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The Clifford Lambert case has been making headlines, since 2008. Now the amount of money being granted to the two defendants currently defending themselves is raising eyebrows. A former juror, on a past trial in the case says simply too much is being granted to the defendants. Katrina McDowell was known as juror number 12,

It’s been more than two years that 30-year-old Danita Tate of Desert Hot Springs has battled a rare form of cancer in her uterus, called leiomyosarcoma. “It’s taken over. I really feel like I’m being eaten alive here and there’s nothing I can do,” she said. The cancer spread. Nine months ago is when she

Cathedral City’s Environmental Conservations Department’s Kids & Community Program will receive an award for it’s conservation efforts around the city. The American Planning Association (APA) California Chapter announced Wednesday that Cathedral City won its 2012 Grassroots Initiative Award. The program represents a partnership between the Cathedral City Environmental Conservation Department, Cathedral City Elementary and Middle

‘La ciudad de Coachella iniciar un proyecto para la construccin de nuevas aceras que ayudar a que esta comunidad sea ms segura, pero tambin mas saludable. Hoy durante la primer palada de inicio del proyecto, tanto lideres comunitarios, oficiales del ayuntamiento y educadores se dieron cita. Desde el 2008 esta entidad ha asergurado ms de

Across the United States, people are buying so many guns that gun makers are having a hard time keeping up with demand. The experts point to a few reasons why gun sales are surging, and the one most frequently cited has to do with politics. Elise Richmond of Palm Springs is among those locally helping

A new report says fewer felons are skipping out on probation under California’s new criminal justice realignment than under the state’s old parole system. The report obtained by The Associated Press is the first six-month snapshot of trends in all 58 counties. It found less than 4 percent of felons failed to report to their

Una mujer de 27 aos muri ayer martes en el Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs despus que que cay de un precipicio de 30 pies en el Mount San Jacinto State Park a las 12:44 p.m., de acuerdo a la informacin proporcionada por la oficina del forense del Condado de Riverside. Karen Gose

A 27-year-old woman died Tueday in a fall during a rock climbing and rappelling demonstration northeast of Idyllwild, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Karen Gose of Chino fell during a descent from a rock face around 12:44 p.m. at Suicide Ridge, a hiking and rock climbing area northeast of Idyllwild in Mount San

The FBI is looking for a bank robber dubbed the “Plain Jane Bandit” who is responsible for six Southern California heists. The latest robbery was Tuesday afternoon at a US Bank branch in the rural west Riverside County city of Wildomar, which is about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The FBI says also robbed

Firefighters doused a fire Wednesday at a Coachella home where they put out an electrical fire two days ago, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The fire was reported at 8:30 a.m. at the home in the 51300 block of La Ponderosa Drive. The fire was contained to a back room about 20 minutes later

A tough economy has forced many to turn down potential employees, but one industry can’t get enough people to fill their jobs. The Truckload Carriers Association reports there are as many 200,000 job openings nationwide for long haul truckers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also sees the demand for truckers increasing, up from the

You need to be especially careful about drinking enough water because of the stomach bugs going around. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. There seems to be an intestinal bug hitting many folks in Palm Springs this week. Dr. Michael Jardula

A Coachella truck stop turned into a crime scene Monday evening when a man opened fire inside the travel center, then took an employee hostage. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Ken Reichle says at 8:57 p.m. an employee of the TA Travel Center on Dillon Road in Coachella, called police to report a suspicious person

Peg Perego is recalling hundreds of thousands of strollers because children can become trapped and strangled between trays on them. One death has already been reported. Peg Perego USA Inc. said Tuesday that a six-month-old died of strangulation in a stroller in 2004, while a seven-month-old was nearly strangled in 2006. The company is recalling

A driver crashed his car into a Palm Springs flower shop Tuesday afternoon, according to police. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. at the “My Little Flower Shop” on North Palm Canyon Drive. Investigators say distracted driving caused the driver to crash through the glass, landing about 1/4 way into the shop. The driver was

Workers trimming trees in Indio were disrupted by a swarm of bees early Tuesday morning. The swarm stung four people, sending two to the hospital, according to CalFire. It happened around 6:50 a.m., in front of a home near the intersection of Francis and Clinton. An elderly woman who lives at the home was stung