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Monday is a national effort to raise money for Superstorm Sandy relief. You can go to Mathis Brothers on Clinton and Highway 111 until 6:45 to donate. Desert Care Solutions donated $500 and is challenging other Coachella Valley businesses to match that! Here are some other ways to donate: TEXT: Text ABC to 90999 to

A roughly 700,000-pound steam generator removed from a boiler at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was en route to a disposal site in Utah today on a specially configured truck trailer. The unit, which was part of an assembly inside a boiler, emits about as much radiation as a dental X-ray, according to Southern

Palm Springs brimmed with people happily celebrating gay pride all day long – and love for people that is unconditional. “One love. You love everybody. It’s not about black, white, brown, gay, straight. Everybody is one love. You got to get along in this world,” Vangie Weems said at the parade. Thousands of people lined

Both the Republican and Democratic party spent the day picking up phones asking for the final support they need before November 6th. Volunteers at phone banks went strong all day long. The Democrats were dialing people up as a reminder. “We’re calling Iowa, one of the swing states. We’re making sure primarily that they have

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More than 2,000 family and friends gathered at Forest Lawn in Coachella to honor and remember their loved ones who have died. Cecilia Hurtado, of Indio, and her family celebrate the lives of her children’s grandparents and her own on Friday night. “It’s beautiful. It’s awesome we get to do this in the states,” she

City leaders, including Desert Hot Springs Mayor Yvonne Parks, are expected to attend the ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new Bella Vista Elementary School today at 9 a.m. The new school is expected to be completed by 2014 and will serve students and staff now at Edward Wenzlaff Elementary School. The project

Investigators were looking into the cause of an overnight house fire early Friday morning in Palm Desert. It broke out just before four a.m. Along the 72400 block of Cactus drive. Firefighters found a single story home 75 percent involved with flames. Crews contained the blaze in a half hour’s time. No injuries are being

It was an emotional day in Twentynine Palms Friday, as a Marine battalion just back from their tour in Afghanistan, said goodbye to those who didn’t make it home. Lt. Col. David Bradney, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion 7th Marine Regiment says, “It is a solemn day. We all have sorrow in our

As is the case every two years, Rep. Mary Bono Mack is on-the-go — trying to win another election. “Thank you. Thank you,” repeated the congresswoman as she greeted volunteers during a recent visit to Republican Headquarters in Indio. Bono Mack is trying to win the race for the 36th Congressional District and an eighth

With only days to go until election night, the 36th Congressional race appears to be closer than ever. Some analysts say the race between Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack and Democratic challenger Dr. Raul Ruiz is too close to call. To give voters a closer look at each candidate, we spent a day with them.

“He’s never been a violent dog. I mean he’s the opposite. All he wants to do is play,” said Bryan Richards. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says that wasn’t case Tuesday night when they responded to a call of vicious dogs running loose in the neighborhood on Carmel Circle in Palm Desert. There they found

Police were called to the 82500 block of Kenner Avenue around 2:35 A.M. Thursday about a possible shooting. Arriving officers determined there was a shooting at the residence, and the gunshot victim had already been taken to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. The victim later died

Slightly a year after it’s grand opening, the non-profit group, “Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter,” is now responsible for day to day operations.A big change that’s sure to make a big difference.Mayor Pro Tem of Palm Springs Ginny Foat is the new city liaison to Shelter.“I’m just delighted that we’ve done this I

It’s a warm evening in Palm Springs, and Blue Alpha agreed to meet us… a rare glimpse of a “real life superhero.” “People see me coming from a mile away. I’m not playing ninja. I’m not playing batman.” says Blue Alpha. Tall and imposing… his “suit” seems utilitarian…a cape would get in the way of

SunLine Transit Agency was set to dedicate its new Learning Center Thursday morning. The former Zweig Educational Building will display “innovations in transit pioneered by SunLine over the past four decades,” SunLine spokeswoman Kathleen Bennett said. The ceremony was scheduled for 11 a.m. at SunLine, 32-505 Harry Oliver Trail. Nine exhibits at the learning center

Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep got stuck on top of the barrier. Authorities say agents spotted the Jeep Cherokee teetering atop the fence. It was perched about five miles west of the Colorado River and the

Two people were in custody today following an outbreak of gunfire that wounded one of two people involved in an argument and three bystanders on the USC campus while a Halloween party was under way. No students or USC staff members were involved or injured in the violence or shooting. Campus police had been monitoring