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Two people injured in a solo vehicle crash todayon Interstate 10 near Desert Center had to be cut out of the wreckage, a countyfire department spokeswoman said. The accident was reported about 2:30 p.m. on westbound I-10 at EagleMountain Road, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendricksonsaid. The unidentified occupants were cut out of the

An 18-year-old Indio man was arrested today forallegedly stealing a bottle of alcohol from a CVS Pharmacy in Palm Desert andattacking an employee as he was leaving. The robbery was reported shortly after 1 a.m. at the CVS in the 42000block of Washington Street. A man entered the store, took a bottle of alcoholand “assaulted”

The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on gay marriage and take a skeptical view of similar bans across the country. That’s according to person familiar with the administration’s friend-of-the-court filing in the California case. The administration argues that denying gays and lesbians the right to marry violates the Constitution’s

Rep. Raul Ruiz today voted for the Violence AgainstWomen Act and will discuss the legislation — of which he spoke in favor in hisfirst House floor speech — in Palm Desert tomorrow, his spokeswoman said. The Violence Against Women Act passed the House of Representatives andU.S. Senate and will go to President Obama for his

Cada ao desde hace 36 aos en algn lugar del estado se lleva a cabo el “CPCA Trainning Symposium” y hoy toc el turno a Palm Springs, por lo que cientos de policas de todo California y de diferentes agencias del orden ya se encuentran participando. Esta conferencia es con el fin de juntar a

Branson Police have filed first-degree murder charges against a former Palm Springs resident, Thomas Philip Brown, 68, after his wife was found dead in a Branson, Missouri motel room. A hotel cleaning staff found Marilyn J. Brown in her bed February 24th,dead from a gunshot wound. She was 63. Branson police said officers located the

California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less. A report obtained by The Associated Press details the growth in that population under Gov. Jerry Brown’s criminal justice realignment strategy. The oversight of so many inmates serving sentences of five years or more

Giving his final waves to cheering masses and taking one last ride through St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI, 85, is the first since the Middle Ages choosing to say farewell. “I give him credit for the courage to break about 600 years of tradition,” said Father David Foxen. Foxen, a missionary at

If you’ve paid Old Town La Quinta a visit recently, you may have noticed a change in the lighting. In late December the shopping and dining district converted its outdoor/common area lighting to energy-efficient LED lighting. The move was made to take advantage of an Imperial Irrigation District rebate that ended at the end of

A 35-year old unsolved murder case has a valley man pushing for answers. Jim Alt still deals with the pain from the terrifying night. Though he now lives with his girlfriend in Desert Hot Springs, “It really knocks me down sometimes,” said the now 52-year-old Alt. Jim continues to deal with the murder of his

When your cell phone talks, you answer. Studies show many of us have a serious addiction to this device. “It’s pretty much by the bedside, check email in the morning right when I wake up. That kind of thing,” Garrison Tarnow said. If the thought of a phone addiction makes you LOL, listen to this.

It’s the perfect scenario for a would be thief. Cars and trucks parked for hours with valuables inside. Fidel Correa has seen evidence of the break-ins first hand. He says, “I’ve actually come outside and seen like glass on the parking spots all like lined up across the thing.” Five people reported burglaries at the

Skeletal remains were discovered last week by a man who was hiking in the hills south of Cabazon. The man was hiking on February 19th around 3 p.m. when he stumbled upon what he believed to be human bones. He contacted police and showed them his discovery. A coroner positively identified them as human remains.

Las autoridades estan en busca de Thomas Philip Brown, residente de Palm Springs acusado de asesinar a su propia esposa. Hechos ocurridos el 24 de febrero, dentro de un cuarto de hotel en la ciudad de Branson, en el estado de Missouri . La polica de Branson encontro el cuerpo sin vida de Marilyn J.

Sheriff’s deputies in Coachella sought the public’shelp today in finding the gunman who wounded a man in his driveway, then rodeoff on a bicycle. The shooting in the 52000 block of Calle Camacho was reported at 11:50p.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s Sgt. Steve DaSilva said. The victim, whose name was withheld, was standing in his driveway when

A four-day festival for authors who write aboutgay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes and characters starts tomorrow inPalm Springs. Casitas Laquita Resort will host the seventh annual LGBTQ Book Festival,which features almost 30 authors from around the country and abroad. Theauthors will do readings and sign their books at the free festival, whichstarts at 12:30

Debbie Reynolds will take the place of daughterCarrie Fisher at a speaking engagement in Rancho Mirage tonight, a cityspokeswoman said. Ironically, Reynolds was originally scheduled to headline the city’s2013 Speakers Series, but canceled in December for unspecified reasons,prompting city officials to line up Fisher. City spokeswoman Joni Almy confirmed that Reynolds will speak tonightinstead of

La polica investiga para aclarar los hechos en que un hombre fue herido de bala en los ltimos minutos de anoche frente a una casa ubicada en la manzana 52000 de la Calle Camacho en Coachella. La hermana de la vctima fue quien dio parte a las autoridades a las que les dijo que no

Historian Lowell Fox will give a lecture oncomedian Lucille Ball at the Rancho Mirage Public Library today. Fox will present a slide show of photos, trivia, and quotes, and willshare stories and little-known facts about Ball. The talk is titled “LucilleBall: We Love Lucy.” The presentation will include highlights from the most well-known “ILove Lucy”