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A former Palm Springs business owner is facing backlash after getting involved in the 45th District congressional race. Erica Stone owns Soldiers Organized Service, a nonprofit group that provides free transportation to Marines. She appeared in a TV spot sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mary Bono-Mack that criticized Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, who’s running against

So far it’s business as usual for travel agent Kay Everley of Sunshine Travel and Cruise in Palm Desert. Despite the terror alert issued by the State Department for Americans Traveling in Europe, Everley hasn’t had any clients get cold feet about visiting Europe. “We haven’t had people cancelling we really at this point haven’t

It was a rock star reception for over 200 United States Marines returning to 29 Palms from Afghanistan. Over the last year the Marines have taken down Taliban insurgents, kept elections safe and helped open schools. Five buses pulled into the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center just before noon on Monday. Lance Corporal Damion

Starting Monday, all 10 Riverside County Family Care Centers will be offering no-cost flu shots for esidents, with no appointments required. “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is by getting this year’s flu shot,” said county Health Officer Dr. Eric Frykman, who encouraged everyone to get vaccinated. The shots combine the

Rancho Mirage fire engineer Mike Scholl knows exactly what to say to prevent kids from starting a fire. “You’re going to burn your bed. You’re going to burn up your clothes. You’re going to burn up all your toys,” he said. The audience, made up primarily of first and second grade students from Rancho Mirage

Palm Springs fire crews responded to call reporting a house explosion on Monday to find all of the windows blown out, according to the Palm Springs Fire Department. The call came in just after noon near the intersection of Calle Marcus and Senora in the Deep Well area of Palm Springs. Firefighters arrived to find

Palm Springs police warned residents today about an identity scam perpetrated by someone claiming to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A local business owner recently received an official-looking fax asking her to sign a letter and provide confidential banking information, according to Officer Rhonda Long of the Palm Springs Police Department. The owner

If You Are Being Bullied: Talk to your parents or an adult you can trust, such as a teacher, school counselor, or principal. Many teens who are targets of bullies do not talk to adults because they feel embarrassed, ashamed, or fearful, and they believe they should be able to handle the problem on their

A man was sentenced Monday to 33 years to life behind bars for snatching a 63-year-old woman’s designer purse and briefly dragging her across a parking in La Quinta, causing her head to split open on the pavement. Rudolfo “Rudy” Rodriguez, 48, was convicted in June of a felony robbery charge — his third strike

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A final assessment of Riverside County government’s balance sheet at the end of the last fiscal year indicates that most departments closed 2009-10 with money to spare. The Board of Supervisors tomorrow will review the Executive Office’s year-end report on general fund activity as part of its policy agenda. According to the report, only two

All eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 will shut down beginning at 11 p.m, tonight, and will re-open at 6 a.m., according to Cal Trans workers. The shutdown is part of the project to build a new overpass at Bob Hope Drive in Thousand Palms that will replace the existing overpass of Ramon Road. Motorists will

A jury was seated today for the trial of two men accused in the financially motivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree. San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 61, and Miguel Bustamante, 27, are charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 5, 2008, death of Clifford Lambert. They also face sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a murder

Ciudades del Valle de Coachella utilizan estrategia para disminuir el nmero de personas que beben y conducen. Desde 2005 por tercera vez, Palm Desert aparee en las 10 ciudades con ms accidentes relacionados con el alcohol. Los retenes de sobriedad han reflejado un descenso en ciudades del Desierto agracias a apoyos econmicos por parte de

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que en das pasados lleg al punto de inspeccin de la Patrulla Fronteriza ubicado sobre el Expressway 86 cerca de Salton Sea. En el vehculo que conduca traa una carga de cocana valorada en $1.3 mdd. Un perro de la Unidad K-9 alerto a los agentes quienes despus

The hiker who chronicled the story of his survival on his hat during six days lost in Joshua Tree National Park without food or water has been released from the hospital. A spokesman says Edward Rosenthal will talk about his ordeal Tuesday at a news conference in Los Angeles that will include some members of

Sheriff’s deputies were searching Sunday night for a the driver one of car involved in a 2-car accident. News Channel 3 was first on scene, and talked with a witness who said a red car ran a red light at the intersection of Fred Waring and Cook Street just after 8 p.m. The red car

More than 200 customers of Southern California Edison in the Palm Springs area will spend most of Monday without electricity, according to the power company. The company’s website blames some underground cable that went bad. The problem started shortly after 3 a.m. Monday in the area around Calle Encilia and Ramon. Crews are working to

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Two masked men who robbed a Desert Hot Springs meat market at gunpoint remained at large today. The robbery was reported at 10:08 p.m. Sunday at the Rancho Grande Market at 13313 Palm Drive, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. The robbers approached a male employee outside the store and