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Donations are pouring in for the family of fallen Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson. Gibson, 29, died last week during a high-speed chase. According to police, Gibson lost control of his police cruiser and slammed into a tree on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. The car burst into flames. He died at the

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $304 million for Friday’s drawing after no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s game. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were 01-14-35-50-53, Mega Ball: 43. The jackpot has been growing for 14 straight drawings. No one has won since Feb. 1 when winning tickets were sold in Michigan

All freeway ramps connecting the Palm Drive/Gene Autry Trail overpass to Interstate 10 will be closed tonight while workers shift traffic to a new bridge structure and reconstruct existing ramps. Closings began on some of the ramps Sunday night, but all of them will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. today, according to Coachella Valley

Another storm was expected to hit Riverside County later Wednesday, bringing with it gusty winds but not much rain, forecasters said. The National Weather Service advised that an upper level low pressure system was approaching from the northwest. “Light showers will linger into Thursday,” according to the Weather Service, which also advised that strong gusty

Hitting four consecutive holes on par is a great start to the day for any golfer, but for Cy Breen it was the beginning of a long day ahead. Breen celebrated his 99th birthday by golfing 99 holes at the Cimmiron Golf Course in Cathedral City on Sunday. This near-centenarian uses his clubs to raise

Thousands of people file into the Palm Springs Convention Center for the glitz and glamor of the 17th annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards. Local humanitarians and celebrities are awarded for their dedication to the fight against HIV and AIDS. Like Dr. Luc Montagnier, who received the lifetime achievement award for his research that lead to

Five school districts in Riverside County may not meet their budget obligations for the current fiscal year, according to a report released Tuesday by the California Department of Education. The Riverside County school districts — Alvord, Coachella Valley, Desert Sands, Riverside and Nuview — were classified as “qualified certification,” meaning officials don’t expect them to

Palm Springs police identified the two suspects chased by a Cathedral City police officer last Friday, that ended in his death. Dexter Coleman, 46, of Cathedral City, and Durjan Germaine Gray, 34, of the Coachella Valley, were both injured when their car crashed into a palm tree just north of where Cathedral City Police Officer

Flowers surrounded Elizabeth Taylor’s star on N. Palm Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs Wednesday. Her death saddened fans here in the valley. “When you hear ‘Elizabeth Taylor,’ you think of all the great motion pictures that have come,” Monte George, of Palm Springs, said. “In my eye, there’ll never be another actress like her.” Kitty

Actress Lindsay Lohan has apparently decided not to take a plea deal in a case accusing her of stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Lohan’s attorney has notified the prosecutor in the case that the actress does not plan to come to court on Friday. A judge

Eight new celebrities have signed on for the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Pro-Am, officials announced Anthony Anderson (?Law & Order,? ?The Shield,? ?Bernie Mac Show?), Robert Hays (?Airplane!?), Chris Jacobs (?Entertainment Tonight? and former host of ?Insider? and ?Overhaulin??), Kyle MacLachlan (?Desperate Housewives,? ?Sex in the City?), Craig T. Nelson (?Coach,? ?The District?), Tommy

Authorities in Southern California have detained a man after finding a boy dead and four others injured in a home in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County. County sheriff’s spokeswoman Arden Wilshire says deputies went to the home Wednesday morning after someone called 911 to report a man screaming for help inside the home.

La Agencia Federal de Proteccin del Medio Ambiente revel que se encontraron residuos radiactivos procedentes de Japn en Anaheim y Riverside. Indicaron tambin que los niveles son relativamente bajos para ser dainos. El monitoreo continuar.

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza detuvieron a un grupo de indocumentados en el punto de inspeccin del Hwy 111 en Niland. No se mencion la cantidad de personas solo se supo que al revisar el record criminal de cada uno identificaron a Adrin Rodrguez de 24 aos quien tena orden de arresto en el Condado

Ayer a las 8:00 a.m. ocurri un accidente y una persona est herida de gravedad despus de chocar en su auto con un trailer en el rea de la Ave 68 y Grant Street en Mecca. La vctima qued atrapada en el auto hasta que fue rescatada por los paramdicos y oficiales de la Patrulla

Spring break is here and college students are in town basking in the desert. Local bars and restaurants are extending their hours, and hotel rooms are filling up. It’s a time of the year that businesses say brings in the money. Car rental lots have had a steady increase in customers renting to get out

El Desert Sands y el Coachella Valley Unified School District se encuentran en la lista de 110 distritos en California con serios problemas econmicos ambos reportaron que no podrn cumplir con sus obligaciones financieras en los prximos tres aos. Situacin que podra agravar en caso de que no pase la extensin de impuestos propuesta por

Segn expertos ya se siente el efecto positivo en el sector del turismo en Palm springs debido a la presencia de los estudiantes de colegio y universidades que estan de vacaciones de verano y que ya generan una derrama econmica. Restaurantes y bares extienden sus horarios, la ocupacin hotelera ha incrementado significativamente al igual que

Gary Linders won’t pass up the chance to win $244 million. He’s won before. “I won $96,” he explained. His ticket contained four of the six numbers. On Tuesday, the Palm Springs resident bought five tickets. Tuesday’s drawing was the largest jackpot since January, when it reached $355 million. A single winning ticket on Tuesday

Palm Springs police are asking for help finding video of a high-speed chase that ended in the death of Cathedral City officer Jermaine Gibson. Gibson, 29, a former Marine, tried to pull over a car around 11:30 p.m. on Date Palm Drive, just north of Interstate 10. When the driver of the vehicle refused to