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Two men were sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the financially motivated slaying of a Palm Springs retiree. Miguel Bustamante, 28, and David Replogle, 62, were both convicted in January for the 2008 death of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Their sentencing came after a judge denied their request for a

Palm Springs and Cal Fire crews managed to quickly gain control of a brush fire that erupted south of Interstate 10 on Highway 111 Friday afternoon. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. when crews warned the California Highway Patrol the fire was approaching the freeway. CHP officers reported flames shooting into their air on

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Former All-Star player and current Riverside County resident Lenny Kyle Dykstra was named in a 13-count indictment returned Friday afternoon. The indictment accused Dykstra, 48, of Murietta, of one count of bankruptcy fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of concealing property from the bankruptcy estate, three counts of embezzlement from the bankruptcy

A man’s night of casino hopping with a friend ended in a way many only dream of on Thursday night. George Hayes, of Hemet, came to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Cinco de Mayo with his friend as their last stop of the night. “George simply walked up to a one-cent Super Spin Wheel Of

Desde el pasado mircoles despus de un choque, los semforos de la interseccin de Fred Waring Drive y Cook Street en Palm Desert-Indian Wells estn sin funcionar. Las autoridades alertan a conductores para que utilicen rutas alternas para evitar congestionamientos de trnsito.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) urged the Environmental Protection Agency to complete its investigation into a strange smell in the eastern Coachella Valley that has sickened hundreds of people over the last six months. The odor comes on suddenly, according to some teachers at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. READ: Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Letter To

Cargos de asesinato podra enfrentar el sospechoso de golpear brutalmente y violar a una mujer hace un mes en Cabazon. Mary Snchez de 43 aos fue encontrada con una gran cantidad de golpes en la cabeza, pistas annimas llevaron al arresto, dos das despus de Joseph Blancart y ayer, informaron que la vctima lamentablemente muri.

Tras las rejas se encuentra un ex agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza con base en el Valle de Coachella que en 2008 fue acusado de abusar sexualmente de una mujer en Banning. Desde esa fecha Arturo Ascencio de 38 aos fue puesto en cese administrativo mientas se conduca una investigacin y posterior juicio. Ayer Ascencio

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que estaba en libertad condicional y que era buscado por las autoridades ya que el mes pasado fue acusado de un robo. Ayer por la maana fue localizado por la polica en el rea de Bucklinham Street en Indio. Al verse descubierto intent huir, despus de una breve

Oficiales del Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Riverside dieron a conocer la identidad de la joven encontrada sin vida en un campo de cultivo al este de nuestra regin. Se trata de Karina Sepulveda, de 19 aos y residente de Indio quien haba sido reportada como desaparecida el jueves 28 de Abril. Segn sus

A gunman who robbed an Indio gas station remained at large today. The man robbed the Desert Shell Gas Station, 43411 Monroe St., about 9:45 p.m. Thursday, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. “The suspect pointed a handgun at the employee demanding the money from the cash register,” Guitron said. “The employee

Jurors will resume deliberating today in the trial of an admitted drug dealer who allegedly opened fire on a car, killing a 19-year-old Indio man and wounding two other people in a dispute over money. Christian Kong, 20, could face 60 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted

Cathedral City police were searching for a stolen truck on Thursday after three separate drivers told police a man threatened them at knife-point. All three said they were confronted by the man in the large shopping center parking lot located along the 31500 block of Date Palm Drive, at the intersection of Baristo, around 10:45

Cathedral City police were investigating a man’s claims he was attacked on Wednesday night, and then driven to a nearby home by his suspected attackers. The incident was reported at the home along the 32000 block of Pueblo Trail around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night. The victim told police he was attacked by a group

The Palm Springs City Council gave unanimous approval to a resolution on Wednesday night supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage. The resolution doesn’t change the controversial law banning such marriages, but it does make Palm Springs one of the first cities to officially go on the record in favor of reversing the law approved by

An admitted drug dealer who opened fire on a car, killing a 19-year-old Indio man and wounding two other people in a dispute over money, was convicted today of second-degree murder and attempted murder counts. Prosecutors had sought a first-degree murder conviction for Christian Kong, 20. In addition to second-degree murder, jurors found Kong guilty

A Palm Springs police employee who works with children as part of her job was accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship with a teenager. Cathedral City Police say they were investigating claims that Alanna Reichle, 33, was having sexual relations with a 17-year-old boy over the past year. Investigators arrested her at her home

Four schools were placed under locked down for about an hour on Thursday morning as Indio police searched for a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery. Police spokesman Ben Guitron told News Channel 3 police combed an area of Monroe Street near Buckingham and Sherwood searching for the suspect around 11:15. He was

Indio police arrested a parking attendant for the Stagecoach Music Festival after a woman claimed she was raped by him while waiting for her friends at her car. Officers responded to reports of a sexual assault at one of the overflow parking lots on Saturday at about 9:50 p.m., where they found a 23-year-old woman