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PALM SPRINGS – Monday’s storm hit the Saturmino Garden and Continental Garden apartments in Palm Springs hard. It caused leaking ceilings, now sagging with the weight of rain water and flooded floors. Resident Gina Loscutoff shows us her rain damage, pointing toward her bed, “This whole thing here is just totally soaked. I have a

PALM SPRINGS – Police say they’re curious to find the people that were inside the car that hit a fire hydrant in the city’s Mountain Gate community, this afternoon. Just before 2pm, the car flipped upside down into a ditch, which quickly filled with gushing water from the hydrant. Palm Springs Police say witnesses reported

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. -Sheriff’s officials say they’ve found more bones in Death Valley that may be the remains of four German tourists who vanished 13 years ago. Inyo County sheriff’s spokeswoman Carma Roper said Tuesday that a weekend search turned up the bones in the same remote area where two hikers found skeletal remains last

LA QUINTA – “Good morning, everyone! Welcome to LifeStream!” LifeStream’s Kevin Taylor greets Cathedral City High School students on Tuesday morning. His mission: giving them a reality check in the health profession. They are members of a career club known as H.E.A.L., an acronym for “Health and Environmental Academy of Learning.” They shadowed several companies

Bayer Healthcare is recalling 100,000 packages of Alka-Seltzer cold capsules because some do not properly display warning information about drowsiness. The German conglomerate said Tuesday the issue affects less than 4 percent of packages from a single lot of Alka Seltzer Plus Day & Night Liquid Gels. Information about the risk of drowsiness does not

PALM SPRINGS -A cold air mass blasted the Southland today on the heels of a storm, spawning early-morning frost and creating perilous driving conditions as the region braced for another round of wet weather later this week. A record-breaking amount of rain doused the Coachella Valley during the cold storm that hit the area Monday,

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RANCHO MIRAGE -Defending champion Pat Perez and past champions Justin Leonard and Kenny Perry head the early pro entries, and famed musician Kenny G, future baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux, actor/game show host John O’Hurley and actor Kurt Russell are among the initial celebrity athletes and entertainers set to participate in the 51st

HEMET -The mother and stepfather of a teenager arrested in the murder of another teen in Hemet were free today. Jose Juan Seym and Maria Alvarado Seym, arrested Friday and booked on suspicion of accessory to murder, were freed Monday. Suspects can be detained only 72 hours without being charged with a crime. The couple

PALM SPRINGS – Jeff Bridges, whose career spans decades on the silver and small screens, will be honored at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala. He will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award. “In his remarkable performance in Crazy Heart, he once again shows us why he is considered one of America’s

The passing of 68 years has not dulled the memories of those who endured the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which ushered the United States into World War II. Ed Johann will always remember the sound of bombing planes, explosions and the screams of sailors. The 86-year-old retired firefighter is due to return to Pearl

Ahigh wind warning isin effect from 11amMonday morning to 8 pmthis evening. For the San Diego coast and valleys, light winds this morning are expected to increase rapidly by early afternoon as a strong cold front approaches the coast. Local wind gusts to 60 mph are possible in a few locations. The strongest winds will

PALM DESERT- A major winter storm spent Monday dumping rain in the low desert and snow in the high desert, creating treacherous traffic conditions for a lot of drivers. A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 10 right as the evening rush started, bringing traffic down to one lane on the eastbound side. In La Quinta and

INDIO -Jurors began hearing arguments, today, on whether Miguel Najera should be sentenced to death, or spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the death of a Cathedral City man during a robbery. The 28-year-old was convicted lastweek offirst-degree murder, robbery and being a felon in possession of a gun

THOUSAND PALMS – Firefighters have contained a fire which burned a mobile home in the Tri Palms Estates Sunday night. According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the home on the 32000 block of Painted Rock Circle caught fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. Four engines were called to put out the flames. No one was

HEMET -The mother and stepfather of a teenager suspected in the murder of another teen, whose charred remains were found in Hemet, are to be arraigned Monday on charges accusing them of being accessories after the crime. Adrian Rios, Jose Campos, and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, all 17 and from Hemet, were reported missing Nov.

PALM SPRINGS – Rep. Mary Bono-Mack, R-Palm Springs, will host a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony atop Mount San Jacinto this evening. The tree is set up at the Palm Spring Aerial Tramway’s mountain station at about 8,500 feet, and the lighting ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m. The Palm Springs High School Choir is scheduled to

RIVERSIDE- The Riverside County Department of Public Health will hold its first H1N1 swine flu vaccination clinic in Riverside Saturday. The department canceled a host of seasonal flu vaccination clinics last month because of inadequate supplies. H1N1 clinics have also been delayed as overseas pharmaceutical firms scramble to catch up with demand. The clinic at

PALM SPRINGS -The Palm Springs Fire Department made quick work of a fireSaturday morning burning near the American Legion building. The fire sparked up around two on 400 North Belardo Road. Firefighters say some downed power lines sparked three palm trees that caught fire. Crews rushed to the scene and were quickly able to put