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A boarded up window on the side of a Palm Springs Walgreens is what remains after someone broke the glass – to steal an ATM. “Unknown suspects broke open the window to the business, and probably put a strap around the interior ATM, used a vehicle to try and pull the ATM system out. They

The manager of the Palm Desert Denny’s located on the corner of Highway 111 and Monterey Drive says the store has been closed. Restaurant general manager Julie Arguin says the landlord did not want to lease the location to a franchise store. They served the last meals at lunch and closed just after 1pm Thursday.

Palm Springs High School will hold its annual homecoming parade in downtown Palm Springs Wednesday afternoon. The 3:30 p.m. parade will start at Baristo Road and head north on Palm Canyon Drive, ending at Alejo Road. The parade will include members of the Palm Springs City Council and the Palm Springs Unified School District board,

California’s charter schools continue to grow at a rapid clip, increasing enrollment by 70,000 students this fall. The California Charter Schools Association said Wednesday that an unprecedented 109 charter schools opened throughout the state for the 2012-13 academic year, bringing the total number of charter schools to 1,065. Enrollment in charters saw a 17 percent

Washington State University football coach Mike Leach has banned players from using Twitter. He told The Spokesman-Review (http://is.gd/RoSAJN ) players posting anything on Twitter – “and I don’t care if it says, `I love life” – will be suspended. Athletic director Bill Moos says he supports the coach’s decision. He says some vulgar tweets written

Barnes and Noble is warning customers who used their credit and debit card at the Palm Desert location to check for unauthorized transactions and change their pin number. The store on Highway 111 is one of over 63 locations hacked, in nine states. The store says hackers broke into the keypads in front of cash

Cathedral City police were investigating a shooting that left one man injured late Tuesday night. Jose Avila, 18, of Indio was shot in his lower body near the intersection of Date Palm drive and Dinah Shore around 10:30 p.m. Officers found Avila lying on the sidewalk. He was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center with

The thief or thieves responsible for burglarizing a Shell station in Indio remain at large. A masked man broke into the store early Monday morning. Dramatic surveillance video shows how he attached a tow rope to an automatic teller machine, then a vehicle outside pulled the machine out. The owner, who remained anonymous, expressed his

With the new school year in full swing, Dr. Vivien Pacold, of the Pacold Medical Clinic in Cathedral City, says kids are getting busy. “I’m seeing an upswing in sexually transmitted diseases, which I have not seen before. I’m seeing as early as 14 years old,” she said. Pacold says she used to see a

Former President Bill Clinton is getting involved in the 36th Congressional district race, endorsing Dr. Raul Ruiz. The democrat is challenging Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack for the Coachella Valley. “I like him for a lot of reasons,” said former President Bill Clinton at UC Irvine Tuesday evening. Thousands waited hours to see the former

A former U.S. Border Patrol officer today admitted to sexually assaulting a Mexican citizen in front of her two young children, and was immediately sentenced to eight years in prison. Luis Edward Hermosillo, 45, pleaded guilty to sexual penetration bythreatening to use the authority of a public official and kidnapping. In exchange for his plea,

The River in Rancho Mirage is still something to talk about and photograph, just not for the usual reasons. “It looks like the moon. It looks like the surface of the moon at the moment,” Rancho Mirage resident Marc Tipton said. Marc Tipton and Kevin Ruthven have their camera out and flashing. “I’m documenting this

A Seattle man named Michael Henrichsen has ideas about how he might celebrate his 26th birthday this week. First, Billy Idol rolls up in a limo and tells him to hop in. There are women everywhere. And later, when the British rock icon takes the stage, 1,800 of his closest friends go wild. It’s not

A Cathedral City man suspected of luring his ex- girlfriend to his residence and raping her is scheduled to be arraigned today. Felipe Sandoval Jr., 24, is charged with one felony count each of rape by force and kidnapping and a misdemeanor count of willfully harming a child. He is free on a $75,000 bond.

Organizers of the Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration announced have booked an “unprecedented” number of performers — 130 — for the Nov. 3-4 festival. The pop duo Karmin, electronic music duo the Crystal Method, “American Idol” contestant Kimberly Caldwell and Susaye Greene, the last official member of the Supremes, are the headliners, according to Ron

Awaiting the start of the third and final 2012 Presidential Debate, Coachella Valley Republican clubs gathered at the Indian Springs Grille in Indio for a viewing party. “I’m very confident it’s going to be a good debate,” said Randy Morton, president of the Coachella Valley Heritage Palms Conress of Republicans. Morton said some key issues

“We’ve been hearing now for two months, ‘When are you going to open, when can we expect you to open?’” Tilted Kilt owner Russ Dalgetty said. The time for questions is over. The new Titled Kilt with a new owner and new management is officially open. “From the moment you walk in, you get greeted.

The Walt Disney Co. is defending its newest princess following a backlash over her Hispanic-influenced ethnicity. A new character named Sofia will star in the TV movie “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” airing Nov. 18 on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Hispanic advocacy groups questioned whether the fair-skinned, blue-eyed young princess is

Palm Springs Fire Marshal says a fire at Palm Springs City Hall was deliberately set. A pre-dawn blaze Sunday started at 2:30 A.M. in the engineering department at City Hall located at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. Firefighters, who found smoke coming from a door on the north side of the building and water flowing