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An officer investigating a non-injury crash Friday on an Anza highway found a dead man in an SUV that had gone over the side and down 100 feet, according to the California Highway Patrol. The original crash involving an overturned Toyota Corolla on state Route 371, near state Route 74, was reported about 9 a.m.,

Prosecutors refiled a murder charge in adult court against a 17-year-old Palm Desert boy, who faces a preliminary hearing next week in connection with the shooting death of his teenage best friend and neighbor. Isiah Alexander Mata is accused of shooting Anthony Allan Newport, also 17, at the victim’s home in the 33700 block of

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(AP) – Ford says it is recalling nearly 1.2 million trucks, SUVs and vans to fix an engine sensor problem that could cause the vehicles to stall and even crash. The recalled vehicles are 1997-2003 models with 7.3 liter diesel engines, including the Ford E-Series van, Excursion full-size sport utility vehicle, and F-450 Super Duty

As the FBI investigation into the Riverside County District Attorney’s office continues, the family of the victims in a 2005 murder-suicide is now speaking out. They say the District Attorney’s office lied to them about the causes behind the tragedy that claimed six lives. District Attorney’s investigator David McGowan shot his three children, his wife,

The family of the victims in the 2005 McGowan murder-suicide is now speaking out, as theFBI investigation into the Riverside County District Attorneys office continues. She says the District Attorney’s Office lied to them about the causes behind the tragedy that claimed six lives. We want to warn you, some of the descriptions are graphic.

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A pair of deadly accidents along Highway 62 Sunday included a head-on collision near Morongo Valley that killed one man. One accident happened around 8:30 AM. The CHP says a car crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed into a semi-truck. Police say the driver of the car was killed instantly. The truck driver managed to

Authorities have identified the woman killed when she was struck by a carwhile crossing the street Thursday in Desert Hot Springs. Mary Louise Medlin, 57, was killed in that accidentThursday night around 6:30. Medlin reportedly tried to cross Hacienda when a car drove into her, officers said. The woman died shortly after. Officers are still

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The Palm Springs City Council will consider at Wednesday’s council meeting approving an agreement to negotiate with the College of the Desert regarding a 115-acre site for a western Coachella Valley campus. The proposed campus site is located on public land at the northwest corner of Tramview Road west of Indian Canyon Drive and would

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(AP) – Curious George is the latest victim of Chinese-made toy recalls. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 175,000 Curious George Plush Dolls have been recalled because they have too much lead in their surface paint. The recalled dolls have a plastic face and are sold in five different models. They were sold with

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Voters will decide on Measure J, which would provide additional funding for public safety, street and park maintenance through a 2 percent increase — from 10 percent to 12 percent — of the city’s “bed tax” on hotel rooms.

Five candidates are each hoping to replace Mayor Ron Oden in Tuesday’s election, promising to revitalize downtown Palm Springs if elected. City Councilman Steve Pougnet, 44, a real estate agent, said he would continue to work on revitalizing downtown while improving neighborhood safety and energy conservation. Arlene Battishill, 47, a regional development manager, wants to

Palm Springs voters will decide on Measure C, which will ask them to uphold or reject the City Council’s vote last year extending for a decade the development agreement for the proposed $400 million Shadowrock Resort development along the sprawling mountains in Chino Canyon, near the gateway to Palm Springs. —KESQ.com news services