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Palm Springs police hope surveillance photos will help them capture a man wanted for taking off in someone else’s car at a Palm Springs gas station. Witnesses tell police it happened at 7pm on Sunday night. They say the suspect was seen talking to a man who was driving a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair at the

Palm Springs Police have a woman in custody after she took officers on a high-speed chase early Wednesday morning through downtown Palm Springs. The chase started at 1:13am at Denny’s on North Palm Canyon, when a Palm Springs police officer using an automatic license plate reader was alerted to a stolen car in the parking

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California issued a travel advisory today for people planning to visit Arizona, claiming the state’s law cracking down on illegal immigration could lead to problems for some tourists. ACLU officials said that while the Arizona immigration law has not yet taken effect, they are concerned some law enforcement

Hundreds of law enforcement officers joined with family and friends in downtown Los Angeles today to say a final goodbye to California Highway Patrol Officer Philip Ortiz, who died 13 days after being struck during a traffic stop on the San Diego (405) Freeway. Ortiz, 48, died at 5:50 p.m. June 22 at Ronald Reagan

En su junta de ayer martes el Distrito Escolar Unificado Desert Sands aprob el presupuesto para el ao escolar 2010-2011 por $206.7 mdd que incluye $6.7 mdd que an necesitan recortar. Autoridades escolares comentaron que no saben de done ahorrarn dicha cantidad porque ya despidieron personal, hicieron recortes en transporte, limitaron la escuela de verano

Riverside County had the second-highest number of foreclosure sales in the state during the first quarter of this year, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total of 7,147 repossessed properties were sold off in Riverside County between January and March, accounting for 56 percent of the total sales volume, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac.

La polica de Coachella estuvo en jaque durante nueve horas debido a que un sujeto se atrincher en su casa ubicada sobre Sundown Lane en Coachella. Todo inici a las 10:00 a.m. cuando una mujer report al 911 que un individua la retena en contra de su voluntad. Varios oficiales negociaron y convencieron a Eddie

En su junta de ayer martes el Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside aprob un proyecto de $22.4 mdd para construir un complejo de 80 viviendas de bajos ingresos en Indio. Los departamentos sern edificados en la esquina de Fred Waring Drive y Clinton Street en Indio, en el lugar antes haba un estacionamiento

Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a reputed gang member accused in the robbery and beating death of a 66-year-old security guard. Darius Lee, 21, faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the June 9, 2007, attack on Bower Security Co. guard Wallace Brown near Rosa

California’s ban on hand-held devices, namely cell phones, marks its two year anniversary, this week. Although much progress has been made, the California Highway Patrol says a lot more needs to be done to prevent cellphone-related accidents on the highway. “Many people were accustomed to using cell phones while driving before the law took effect,

A 45-year-old Desert Springs Middle School security guard has pleaded not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from allegations that he molested several students. Marvin Cash faces felony counts of committing a lewd act with a child under 14 and sexual battery, as well as two misdemeanor charges of annoying or molesting a child

A summer shutdown across the valley, and while local hotels have done well, some restaurants and other businesses are forced to close during the hot summer months. Events such as the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival are credited WITH providing an economic boost to local businesses, but not enough to prevent several stores on

An early morning fire at the Hemet Police Department’s property and evidence building is believed to be an act of arson and could be linked to several other attacks on law enforcement in Hemet. The fire broke out at just after 2 a.m. Monday at the evidence building on Devonshire Avenue, right behind the police

Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Tribe officials unveiled a new monument Monday morning. The rectangle granite block with rocks surrounding it is in honor of Section 14. The 640 acres of land in Palm Springs owned by the Tribe spans from Alejo Road to the north, Ramon Road to the south, Sunrise Way to the

A reputed gang member, along with his three friends, snuck up on a 66-year-old security guard and stood watch as two of the gangsters fatally beat and robbed the victim, a prosecutor told a jury today. Darius Lee, 21, faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the June

In a 5-0 vote Tuesday, the Indio City Council approved a measure to furlough city workers on Fridays as a way to save the city money. Beginning July 1st City Hall, The Indio Teen Center, The Indio Senior Center and the Corporate Yard will be closed on Fridays. All employees will work 4 hours less

A westbound lane of Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit remained closed this afternoon, as crews continued to clean up from a fiery big rig crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Monday when a big rig hauling 4,500 pounds of methyl parathion, an agricultural pesticide in powder form, collided

Police today identified a 14-year-old Hemet boy as a suspect in a fatal shooting. Eduardo Francisco Arredondo, also known as “Kentucky,” is known to shave his left eyebrow and wear black “plugs” in both earlobes, Hemet police Cpl. Jeff Dill said. Arredondo is suspected in the June 21 shooting death of 42-year-old David Michael McDonnell,

California Assemblyman Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) proposed new legislation last week in Sacramento that he says would prevent late-arriving ballots from being cast aside during elections. He says his legislation is in response to the 12,500 Moreno Valley voters whose absentee ballots were not counted on election night. He says they were in the post