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The Palm Springs Nissan dealership continues to thrive despite the devastating news from its Japanese headquarters. “There may have been members of the [production] plant who may have been hurt or missing,” said Service Director Paul Connolly. The main Nissan plant in Japan was not damaged. But, the major quake may slow down the production

A 41-day streak of increases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire ended today with a decrease of a half-cent to $3.95. Track the least-expensive places to get gas in the Coachella Valley The average price rose 57.2 cents during the streak that began Feb. 9. The

Chris Brown trashed his dressing room at “Good Morning America” and broke a window with a chair Tuesday after co-host Robin Roberts asked him about his attack on Rihanna, according to a person familiar with the show. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of

The two women killed during a late night car crash last Thursday were chased down before hitting a light pole. Police are now ruling this case a homicide. Investigators have determined that there was a confrontation between the the people in the suburban that eventually crashed and a small compact car. Authorities say at least

Funeral services for Cathedral City Police Officer Jermaine Gibson, who died in a crash while involved in a high-speed pursuit, will be held on Friday, according to the Cathedral City Police Dept. The services will take place March 25 at 10:00 a.m. at the Southwest Community Church, located at 77-701 Fred Waring Drive in Indian

California State University is planning to reduce enrollment by more than 10,000 students to cope with anticipated cuts in state funding. At Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach, CSU administrators outlined strategies to address a $500 million cut proposed in Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget plan. In addition to the enrollment reductions, university

The Board of Supervisors today reaffirmed that the proposed Riverside County Regional Detention Center remains its top priority among all planned capital improvement projects, despite concerns about cost. The board voted 5-0 to keep the $300 million facility at the top of the list of projects slated to receive support, with a $140 million expansion

Get in line to get your tickets, if you want your chance to win $244 million in Tuesday night’s drawing. A single winning ticket with the cash option would be worth about $155 million. No tickets have matched the six winning numbers since Jan. 4, when the jackpot reached $355 million, the fourth-largest lottery prize

One person was critically injured today in a two-vehicle collision in Mecca, according to a fire department spokeswoman. The patient had to be extricated from one of the vehicles following the 8:03 a.m. crash at the intersection of Avenue 68 and Grant Street, said Melody Hendrickson of Cal Fire. No other injuries were reported. The

Personal de la Biblioteca Pblica de La Quinta report a las autoridades que un hombre que tiene prohibido entrar al inmueble intent hacerlo. Los agentes encontraron a Steven Vonstein de 55 aos en una parada de autobuses cercana en posesin de pornografa infantil. Este sujeto en 2004 se declar culpable del mismo delito, de asalto

Oficiales de la Patrulla Fronteriza decomisaron un cargamento de droga en el punto de inspeccin del Hwy 111 en Niland, donde descubrieron 29 paquetes de cocana ocultos en un Chevrolet Malib. El valor de la droga supera los $950 mil dlares. El narcotraficante, el vehculo y el enervante estn en posesin de la DEA.

Ayer a las 12:52 p.m. un trailer cargado de lechuga romana circulaba sobre el Hwy 111 cuando fue impactado por otro semais a la altura de la Ave 62 en el rea limtrofe de Mecca y Thermal. El conductor del primer vehculo pesado no portaba el cinturn de seguridad y result herido. Uno de los

En el ltimo retn de sobriedad en Coachella el Departamento del Sheriff concedi a conductores sin licencia 30 minutos para que alguien que si la tuviera levantara el vehculo. Recientemente el condado decidi regresar a la vieja pliza, se confiscar por 30 das todo vehculo que sea manejado por alguien sin licencia.

La polica de Indio ya revel ms detalles del fatal accidente de la semana pasada en el que perdieron la vida dos mujeres de Coachella. Segn el informe la suburban en que viajaban Linda Franco Domnguez de 24 aos, Andrea Chvez de 36, una pareja y su beb fueron amenazados a tiros por los tripulantes

Preparations were underway for this year’s Fashion Week on El Paseo under the big white tent. The catwalk action begins on Sunday. This is Fashion Week’s sixth year with tie-in events at nearby stores. Cactus Flower Show Salon began participating in Fashion Week a couple of years ago, and it’s paid off. “During Fashion Week,

Officials were investigating two crashes in Palm Springs that resulted from a high-speed chase on Friday night, killing a Cathedral City police officer. Cathedral City Police Lt. Charles Robinson said Officer Jermaine 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.

Segn los bomberos, el percance occurio en L&L Automotive ubicado sobre La Avenida 46 y Golf Center Parkway ayer al filo de las 5:00am. Los soccoristas utilizaron las pinzas hidrulicas de la vida para rescatar a 2 personas. 4 de las vctimas fueron hospitalizadas, 2 en condicin crtica. se investiga el origen del accidente.

Las autoridades continan investigando en torno al fatal accidente en el que perdi la vida un oficial de la polica de Cathedral City. Todo inici el viernes a las 11:30 p.m. cuando el agente Jeremy Gibson de 29 aos le orden detenerse al conductor de un vehculo robado, el cual desobedeci e inici una persecucin

Ayer domingo a las 11:00 a.m. en Beaumont la polica orden al conductor de un vehculo detenerse por una violacin de trnsito pero el individuo huy provocando una persecucin policaca a lo largo del Hwy 79, por minutos las autoridades perdieron la vista de la camioneta, luego observaron una columna de humo. En su huda

Desde ayer domingo y hasta el 28 de Marzo se estarn llevando a cabo cierres temporales de la rampa de Palm Drive/Gene Autrey Trail y la I-10 debido a los trabajos de construccin. El mircoles de 9:00 p.m. a 3:00 a.m. del jueves cerrarn los carriles con rumbo al este, en el mismo horario de