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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

Police arrested a woman Wednesday after she allegedly stole a Lexus and attempted to run away from police in Palm Springs. Police began their search for the vehicle after they learned 21-year-old Amber Bernadino, a transient andacquaintanceof the owner’s grandson, had taken the vehicle. They located Bernadino at around 5:50 P.M. driving the stolen Lexus

Today, at around 12:25 PM, Palm Springs police received a report of two suspicious packages at the Palm Springs Art Museum. One package was located inside the museum and one was located outside the museum. The museum was evacuated as a precautionary measure and Museum Drive was closed between Tahquitz Canyon Way and the north

A Palm Desert eighth-grader with the proficiencyto spell rarely heard words like “mnemonic” and “gnathonic” will representRiverside County at the National Spelling Bee in May. Katie Peterson of Palm Desert Charter Middle School topped 25competitors to take first place Wednesday afternoon at the 36th annualRiverside County Spelling Bee, held at the Moreno Valley Conference &Recreation

Yesterday afternoon, border patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City arrested a suspected drug smuggler after they discovered $66,000 worth of marijuana hidden inside her SUV. Around 1:30 P.M., agents inspected a 2006 Dodge Durango as it attempted to travel through the checkpoint and decided to search the vehicle. During

The City of Indio has completed and released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Music Festivals Plan. The Final EIR will be considered by the Planningat a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 21st at 6pm. The full report can be read here.

An affordable housing apartment building inDesert Hot Springs will have its grand opening Monday, members of the CoachellaValley Housing Coalition announced today. Brisas de Paz at 65921 Flora Ave. contains 62 units and includes aswimming pool and all the amenities expected at a market-rate building, LisaOlson of the housing coalition said. Rent will range from

Ayer a las 5:50 p.m. una llamada annima report a las autoridades que a un costado de un edificio abandonado ubicado en la cuadra 65700 Hammond Road en Mecca estaba un hombre inconsciente. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar el hombre ya haba muerto. El vocero del Departamento del Sheriff, el Sargento Robert Castro dijo

Authorities sought the public’s helptoday in finding four teenagers who attacked and robbed a man in his Desert HotSprings home. The robbery in the 19000 block of Chuckwalla was reported about 12:30p.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Brewster said. A 45-year-old man was home alone when four teenagers “physicallyassaulted (him) and stole several items of personal

La clausura de algunas carreteras por Caltrans comienza hoy lo que podra provocar un congestionamiento vial a lo largo del Valle de Coachella. La Carretera 62 en direccin oeste estar cerrada dejando solo una lnea de trnsito abierta al flujo vial en cada direccin entre el Condado de San Bernardino y al norte de Indian

The body of a 48-year-old man was found in a dirt area next to an abandoned building in Mecca Wednesday. The body was found around 5:30 p.m. in the 65700 block of Hammond Road, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy to determine the cause of death was pending, but authorities do not believe the

A Southern California man with a history of child abuse has been accused of torturing his two children for misbehaving. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says 26-year-old Antwone Rattler of Highland pleaded not guilty Wednesday to child abuse and cruelty to a child. He remains jailed. San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials say Rattler was arrested Monday after

Details are emerging about the National Park Service’s ambitious plan to overhaul Yosemite Valley. The San Jose Mercury News reports the proposal would ban horse rentals and bicycle rentals in the valley. The pool would be removed from the iconic Ahwahnee Hotel. And the ice rink at Curry Village would be torn out. The newspaper

Former congresswoman Mary Bono Mack is enjoyingthis week at her home in Palm Springs. She knows she’ll soon be leaving a lot of memories at the home. She has put the property on the market, and is now living full time in Washington, D.C. after accepting a job as a senior vice president with Faegre

People facing the prospect of being homeless know how difficult it can be to try to turn their lives around. That’s why this is an important day for the more than 40 graduates of the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission’s New Life program. The men and women who made it to graduation day received a well

The Animal Care Center of Indio is a full service shelter, providing adoption and animal-control services to the community. The 50-year-old, city-owned facility is currently home to about 150 animals. It is run down and in need of help. “Unfortunately, we do not have the funds to bring it to the standards it needs,” said

KESQ News Channel 3, CBS Local 2 News, and the American Red Cross joined forces on a project called Prepare Coachella Valley. You’ve heard it before”: get prepared for “the big one”. When the ground shook on March 11th, it probably reminded you to make an emergency kit. But, did you? “Just looking at my

En los limos das dos dispensarios de marihuana han sido el blanco de malhechores quienes han cometido actos de vandalismos a clnicas que se ubican en la ciudad de Palm Springs. La fachada de uno de los dispensarios situada sobre la calle Palm Canyon fue daada, as como parte de la estructura y las ventanas.

Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) delivered remarks on the House floor today in opposition to the Fiscal Year 2014 Ryan Budget, which ends the Medicare guarantee for seniors. Here are his remarks: “This Congress has a responsibility and an opportunity to work together to grow our economy and set this nation on a fiscally responsible

The Integrated Wealth Management Fashion Week on El Paseo is Palm Desert’s most stylish event of the year. All things fashionable and local were showcased Tuesday night under the big white tent. Some collections were trendy, chic, with a twist of bohemian. “Fashion is always changing. You have to make people buy. We come up