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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. Provided photo

    Street racing suspected in RM crash

    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.

    • 9:48 PM
  2. A 38-year-old man was found hiding in the trunk of a 2012 Hyundai Sonata at the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City on Tuesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Border agents find man hidden in trunk

    El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents on Tuesday apprehended a 19-year-old man suspected of human smuggling after agents found a man hidden inside the trunk of his car at the Highway 86 checkpoint near Salton City.

    • 2:56 PM
  3. FBI: Former PS man 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.

    • 5:34 PM
  4. Palm Springs man found dead in Banning

    A man found dead near the Banning campus of Mt. San Jacinto College was identified today as a Palm Springs resident.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  5. A robot used by authorities with the sheriff's Hazardous Device team inspects a suspicious device later determined to be an inert grenade in Coachella on Saturday. Courtesy Twitter user @THEEINZTEIN

    Inactive grenade found in Coachella

    Residents of the Tierra del Sol development who live in the 83-000 block of Pueblo Bonito Avenue in Coachella were asked to voluntarily evacuate their homes Saturday morning after someone discovered a grenade in the front yard of one of the houses.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  6. Cathedral City police have shut down a portion of Eagle Canyon Drive on Thursday, between Victoria Drive and 35th Avenue. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City shooting victim still in intensive care

    A man who was shot Thursday night in Cathedral City remained hospitalized this weekend in intensive care as investigators continue to search for the person who shot him.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  7. (AP) AP

    6.7 pounds of meth seized near Salton City

    El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station seized 6.7 pounds of methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City around noon on Thursday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  8. Cathedral City police have shut down a portion of Eagle Canyon Drive tonight, between Victoria Drive and 35th Avenue. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun

    Police: Man critically wounded in CC shooting

    A man has been critically injured following a shooting tonight along Eagle Canyon Drive between Victoria Drive and 35th Avenue, Cathedral City police said.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Palm Springs man arrested on suspicion of check fraud

    A Palm Springs man suspected of using checks forged with the city finance department's information for nearly $2,000 in purchases was behind bars today.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  10. Motorist arrested after collision in Palm Desert

    A 35-year-old probationer suspected of rear-ending a pickup truck in an alcohol-related injury crash in Palm Desert and then fleeing the scene was behind bars Tuesday.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  11. A Palm Desert police car is seen in this undated photo provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Desert Sun file

    Live pipe bomb found in Palm Desert

    A live pipe bomb was found Monday afternoon by a gardening crew clearing out branches and shrubs along Oasis Club Drive near Country Club Drive in Palm Desert.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  12. The burglar who stole from Expert Repairs, a jewelry repair store located in the Westfield Palm Desert, is shown in the upper left corner of the frame sliding on his back into the shop in this still image taken off of a surveillance video camera on Monday, June 10, 2013, in Palm Desert, Calif. Denise Goolsby/The Desert Sun

    VIDEO: Burglar shimmies into jewelry store for heist

    In a scene right out of 'The Pink Panther' or 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' a jewelry heist played out in the early hours of June 3 at the Westfield Palm Desert mall.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  13. Probationer suspected of DUI hit-and-run in Palm Desert

    A 35-year-old probationer suspected of rear-ending a pickup truck in an alcohol-related injury crash in Palm Desert and then leaving the scene was behind bars Tuesday.

    • Jun. 11, 2013

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