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A California woman has been indicted on a charge she posted threatening statements about President Barack Obama and his family on her Twitter feed and Facebook page while she was visiting New Orleans. Friday’s one-count indictment charges 32-year-old Felisha Monet Mitchell of Palm Springs with threatening the president, a charge punishable by a maximum of

Cal Fire responded today to a report of smoke at the Larson Justice Center. Cal Fire says a mechanical sprinkler failure activated the alarm system. The first engine to arrive reported smoke showing from the exterior of the building. Upon further investigation it was found that a small electrical fire activated the sprinkler system in

No est claro en dnde se realizar el punto de revision de sobriedad en Palm Springs esta noche pero comenzar a eso de las 8:30 p.m., y continuar hasta las 2:30 a.m. sbado. Oficiales estarn buscando a los conductores ebrios y se asegurarn de que los automovilistas estn conduciendo con una licencia de manejo vigente.

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate aDUI checkpoint tonight at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday,officers will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make suredrivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Paul Abshire said, addingthat checkpoints reduce crashes. People arrested on suspicion of DUI

A Desert Hot Springs gang member was given the death sentence this morning after being convicted of killing a U.S. Marine and a teenager. Emilio Manuel Avalos, 35, was convicted in September of the Dec. 19, 2001, slaying of 20-year-old Marine Cpl. Henry Lozano and the Dec. 21, 1994, shooting death of 17-year-old Jahi Collins.

A San Jacinto man and his girlfriend are behindbars today for allegedly stealing fire hydrants and backflow valves to get atthe copper rings and other metal content. John Joseph Shaw, 49, and Antonette Marie Rodriguez, 48, were arrestedThursday night on suspicion of grand theft and receiving stolen property. Shawwas additionally booked for alleged parole violations.

A Democratic state senator from the Central Valley has resigned unexpectedly, dropping Democrats below the two-thirds threshold they need to pass tax changes or override vetoes. Sen. Michael Rubio from Shafter, which is near Bakersfield, announced his resignation Friday to take a government affairs job with Chevron Corporation. Rubio did not immediately respond to a

Anthony Machado, 20, was arrested in connection to three residentialburglariesand a car theft. One burglaryoccurredin Indian Wells, while the other two burglaries and the car theft happened in Thousand Palms. Around 3:30 p.m. February 20th, Machado was found near Ramon Road on Arbol Real. He was arrested and booked into the Riverside County Jail in

Jeremiah Gerky, 24, was arrested yesterday after threatening to kill his neighbor and barricading himself in his home. Around 2:25 yesterday Banning Policereceiveda call about a man with a knife threatening to kill his neighbor. When police arrived Gerky had gone into his home on 41st Street. Officers requested he come outside. Gerky refused, deciding

Can you actually win at any of those long rows of carnival games at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio? There are some ways to improve your odds while having fun. It’s important to remember, if a game looks really easy assume something has been “gaffed” to make it harder to

The men’s final in USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 will be held today in Sunrise Park in Palm Springs, with a field of 36 pentathletes from 17 nations, including David Svoboda of the Czech Republic, the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. The field also includes Hungarian Adam Marosi, the bronze medalist at the

Drug-sniffing dogs and X-ray equipment at a Southern California border checkpoint have uncovered 37 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a sport utility vehicle. The 29-year-old driver, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested Tuesday at the checkpoint in Calexico. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the $440,000 worth of cocaine was sealed in 15 packages

A map featuring more than 100 farms, vegetable stands, wineries and other places throughout Riverside County where homegrown products can be bought will be unveiled Friday at receptions in Indio and Temecula. The “Ag Trail” includes stops in the Temecula Valley Wine Country, the Riverside citrus groves, Cherry Valley and the desert. “The county’s goal

A downtown Palm Springs fire is under investigation this morning. Emergency crews were called to a vacant apartment complex at the corner of Arenas Road and Indian Canyon at about 3:30 this morning. Firefighters found smoke coming from the second story of the building just above Stewart Galleries. Crews quickly put out the fire and

Chris Sharp, of Indio, got the news on Wednesday that he along with more than 20 employees at the 3-year-old business R&R Golf Cars in Rancho Mirage were being laid off. “The owner came up and said we’re closing the doors. We went bankrupt. We’re done,” said Sharp. Sharp tells us the business closed shop

If it’s not a cold, it’s the flu. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Much of the same is making things tough for people who are sick in Palm Springs. The respiratory bug that’s been going around seems to be tapering

Opponents of the downtown Palm Springs revitalization project took the next step– to court. Two groups filed lawsuits against the city and Wessman Development, the latest in a series of delays for the multi-million dollar project. The legal actions come within three weeks of each other. One of the groups, “Advocates for Better Community Development”

A second law enforcement officer in just nine days is laid to rest. Thursday, the law enforcement community remembered and honored San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah MacKay. The 35-year-old was the second officer killed by ex-cop Christopher Dorner. Mackay was killed in a shootout in the mountains near Big Bear, that ultimately led to

It’s hard enough knowing some dogs call a shelter home. Knowing their “home” isn’t a no-kill shelter can be almost unbearable. To kill or not to kill? Simple question, easy answer. “It isn’t controversial. It isn’t like gun control, or abortion, or illegal immigration. Nobody really wants to kill animals,” Lindi Biggi, President of Loving

Raymond Moore, CEO of the BNP Paribas Open, today unveiled expansion plans for the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The annual event is the most-attended ATP World Tour and WTA tennis tournament in the world. The plans are targeted for the 2014 tournament. The City of Indian Wells approved the plans, which include a permanent Stadium