to raise money for local charities, Tour de Palm Springs officials say. The expo, replicating the

Philanthropist Annette Bloch will receive the 351st star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars today. The star at 110 N. Palm Canyon Drive will be unveiled at 3 p.m. Bloch, widow of H&R Block founder Richard Bloch, is a breast cancer survivor, president of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation and oversees the Bloch Cancer

Police held a late news conference to alert the media that they still have not located alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner, after finding his truck burning in the Big Bear area Thursday afternoon. Thursday afternoon police shut down Bear Mountain Ski Resort and placed all the schools in the area in lock down while they

With Desert Fashion Plaza having lost its luster more than a decade ago, Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet is looking forward to seeing the south entrance to the plaza demolished on Thursday. The mayor and John Wessman of Wessman Development will get to do the honors, launching the revitalization project for the property. “We’ll be

Two different stomach bugs are dueling it out in the Coachella Valley right now. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. The flu may be rampant around many areas, but in Palm Springs Dr. Michael Jardula says he hasn’t seen the true

Spring will be here soon, meaning busy days at the home depot. Rancho Mirage Home Depot manager Juan Carlos Fernandez explains, “Well, this is the biggest season of the year for us. I mean this is when people start to do their spring planning, there are more projects coming in.” To help the chain keep

There are Hard Rock Hotels around the world, from Bali to Cancun, Singapore to Chicago and now Palm Springs. “I know that through the years, they’ve done so much for different cities,” Sherman’s Deli manager Jesse Moreno said. Setting up shop right next to Sherman’s Deli in Palm Springs, the hotel hot spot promises excitement.

A Feb. 20 preliminary hearing date was set for a Palm Springs man accused of shooting his neighbor’s cat, which had to be euthanized. Ron Lee Conyne, 59, has pleaded not guilty to a felony animal crueltycharge. The preliminary hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio willdetermine if there is enough evidence to proceed

En preparacin para la una las temporadas mas ocupadas del ao, la cadena de ferreteras Home Depot esta contratando a miles de personas para plazas de tiempo medio. Esta compaa espera contratar a 80 mil trabajadores de temporada, a lo largo del pas. Las tiendas del valle de Coachella harn lo propio, aqu unas 765

Se reporta otro robo a mano armada en el Valle de Coachella, en sta occasin en la ciudad de Coachella. Segn el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside occurio un poco despus de las 11:00 a.m. hoy mircoles. Agentes fueron llamados a la tienda Valley Market ubicada en la cuadra 51-000 de Grapefruit Blvd

Se registro un tiroteo en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs. Los hechos ocurrieron al rededor de las 12:45 de la tarde del mircoles sobre la calle Cuyamaca de dicha entidad. De acuerdo a testigos vieron a dos personas abrir fuego entre si, posteriormente autoridades encontraron a un sujeto con heridas leves en la parte

Another armed robbery in the Valley, this time at a market in the city of Coachella. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department just after 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, they were called to the Valley Market on the 51-000 block of Grapefruit Blvd. for a report of an armed robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that a

Un ex agente de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California podra pasar 10 aos en prisin por molestar a dos menores de edad hace ms de una dcada. El jurado en la corte de El Centro, California dijo que John Swaim de 46 aos fue encontrado culpable de cometer actos lascivos con menores de 14

California authorities say the death toll from last weekend’s tour bus collision has risen to eight with the death of the driver of a pickup truck struck by the bus. A San Bernardino County coroner’s official says 72-year-old Fred Bailey Richardson of San Bernardino died at 6:39 a.m. Wednesday at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

A former California Highway Patrol lieutenant is facing 10 years in prison for molesting two underage relatives more than a decade ago. The Imperial Valley Press says an El Centro jury on Tuesday convicted 46-year-old John Swaim on four counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 even though one of the victims recanted

A longtime employee of the Desert Recreation District could face embezzlement charges. District officials say the employee confessed to taking money and using it for personal use. After an internal audit the District discovered discrepancies between revenues and receipts from a community membership program. After an internal investigation, the discrepancy was traced to a part-time