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Month: September 2012

Deadly boating accident

A Washington state woman was killed in a boating accident on the Colorado River. Authorities say 58 year-old Deanna Lewis of Mead, Washington, was knocked into the water just before one Saturday afternoon. It happened in the city of Needles, east of the Coachella Valley, near the border of Arizona. Police say Lewis and others

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Suspected burglar arrested

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars accused in several residential burglaries. Police arrested 28 year-old Juan Stubbs at a Desert Hot Spring home around nine Saturday night. Officers say he was previously arrested in 2011 and also earlier this year in May. Investigators believe he burglarized several homes, some of them while victims

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Power Outage in North Indio

An unconfirmed number of residents in north Indio lost power after 8p.m. Saturday after several transformers blew out, according to Indio police. Calls to the Imperial Irrigation District were not returned. Indio police say the outage is affecting residents and businesses located near Highway 111, Jackson Street, Avenue 42 and Jefferson Street. There is no

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Flying Doctors provide free care

A team of medical volunteers is trying to help ease the healthcare crisis in the Coachella Valley. Saturday, the Flying Doctors held a free clinic in Thermal for families in need. Health professionals worry without access to healthcare, too many are falling through the cracks. Larry Tabor, Director of Dentist Services for Flying Doctors, says,

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Flood damage hotline

Riverside county has set up a flood damage hotline in response to flooding in the Mecca area earlier this month (September). Residents and businesses in and around Mecca can call 211 to report damage caused by the flooding from a heavy down-pour early in the day on September 11th, 2012. County officials have been working

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COACH 30% off coupon

Some “Coach” store customers will have some extra cash to put in the brand’s popular purses and wallets. Friday, a class-action settlement was reached with the chain. Coach was sued over requesting the addresses, phone numbers and e-mails of customers. The company denies any wrongdoing, but agreed to the settlement. An attorney for Coach said

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Indian Wells robbery

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who held-up a woman at gunpoint in Indian Wells. Investigators say it happened as the victim parked her car in her driveway, around 11:00 p.m. Thursday night at a home on Mockingbird Trail in a neighborhood near Portola and Fairway. They say the man demanded the

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Help for Mecca flooding victims

Riverside County has set up a flood-damage hotline in response to flooding in the Mecca area earlier this month, county officials said today. Residents and businesses in and around Mecca can call 211 to report damage caused by the flooding. About 30 county officials went to Mecca today totalk to people whose homes were damaged

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Endeavor Lands For The Last Time

Space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely at the Los Angeles International Airport after a whirlwind aerial tour around California landmarks. Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, Endeavour touched down Friday afternoon after a nearly 5-hour flyover. Endeavour will retire at the California Science Center. Before its retirement, it took to the skies,

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