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Firefighters were called out to a home on the 31-000 block of Avenida La Gaviota in Cathedral City after a car catches on fire in the driveway igniting the house on fire. The fire was reported just before 3:15 P.M. by a neighbor who reported heavy smoke coming from a car parked outside a garage

The Coachella Valley’s first baby was born just after midnight at Desert Regional Medical Center. According to Richard Ramhoff, of Desert Regional Medical Center, 27 year old Natalie DeLaCruz, and Andy DeLaCruz of Indio, welcomed their daughter Aaliyah at 12:14 A.M. Aliyah weighed in at 8 pounds and 14 ounces. Ramhoff says the mother and

A major Southern California newspaper is defying conventional wisdom by spending heavily to expand in print. The Orange County Register is adding about 100 journalists and expects the paper will soon be 40 percent larger than it was under previous owners. Thicker pages with triple the number of colors will produce crisp photos and graphics.

It’s a birthday of sorts for the Internet. And did you bother to send a card? It was on this date in 1983 that the current version of what we know as the Internet came into being. That’s when the Internet protocol suite known as TCP/IP became the mandatory standard. It’s short for Transmission Control

The Occupy movement will be making a repeat appearance at the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade, organizers and police told the Los Angeles Times. A 15-foot-high float, with the “Monopoly” banker riding a red wagon, will wheel its way down the 5.5-mile route at the conclusion of the parade, organizers said. The banker will have

A roughly two-week-long crackdown on drunken and drug- impaired drivers in Riverside County will conclude tonight. As of Thursday, 466 people had been arrested in the Avoid the 30 task force’s anti-DUI campaign, which began Dec. 14. The task force, named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies, will wrap up operations at 11:59

2012 has been a challenge for College of the Desert. From a football player being shot and killed by police to allegations of fraud from the state of California. But the school’s president says 2013 will be a new year and a new opportunity to gain the public’s trust. President Joel Kinnamon inherited a lot

When the ball drops at midnight, most will be celebrating, but come New Year’s Day, the new year could bring new problems. “I think they ought to get their buns in gear and get something down on paper,” Nancy Hobley said. “It’s something that should have been addressed three four years ago when the budget

Police say 40 year old Samuel David Lawson Jr. is responsible for several robberies and burglaries dating back to 2011. Nearly 50 felony charges were filed against Lawson, including one misdemeanor battery count for alleged crimes stretching back to August 2011. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.

Fans planning to attend Tuesday’s Rose Bowl are urged to arrive at the stadium by 11 a.m. to avoid delays, or carpool, use public transportation or park in the Parsons Corp. parking lot and take a free shuttle bus to the stadium. The stadium parking lots will open at 4 a.m. The price to park

Investigators say nearly two dozen dogs and cats seized at a Southern California pet store may have been exposed to parvovirus, which can be deadly if untreated. The Humane Society of Ventura says Penny Dulaff was selling the animals at a Simi Valley storefront called Healing Hearts Animal Rescue. The animals were likely sick when

Flights were delayed and operations at Palm Springs International Airport were put on hold for an hour yesterday after a man went past security without being screened. The airport’s executive director, Tom Nolan, said the man was detained and questioned after security breach occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Nolan said he was not arrested because

California’s alcohol sales enforcers have gotten $70,000 worth of bullet-resistant vests, helmets and gas masks to protect them during undercover stings at bars, restaurants and retail establishments. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says the equipment is essential for the safety of its 142 sworn agents. Most agency arrests involve selling or giving alcoholic beverages

A fire broke out today in the attic of a Palm Desert fourplex, causing no injuries but displacing four people, authorities said. The fire in the 78500 block of Avenue 42 was reported at 12:10 a.m. and knocked down at 12:34 a.m. by 20 firefighters, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. Two adults

A cross of candles marked the entry way to the Coachella Valley Boxing Club, and local boxing star Randy Caballero stood proudly before his supporters. “December 14th, 2012 was not only a very sad day for the families who lost their loved ones in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. It hit not only myself,

“The holidays were nice but touched with a very sad note, the loss of students and staff at Sandy Hook,” Kate Pierattoni of Palm Desert. For Pierattoni, a retired school teacher who was raised in Connecticut, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre hit close to home. Marking two weeks since the tragic shooting, she and

A two year-old is dead after a major traffic accident on the 86 Expressway, this afternoon. Just before 12:45, the driver of a big rig, headed southbound, slammed into a Honda Accord, killing a two-year old boy and injuring two of his family members. Witnesses say the truck was going approximately 65 to 70 miles