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Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will give a speech on Monday at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage. Kerlikowske will speak about drug addiction “as a chronic disease of the brain instead of a moral failure,” and will outline the importance of national, state and local

The Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage and theSpotlight 29 Casino in Coachella will hold viewing parties for tonight’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. of Palm Springs. Tickets to the Agua Caliente viewing party are $25 in advance or $35 at the door, and can

Police say they are investigating a car crash involving actress Lindsay Lohan and an 18-wheel truck on a coastal highway near Los Angeles. Santa Monica Police Sgt. Candice Cobarrubias says Lohan was involved a crash around 11:45 a.m. on the Pacific Coast Highway. Officers continued to investigate the accident into the afternoon and do not

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. “She is

Manny Pacquiao barely escaped to fight another day, and needed 28 stitches to close the cut over his right eye. Juan Manuel Marquez had nearly ended his remarkable run, but that didn’t stop Pacquiao from singing at his post-fight concert and partying the night away with his huge entourage. He returns to the ring Saturday

The organizers behind Forever Marilyn, a 26 ft. tall statue at the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive, announced sculpture has brought international media attention to Palm Springs, worth an estimated $800,000. “We are delighted by the press coverage of Forever Marilyn,” said Tim Ellis, vice-chairman of P.S. Resorts. “She’s created media

La polica arrest hoy viernes a Edward Acosta de 47 aos, residente de Desert Hot Springs, como responsable de haber dejado varias bombas explosivas en diferntes puntos de la ciudad, el hombre aparecer frente a una corte federal la prxima semana en Riverside, el enfrenta un gran nmero de cartos por dejar varios dispositivos explosivos

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire — which includes the Palm Springs desert resort areas — decreased 2.4 cents today to $4.137, dropping for the 18th consecutive day and 21st time in 22 days. Track the 10 least-expensive places to buy gas in the Coachella Valley with

Police say a 48-year-old man has been hit and killed by a tractor-trailer on the loading dock of a Carlsbad floral supply business, according to Carlsbad police. Investigators told KGTV in San Diego that the industrial accident at Kendal Floral Supply was reported shortly after midnight Friday morning. A Carlsbad Fire Department dispatcher says the

By Carrie Gann, ABCNews.com The fact that Timothy Brown is a reasonably healthy 46-year-old is no small thing. Only a few years ago, he had AIDS. “I feel good,” Brown told ABC News. “I haven’t had any major illnesses, just occasional colds like normal people.” Brown is the only person in the world to be

The damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant is likely to remain idle until at least the end of August as investigators probe excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water. The plant’s operator says rotating blackouts are a possibility if a heat wave hits while the twin-reactor plant is offline. Southern California Edison and other