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  1. Gerald E. and Barbara A. Schmitz of Rancho Mirage. Barbara died from injuries suffered in a crash on Hwy 111 Tuesday. Gerald remains hospitalized.

    Street racing suspected in RM crash

    • Jun. 19, 2013

    Friday would have marked Gerald and Barbara Schmitz's 61st wedding anniversary. Now, friends and family say, rather than celebrating the Rancho Mirage couple’s lengthy, healthy, and happy union with a family trip to Los Angeles, they are instead planning a funeral for Barbara and hoping for Gerald’s quick recovery.

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Lifestyles

  1. PS Boys & Girls Club receives donation

    Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs board members in the back row, from left: Aliede Bennett, Deborah Garsh, Aftab Dada of Palm Springs Resorts, Joe Roman, Andrea Madgrigal, board President Ricky Wright, Terry Tatum, Al Franz, Lee Weigel and Nadine Koehler (far right) and some the children of the Boys & Girls Club display a check for $12,784.40 donated from Tachevah Palm Springs Block Party sponsors The Desert Sun, Goldenvoice, Palm Springs Resorts, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and Harold Matzner on Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun
    • Jun. 19, 2013

    Tachevah Block Party sponsors presented a $12,000 check, raised from the block party's beer garden proceeds, to the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs …

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  1. Street racing suspected in Rancho Mirage crash that killed woman, injured two others

    Friday would have marked Gerald and Barbara Schmitz's 61st wedding anniversary. Now, friends and family say, rather than celebrating the Rancho Mirage couple’s lengthy, healthy, and happy union with a family trip to Los Angeles, they are instead planning ...

      12:48 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  2. Two-vehicle crash in Rancho Mirage

    A traffic collision left a car on its roof tonight in Rancho Mirage. No word on injuries....

      1:58 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  3. Barbara Schmitz ID'd as Highway 111 crash victim

    Barbara Schmitz, 81, of Rancho Mirage was killed and two other people were hospitalized Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of Highway 111 for more than six hours....

      4:19 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  4. Items belonging to Gerald and Betty Ford to be auctioned for charity

    As a farewell gift to the Coachella Valley, the family of Gerald and Betty Ford will allow an estimated 1,000 personal items to be auctioned for charity....

      1:21 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  5. George Zimmer fired by Men's Wearhouse

    Apparently, Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The company has fired executive chairman George Zimmer, who appeared in many of its TV commercials with the slogan 'You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.'...

      1:11 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  6. FBI: Walter Williams could have more victims

    Walter Lee Williams — one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives and a former Palm Springs resident — was arrested by Mexican authorities....

      1:46 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  7. Desert Hot Springs eyes pay cuts

    The Desert Hot Springs City Council gathered at a special meeting Monday to review a revised 2013-14 budget plan that leaves the city with a $2.3 million deficit that could lead to salary cuts and a new public safety tax....

      2:05 AM, Jun. 11, 2013
  8. Desert Hot Springs council adopts budget in close decision

    More than six hours after Tuesday's regular meeting began, the Desert Hot Springs City Council adopted a budget for fiscal year 2013-14....

      2:18 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  9. Barry Manilow still spectacular at age 70

    Barry Manilow used to tell a story about hearing one of his songs on KWXY FM, the former station that featured Broadway showtunes, traditional pop and instrumental music. Manilow was in his 50s, but he considered KWXY the 'geezer' station. So he reacted...

      4:55 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  10. Don Felder spreads his wings

    It's been over a decade since guitarist Don Felder was fired from the Eagles. During that time he's been able to reflect on his roller-coaster journey with one of the world's best-selling bands, a divorce and life in general....

      9:17 PM, May 17, 2013
  11. CVUSD school board meeting emptied after shouting match

    The Coachella Valley Unified school board briefly emptied a public board meeting Tuesday night after bubbling tension sparked a shouting match between a union representative, a former board member and disgruntled parents who hope to recall the current...

      2:24 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  12. Much of Liberace's secret life played out in Palm Springs

    To tell the story of Liberace's final years, one must go 'Behind the Candelabra' and cast some light on lesser-known chapters of Palm Springs history....

      12:48 AM, May 26, 2013
  13. Sometimes the bad guys win …

    In the continuing dialogue regarding the introduction of more gun control in America, Valley Voice columnist Bill Borden on June 6 makes the argument that having a gun can often prevent a serious crime....

      1:37 AM, Jun. 20, 2013
  14. Desert Hot Springs eyes reserves to cover budget gap

    The Desert Hot Springs City Council is expected to vote on its fiscal year 2013-14 operating budget at today's meeting....

      12:45 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  15. Two Palm Springs men accused of scamming renters to stand trial

    Two Palm Springs men accused of scamming vacation home renters out of more than $50,000 were ordered Friday to stand trial....

      2:44 AM, Jun. 15, 2013
  16. Legion respectfully retires American flags

    To a spectator unfamiliar with the practice, the burning of an American flag on American soil by Americans who consider themselves patriots may seem, at the very least, odd if not outright treasonous....

      4:05 PM, Jun. 15, 2013
  17. OPINION: News, media leaders against weakening Public Records Act

    The California Assembly Budget Committee recently passed a bill known as AB 76. The bill is ready to be signed or vetoed by California's Governor Jerry Brown....

      10:56 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  18. Rancho Mirage man arrested for DUI following 4-car crash

    A Rancho Mirage man is accused of driving under the influence and running from the scene of a crash involving four vehicles....

      2:39 AM, Jun. 16, 2013
  19. Home loans not being handled accurately

    Four of the nation's leading mortgage servicers have not complied fully with new standards for handling home loans and must correct those problems or face fines up to $5 million for each continuing failure, the federal government said Wednesday....

      1:07 AM, Jun. 20, 2013

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