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Chris Young and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the San Diego Padres showed some life in the waning days of the playoff race, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday night. San Diego remains 2 games behind San Francisco in the N.L. West and 1.5 games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.

Residents in the Coachella Valley woke up Thursday morning to lightning, while some woke up with no power. Southern California Edison reported two outages: Palm Springs and Palm Desert. The Palm Springs blackout happened around 5:20 a.m. and affected 1,500 customers. As of 2:00 p.m., the power had been restored except to approximately 21 customers.

A Cathedral City man staged a suicide by cop scenario on Monday night by pointing a fake gun at officers and forcing one to shoot the man, according to police. Authorities have released the original 911 call that started it all, and investigators said the caller was the same person officers gunned down. Christopher Mendoza,

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas until 11 p.m. as clouds embedded with lightning roll through the area. Light rain has been reported in most of the desert cities, but no considerable accumulation has been reported. Click here for live First Alert Weather Radar The National Weather

Government lawyers have asked a federal appeals court to let California carry out its first execution in nearly five years. Lawyers with the attorney general’s office want the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a Tuesday ruling by a federal judge to block the execution of Albert Greenwood Brown. The convicted killer had

Something unfortunate happened at Coachella Valley High School over the weekend. “We walk in,” said Mariana Rios, vice president of the Associated Student Body, “and we realize we were broken into. That’s when we ran.” The ASB’s heavy-duty safe was gone. The club’s leaders believe the break-in happened sometime between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 7:00

Since she was hired 3 months ago, Annie Frisoli, the Coordinator of College of the Desert’s new International Internship Program has been recruiting valley organizations and businesses to participate in the program that will launch in January. So far Frisoli has had 30 partners sign on. “The purpose of the program is to bring international

A former housekeeper for Meg Whitman was “emotionally and financially abused” during her nine years of employment, an attorney alleged today, adding that the Republican gubernatorial candidate knew the woman was an illegal immigrant. Whitman strongly denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated. Attorney Gloria Allred said Nicky Diaz Santillan worked as a housekeeper for

This year the Coachella Valley Volunteers In Medicine is partnering with the Riverside County Health Department in providing free influenza vaccines to the desert’s medically indigent elderly population living in the East Valley and Desert Hot Springs. The goal is to help mitigate the severity and spread of disease throughout the Coachella Valley. The medically

Searchers will fan out again through Joshua Tree National Park, looking for a prominent Los Angeles real estate broker who went on a hike and didn’t come back. The search will continue Wednesday for 64-year-old Edward Rosenthal, an experienced hiker who failed to return as planned on Friday. Park spokesman Joe Zarki says 50 searchers

In 1982, Albert Greenwood Brown, 56, was convicted of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Riverside girl. Her name was Susan Louise Jordan. The execution of Brown has been delayed, but if it does happen, the execution would be California’s first in five years, and Jordan’s family says it couldn’t happen soon enough. Letters

Jeremy London is expected to testify next week in a hearing that will determine whether a Palm Springs man will stand trial on charges that he kidnapped the actor. Brandon Adams, 27, faces charges of carjacking, kidnapping, robbery, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and receiving stolen property, along with a sentence-enhancing allegation that

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a case of alleged officer misconduct involving a Cathedral City police officer. The alleged incident happened early Wednesday morning when police were alerted to alleged behavior. Due to the nature of the complaint, the Cathedral City Police Department contacted the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office to conduct

Contract negotiations between the City of Palm Springs and the Police Officers Association started back in April and so far no deal. Members of the Police Officers Union came out in full force for last week’s City Council meeting after it sent a letter to business owners threatening to launch a public relations campaign with

Four men were arrested Monday evening, connected to a home invasion robbery that locked down three local schools, according to police. The crime happened on the 42000 block of Iowa Street on Monday around 11 a.m. The residents inside the home woke up to find several men wearing dark clothing and Halloween masks and making

The apparent suicide of a South Gate teacher possibly prompted by low test scores is an extreme case in added pressure that has been put on educators. Some teachers in the desert argue that it is unfair to base effectiveness on tests. The body of Rigoberto Ruelas Jr. was found at the foot of a

Palm Springs police chief David Dominguez is the focus of a formal complaint sent to the city regarding his role in the 2009 undercover gay sex sting operation. A gay slur was used by an officer during that sting and it was caught on tape. The complaint alleges the chief is partly to blame for

Utility crews scrambled to restore electrical service around the Southland today after a day of record-shattering heat. Though inland and valley temperatures were forecast to peak around 106 degrees this afternoon, partly cloudy skies helped cap temperatures in the 90s. However, a few spots, such as Acton and the Whittier Hills, did break into the

With legal challenges and a request for clemency pending, the scheduled execution of a man who raped and murdered a Riverside teenager could be delayed until next year if it is not carried out before one of the state’s lethal drugs expires. Albert Greenwood Brown, 56, is set to be put to death by lethal