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Former Palm Springs resident Walter Lee Williams was arrested in Mexico Wednesday, one day after being added to the FBI’s list of its Ten Most Wanted fugitives. Williams, 64, was charged in an indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court, alleging one count of producing child pornography, one count of traveling for the purpose of

One woman is dead and two others were hospitalized following a two-car crash in Rancho Mirage Tuesday afternoon, police say. The Riverside County Coroner says a passenger, 81-year-old Rancho Mirage resident Barbara Schmitz, died at Eisenhower Medical Center two hours later. Police say a BMW collided with a Ford Focus at Highway 111 and Dune

Riverside County supervisors have authorized spending an additional $105,000 to dispose the remaining trailers at the Duroville mobile home park in Thermal. The allocation will bring the total budget for the county’s cleanup at what is formally known as the Desert Mobile Home Park to $905,000. According to the county Housing Authority, more single-wide travel

One particular area of Desert Hot Springs has fallen victim to one particular crime. Police say a suspect has entered numerous homes in the north-eastern part of the city through unlocked windows and sliding doors. “I’m shocked. I live in this area where you guys are saying it’s happening,” Desert Hot Springs resident Veronica Rummel

The ban on illegal pot shops continues in Palm Springs. The city’s cracking down on medicinal marijuana dispensaries operating without a proper license. Organic Solutions of the Desert continues to welcome new business as one of the three licensed and legal medical marijuana dispensaries in Palm Springs. “We’re definitely seeing more and more patients looking

The slice of a ribbon, a sweet start to summer vacation for teens at the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City, as they celebrated their brand new Berger Foundation Tech Lab on Tuesday. Thanks to the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, middle school and high school students have $34,000 in new hardware at

The Palm Springs International Short Film Festival beginsTuesday night at 6:30. For the first time, a second auditorium is being used to accommodate a large opening night crowd at the Camelot Theatre. More than 400 film makers from all around the world come to share their stories at ShortFest in Palm Springs. Some of them

Aetna Inc. has notified state regulators that it will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday that Aetna’s decision is “not good news” because consumers need more

A man found dead near the Banning campus of Mt. San Jacinto College was identified today as a Palm Springs resident. Someone reported 59-year-old Joseph Woodson lying motionless on the roadway in the 900 block of South Sunset Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Banning police and county coroner’s officials. He died the same

Hoy a la 1:30 a.m. un joven de 17 aos conduca un vehculo sobre Calle Placido, al sur de Calle Palmedo en La Quinta se distrajo al recibir un mensaje de texto y se impact con un auto estacionado, inform el sargento Randy Vasquez del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. El menor acept

A 17-year-old Indio boy got distracted by a textmessage and crashed into a parked car in La Quinta today, allegedly while underthe influence of alcohol and marijuana. The crash on Calle Placido south of Calle Palmedo was reported about1:30 a.m, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Vasquez. The boy, driving south on Calle Placido, had been

About 85 percent of an extensive dune system near the U.S.-Mexico border would be open to off-road vehicles under a new federal management plan opposed by environmentalists. The Bureau of Land Management released the plan Monday. Nearly 180,000 acres of the 210,000-acre Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area and surrounding public lands would be available to

A developer is seeking federal approval for air space for a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that U.S. Thrill Rides LLC submitted plans to the Federal Aviation Administration in April for the ride it calls the Polercoaster. The application shows the tower at the Tropicana Las Vegas

Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship broke out across this continent-sized country, with more expected Tuesday, protests uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. Mostly peaceful protests in at least eight big cities drew large crowds, and local news media

The parents of a man who died when his car burst into flames during a Border Patrol chase in San Diego County is suing the government for wrongful death. Twenty-five-year-old Alex Martin of Texas died in March of 2012. Authorities say Border Patrol agents saw him driving the wrong way on Interstate 8 near Pine

The Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market will get underway Today. More than 300 films will be screened at the 19th annual festival, which runs through June 24 at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. The festival will include shorts from 49 countries and 70 world premieres, 55 North American premieres and 14 U.S.

Riverside County supervisors today tentativelyapproved a “fragile” $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, holding offon full implementation of the financial blueprint until the county’s yearendbalance sheet is clearer. The Board of Supervisors is slated to formally adopt the budget on Sept.10. “We’re using one-time money where appropriate (to balance thebudget),” county Chief Financial Officer

Los Angeles may be joining the battle against the bag. City News Service says the City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to ban stores from handing out single-use plastic bags. They’d also be required to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The law would take effect next year. Supporters say the plastic

Gusty west winds are expected to blow through theCoachella Valley today. “A trough of low pressure will move inland across central Californialate today and tonight,” according to the National Weather Service. “Thistrough will bring gusty west winds through the San Gorgonio Pass and into thenorthern section of the Coachella Valley. Wind gusts in excess of

Timothy Bench left the Larson Justice Center after what he calls the hardest two weeks of his life. “Oh definitely. The most difficult thing. It’s going to be with me for a long time,” juror Timothy Bench said. The jury returned verdicts of guilty on all counts against Yolanda Guadalupe Pena in the brutal murder