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A 27-year-old Indio man accused of inflicting fatal injuries to his mother pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Daniel Castro allegedly attacked 51-year-old Ofelia Guzman at their Baltimore Street home about 7 a.m. Monday. She died Tuesday at 5:42 p.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center, a coroner’s investigator said. Castro, whose bail was

The following statement was released a short time after Wednesday’s decision on the Warm Sands Sex Sting: The Palm Springs Police Officers Association was gratified by today’s court ruling against the Motion to Dismiss charges of lewd conduct against 14 of the 19 suspects arrested in the 2009 Warm Sands incident.The police officers of Palm

A former Indio gang member was exempted today from the mandates of a recently imposed injunction restricting the activities of gang members. The preliminary injunction was approved in January and applies to 126 members of the South Side Indio, Jackson Terrace and Campo gangs. But Richard McKinney, who was named in the injunction, petitioned the

A 71 year-old man is dead after a stabbing in Palm Springs. He was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Coroner. The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. on the 300 block of Sunview Avenue, just south of Tramview Road, according to Sgt. Mike Kovaleff. Palm Springs police investigators had

Organizers for the Kraft Nabisco Championship and leaders of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation released an early list of celebrities who will play at the Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Pro-Am in March. More than 40 celebrities are scheduled to appear in this year’s Celebrity Pro-Am, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in conjunction with

A ms de un mes de estar sin operar debido a trabajos de remodelacin, la oficina del DMV de Indio permanece cerrada a pesar de que tentativamente abrira sus puertas ayer primero del mes de Febrero. Voceros de Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados informaron que la nueva fecha para abrir es Febrero 22. Localmente la nica

Docenas de familias que habitan el complejo de apartamentos ?Las Palms Village que se ubican sobre West Via Lola en Palm Springs fueron evacuados por la administracin debido a que la ciudad cort el servicio elctrico a causa de desperfectos en el equipo de transmisin que resulta de alto peligro operar en esas condiciones. Arreglarlo

Ayer por la tarde un hombre fue apualado en el rea De Sunview Ave en North Palms Springs. La vctima fue transportada al hospital donde falleci. No se ha informado como sucedieron los hechos, solo se supo que a unas cuadras del lugar, la polica arrest a una mujer sospechosa de la mortal agresin Las

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto de 18 aos que ayer martes a las 3:00 p.m. fue sorprendido robando en la tienda Wal-Mart de La Quinta. Cuando el ladrn Alexander Fisher fue confrontado por dos guardias de seguridad, sac un cuchillo y huy con mercanca. Minutos despus fue localizado por la polica, identificado por

A decision on how to close a $31 million deficit in the Riverside County budget was deferred today as supervisors batted around proposals for a hiring freeze, benefit cuts and staff reductions without a resolution. “We’re going to have our backs against the wall if we don’t quit kicking the can down the road and

In a rare public appearance, Desert Fashion Plaza owner John Wessman cleared the air on Tuesday. “I didn’t buy this property to sit on it. I didn’t buy this property to lose money on it,” he told a packed conference room inside the Hyatt Regency Suites. “I bought it to do a really nice project

Los bomberos sofocaron el incendio de una casa deshabitada que se ubica en el rea de Swingle Street y Alberta Ave en Indio. Las llamas devoraron la mitad del inmueble ayer martes a las 2:30 p.m. No se mencion el monto de las prdidas.

Two executives for Wessman Development Company, whose negotiations with the city of Palm Springs to sell the Museum Market Plaza have hit a snag, will hold an open forum with local merchants today. During the Main Street Palm Springs monthly meeting at 8:30 a.m., president John Wessman and vice president Michael Braun will field a

The city of Indio will close Avenue 42 today for more than a month in order to reconstruct the street, according to the city’s Public Works Department. The closure will run more than two miles between Jefferson Street and Monroe Street and is scheduled to last until March 3. Avenue 40 can serve as a

Fire crews will conduct a prescribed burn today to clear away brush and create a fire buffer in Idyllwild. The burn will take place along the Redhill south fuel break below the Nature Center. The break was established in 1994 to provide a fire buffer from Pine Cove to Strawberry Creek, according to Cal Fire

Scores of residents got a rude awakening today when thousands of gallons of water flowed into multiple apartments, homes and businesses this morning in Van Nuys due to a broken water main, authorities said. The flooding was reported at 3:12 a.m. in the 16400 block of West Vanowen Street, Erik Scott of the Los Angeles

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies said they faced some tough challenges in rescuing three lost hikers near Mecca on Tuesday night. The group of three hikers called for help using a cell phone around 5:20 p.m., and explained they were in the Ladder Canyon area in the Mecca Hills. They told dispatchers they didn’t have blankets

Overnight closures are planned on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs for three nights, beginning tonight, as crews work on an overcrossing. The eastbound portion of the freeway at the Gene Autry Trail/Palm Drive overpass will be closed starting at 6, and remained closed until 5 a.m. Wednesday. Two lanes will be closed initially, with

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a hold-up at the WalMart in La Quinta on Tuesday. Employees of the store called police shortly after 3 p.m. to report the robbery. They said a man stole merchandise and brandished a knife when he was confronted by two store security workers. He then

El inmueble est localizado sobre la Avenida Swingle. El fuego consumio casi el 60% de la vivienda misma que fue construida entre el ao 1920 y 1940. Fue levantada por el Seor Walter Swingle, pionero en trasladar las primeras palmeras de dtiles del Medio Oriente al Valle de Coachella. El percance sigue bajo investigacin.