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The chorus of voices clamoring for Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation over his alleged sexual harassment of women in the workplace now includes those of the San Diego County Democratic Party. Filner, a Democrat who left Congress to become San Diego’s mayor last fall, has been accused by seven women of unwanted advances and touching, dating

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate a DUI checkpoint Friday at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. Checkpoints reduce crashes, Reed said, noting that

The Mountain Fire, which burned more than 27,000 acres in the Idyllwild area, was caused by an electrical equipment failure on private property, it was announced Thursday. The equipment failure happened “on the customer side of the meter,” according to a written statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which added that

The winning ticket for a $36 million SuperLotto Plusjackpot was purchased at a Beaumont liquor store, lottery officials said today.Only one ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing –and that $1 ticket was bought at Ziggy’s Spirit Shop at 345 W. Sixth St., justoff Interstate 10. The winning numbers were: 37, 22, 47,

The Mountain Fire is nearly contained and while many home owners in the burn area clean up, a Los Angeles law firm says homeowners in Palm Springs should do the same, but not without calling them first. This has raised a lot of questions about your health and the safety of your home after this

Two men were arrested today on suspicion of trying tosteal copper from high-volume air conditioning units at an Indio beveragedistribution business, a police spokesman said. Gale Joaquin Sims, 32, of Indio, and Michael Earnest Pena, 34, ofCoachella, were arrested on suspicion of theft at Gate City Beverage at 82-309Market St., Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron

Beginning tomorrow — for the first time in almostfour years — Riverside County government offices that were closed on Fridaywill be open. The Board of Supervisors last month voted unanimously to end the Fridayclosures in the interest of public service. “Taxpayers should have access to their government on Fridays,” saidSupervisor Kevin Jeffries, a leading proponent

Betty Ford’s President and CEO John Schwarzlose is no longer involved in the center’s daily operations, says a spokesman for the alcohol and rehab center in Rancho Mirage. Schwarzlose will no longer be part of day-to-day operations as the Center transitions to a new CEO. “Such a transition is not uncommon in the business world

A 53-year-old Palm Springs man was behind bars todayfor allegedly threatening a bus driver in Palm Desert. The threats were reported about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday on a SunLine bus inthe 44000 block of Monterey Avenue. The suspect, Joel Brownstein, allegedly goton the bus and was involved in a “verbal altercation” with the driver,sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron

A 64-year-old Sky Valley woman was arrested today onanimal cruelty charges — for the second time this month. Mary Bernadette Schwenn was arrested at the Indio branch of theRiverside County Law Library around 9 a.m. in connection with 30 animal cruelty-related counts filed Wednesday by the Riverside County District Attorney’sOffice. County Animal Services officers also

The winning ticket for a $36 million SuperLotto Plusjackpot was purchased at a Beaumont liquor store, lottery officials said today. Only one ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing –and that $1 ticket was bought at Ziggy’s Spirit Shop at 345 W. Sixth St., justoff Interstate 10. The winning numbers were: 37, 22,

A Menifee man who allegedly killed his 58-year-oldgirlfriend — a renowned footwear collector found dead in her backyard swimmingpool — was charged today with murder. Justin Charles Smith, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon and held withoutbail in connection with the death of Darlene Flynn, whose vast collection ofshoes and shoe-related products landed her in the

Planes landing at Palm Springs International Airport are now under a new watchful eye. The long awaited air traffic control tower in Palm Springs came on line yesterday, according to the FAA. The first flight landed at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. Construction of the tower began in June of 2010 and cost $24.5 million, some

Hoy a las 12:25 a.m. la polica lleg a un predio ubicado en el rea de Dillon Road y Ave 48 en Thermal despus de recibir el reporte de un tiroteo. En el lugar encontraron el cuerpo de un hombre que muri a causa de los balazos de recibi, segn inform el Sargento Jim Erickson

A 20-year-old La Quinta woman was arrested Wednesday night after causing two accidents while allegedly driving drunk, then kicking a sergeant in the face before spitting on her. It appears everything started just before 11 p.m. Wednesday night, when Whitney Harrison, 20, of La Quinta, crashed her Toyota Corolla into a car stopped at the

The fight against the nearly encircled Mountain Firewas winding down today, with command of the blaze handed over to localpersonnel this morning and full containment expected on Friday, the U.S. ForestService said. The blaze was 92 percent contained as of 8:45 a.m., having scorched morethan 27,500 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest since breaking

A man died in Thermal this morning after a shooting near the intersection of Dillon Rd and Ave 48. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, police responded to reports of a shooting in the area at about 12:24 a.m. When they arrived, deputies found a Hispanic man in a dirt field who had been

The Rev. Robert Schuller, founding pastor of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, has been hospitalized after a fall at his home in Orange, it was reported Thursday. Schuller, 86, was taken to a hospital early Saturday morning after falling in the middle of the night, the Orange County Register reported. Carol Schuller Milner said Wednesday that tests

A 36-year-old woman died this morning in Desert Hot Springs after being hit by a truck on Mountain View Road just north of Whitney Court. The woman was hit at 5:29 a.m., just around dawn. The driver was a man, stopped after hitting the woman and was fully cooperative with police. He is not expected

A new Field Poll finds strong support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among California voters as she considers whether to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. The survey released Thursday says Clinton’s popularity in the state is as high as it’s ever been, with 56 percent saying they have a positive