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Police arrested Clarence Davis, Jr. Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, armed robbery and domestic violence. Yesterday, February 19th, Palm Desert Police responded to a domestic disturbance call near Pierson Boulevard, just outside of Desert Hot Springs, where a pregnant woman reported that her ex-husband, Davis, had driven her to a

Manuel Edmundo Guzman Jr., 19, was found guilty Wednesday for the murder of bantamweight boxer Eddie Leal.Guzman was convicted of murder in the first degree with a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait. The jury found the special circumstance to be true. Guzman created a fake Facebook profile under the persona of “Rebecca Santhiago.”

Screenwriter Chris Terrio will host of a showing of his Academy Award-nominated film “Argo” in Palm Desert tonight and answer questions afterward. The screening is set for 7 p.m. at Cinemas Palme d’Or, 72840 Highway 111. Terrio is considered an Oscar front runner for the best adaptedscreenplay, and “Argo” is also nominated for best picture.

A cold storm from the Gulf of Alaska brought heavy snowfall to the mountains of Riverside County early today, and lighter snow showers to the upper deserts and far inland valleys. CLICK TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS OF THE STORM GALLERY: http://www.kesq.com/news/-/233092/19000352/-/11la21tz/-/index.html According to the National Weather Service, the storm was likely to linger in the

Rain poured down on hundreds of neighbors, friends, family and coworkers who stood together with lit candles at the Yucaipa Community Center on Tuesday night. Tears rolled down the cheeks of those grieving the death of 35-year-old San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremiah MacKay. “The support we see for my son is just incredible. It

A map featuring more than 100 farms, vegetable stands, wineries and other locations throughout Riverside County that boast a host of fresh homegrown products for purchase will be unveiled Friday during two receptions. The “Ag Trail” includes stops in the Temecula Valley Wine Country, theRiverside citrus groves, Cherry Valley and the desert. “The county’s goal

A March 1st trial date was set today for a Palm Springs man accused of sexually abusing two 8-year-old girls who went to his wife’s daycare center. Jose Manuel Mercado, 39, is charged with three counts of aggravatedsexual assault of a minor and one count of lewd acts with a child under 14. He remains

The Betty Ford Center admitted its 100,000th patient late last week, a spokesman said. The number represents the total admitted to the addiction treatment hospital’s inpatient, residential day treatment, intensive outpatient and family programs since the center opened on Oct. 4, 1982, according to spokesman Russ Patrick. The former first lady, who founded the center

Palm Springs Modernism Week is organizing the first Joan Hayward Double-Decker Architectural Bus Tour for local students Wednesday. Students from local high schools and colleges who are interested in architecture and design will leave at 10 a.m. Wednesday on a two-hour tour of mid-century architecture and landmarks in Palm Springs. Hayward, the tour’s namesake, worked

Competition is scheduled to begin today in USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium and two other venues at Sunrise Park with a men’s qualifier with a field including David Svoboda of the Czech Republic, the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. The expected field of 76 from 28 nations and five

Investigators were trying to determine today how the body of a 21-year-old tourist from Canada who had been missing for weeks ended up inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel where she had been staying. Tourist Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, had been missing since Jan. 31, when she stopped making

Opening ceremonies officially kicked off the USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium. Earlier this month the event was at risk of being cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship. 140 athletes from 30 different countries will be competing in Palm Springs as they prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games. The modern Pentathlon

Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, were both found guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the May 7, 2008 killing of Daniel Kuzawa. Jurors found true special circumstance allegations of murder in commission of arobbery, kidnapping, and carjacking, making both men eligible for the death penalty. Cervantes’ panel reached a decision on

Twenty two year desert resident and eight year Elvis Presley Estate owner Reno Fontana has a much different view of the home he loves. “I’m on the outside looking in,” Fontana said. Chains and a no trespassing sign show what’s left after the sheriff’s department evicted him last month. “It’s terribly frustrating, inconvenient beyond terms,

Un voraz incendio dejo sin hogar a ms de una decenas de personas que vivan en el parque de casas mviles Carefree Mobile Home Park, al norte de la ciudad de Palm Springs. El fuego comenzo al rededor de las 12:30 de la tarde del martes. Al llegar a le escena los bomberos reportaron enormes

We are learning more about the declining conditions at the condemned east Valley trailer park — known as Duroville. The people who still call the place home are forced to live among trash, because no one’s picked it up for three weeks, yet the residents are still paying for trash service. The people in charge

Agentes de La Patrulla Fronteriza en Indio arrestaron a un sospechoso traficante de drogas en el punto de revisin sobre la Carretera 86 hoy, dnde descubrieron aproximadamente 30 libras de metanfetaminas en un vehiculo. Al filo de las 7 a.m. uniformados detuvieron a el conductor de 26 aos entre Westmorland y Salton City. Unos perros