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Palm Desert police responded to a report of an accident Saturday night around 9:45, at the intersection of Frank Sinatra Dr. and Cook St. Palm Desert. Police say only one car was involved. The driver of a white Ford truck was traveling north on Cook St. when he lost control at Frank Sinatra Drive. The

Three people are hurt after a vehicle and big rig collide on westbound I-10 east of Red Cloud Mine Road. Calfire reports the accident happened just before 2:00 Sunday afternoon near Desert Center. Three patients were flown to an area hospital, one critical condition and two moderate. No word on what caused the accident.

“Cesar used to say, “What we need is not perfect government organizations, but what we need is perfect participation,’” Coachella city council member Steven Hernandez said. The crowd of almost 200 people marching for one goal in Coachella Saturday afternoon would have made Chavez proud. That goal — to encourage a new immigration process allowing

Police are investigating a crash in Desert Hot Springs. Officers were called to the intersection of Palm Drive and Buena Vista Avenue around 10 p.m. on Friday. They found a 57-year-old man lying in the roadway. He was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center for medical treatment. There is no word on his condition. The

A man was killed Friday night when the motorcycle he was riding collided with another vehicle in Anza. The crash was reported at 8:05 p.m. at the intersection of Chapman Roadand De Silva Road, said Melody Hendrickson of the Riverside County FireDepartment. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, Hendrickson said. No word on

The club where boxing champ Timothy Bradley got his start is closed. The City of Palm Springs shut it down and changed the locks. “It’s always been there for me,” said aspiring boxer Steve Barrientez Jr. “I don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for the boxing club.” Barrientez started boxing at the

The Woman’s Club of Indio has been contributing to the community for over 100 years now. But, it’s just one of the many women’s groups that inspired Assemblyman Manuel Perez to host the events this weekend to honor what they’ve done. Perez tells us, “For us it’s a pleasure to know that we’ve had many

Cahuilla Desert Academy was taken off lockdown around 10:30 this morning after officers searched the school and did not find a gun. Classes resumed when police finished their search, but officers remained at the school while they continued to investigate the incident. Cahuilla Desert Academy in Coachella was locked downthis morning while deputies investigated reports

A single-engine plane went down in Temecula today,injuring the pilot as he attempted to make an emergency landing in a field andstruck a fence after touching down. The crash happened about 2 p.m. near Butterfield and Murrieta HotSprings roads on the northern edge of the city limits, according to theRiverside County Fire Department. The pilot

Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will make two appearancesin Palm Springs next week, his spokeswoman said today. On Tuesday, Ruiz will hold an open house at his office at 777 E.Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 338, from 4 to 6 p.m. Then at 6:30 p.m., he willspeak at a rally in support of gay marriage at the

The three-day Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert will start today with a luncheon featuring James Beard Award-winning chefs. The four-course James Beard Luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. and includes wine pairings and demonstrations by Beard award-winning chefs. Tickets are $125 each. The festival’s Grand Tasting is Saturday and Sunday, tickets are $75. The festival

El gobierno de Carolina del Norte abandonar su plan de emitir licencias de manejo con una franja rosa que otorgara a algunas personas sin documentos de inmigracin, asediado por las crecientes crticas por las identificaciones especialmente diseadas. El estado se enter de que este tipo de permisos eran ms sencillos y fciles de producir que

Airport traffic control towers in Riverside,Fullerton, Pacoima and San Diego County will close starting April 7 under theFederal Aviation Administration’s forced spending cuts, the agency announcedtoday. Control towers are scheduled to close at Riverside Municipal Airport,Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, Fullerton Municipal Airport, Brown Field in SanDiego and Ramona Airport in San Diego County, according to

The Idyllwild Arts Foundation will honor film composerHans Zimmer at its annual scholarship gala next month, the organizationannounced today. Zimmer and longtime Idyllwild Arts board member Earl Fisher will receivethe Life in Art Award on April 14 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in LosAngeles. The gala raises money for scholarships for students who attendIdyllwild Arts

Riverside County’s unemployment rate jumped nearly ahalf-percentage point to start off 2013 with job losses in most every sector ofthe regional economy. The county’s non-seasonally adjusted jobless rate in January, based onpreliminary estimates, was 11.5 percent, compared with 11.1 percent inDecember, according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate was still more than a

Goldenvoice is once again offering local valley residents the opportunity to purchase passes to this April’s Coachella and Stagecoach festivals. Residents in the Indio, La Quinta and other east valley communities may purchase a pair of passes to COACHELLA WEEKEND 2 (Apr 19-21) and/or Stagecoach (Apr 26-29) with proof of residency. Festival Passes will be

Northern California prosecutors have formally charged a former day care worker accused of trying to slip sleeping pills to 10 children under the age of 2. Santa Clara County District Attorney office on Thursday charged 59-year-old Deborah Gratz with five misdemeanor counts of attempted child endangerment and five misdemeanor counts of assault. Gratz was fired

Goldenvoice, the producer of Coachella Fest and Stagecoach Country Music Festival, presented its Environmental Impact Report to the Indio Planning Commission at a special meeting on Thursday night. The Commission approved the EIR and voted 5-0 in support of the the group’s request to host more festivals. Awaiting final approval from the City Council, Goldenvoice

Doctors in New York said they may have found a cure for a deadly type of cancer. In a study published Wednesday, doctors said they were able to genetically alter the patient’s own immune cells to fight the a deadly form of leukemia. This revolutionary treatment stems from a very simple idea. Our bodies have

The suspicious packages that shut down the Palm Springs Art Museum Thursday contained a Swiss Army Knife, eraser and plant seeds, according to Palm Springs police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff. The packages were not addressed to anybody and one of them vibrated when the reporting party initially held it. However, nothing was found in either package