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WASHINGTON -Good news for fans of “Lost” – the president doesn’t plan to mess up the television show’s season premiere. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says he doesn’t foresee a scenario in which President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address will fall on Feb. 2, the same night the show’s final season debuts. The

SAN JOSE -The San Francisco Bay area has been hit by a light earthquake for the second straight day. There are no reports of injuries or damage after the magnitude-3.8 quake struck around 11:48 Friday morning about 11 miles northeast of San Jose. A 4.1-magnitude temblor struck the same area Thursday, also not causing any

INDIO -A La Quinta man was sentenced to death today for fatally shooting an Indio cabbie in the head during a robbery that netted $80. Christopher Guy Jasso, 37, was convicted Dec. 1 of first-degree murder for gunning down Carlos Rafael Cuellar Cardona, 30, on Sept. 7, 2003. The cab driver was found with two

On January 8, 1977, Elvis Presley spent his last birthday at theestate he owned for 7 1/2 yearsat 845 WChino Canyon Road in Palm Springs. THE ELVIS ESTATE invites everyone today (Friday) and Saturday to visithis beloved Palm Springs home, called “GRACELAND WEST” by the NY Times,and get a behind the scenes look of his

SACRAMENTO -Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has released an $83 billion spending plan for California that will provide the lowest general funding spending in six years. An austerity budget that relies on deep social service cuts is needed, he said, because “tough times still lie ahead.” He will make up for a drastic drop in tax revenue

WASHINGTON -Oxmoor House is recalling nearly 1 million home improvement books because of errors that could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring. The errors in diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard. In announcing the voluntary recall Friday, the Consumer

PALM SPRINGS -The Palm Springs City Councilapproved plans for a new animal shelter, last night. It’s set to be built on the corner of Vella road and Mesquite Avenue. The council voted unanimously last night in favor of the $7 million facility. The city expects the real cost to be less than that, saying construction

PALM SPRINGS – “It was a popping noise when they hit the glass,” says Sean Thibodeau. Thibodeau woke up to Sunday morning to the sound of armed burglars breaking in. “In a matter of seconds, they were up these stairs and I could hear this very very loud sounds,” says Thibodeau. He didn’t know how

PALM SPRINGS – Drivers waited in long lines, this afternoon, as students at Raymond Cree Middle School held yet another car wash to raise money for Ciria Silva.Silva’s mother, brother, and sisters were all killed in a tragic New Year’s Day fire in their mobile home in the Windy Point area off Highway 111. A

RANCHO MIRAGE -A man waiting in a medical office in Rancho Mirage suffered a broken leg today when an 82-year-old woman accidentally stepped on the accelerator of her car and crashed into the building, a sheriff’s deputy said. The crash was reported at 11:06 a.m. at the Desert Oasis Healthcare, 71777 San Jacinto Drive, said

PALM SPRINGS – We’re getting our first look at a local man who died earlier this week while flying a helicopter for the Department of Fish and Game. Palm Springs pilot Dennis Donovan died when the chopper crashed on Tuesday afternoon. Three employees for the California Fish and Game Department also died. Donovan leaves behind

THERMAL – A 1954 single-engine Cessna aircraft flipped over today while landing at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, but the pilot was not injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane crashed around noon after touching down at the airport, which is south of Coachella, said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. “The pilot

PALM DESERT – The Joslyn Center Board of Directors tells News Channel 3 that the Arthur Newman Theatre will close for the season after the final presentation of “Back to Bachrach and Hal David” on Sunday, January 24. The final two shows for the season originally scheduled for runs in February through April, “The Sisters

PALM SPRINGS -A documentary about the Dalai Lama and Tibet that prompted the Chinese to withdraw from the Palm Springs International Film Festival is set to be screened Sunday. Chinese officials objected to the screening of “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom,” and when festival organizers refused to bow to their demands,

SACRAMENTO -Los Angeles Democrat John Perez has been elected the next leader of the California Assembly, becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the Legislature. He is a cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and was elected to the 80-member Assembly last year. Perez, who is 40, will work alongside

SAN JOSE -A light earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.1 temblor hit at 10:09 a.m. Thursday. It was centered 11 miles northeast of San Jose. Bay Area Rapid Transit experienced brief delays after the quake. A spokeswoman

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -Daniel Adelizzi pulled up to this Desert Hot Springs mobile home early Monday morning after he saw the fire. “The flames were coming up through the roof and part of the back was dropping in just didn’t have time to think about it I guess,” says Adelizzi. He hopped the fence and

PALM SPRINGS -Director Michael Hoffman is expected to attend tonight’s Opening Night Gala screening of “The Last Station” as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The gala is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, 2401 E. Baristo Road. Actor Paul Giamatti and actress Kerry Condon, along with

FRESNO -Three California Department of Fish and Game biologists and a pilot are dead after their helicopter crashed in a craggy stretch of the Sierra National Forest, where they were surveying deer herds. Officials say the crash happened Tuesday afternoon in a narrow canyon near Redinger Lake after the Bell 206 helicopter struck a power

PALM SPRINGS -One of five people who died in a mobile home fire north of Palm Springs was identified today as a 32-year-old Palm Springs man. Telesforo Hernandez-Perez died around 6:45 a.m. New Year’s Day at the mobile home at 150 Oregon Trail in the Western Village Mobile Home Park. How the fire started was