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An elderly man’s vehicle is being recovered from about 60-feet below Highway 74 after he apparently went over the side of the road near Mountain Center Wednesday morning. Officials with Cal Fire said the crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Highway 74 near Pinyon Drive, just east of mile marker 79. The man was

Bulldozers are starting to lay the ground work for the new Millennium Palm Desert community. Once complete, the 152 acre lot that runs between Gerald Ford Drive and Interstate 10 will feature homes, apartments, shops, restaurants, and businesses. It’ll cost about $300 million to complete. The residential component of the build, Genesis, will have 166

Things are heating up in the race for Palm Springs mayor, which was certainly highlighted at Tuesday night’s mayoral candidates forum when a physical altercation broke out between two women in the audience. According to authorities, officers were called to the Palm Springs American Legion Post, located at 400 North Belardo Road, at about 7:40

Musician’s Outlet in Palm Desert has served the Coachella Valley music scene for nearly 30 years. Just a week before moving to its new location in the same retail complex, the shop got rocked by a fire July 20. “One hundred percent of the merchandise was either burnt or had soot damage, or some water

The Summit Fire is 30 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. That is down from 50 percent containment Monday morning. The blaze broke out Sunday and burned 100 acres south of Big Bear Lake near Snow Summit ski resort. Fire crews are working to clear dead and burned trees within the fire area. All schools

All schools will be open in the Bear Valley Unified School District Wednesday after closures Monday and Tuesday because of the Summit Fire. Firefighters continue to battle the fire burning near the Snow Summit Ski Resort just south of Big Bear Lake. The fire started Sunday afternoon and has burned about 100 acres. It was

Eight candidates are vying to become Palm Springs’ next mayor. This after current Mayor Steve Pougnet announced he would not seek re-election shortly after conflict of interest allegations surfaced. All the candidates got to voice their stance on a number of topics in a two-hour Town Hall hosted by the American Legion Post 519 in

Firefighters contained a blaze in Thermal that was burning in a 1/4 acre of debris and burning near six mobile homes. Officials with Cal Fire said the blaze sparked at 4:12 p.m. in the 88800 block Avenue 70, which is near Pierce Street. The fire at one point, fueled by strong winds, threatened six mobile

Agentes con el gremio policial de Desert Hot Springs arrestaron a un hombre esta maana despus de un breve enfrentamiento policial. De acuerdo con el reporte oficial, el equipo de cumplimiento, denominado PACT por sus siglas en ingls, notificaron a la polica que se encontraban en una residencia ubicada sobre la Avenida Sunset y 12th

De acuerdo con el Departamento de bomberos una residencia estallo en llamas a tempranas horas de la madrugada este viernes en Coachella. El reporte oficial arroj que el incendio se origin justo antes de las 4:00 a.m. en una residencia ubicada sobre la calle vila, a la altura de la interseccin de la Avenida 52

El Distirto Escolar Unificado Desert Sands comenzar su ciclo escolar el mircoles 26 de agosto por lo que se le insta a conductores manejar con precausin cerca de los planteles escolares en Indio. El Departamento de Policia de Indio aumentar su vigilancia y tendra zero tolerancia para las personas que violen las leyes de trnsito.

Officials with Southern California Edison estimate that all customers in Palm Desert should have power restored by 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after equipment problems caused a power outage around 4 a.m. The outage affected 1,300 residents on Cook Street near Palm Desert High School, according to SCE’s website. Only 103 customers were still experiencing problems as

A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Monday on accusations of burglary and illegal drug manufacturing after police served a search warrant at his home in connection to a residential burglary from August 1. Christopher Cross, 29, was being investigated for the burglary which happened near the 72000 block of Ginger Rodgers Road in Rancho

Schools are closed for a second day in the Southern California mountain community where crews are battling a small but smoky wildfire burning through timber near a popular ski resort. Firefighters have held the blaze in Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains to 100 acres. It is 50 percent contained. All schools within

Students in the Desert Sands Unified School District will return to school Wednesday and authorities are reminding everyone to use extra caution on the roads. The Palm Desert Police Department is reminding adults to be careful in school zones. Extra patrols will be on the the road. Palm Desert Police issued a number of safety

Under the Political Reform Act of 1974, elected officials must disclose their income, real estate and all assets to the public in a yearly document called the Form 700. “Some people ignore it and there are also some deficiencies with the form,” said State Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale). Gatto, who represents California’s 43rd State Assembly

A federal judge sentenced a 45-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman to two years in federal prison and three years formal probation for filing dozens of fake income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and getting nearly $90,000 in illegal refunds. Angelique Mobley of Desert Hot Springs was sentenced Monday morning at the Riverside federal

Classic Party Rentals in Thousand Palms is cutting down its trees to cut down on water use. “Trying to save some water we started cutting all of the trees and make it look nice especially this building, especially here on the main road on Varner,” said Classic Party Rentals operations manager Luis Nunez. Nunez said

En Telemundo Palm Springs del lunes tambin le tenemos noticias amables a las personas que estn en busca de empleo. El Rodeo Caf en Palm Desert, solicita un cocinero, un lava platos y una mesera que sea bilinge. Favor de aplicar en persona y preguntar por Adelina Islas. El Rodeo Caf est localizado en la

Desert Hot Springs Police say they arrested a wanted suspect after a brief stand-off Monday afternoon. Police say that just after 11 a.m., the Post-Release Accountability Compliance Team (PACT) advised they were at a home on Sunset Avenue and 12 Street. The suspect, 36-year old Louie Pescador was inside an apartment and was not coming