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LOS ANGELES -California regulators have unveiled new rules to cut the time patients must wait to see HMO doctors. The state Department of Managed Health Care announced Wednesday that doctors who violate the rules could face various fines. However, officials say many of the state’s health maintenance organizations are already in compliance. The rules say

LA QUINTA -The $5.1 million Bob Hope Classic began today at four La Quinta courses, threatened by the third in a series of powerful winter storms. Rain has not affected the pro-am tournament since 1980, when play was suspended, tournament spokesman Toby Zwikel said. Play will only be suspended if there is lightning or large

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Police are looking for a man last seen running from a home in Desert Hot Springs last Friday. Investigators say a neighbor called police to complain about his neighbor’s door being kicked inon the 13100 block of Cuando Way. When police got there, they found a suspicious car and arrested the

PALM SPRINGS – A national travel website unveiled its list of top hotels around the world, and named a handful on Palm Springs-area hotels as tops. TripAdvisor.com came out with the list, which was voted on by its users. They say it recognizes the best hotels, and was based on millions of real and unbiased

WASHINGTON -The House has passed a bill allowing taxpayers to write off donations to Haiti earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring. Under current law, donors would have to wait until they file their 2010 returns next year to take the deductions. The bill would allow donations made by the end

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SAN FRANCISCO -The Republican mayor of San Diego is testifying about how his views on same-sex marriage “evolved” after he learned one of his daughters was a lesbian. Mayor Jerry Sanders took the witness stand Tuesday on behalf of two same-sex couples who have sued to overturn California’s gay marriage ban. The trial now entering

LOS ANGELES -California is set to become the first state to limit the time patients must wait to see a doctor. The Department of Managed Health Care plans to announce Wednesday there will soon be a limit of 10 business days on the appointment time to see a family practitioner. The deadline is 15 days

COACHELLA -Coachella police today made public a sketch of a roughly 25-year-old man who abducted a woman in the city’s business district Sunday night and raped her in a field in Thermal. The Hispanic suspect, about 5 feet 6 inches and 140 pounds with tattoos on his hands and shoulders, was wearing a red “TapOut”

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court has rejected California’s challenge to a court order to reduce its prison population by more than 40,000 inmates over two years. The justices said Tuesday they will not disturb the inmate-release order from a three-judge federal panel that said the reductions were necessary to improve medical and health care throughout the

PALM SPRINGS -A student pilot and his instructor are alive after crashing their plane in our local mountains Monday morningbefore stormy weather moved into the area. Their plane went downin a remote area of Joshua Tree National Park as theyflew from Joshua Tree to Palm Springs International Airport. “We just got on the phone calling

PALM SPRINGS – A Civil Air Patrol Ground Search and Rescue Team reached the site of a small plane late Monday night. The team along with a ranger from the National Park, reached the crash site after an all-day air and ground search. They found the plane upside down in snow. Crews rescued the two

For more than a decade, Ginger Jeffries has been talking desert weather. She is the most experienced and most watched Meteorologist in the Coachella Valley. Ginger began her career with the “Q” in 1996. She fell in love with the desert and the unique meteorological opportunities in our region. “The Coachella valley has everything from

PALM SPRINGS -A severe thunderstorm warning lasted just minutes when it was issued by the National Weather Service, today, but that hasn’t stopped the road closures. Public Works Dept. has announced the closure of the #3 southbound lane of Date Palm Drive, from Vista Chino to Baristo Rd. in Cathedral City. Also, closed is Los

RANCHO MIRAGE – Doctor Raul Ruiz thanks the volunteers packing last minute medical supplies he’ll use the next few weeks. He and a group of doctors from around the country are heading to Haiti to help with earthquake relief. Like many of us, the desperate images of the aftermath inspired Ruiz. “When this happened I

TWENTYNINE PALMS -Twenty staff members from the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital are preparing to deploy to Haiti as part of the United States Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief efforts in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. “The dedicated staff of the Naval Hospital selected for this mission considers it a great privilege to support

LOS ANGELES -La tormenta más poderosa proveniente del Pacífico en años ya está ocasionando evacuaciones la Los Ángeles. El Condado de Orange fue uno de los más afectados por los fuertes vientos aunque no se ha confirmado que hubiera sido un tornado. Según el diario Orange County Register el fuerte viento volcó un auto en

JOSHUA TREE – A pilot and student were found alive in a small airplane that crashed in the Joshua Tree National Forest late Monday night. The plane was en route from Twentynine Palms to Palm Springs International Airport Monday morning when the pilot radioed for help, and disappeared from radar. Crews were forced to search

LOS ANGELES -A powerful storm punctuated by tornado warnings that sent many residents scampering for cover hammered Orange County today, flipping at least one vehicle, flooding some streets and damaging some roofs. What a witness described as a funnel cloud touched down early this afternoon near Pacific Coast Highway and Anderson Street north of Sunset

Caos vial causó un accidente entre varios vehículos, incluyendo un semais ayer lunes a las 4:30 p.m. sobre la I-10 a la altura de Whitewater. Tres carriles con rumbo al este fueron cerrados al tránsito ya que uno de los vehículos quedó prensado debajo del trailer. No se mencionó que originó el percance.