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KPSP & The Desert Sun: Palm Springs
Desert Sun Publisher Reassigned
Richard A. Ramhoff is no longer president and publisher of Desert Sun Media Group, company officials announced Friday.
Ramhoff, the top executive at The Desert Sun and mydesert.com since July 2008, is taking a new assignment within Gannett Co., the parent company of the Palm Springs media group.
De...
3 Sep 2010 at 7:17pm
Possible Kidnapping in Cathedral City
Police are investigating a report that a man was forced by two gunmen to get out of one vehicle and into another in Cathedral City Friday.
Authorities received a report about the matter at 2:06 p.m., said Sgt. Corwin de Veas of the Cathedral City Police Department.
A woman told police that sometime...
3 Sep 2010 at 6:35pm
Small fire Breaks out in Coachella
A small vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon in Coachella.
The fire broke out about shortly after 3 p.m. near Dillon Road between Highway 111 and 86 Expressway.
Around 26 firefighters are on scene of the blaze. No homes or buildings are threatened.
The fire has burned one acre.
3 Sep 2010 at 5:35pm
Labor Day Weekend Around the Valley
Staying in the Coachella Valley this Labor Day weekend? If so there is plenty to do!
The Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs has several events going on this weekend.
on Sunday enjoy some great music! Double Fisted Crew presents Eric Duncan. The dancing starts at 10 p.m. and the party goes until ...
3 Sep 2010 at 4:55pm
Firefighters Contain Blazes in Beaumont
All three brush fires that broke out Friday near a Beaumont golf course are contained.
Firefighters will remain on scene overnight to ensure control of all fires.
The largest fire burned 93 acres.
The fires were first reported around 12:09 p.m. Friday in the area of West Oak Valley Parkway and Pal...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:29pm
Valley Schools to get Millions from Federal Jobs Bill
We now know how much money each Valley school district will get from the federal jobs bill, that's the $26 billion dollar measure passed last month, that aims to save teachers' jobs.
According to the state's education department, Palm Springs Unified will get $4,450,379.
Desert Sands Unified will...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:23pm
DUI Checkpoints in the Valley This Weekend
Don't drink and drive, you will get caught. That's the warning from Valley police.
If you're sticking around the Valley for a Labor Day party, police want you to know extra officers will be on the road to make sure everyone drives safely.
It's part of the National "Over the Limit Under Arrest" camp...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:50pm
Man involved in so-called Satanic Killing Sentenced
Calling the Friday the 13th killing of an Apple Valley man "senseless," an Indio judge sentenced a Palm Springs man to 15 years to life in prison.
Dale Farquhar, 48, was convicted in June for the November 13 slaying of 57- year-old Larry Roger Fisk, who was shot after he followed Farquhar's girlf...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:20pm
Person Injured in Two Car Accident
The person in the accident had to be cut out of the car by firefighters.
The two car crash happened on Ramon Road at Desert Moon Drive in Thousand Palms Friday morning at 6:56 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
The person was taken to a hospital to be treated for moderate injuries.
Th...
3 Sep 2010 at 12:45pm
Ontario Police Shoot and Kill Desert Hot Springs Man
Ontario police killed a man they said tried to ram a police vehicle and pointed a gun at officers.
37-year-old Jason Marcellus Martin of Desert Hot Springs died at a hospital. No officers were injured.
Sgt. David McBride said a report of a man with a gun sent officers to an apartment Wednesday morn...
3 Sep 2010 at 12:15pm
Palm Springs news briefs for Sept. 3
$6,000 raised in bowl-a-thon, France Joli to perform at Ace ...
Pegasus awarded $5,888 grant
The Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped recently received a $5,888 grant from the Anderson Children's Foundation, officials announced.
Palm Springs sports roundup for Sept. 3
An 8-and-under girls softball team is looking for players for winter ball.
CIF champion Indians take on Aztecs tonight
The wait for the Palm Springs High School football team to defend its CIF championship is over.
Purdue's Matt Painter to keynote coaches clinic
The 16th annual Palm Springs Coaches Clinic is coming to town this month. This year's keynote speaker will be Purdue University head basketball coach Matt Painter.
Summer of giving earns teens honors
When the Coachella Valley students who returned to school this week are asked how they spent their summer, about 100 of them can answer they learned about patient care and hospital management.
Palm Springs lighting up with ideas for holiday parade
An outdoor ice skating rink, giant parade balloons and/or a small fireworks display are some ideas being bandied about for this year's Festival of Lights Parade.
Palm Springs pet of the week
Meet Waylon, 2, he lives with Richard and Rebecca Litchfield in Palm Springs.
Bella da Ball more than just another pretty entertainer
An essential ingredient in pulling off a successful charity event is an experienced host and emcee to keep the momentum high and the energy soaring.
Circa 59 serving up special menu for September
With reinvented old favorites and contemporary cuisine, Circa 59 at the Riviera Resort and Spa offers summer menus and a number of dining promotions through September.
Artist's work: ‘Quality entertainment'
Palm Springs-based artist Perry Scanlon's artwork is reminiscent of childhood days when one might find pleasure in taking apart mechanical things just to see what makes them tick.
Houston Plaza pays tribute to philanthropist
The Jackie Lee Houston Plaza consists of 1.5 acres of drought-tolerant landscaping, turf and sculptures that sit in front of the Palm Springs Convention Center at 277 N. Avenida Caballeros.
Businesses boost advertising to attract local customers
While many Palm Springs business owners wait for a return of snowbirds to solve cash flow problems, some have stepped up advertising to bring local residents to their doors.
Desert Palisades vote is delayed
Advocates of the Desert Palisades project expected its third time before city planning commissioners would be the charm, but the hillside housing development had no such luck.
Police plan blood drive to aid NorCal comrade
Palm Springs police plan to hold a blood drive Thursday to help a Fremont officer who was shot and critically wounded last week.
San Jose Mercury News: California & The West
Defense: Mountain Charley's saloon was hot spot for drugs
Prosecutors say no evidence that murder victim Mark Achilli used or dealt drugs from the popular Los Gatos bar before he sold it to the man now accused of ordering his hit over a shared lover.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15987530?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 9:37pm
Trail connecting 26 miles along bay set to open in Sunnyvale
The missing link needed to connect 26 miles of Bayland trails along the Peninsula is set to open in Sunnyvale this month.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15987308?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 8:53pm
San Jose scheduling additional community meetings on police chief search
Looking to get more input from the city's crime-plagued and sometimes cop-suspicious immigrant neighborhoods, San Jose city officials are adding more meetings to hear what residents want in their next police chief.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15987287?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 7:27pm
Silicon Valley cannery workers reunite to preserve memories
It's been a long time since Mary Hidalgo, 89, has canned fruit at the local factory but she clearly recalls the little white lie she told on her first day of work in 1936 at Libby, McNeill & Libby's fruit cannery in Sunnyvale.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15987072?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 7:05pm
Some San Jose residents may have to wait months for new appliances thanks to ...
Transformer blowout fried refrigerators, air conditioners, computers and more.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15986766?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 6:58pm
San Jose man fears persecution in Philippines, tries to avoid deportation
Benito 'Benny' Honorio is now sitting in a Yuba County jail while his attorney races against the clock to win a court hearing from the federal Board of Immigration Appeals.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15984088?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 6:53pm
Pizarro: Readers shine at San Jose literacy program
Partners in Reading held a celebration this week for its adult learners, many of whom contributed to a collection of their personal stories.
http://www.mercurynews.com/sal-pizarro/ci_15985924?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 6:46pm
Biz Break: Tech stocks rise: Jobs report isn't 'strong, but it's positive'
Today: Stocks rise as the number of private-sector jobs climbs in August. Google will streamline its privacy policies. Plus: Dude, what now for Dell?
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15985380?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 3:37pm
Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas
SALINAS -- A helicopter landed upside-down on a California highway in Salinas Friday, slowing Labor Day weekend traffic for part of the morning but causing only minor injuries to the pilot.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15983372?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 1:12pm
Live blog: Follow the Los Gatos murder-for-hire trial
On the fifth floor of Santa Clara County's Hall of Justice in San Jose, one of the most sensational local murder cases in recent memory is under way.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15972955?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 1:06pm
CBS 5
Plane Wreckage Raised From Redwood Shores Lagoon
The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a lagoon in Redwood Shores Thursday, killing all three people on board, was pulled from the floor of the waterway Friday afternoon.
http://cbs5.com/local/redwood.shores.plane.2.1896007.html
3 Sep 2010 at 7:32pm
Helicopter Crash Shuts U.S. 101 In Salinas
The California Highway Patrol was directing traffic off of U.S. Highway 101 after a helicopter crashed onto the roadway near Salinas Municipal Airport, an officer said. The helicopter, which landed upside down in the roadway, was blocking both southbound lanes of Highway 101 just south of Airport...
http://cbs5.com/local/salinas.helicopter.crash.2.1894860.html
3 Sep 2010 at 12:35pm
2 Sought In Fremont Kidnap, Murder
Authorities are looking for two men suspected of murdering and kidnapping another man whose body was discovered last week in the Niles Canyon section of Fremont.
http://cbs5.com/local/fremont.kidnap.murder.2.1895022.html
3 Sep 2010 at 10:55am
Wife Of Fremont Officer: Life Turned 'Upside Down'
The wife of a Fremont police officer who was shot and critically wounded trying to arrest a suspect in Oakland last week said Friday her "whole life turned upside down" when she learned he had been shot. Speaking with a trembling voice to reporters at Highland Hospital in Oakland, where 39-year-o...
http://cbs5.com/local/wounded.fremont.officer.2.1896153.html
3 Sep 2010 at 9:56pm
Pittsburg Landfill Search For Missing Man
Hercules police have yet to uncover any major clues in their ongoing search of a Pittsburg landfill for the body of a missing man whose father was found murdered Saturday inside their Hercules home.
http://cbs5.com/local/murder.spree.victim.2.1894932.html
3 Sep 2010 at 8:05pm
Calif. Assembly Limits Media Recording Of Sessions
The state Assembly this week began enforcing a long-forgotten rule that constrains media coverage of legislative debates by prohibiting audio or video recorders without permission. The rule requires reporters, television stations — and even lawmakers themselves — to receive advance permission fro...
http://cbs5.com/local/assembly.recording.ban.2.1896131.html
3 Sep 2010 at 9:22pm
Fiorina Backs Delaying Calif. Global Warming Law
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday endorsed an oil-company funded ballot initiative that seeks to indefinitely delay California's landmark global warming law.
http://cbs5.com/local/fiorina.global.warming.2.1895953.html
3 Sep 2010 at 6:04pm
Vigil Set For Slain Girlfriend Of Vallejo Suspect
Grieving friends of slain hair stylist Cindy Tran are holding a vigil this evening near the salon where she worked in the Glen Cove shopping center in Vallejo.
http://cbs5.com/local/cindy.tran.vigil.2.1895884.html
3 Sep 2010 at 5:34pm
Vallejo Victim's Husband Charged For Explosives
Prosecutors have charged a Vallejo man with explosives possession after dangerous chemicals were found in his home along with the decomposing bodies of his wife and her friend.
http://cbs5.com/local/victim.husband.charged.2.1895864.html
3 Sep 2010 at 5:31pm
Stranded Boaters Rescued In Suisun Bay
Seven boaters who were stranded overnight after their vessel became grounded in Suisun Bay were rescued Friday morning, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.
http://cbs5.com/local/suisun.bay.boaters.2.1895081.html
3 Sep 2010 at 2:02pm
Contra Costa Times: Bay & State
Sales of "Medal of Honor" video game blocked on U.S. military bases
Decision comes amid storm of protest against Redwood City-based Electronic Arts and its "first-person shooter'' game, which allows players to pretend they're Taliban fighters killing American soldiers in Afghanistan.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15987280?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 10:00pm
Fremont police officer shot last week in Oakland still sedated, but improving
Officer Todd Young will undergo more surgeries in the next few days, doctors announced
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15986396?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 9:53pm
Flu shot season has arrived and this year, just one shot is needed
Vaccine will protect against both the swine flu and seasonal flu strains.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15988407?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 9:44pm
Antioch Section 8 discrimination lawsuit to proceed as class-action
Case includes all African-Americans in Antioch who have, had or may hold housing vouchers
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15985799?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 9:24pm
Chevron to pay $2.85 million for wetlands restoration
RICHMOND -- Chevron has agreed to pay $2.85 million for the restoration of 200-plus acres of San Francisco Bay wetlands as part of a settlement over contamination from its refinery.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15986889?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 9:19pm
Search for missing Hercules man turns to Bay Point landfill
Crews scour Bay Point dump in bid to find missing Hercules man
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15983225?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 8:38pm
Two-alarm Pleasant Hill house blaze under control
PLEASANT HILL -- Firefighters have contained a two-alarm blaze at a house in the 700 block of Falls Court in Pleasant Hill, dispatchers said.The fire was reported at 5:05 p.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15987268?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 8:05pm
Redevelopment, annexation, medical pot discussions drive Martinez forum
Challengers in Martinez argue downtown projects take money from schools, police
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15986345?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 7:56pm
Teen convicted of manslaughter in 2007 North Richmond killing
18-year-old from Richmond faces up to 21 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15985809?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 7:52pm
Anglers herald return of Delta salmon fishing after 3-year absence
For the first time in three years, fishermen today can chase Chinook king salmon in the Bay-Delta estuary, from the Carquinez Strait in the west to the Sacramento River at Knights Landing in the north.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15987285?source=rss
3 Sep 2010 at 7:51pm
Sacramento Bee
Sacbee News Quiz: Have you been paying attention to the news this week?
We have eight quiz questions based on the news of the week. How many can you answer correctly? Test yourself each Friday. Good luck!
3 Sep 2010 at 1:46pm
Tomato king Salyer leaves jail after bail is raised
After months of battle that included at least seven hearings, four courts and half a dozen judges, tomato king Frederick Scott Salyer was released from the Sacramento County Jail today on $6 million bail.
Frederick Scott Salyer walks out of the Sacramento County jail with his attorney Malcol...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:28pm
Gunbattle at North Highlands pharmacy kills one
The routine of a Thursday afternoon turned into a chaotic gunbattle that left a pharmacy worker dead, a pregnant co-worker injured and criminals on the run.
27-year-old Rexall pharmacy employee, Tania Gurskiy, died Thursday night from a gunshot wound received during a gun battle at the pharm...
3 Sep 2010 at 3:51pm
Michael Lyon intends to clear his name, associate says
Sacramento real estate executive Michael Lyon is "embarrassed" by public disclosures of a criminal investigation into secret videotaping at his home, said the woman who has temporarily taken over as head of his company.
Jean Li
3 Sep 2010 at 12:27pm
Prep blog: We're ready for Week 1 with football coverage
Welcome to Week 1 of high school football season, which actually Week 2 after last week's Week Zero, but who's counting?
Quarterback Jimmy Laughrea takes a snap at practice with the Rocklin Thunder. He threw for 2,635 yards and 22 touchdowns last season.
Laughrea, center, has a new crew...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:04pm
Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento sheriff says suspect in fatal pharmacy robbery has 's...
One of the suspects in an armed robbery where a pharmacy employee was killed likely has a "significant wound" to one of his fingers, a Sacramento County sheriff's spokesman said today.
A suspect is seen in this video in connection to a North Highlands Rexall Pharmacy shooting that left a 27-...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:10pm
12 suspects, eight younger than 18, arrraigned in Sacramento girl's slaying
They appeared in waves, some still looking tough, others looking scared; some sobbing, others hiding all emotion; all of them charged with murder.
Outside the Sacramento County jail Thursday, a tearful Catrina Kilgore talks about the death of her daughter Aliyah Smith.
3 Sep 2010 at 11:41am
Capitol Alert: Fiorina decides she has a position on Prop. 23
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, who repeatedly refused to take a stand on Proposition 23 during a Wednesday debate, said today she is backing the measure.
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Carly Fiorina speaks during a debate with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer on the campus of ...
3 Sep 2010 at 4:36pm
Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento sheriff: Man arrested in slaying of horse trainer
A 26-year-old Antelope man is in custody in Kern County today, accused in the killing of a well-known horse trainer in his Watt Avenue apartment last weekend, according to authorities.
3 Sep 2010 at 7:02pm
Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento County DA says former church deacon sentenced for mol...
A former Cool church deacon was sentenced Friday to 30 years to life for five counts of lewd or lascivious acts with two young sisters under the guise of providing Bible study, according to Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully.
3 Sep 2010 at 4:40pm
LA Times: California
Whitman demonstrates the power of her money
Having given her campaign $104 million, the GOP candidate buys TV, direct mail and a Web presence. Yet she and Jerry Brown are in a competitive race.
Meg Whitman's record-breaking spending in the race for governor has enabled her campaign to blanket California with more TV ads and mailers than any...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Proposed Westside subway will do little to relieve traffic congestion, report...
The draft environmental impact report does say, however, that the project will give riders more options and allow them to travel across town much faster than the buses on Wilshire Boulevard.
Though the proposed Westside subway extension is expected to provide substantial benefits for transit users...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Boy, 9, describes parents' slaying
Recently unsealed affidavits show son tried to get armed intruder to leave. Detectives say DNA evidence links Jonathan Packer to the mysterious 2009 killings in Ventura County's Faria Beach Colony.
The 9-year-old son of a Ventura County couple who were stabbed to death by an intruder last year att...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Nuclear cleanup at Santa Susana facility would finish by 2017 under settlement
The plan would remove soil contaminated with carcinogenic dioxins, heavy metals and radioactive materials. Local activists say the site has been a health risk since a partial meltdown in 1959.
In a major victory for community activists worried about health risks linked to a contaminated former nuc...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
UC Irvine upholds suspension of Muslim group, bans it for one quarter
The group must complete 100 hours of community service before applying for reinstatement. A yearlong ban had been urged. The penalty stems from the disruption of the Israeli ambassador's speech.
The suspension of a Muslim student group at UC Irvine was upheld by university officials, but the recom...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Assembly candidate faces scrutiny over residency
The L.A. County district attorney's office is looking into whether GOP candidate Sunder Ramani indeed lives in the 43rd Assembly District, as he reported on voter registration and candidacy papers.
A candidate for a Glendale-area state Assembly seat is facing scrutiny about whether he lives in the...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Dozens have filmed and posted clips for My Faith My Voice, telling viewers about their sports teams, hometowns or families. The grassroots effort aims to show that 'Muslims are like everyone else.'
One of the most interesting things about American Muslims appears to be their sports loyalties.
  
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Marine mammal enthusiasts getting a show from blue whales
Unusually large numbers of the gigantic creatures off the Southern California coast are a boon for charter boat operators. A biologist believes the cetaceans are following vast clouds of krill.
Unusually large numbers of blue whales dining off the Southern California coast are providing marine mam...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
California to use new type of nationwide school tests
Through a federal grant, California will join 43 other states in replacing oft-maligned standardized exams.
With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that ...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Rise in benefits to children of illegal immigrants in L.A. County has supervi...
3 Sep 2010 at 5:08pm
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