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The Palm Springs Police Department will erect a DUI checkpoint tonight at an undisclosed location in the city. Between 8:30 tonight and 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers staffing the checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are carrying valid licenses, police Sgt. Paul Abshire said, adding that checkpoints reduce

California health officials say flu activity is now widespread throughout the state, and one new death in people under 65 has been reported, bringing this season’s death toll to five people. State communicable disease chief Dr. James Watt says flu activity has seen a steep increase in recent weeks, and is expected to peak in

A Palm Desert man suspected in a rash of burglaries including allegedly loading a stolen golf cart with stolen items, remains behind bars. Kenneth Keaneau Kick, 20, was arrested shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesdayin Palm Springs. He was allegedly responsible for multiple vehicle andresidential burglaries and was suspected in other crimes that are underinvestigation, Palm

Former President Bill Clinton’s foundation has played a big part in the Humana Challenge, bringing the issue of health and wellness to the forefront. Today he spoke about how his initiative is going. The former President said now is the time to change the conversation on health. “This is a big deal. They know that

Glass still lingers on the driveway of John Ellis, where his car was broken into and stolen Monday night in Palm Springs. “I guess it was about 9:40, I heard my car start,” John told us. “It didn’t click right away you know, and I thought about it. It took me about 5 minutes to

Como todos los aos el servicio de Rentas Internas ms conocido como el (IRS por sus siglas en ingls) y el congreso hacen cambios, y este ao no es la excepcin. Existen ms cambios que de costumbre, algunas noticias buenas y unas no tan buenas. Las noticias positivas es que algunos crditos se extendern indefinidamente

Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie about the late Penn State football coach. Producer Edward R. Pressman confirms Brian De Palma will direct “Happy Valley,” the tentative title of the film, based on Joe Posnanski’s best-seller “Paterno.” “‘Happy Valley’ reunites the ‘Scarface’ and ‘Carlito’s Way’ team of De Palma and Pacino for

Algerian state television says four foreigners, two Britons and two Filipinos were killed in the operation by Algerian forces to liberate hostages held by militants in a remote natural gas complex. Citing a hospital, the report also said Thursday that 13 people were wounded, including seven foreigners. The kidnappers holding the hostages had earlier said

A man who was sexually abused by a Boy Scouts camp counselor more than a decade ago in San Diego County has sued the organization and his abuser. The man, now 29, sued last week. He and six others were molested by Glenn Jordan, who was convicted in 2001 and spent seven years in prison.

There’s a California population shift with Asian immigrants replacing Latin America as the primary source of the state’s immigrants. Census figures show the flow of Asians coming to California is more than two times greater than the flow from Latin America. Public Policy Institute co-director Hans Johnson tells the Sacramento Bee that the shift is

An investigation was under way this morning into a vehicle-pedestrian crash in Cathedral City that injured a 46-year-old woman. A Hyundai sedan was traveling east in the 67750 block of East Palm Canyon Drive around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when it struck Judy Green of Palm Springs, said Cathedral City police Sgt. Julio Luna. Green was

Riverside County had the second-highest foreclosure rate in the state last year, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total 31,114 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded countywide in 2012, translating to 1 in 26 households in some stage of foreclosure, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac. The number of filings

The Humana Challenge begins today at three courses in La Quinta, with organizers hoping to improve on last year’s tournament, named Sports Event of the Year by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. Featuring 156 PGA Tour professionals, the tournament will be held at PGA West’s Palmer and Nicklaus private courses and La Quinta Country Club.

A La Quinta man was behind bars today on suspicion of stabbing another man in the back during a fight in Coachella. Sean Edward Patton, 22, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the attack that occurred about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in a home in the 84700 block of Avenue 52, according to the Riverside County

Some doctors say your cell phone is a breeding ground for germs. We’re constantly using them, but how often do you really give them a cleaning? If you’re like most people, hardly ever. Studies show our phones can be layered with staph bacteria, fecal bacteria, and various viruses that can transmit pinkeye infections, colds, and

As he tours the Coachella Valley spreading word of his health initiatives, President Bill Clinton pointedly knows his goal here. “We recognize the tremendous resources and challenges you have. We want to help you close the gaps and brighten the future,” President Bill Clinton said. “We’re really a pilot project of what the president is

El Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados de California (DVM) report que conductores sin licencia en el estado, son hasta tres veces mas propensos a causar accidentes fatales. Si una persona sin licencia estudia el manual de manejo, hace un examen escrito y de manejo y lo pasa, conducir ms responsablemente y apegado a las leyes de

A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for four reputed gang members accused of holding up a Moreno Valley jewelry store and shooting a clerk before fleeing onto a freeway and leading police on a multi- county chase. Jerome Renard Allen, 23, Damine Lavonte Banks, 30, Roosevelt Andrew Fernandez, 26, and Traevon Cortez Vidaud, 24 —

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire today recorded its largest daily increase since Oct. 7, rising nearly two cents to $3.676. The 1.9-cent increase is the result of crucial equipment at the BP refinery in Carson being de-activated for unplanned maintenance and the catalytic cracker at the