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A March 1st trial date was set today for a Palm Springs man accused of sexually abusing two 8-year-old girls who went to his wife’s daycare center. Jose Manuel Mercado, 39, is charged with three counts of aggravatedsexual assault of a minor and one count of lewd acts with a child under 14. He remains

The Betty Ford Center admitted its 100,000th patient late last week, a spokesman said. The number represents the total admitted to the addiction treatment hospital’s inpatient, residential day treatment, intensive outpatient and family programs since the center opened on Oct. 4, 1982, according to spokesman Russ Patrick. The former first lady, who founded the center

Palm Springs Modernism Week is organizing the first Joan Hayward Double-Decker Architectural Bus Tour for local students Wednesday. Students from local high schools and colleges who are interested in architecture and design will leave at 10 a.m. Wednesday on a two-hour tour of mid-century architecture and landmarks in Palm Springs. Hayward, the tour’s namesake, worked

Competition is scheduled to begin today in USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium and two other venues at Sunrise Park with a men’s qualifier with a field including David Svoboda of the Czech Republic, the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. The expected field of 76 from 28 nations and five

Investigators were trying to determine today how the body of a 21-year-old tourist from Canada who had been missing for weeks ended up inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel where she had been staying. Tourist Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, had been missing since Jan. 31, when she stopped making

Opening ceremonies officially kicked off the USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium. Earlier this month the event was at risk of being cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship. 140 athletes from 30 different countries will be competing in Palm Springs as they prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games. The modern Pentathlon

Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, were both found guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the May 7, 2008 killing of Daniel Kuzawa. Jurors found true special circumstance allegations of murder in commission of arobbery, kidnapping, and carjacking, making both men eligible for the death penalty. Cervantes’ panel reached a decision on

Twenty two year desert resident and eight year Elvis Presley Estate owner Reno Fontana has a much different view of the home he loves. “I’m on the outside looking in,” Fontana said. Chains and a no trespassing sign show what’s left after the sheriff’s department evicted him last month. “It’s terribly frustrating, inconvenient beyond terms,

Un voraz incendio dejo sin hogar a ms de una decenas de personas que vivan en el parque de casas mviles Carefree Mobile Home Park, al norte de la ciudad de Palm Springs. El fuego comenzo al rededor de las 12:30 de la tarde del martes. Al llegar a le escena los bomberos reportaron enormes

We are learning more about the declining conditions at the condemned east Valley trailer park — known as Duroville. The people who still call the place home are forced to live among trash, because no one’s picked it up for three weeks, yet the residents are still paying for trash service. The people in charge

Agentes de La Patrulla Fronteriza en Indio arrestaron a un sospechoso traficante de drogas en el punto de revisin sobre la Carretera 86 hoy, dnde descubrieron aproximadamente 30 libras de metanfetaminas en un vehiculo. Al filo de las 7 a.m. uniformados detuvieron a el conductor de 26 aos entre Westmorland y Salton City. Unos perros

El Centro Border Patrol agents in Indio arrested a suspected narcotics smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint today when they discovered approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. At 7 a.m. this morning Border Patrol agents stopped a 26-year-old male driver at a checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City. When canine dogs began

Three mobile homes were destroyed and one was partially damaged after a fire broke out at the Carefree Mobile Home Park today in North Palm Springs. Cal Fire says the fire began at 12:36 p.m. When firefighters arrived one mobile home was on fire and another was threatened by flames. The fire was contained at

Just after 9:30 a.m. this morning CHPreceiveda report of an overturned big rig on Highway 111 near the I-10 freeway at Windy Point. The driver of the big rig was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries are not known at this time. The CHP reports the truck was leaking fuel following the

Six people were shot today in Tustin, Ladera Ranch and Orange this morning, four of them fatally, including the suspected shooter, law enforcement officials said. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old part-time student Ali Syed. A preliminary investigation indicates the suspect who shot the others died in the city of Orange, said Tustin police Lt.

A man robbed a Circle K store in La Quinta early thismorning. No injuries were reported. The robbery was reported around 1:15 a.m. at the Circle K at 78110 CalleTampico. A man carrying a firearm entered, demanded money from the clerk andleft with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the Riverside CountySheriff’s Department. The

Another winter storm is approaching California, where it’s expected to bring freezing temperature, thunder, rain and snow as low as 1500 feet. The National Weather Service says the storm from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to reach the state late Monday. News Channel 3 meteorologist Jerry Steffen said, “There’s a chance of showers tonight

Verdicts will be read Tuesday afternoon in the trial of two men charged in the robbery-motivated slaying of a 55-year-old Indio resident. Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, could face the death penalty if convicted of the May 7, 2008, murder of Daniel Kuzawa, and jurors find true special circumstance allegations of murder in