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A 57-year-old man accused of beating a homeless man during a robbery that netted $2 was at large today, police reported. Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez is suspected in the May 2 attack behind the Kragen Auto Parts store at 13310 Palm Drive, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Gonzalez allegedly struck

Thousands of Facebook users are thinking about deleting their account because of new rules and settings set by Facebook’s owners. Whether it’s on your computer or your cell phone, chances are you are one of the 400-million people who have a profile on Facebook. Over recent weeks, though, Facebook has started a new project that

A Riverside County Sheriff patrol car was involved in an a crash, this afternoon, in Thousand Palms. The accident happened around 1:30pm today on Thousand Palms Canyon Road, between North Ramon and Dillon Road. Authorities say the deputy was trying to negotiate a curve when he lost control, and ran off the road. Cal Fire

La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que el pasado sbado rompi la ventana de la tienda K-Mart de Desert Hot Springs y del departamento de joyera rob una gran cantidad de mercanca y despus huy.

Tras las rejas se encuentra Rafael Delgado quien en das pasados rapt a su novia y a la bebita de ambos despus de sostener una pelea. Como le informamos en La Poderosa 96.7 FM Nayelli y la pequea fueron encontrados en Calexico. El sujeto enfrenta un gran nmero de cargos.

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino llev a cabo un retn de sobriedad en Yucca Valley el pasado sbado. Por el lugar pasaron ms de 1500 vehculos, dos personas fueron arrestadas por manejar borrachas, otras 15 fueron multadas por conducir sin licencia o con licencia suspendida.

The Palm Springs Public Library will be open fewer hours and no longer offer passport services as part of an effort to reduce the city’s projected $7.7 million deficit. The library, located at 300 S. Sunrise Way, will open an hour later and close an hour earlier starting May 25, said city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell.

? Tri se despide con un 1-0 ante Chile ? Nos sigue faltando definir: Vasco Aguirre ? ?Cielito Lindo? despide al Tri desde las gradas ? Venado Medina resurge en momento clave ? Guardado afirma estar bien tras barrida ? Agradece Cuau apoyo al Tri en el Azteca ? La aficin fue injusta con Bofo:

A Palm Desert man who was found rambling incoherently by sheriff’s deputies at his house, battled police officers and died a few hours later at a hospital was identified today. Robert Albert Appel, 48, of Palm Desert, was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m. Friday at Eisenhower Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

The continued shaking around the Southland is leaving some valley residents unsettled. ” It’s scary,” said Taylor Smith. Since the big Easter day earthquake hit, there have been hundreds of aftershocks and smaller quakes. “We felt the big one in El Centro,” said Blair Brady. Brady sells emergency kits and it’s been a busy month

The hot summer is here and so are some potential dangers for your health and your home; but preparation and common sense can help you keep your family and the community safe this summer. “It gets ridiculously hot,” said Steve Davis. As temperatures rise, people search for ways to stay cool. “The first thing we

Doctors warned Friday that an unpaid visit to the emergency room could come back to bite you in the future. Millions of Americans visit the ER every year, and health officials report that many of those patients are uninsured and use the ER for primary care, which doctors say is not the way to go.

Three people were treated for injuries after a house fire in Indio, Friday night. People were able to see the smoke from two miles away. When News Channel 3 arrived, the smoke covered the entire street. “I heard explosions, and I called 9-1-1,” said Jeff Dugan, who started taking pictures. Pictures taken by another neighbor

Warm Sands is a well-known resort neighborhood in Palm Springs catering to the gay community. It’s also been the backdrop for numerous police sex stings. Stings carried out in the same area in June and July of 2009 resulted in the arrests of 24 men. Several of those cases hit the desk of Roger Tansey,

The Desert Dispatch newspaper received an anonymous call, this week, claiming to know the details of the theft of the Mojave Cross. The cross was swiped from its perch in the high desert, where it stood as a memorial to veterans for decades, and recently survived a challenge from the U.S. Supreme Court. The caller

The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board voted Thursday night to finalize the layoff of 47 teachers. The Board voted in favor of the layoffs in February, then teachers were given pink slips in March. There were hopes the district would rescend those pink slips and bring the teachers back. That wasn’t the case. Dozens

A memorial service will be held today in Oceanside for a Thermal-based California Highway Patrol pilot who was killed in a plane crash in the mountains of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Officer Danny Benavides, a 13-year CHP veteran, was found dead by a search-and-rescue team about 4 p.m. last Friday in the wreckage of his

Shaking near the Mexico border still hasn’t let up. People in Imperial County could feel at least 4 earthquakes overnight. The biggest was a magnitude 4 shaker, which hit near Ocotillo just after 10pm, last night. Click here to track earthquakes with KESQ’s Quake Tracker There are no reports of any injuries or damage. There

Kimberly Fleming-McBeth recently found out she’s no longer facing charges stemming from an alleged attack in February. “I was happy, I was grateful. I was just ecstatic; I was happy,” said Fleming-McBeth. Police arrested her for allegedly pushing one of her students into the wall while she was substitute teaching at San Gorgonio Middle School