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Sinking a billiards shot on a brand new pool table isn’t something these kids from Desert Hot Springs take for granted. “A weight room, a pool, a gym and friends,” are just the tip of the iceberg of what the massive 32,200 square-foot Community Health and Wellness Center in Desert Hot Springs brings to the

The Palm Springs International Film Festival ends Monday, and already it’s one for the record books. Organizer says more people attended this year than ever before. Giovanni Scaveo, of Cathedral City, described the festival as, “Phenomenal, phenomenal!” Linda Emerson, of Palm Springs, says, “I think I saw 35 movies this time.” “So far I have

Raul Ruiz was officially sworn into the 113th Congress earlier this month. We were the only local station in Washington D.C as it happened. In his first sit down interview as a Congressman, Ruiz laid out the issues he wants to tackle during his freshman term. “I am very confident that we will be working

An abused Riverside boy who fatally shot his neo-Nazi father while the man was sleeping was convicted today of second-degree murder. Joseph Hall, 12, put a bullet through the head of 32-year-old JeffRussell Hall in the predawn hours of May 1, 2011, in what Riverside CountySuperior Court Judge Jean Leonard said was a planned attack

A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate at a California high school has been charged as an adult. The Kern County district attorney’s office announced on Monday that Bryan Oliver has been charged with attempted murder and other counts in the shooting on Thursday at Taft Union High School. A 16-year-old boy was wounded

Authorities today held three suspects on suspicion of carrying out a violent armed robbery last week at a Nordstrom Rack store in Westchester, where 14 employees were held hostage and two allegedly were assaulted, one of them sexually. The robbery was reported just after 10 p.m. Thursday by a spouse of an employee at the

Police were investigating two deadly collisions involving pedestrians Sunday. One killed an elderly woman in Desert Hot Springs, another died earlier in Cathedral City. The Riverside County Coroners Office says Van Zitek, 72, of Palm Springs was struck by a motorist in Cathedral City along the 67400 block of East Palm Canyon Drive just south

A 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing her Pontiac Vibe into a curb in Palm Desert, police said. The crash at Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street was reported at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Palm Desert police Sgt. A. Eller said in a statement. There were no injuries in the rash, which

Winds up to 50 mph are adding to California’s big chill misery, as farmers struggle to save citrus crops in sub-freezing temperatures and residents bundle up in record cold. Downtown Los Angeles dipped to a record 35 degrees just before 4 a.m. Monday. Elsewhere, it was 9 degrees in high desert Lancaster, 25 degrees in

The Couples Challenge Pro-Am will start the 2013 Humana Challenge today. Play starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West in La Quinta. Admission is free. The tournament, formerly the Bob Hope Classic, became known last year as the Humana Challenge and moved to a traditional four-round schedule from a five-day

The Iran hostage thriller “Argo” is the surprise best-drama winner at Sunday’s Golden Globes, beating out the Civil War epic “Lincoln,” which had emerged as an awards-season favorite. “Argo” also claimed the directing prize for Ben Affleck, a prize that normally bodes well for an Academy Award win, except he missed out on an Oscar

Authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire that sparked overnight in Palm Springs. Emergency crews were called to a vacant house located on 871 Calle Santa Cruz, near Calle San Antonio just before 2 a.m. Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from inside the house. Crews were able to contain the

The Humana Challenge is in town and is stirring up a lot buzz around the Valley. Humana made it’s stop at the Certified Farmers’ Market in Old Town La Quinta. The event featured California vendors, fresh produce from Thermal to San Diego, and all things organic. “We’ve got carrots, celery and winter squash,” said Paul

With some hammering, drilling, and lifting — a new playground is just a hop, skip, and a jump away for kids. “At the end of the day, literally at the end of one day, they’re going to have a playground in an area that really needs it,” Humana’s Tom Noland said. Three charity organizations —

“It’s freezing. I’m a desert rat, so I’m freezing right now,” said Lacey Whaley, of Palm Desert. The National Weather Service reports a freeze watch will last throughout Friday night into Saturday morning.In the desert, the freezing temperatures aren’t what we’re used to and not what visitors Brian Pienovi and Greg Mirecki, who we found

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department give the all clear after evacuating several businesses and shut down Highway 111 after a report of an explosive device found at a Rancho Mirage car dealership. According to the Sheriff’s Department they got a call around 11:39 a.m. that a mechanic, at Desert European Motor Cars in Rancho Mirage, was

The burst of winter weather is leaving a path of damage as it moves through the Coachella Valley. Freezing overnight temperatures have many farmers worried about the consequences of the storm. Gusty winds shook crops in the east valley as Adrian Zendejas, general manager of Desert Mist Farms, assessed the damage and prepared his fields

An American Airlines flight heading from Las Vegas to Dallas has made an emergency landing in Albuquerque. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller says Flight 1868 landed safely around 8:20 a.m. Friday at Albuquerque International Sunport after the crew discovered of an issue with one of the plane’s generators. The plane’s captain told passengers that the

Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez will honor Mexican filmmaker Ivan Trujillo during the Palm Springs International Film Festivaltonight. Perez will recognize Trujillo at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs Regal Theater for his contributions to the advancement of Spanish-language cinema. Trujillo, who is director of the Guadalajara Film Festival, is in Palm Springs to serve on the