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LOS ANGELES -A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s personal physician said in remarks reported today that the Houston-based doctor is in Los Angeles and prepared to surrender if authorities file charges against him over the death of the pop star. “I don’t have any specific information that leads me to believe he is going to be

WASHINGTON -Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving then. Instead, LaHood says take them to dealerships to get them repaired. LaHood told reporters it was “obviously a misstatement” when he told a House panel earlier Wednesday that he would advise owners not to drive recalled

PALM SPRINGS -The Palm Springs City Council is expected to finally adopt relaxed rules for medical marijuana collectives, today. The rules would allow a dispensary to open slightly closer than the minimum 500-feet from schools, churches, homes and parks. The council could also award two permits to four finalists looking to open dispensaries within the

INDIO -Jurors are expected today to begin their first full day of deliberations in the trial of a documented gangster and a teen accused in the death of a fellow gang member who was killed by California Highway Patrol officers during a pursuit in Desert Hot Springs. Anthony Paez, 20, and Edgar Flores, 17, are

TWENTYNINEPALMS –An active marine stationed at 29 Palms marine base didn’t want to be named, but was willing to accept whatever happens. “Doesn’t really bother me just as long as it doesn’t cause any constraints out in the field. That’s all I care about.” Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with the Senate Armed Services Committee

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CATHEDRAL CITY – The re-call notice is in the mail. Toyota has mailed lettersalerting people to bring their cars into their local dealershipsto have the gas pedal issue resolved. Here in the valley, Toyota of the Desert says there’s no reason to wait for the letter to arrive. If you have a vehicle involved in

PALM SPRINGS – A group of South Koreans will be going homewith some ideas about business opportunities here in the desert. The 13 member delegation from Asan City, South Korea got a look at how Palm Springs has positioned itself to become a force in the renewable energy industry. The city showed off College of

BANNING – Bernie Gartner drives a lot. “I have an ‘ 06 truck and it’s got 247,000 miles on it. So, does that give you some idea on how much I drive.” He’s all over Southern California helping install cell phone towers. And, he doesn’t have much time to check road conditions. “If the road

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -A man was arrested today on suspicion of his involvement in the Nov. 6 robbery of a man whose car broke down in Desert Hot Springs, police reported. Robert Steinruck, 34, was arrested on King Street in Indio about 10:15a.m. on suspicion of robbery, Desert Hot Springs police Sgt. Dan Bressler said.

BEAUMONT – An accident in which a big rig overturned has blocked all eastbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 10 in Beaumont, creating a back up that stretches miles. The accident happened at 3:45, this afternoon, at Oak Valley Parkway. A SigAlert has been issued, and all eastbound traffic has been diverted onto Oak Valley

LAS VEGAS -Police say two casino patrons are dead and six people are hurt after a vehicle crashed through the entrance of a hotel in the southern Nevada resort town of Laughlin. Las Vegas police Officer Barbara Morgan says authorities believe the 70-year-old driver suffered what she called a “medical episode” before the 9:30 a.m.

PALM DESERT – Movie Gallery Inc., owner of the Hollywood Video movie rental chain, has filed for Chapter 11 protection and plans to close 805 stores – about a third of its total. Two of those stores are located here in the Coachella Valley. Today is the last day forvideo rentals, and starting tomorrow the

RANCHO MIRAGE – Local small business owners got a taste of their economic future inside the Agua Caliente Casino & Spa’s Cahuilla Ballroom. Shannon Lichliter, co-owner of Main Stream Aquatics, said, “We’re not rolling in the money. I’m not ready to retire or to give up my day job at this point in time. But,

KESQ.com News Services INDIAN WELLS -A single-engine plane that crashed landed Jan. 25 in a field in Indian Wells lost power when the pilot switched fuel tanks, a preliminary federal report shows. The low-wing, two-seater — a CZAW SportCruiser registered to a Palm Springs flight school — went down before 3:30 p.m. that Monday in

PALM DESERT – CalTrans tells News Channel 3 that road crews will once again be out on Interstate 10, this week, repairing stretches of roadway. On Monday, commuters faced massive delays as crews shut down two lanes on the eastbound side on the interstate to repair roadway that was damaged by the recent storms. Thursday,

KESQ.com News Services INDIO -Closing arguments are scheduled today in the trial of a reputed gang member and a teenager accused in the death of a fellow gang member during a vehicle pursuit and shootout with California Highway Patrol officers in Desert Hot Springs. Anthony Paez, 20, and Edgar Flores, 17, face charges of murder,

HEMET -A Hemet man is out of jail on bail, but facing criminal charges for allegedly posing as a federal officer to deport a woman. Thirty-seven-year-old Gregory Raymond Denny allegedly dressed up as a border patrol officer, entered a home, and handcuffed a woman. Police then say he took her to a border patrol station

LONDON -British medical journal The Lancet says it has retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. The Lancet published the controversial paper by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues in 1998. British parents abandoned the vaccine in droves, leading to a resurgence of measles. Subsequent studies found no

PALM DESERT -Deputies saycat burglars struck the Southeast corner of Del Webb’s Sun City. Between January 4th and January 30th, they targeted a half dozen homes, stealing electronics even a car. Deputies found the suspects on Saturday after their most recent break-in. “The surveillance team is already in place. They set up a perimeter with