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Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs today endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, his campaign announced. The congresswoman’s endorsement was announced by the Romney campaign in a statement which also touted the endorsements of nine other elected officials from California, including Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga. “I am proud

The family of the woman killed in a wrong-way collision on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert on Wednesday morning, Inez Tula Mendoza, will hold a car wash and sell tamales to raise money for her burial. TAMALE SALE: Call (760) 413-3580 to order CAR WASH: WHERE: Indio Carl’s Jr. WHEN: SATURDAY, June 25, 6 a.m.

Police said today they are looking for a woman suspected of smashing car windows outside a Palm Springs nightclub. The woman is suspected of breaking the windows of at least 14 vehicles parked near Toucan’s Tiki Lounge during the night of June 14, Palm Springs police Officer Rhonda Long said. A black and white image

A former Humboldt County pastor has pleaded guilty to charges that he sexual abused two girls, including one who was placed in his care. The Times-Standard of Eureka reports that 50-year-old Dino Cardelli entered his plea Monday to sex abuse and molestation charges as well as 25 counts of violating a court order to not

California Gov. Jerry Brown is still determined to give voters a chance to decide whether to extend tax increases to balance the state’s budget. Brown said at a San Francisco meeting of apartment investors and builders Thursday that he was determined to keep the increases in place, whether through the Legislature or a special ballot

A new report says more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting the labor market is weakening. Applications were up by 9,000, to a seasonally adjusted 429,000 last week, the biggest jump in a month. What that means if you are looking for a job is increasing competition, and it’s easy to get discouraged.

Agentes del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside se encuentran en el rea de la Ave 61 y Van Buren en Thermal, en donde esta maana se registr un tiroteo y en el que una persona que result herida de bala fue transportada al hospital. Auxiliados con un helicptero peinando la zona, los oficiales

Ayer a las 7:35 a.m. se registr una volcadura sobre Varner Road al oeste de Washington Street en Palm Desert. Las autoridades investigan en percance en el que por fortuna nadie result herido.

All around the world, people watched President Obama announce his plan to withdraw troops in Afghanistan. A small group at Downtown Josh, a local Twentynine Palms lounge, watched the President on TV. With a cold Coors Light beer in front of him, Doug Peercy, a retired marine watched the 15-minute speech. After the speech Peercy

Ayer se registraron dos apagones que dejaron sin luz a residentes del Valle de Coachella. El primero ocurri a las 7:00 p.m., 25 casas en el rea de Fred Waring Drive y Washington Street en Palm Desert fueron afectadas. El segundo apagn fue en el rea del Hwy 111 y Mirage Cove en Rancho Mirage

With temperatures peaking above the 100 degree mark here in the desert, health risks are also on the rise. Sometimes there is not much of a cool down even after dark. Jerry Allen visits one of the cooling centers in the region frequently, and he says he considers them great help to those residents who

In a news release, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., issued a statement after President Obama’s speech Wednesday night on the U.S. role in Afghanistan. “I am glad this war is ending, but it’s ending at far too slow a pace. We need a swifter turnover of responsibility to the nearly 300,000 Afghan forces we have

Ya fue contenido en su totalidad in incendio que inici ayer a la 1:00 p.m. al sur del Hwy 371 en Anza. La lumbre devor 25 acres de maleza, siete casas mviles al igual que dos almacenes, dos trailers y cinco carros. Tres personas se intoxicaron con monxido de carbono y fueron tratados en la

Caltrans crews plan overnight shut downs of all westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Beaumont beginning Wednesday night. The closures will allow construction crews to move around the interstate during hours when traffic is at its lightest, according to Caltrans officials. The interstate will be closed to all traffic at Beaumont Avenue from 11 p.m.

A new study says a big Southern California earthquake would rattle the region’s economy as well as its buildings. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says a magnitude-7.8 quake would affect hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of workers in Kern, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties. San Diego County

A woman from Southern California’s high desert community of Yucca Valley claims to have captured the likeness of a “holy figure” on a cactus in her front yard. Liz Bullock calls herself an avid photographer of insects. When she recently noticed a crab spider on a cactus in her front yard, she snapped several pictures

ABC’s Ann Compton reports all car and pedestrian traffic has been stopped for several blocks in a perimeter around the White House this morning as law enforcement inspects a dump truck there. The Secret Service tells ABC News that a canine team ?alerted? while inspecting a dump truck that was scheduled to come into the

With temperatures expected to hit 113 degrees on Wednesday, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the Coachella Valley and eastern California desert areas. The watch includes Riverside and Imperial counties in California, as well as the western portion of Arizona. Temperatures in some areas could reach 115 degrees on Wednesday,

Las autoridades de salud han extendido una serie de recomendaciones para protegerse de estas altas temperaturas por arriba de los 100 grados. El martes fue el da mas clido en el mes de junio en los ltimos tres aos con la maxima en 114 grados farenheit. Hay que poner especial cuidado con los nios pequeos