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Shadow Hills High School senior Victoria Soto became the first female in school history to qualify for the State Championships with a 6th place finish Saturday at the Master’s Meet in El Camino. The valley was also represented by James Green III in the long jump who finished 9th overall.

Update – 4:00 PM: Claire Nelson was found alive shortly before 3:00 PM today, according to George Land, the park’s public information officer. A ranger on scene said Nelson was found with a shattered pelvis and was airlifted for treatment. Land said Nelson was found thanks to a signal she was able to make that

Millions of Southern Californians will be taking to the roads and airways today as the Memorial Day travel crunch goes into high gear, and the large crowds will likely test the patience of motorists and airline passengers. Los Angeles International Airport officials said they expect 948,000 people to pass through the airport during the Memorial

The race for Riverside County District Attorney pits incumbent Mike Hestrin against an appellate attorney who believes the D.A.’s office is overly focused on convictions and less interested in reforming the justice system for the benefit of people from all walks of life. Hestrin is in his first bid for re-election, having served as the

Millones de personas del sur de California viajarán desde hoy por las carreteras y vía aerea para celebrar el dia de recordación, y las grandes multitudes probablemente pondrán a prueba la paciencia de los automovilistas y pasajeros de líneas aereas Las autoridades del Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles dijeron que esperan que 948,000 personas pasen

A parolee who allegedly shot a 14-year-girl in the head while the victim was riding in a vehicle with four other children in Indio was charged today with six counts of attempted murder. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 22, of Thousand Palms is accused in the 10 p.m. Sunday shooting, which left the victim hospitalized. She was

Un estudiante de 18 años que presuntamente envió mensajes de texto amenazantes a un estudiante de La Quinta High School esta bajo custodia hoy, despues que hace solo un mes fuera arrestado por presuntamente amenazar con usar explosivos a la escuela orizon High School de la misma Ciudad. Christian Ayala, quien está detenido bajo fianza

Doble accidente en el interestatal 10 , ocurrió a las 7:11 a.m. cerca de Varner Road y Avenue 38, cuando dos carros se impactaron uno de ellos termino contra un poste. Tres personas resultaron heridas, una de ellas tuvo que ser extraida por los bomberos con herramientas especiales, una mas tuvo que ser transportada en

The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert Friday morning in Indio west of Washington Street after a collision involving a motorist in a white Hyundai, a pickup truck, and a red semi truck hauling gasoline. The collisions were reported at 7:32 a.m. No injuries were reported, but debris was scattered across all the freeway’s westbound

Two adults and one child sustained minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision in La Quinta according to Investigator Armando Munoz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The accident occurred around 11:45 a.m. One car rolled over in the collision. The accident happened near the intersection of Costco Drive and Highway 111 eastbound. The #3 lane

The crash happened at 7:11 a.m. near Varner Road and Avenue 38, according to the California Highway Patrol. One victim, who had to be cut out of their vehicle by county firefighters, was airlifted to a hospital with moderate injuries, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. The two other patients suffered minor

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose two-tenths of a cent today to $3.698, its highest amount since Aug. 20, 2015. The average price has risen 16 times in the past 18 days, increasing 8.8 cents, including a half-cent on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and

An 18-year-old man who allegedly sent threatening text messages to a La Quinta High School student was in custody today, one month after he was arrested for allegedly threatening to use explosives at a different school in the same city. Christian Ayala, who’s being held on $100,000 bail, is accused of sending the texts to

A car veered off a freeway overpass in Cabazon today, causing moderate injuries to the driver, who had to be cut out of the wreckage. Emergency personnel responded at 5:17 a.m. to a report that the vehicle came off the Seminole Drive overpass onto Apache Trail, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire

Un joven de 19 años, esta luchando para poder traer de regreso a su papá a los Estados Unidos. Son dueños de su propio negocio de limpieza de casas en Joshua Tree, y fueron detenidos por la Patrulla Fronteriza el pasado viernes. Su padre fue deportado a Mexico el sábado, y el futuro de su

Palm Desert City Council Meeting struck a different tone tonight as public comment centered around legislation that wasn’t even in the meeting’s agenda. City Council member Jan Harnik also drew harsh criticism for recent campaign material that some said are akin to scare tactics. Almost every public comment during the nearly three hour meeting was

On the first full day of jury deliberation in the Pinyon Pines triple murder trial, no verdict has been reached. Yesterday, jury deliberation followed the prosecution’s rebuttal and the tail end of the closing arguments of Jeff Moore, Cristin Smith’s attorney. 10 men and 2 women will select one of three possible outcomes for each

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff is being challenged by three other men, two from his own department, in the June primary. If no one gets the majority of the votes, then the top two will face-off in November. This is the first time there have been more than three candidates since at least 2002 making

After a series of deaths in San Bernardino County jails, a group gathered to protest in Joshua Tree Thursday morning. Attorneys along with several family members are accusing the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department of not doing enough to help inmates suffering from mental illness. Passionate chants were heard across the street from the Joshua