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Many people in the Coachella Valley have been affected by the devastating typhoon that has killed thousands in the Philippines. People we spoke with are desperate to hear from family members who live in the region. “You look through the news and see the pictures, it’s just devastating,” said Rommillio Labuen. Entire communities in the

Palm Desert police caught two suspected thieves red-handed Sunday after a man’s bank alerted him to fraudulent activity on his credit card. The male and female suspect were allegedly carrying multiple shopping bags from stores on El Paseo, along with suspected fraudulent credit cards, when they were contacted by police. The victim told police his

The Veterans Administration’s healthcare system is prescribing addictive pain killers at an alarming rate. An increasing number of servicemen and women are suffering from addiction and dying from overdose in record numbers. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency charged with helping veterans recover from war, instead, is being accused of masking their pain with

Thousands of spectators lined Palm Canyon drive in downtown Palm Springs for the 17th annual city of Palm Springs Veterans Day parade. For the fifth year in a row, the Veterans Day National Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated the City of Palm Springs as a regional site for the observance of Veterans

One of the largest Veterans Day ceremonies in the desert, happened way out in the desert. Located thirty miles east of Indio along Interstate 10, some say the General Patton Memorial Museum feels like it’s in the middle of nowhere. Look closer, and you’ll see the museum sits at the center of an important piece

Las cifras son impresionantes, el fenmeno meteorolgico en las Filipinas o el sper tifn mat a unas 10 mil, afect a 9.5 millones y ms de 4 millones de nios necesitan todo tipo de asistencia. Por lo que la comunidad internacional acelera el paso para enviar ayuda urgente a esta zona, que fue azotada el

La controvertida ciuadad de Desert Hot Springs tiene extraoficialmente a un nuevo alcalde y es de origen latino, se trata de el consejal Adam Snchez, quien es virtualmente el nuevo alcalde de mencionada entidad.Luego de que durante el fin de semana se contabilizaran las boletas provisionales, que dieron como ganador a Snchez con tan solo

Los habitantes de las Filipinas suplican por alimentos, agua y medicinas mientras en las calles se puede ver cadveres hinchados de vctimas del intenso tifn que azot las islas. Dos funcionarios dijeron el domingo que el tifn del viernes pudo haber matado a 10.000 personas o ms, pero debido a que los cuerpos se recuperan

Matt Monica, who served as a U.S. Marine, said getting a job then was just as hard as it is now. “Even back in the mid 60s, there was some difficulty in finding a position,” Monica said. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for veterans is 6.9%. The nation’s overall jobless

Ayer a la 1:49 a.m. el conductor de una Ford Explorer que circulaba sobre Dillon Road cerca de los abanicos en North Palm Springs perdi el control, se sali del camino, intent incorporarse de nuevo a la capa asfltica pero se volc en repetidas ocasiones, loinform el oficial Mitchell Byrds de la California Highway Patrol.

More than 90 tons of prepackaged salads and sandwiches by a California catering company are being recalled because a bacterial strain of E. coli has been linked to its products. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says Sunday that Richmond-based Glass Onion Catering recalled the salads and sandwich wraps containing cooked chicken and ham

California has plans to begin cloud seeding this winter in an effort to replenish state watersheds as a second drought year comes to an end. The Sacramento Bee reports that planes will be used to disperse silver iodide vapor into the atmosphere during winter storms to promote the formation of snowflakes. Cloud seeding is done

A motorist was killed early Sunday when he was ejected from his Ford Explorer as it rolled over and crashed near the windmills north of Palm Springs, the California Highway Patrol reported. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Robert Basilio from Coachella. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck, which was reported

A man walked into a Coachella jewelry store and ran off with a $2,600 necklace, a sheriff’s sergeant said. A shopkeeper at Leon’s Jewelry at 49849 Harrison St. called 911 shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday and told sheriff’s deputies the man entered the business and asked to see the necklace, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Mike

A Colorado man died when his sport utility vehicle veered off the roadway and rolled on a Desert Hot Springs street, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office reported today. The driver, Dale Olsen, 59, of Durango, Colo., failed to negotiate a curve and drifted off eastbound Worsley Road, about a half mile south of North Indian

From Palm Springs to Chiriaco Summit, and many places in between, the desert of Southern California will be filled with events to honor those that have served our country on Veterans Day, November 11th. Below is a list of Veteran’s Day happenings: Palm Springs: Veterans Day Parade starts at 3:30 p.m. The parade will move

The last provisional ballots were counted over the weekend and the latest results showed Councilman Adam Sanchez leading incumbent Yvonne Parks by just 12 votes. Candidate Sanchez told us on Sunday he’s confident he will be the next mayor of Desert Hot Springs, a city facing a deficit of more than $3 million. The financial

More than 3600 American flags gallantly stand at Patriot Park in Cathedral City, honoring the sacrifices made by military service members who didn’t return home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. “These are our brothers and our sisters that are here,” said Mike Templeton, a U.S. Marine veteran. “We want to make sure that when

In his first interview after the final votes were counted, Councilman Adam Sanchez says he’s ready to become the next Mayor of Desert Hot Springs. After the last provisional ballots were counted Saturday afternoon, Sanchez beat out incumbent Yvonne Parks by just twelve votes. The final results of the election will be certified on Tuesday,

Saturday night at about 7:30 PM, a 53-year-old man appears to have been the victim of an assault by a 30-year-old woman in Cathedral City. Officers from the Cathedral City Police Department responded to the 68200 block of Ramon Road to find the victim bleeding heavily from his upper body. Information obtained by the officers