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A 7-year-old Siberian Husky who was taken from her owner’s New Mexico residence five years ago and ended up in Riverside will be heading home for a happy reunion with the family that had given her up for dead. According to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, “Azula” was abducted from her Albuquerque-area property

Students around the Coachella Valley took part in demonstrations remembering the 17 lost in the Florida school shooting one month ago. They also protested gun violence saying it could happen anywhere to anyone. And that the time for change is now. “I feel like it’s time for our generation to stand up and do something,”

Nearly 500 people turned-out for the Riverside County AG Expo at the Indio Fair Grounds Wednesday afternoon. The event was chock full of break-out sessions, industry speakers and displays touting the second-largest contributor to the Coachella Valley’s economy. Industry experts said that one of the biggest issues facing American farmers right now is a shrinking

An Indio man who initially pled not guilty on five counts of committing three or more lewd acts with a child under the age of 14, willful child cruelty, and inflicting an injury on a child under 10 in October of 2015 has reached a plea deal. Pastor Galvez Majano pleaded guilty to two counts

Indio police are continuing their investigation into an attempted murder shooting in the parking lot of a laundromat last month. According to Indio police, at around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 23, there was a shooting in the parking lot of the laundromat behind Sinclair’s Truck Stop on 82253 Indio Boulevard. Police say a vehicle carrying

Cab drivers and kindly relatives won’t be the only drivers to pick up passengers from Palm Springs International Airport next week. Uber has announced today that they will begin picking up directly from the airport come Monday, March 19. In January, the Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance to allow ride-hailing services

High school and middle school students in the Coachella Valley were expected to take part in demonstrations Wednesday on and off campus, to honor the 17 students and staff killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Demonstrations were expected to begin at 10 a.m. and signify the

Students across the country are expected to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday morning in a mass show of support. The National School Walkout is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in every time zone and last for 17 minutes, a minute for each life lost in the Parkland, Florida school shooting. The event aims

En helicoptero tuvieron que transportar a un montañista despues de haber sido mordido por un serpiente en Thousand Palms. El excursionista se encuentra en condición estable , sucedió en un sendero cercano. El personal de bomberos recibió la noticia de la victima lesionada a las 10:16 a.m. en el Pushawalla Palms Trail en Coachella Valley

Palm Springs’ sales tax rate will increase by 0.5 percent beginning next month, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration reminded residents today. Effective April 1, city sales taxes will increase from 8.75 to 9.25 percent as a result of last fall’s approval of Measure D, an increase city officials said will generate $7

A Twentynine Palms man has been arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as possession of stolen property. On Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on the 69000 block of Mesa Verde Rd. in Twentynine Palms. Through investigation, the deputies

Estudiantes locales se organizaron para manifestarse por reformas para el control de armas, ya se esperaba que los estudiantes de secundaria y secundaria del Valle de Coachella participaran en demostraciones el miercoles dentro y fuera del campus para honrar a los 17 estudiantes y al personal asesinado en el tiroteo masivo del 14 de febrero

A hiker was bitten by a snake on a trail near Thousand Palms today and was airlifted out of the area for medical treatment. The hiker was extracted by an H-60 helicopter and transferred to an ambulance. The victim was transported to an area hospital in moderate condition. Fire personnel received word of the injured

An Indio man accused of killing his girlfriend and setting fire to their Thermal mobile home has been found incompetent to stand trial. 23-year-old Christian Pacheco was in court today and will be referred to a facility ahead of a May court hearing. On March 18, 2017, sheriff’s deputies discovered the body of 30-year-old Elilia

A San Bernardino man who shot his girlfriend, who was found in his car along with their uninjured but blood-covered baby when he was pulled over in Cathedral City, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges today. Willie Roy Smith III, 27, shot his girlfriend in San Bernardino on May 7, 2016, then drove

Un sujeto de Indio acusado de matar a su novia e incendiar su casa móvil en Thermal ha sido declarado incompetente para ser juzgado, se trata de Christian Pacheco de 23 años, quien estuvo en la corte hoy y será referido a un centro de salud mental antes de una audiencia en corte el próximo

Stephen Hawking, whose insights shaped modern cosmology, has died at age 76. His family released a statement Wednesday confirming his death at his home in Cambridge. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” The Guardian reports. Hawking was diagnosed with motor

Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz to receive a Bipartisan Policy Center Legislative Action Award. According to a news release by the BPC, the Legislative Action Awards are presented to members of Congress within their first six years in office who work to build consensus, elevate the tenor of the debate, practice civility, and advance legislation

Woman arrested after being caught on camera stealing a package from a front porch. Daina Lancaster, 47 of La Quinta, was arrested following an investigation by the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team Officers into a package theft that occurred in the 53200 block of Avenida Rubio. According to the La Quinta Police Department, Lancaster was