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On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared the need for a long-term conservation strategy as drought conditions persist in many areas of the state, including Riverside County. “Californians stepped up during this drought and saved more water than ever before,” Brown said. “But now we know that drought is becoming a regular occurrence and water conservation

With both weekends of the Desert Trip concert series sold out in just hours, people are trying to cash in and resell tickets to the all-star rock n’ roll event in October. On ticket resale websites such as Stubhub, people are selling general admission tickets starting around $850. That’s double the original cost. Poll: Did

“The Tradition Continues” theme for Palm Desert football as Shane McComb takes over the program as new head coach for Pat Blackburn. Video: Sports Director Blake Arthur discusses the new hire

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Monday that mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus have been detected in the city of Coachella. Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District online The mosquitoes were detected near the intersection of Calle Camacho and Calle Rojo. The California Department of Health made the identification. This is

UPDATE: Construction has ended for the night and all freeway lanes are open again as of 5:09 a.m. ————- An overnight freeway closure was impacting traffic on eastbound Interstate 10 in Indio early Tuesday morning. All eastbound freeway lanes were closed overnight, and traffic was being detoured off the freeway using the Jefferson off ramp.

Tickets for the Desert Trip sold out in about four and a half hours on Monday. Passes were available on deserttrip.com. Sales began at 10 a.m. and Desert Trip reported all tickets were sold at 2:18 p.m. Some locals will still be able to purchase passes the week of the festival while supplies lasts. Because

A big horn lamb found dead in PGA West has many concerned with the growing number of deaths in this endangered species population. Aimee Byard, associate director of the Bighorn Institute, said it’s becoming far too common. “They have fallen into the canal and drowned. One’s been hit by a car, they’ve been eating oleander

La farmacia Walgreens lucha contra la adiccin a los medicamentos con receta mdica en California. La meta tambin es evitar muertes por una sobredosis. Hoy, se revel al pblico en general los kioscos destinados para deshacerse de los medicamentos expirados en la farmacia Walgreens sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City. Ser un lugar seguro

Un sospechoso de mezclar el alcohol con el volante dirigi a las autoridades en una persecucin esta maana a lo largo y ancho del Valle de Coachella, antes de ser arrestado en una transitada interseccin de la ciudad de Indio. La odisea comenz al filo de las 7:50 de la maana cuando agentes intentaron realizar

A new safe medication disposal kiosk is now in place at the Walgreens pharmacy, located at 33975 Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. This is the second such kiosk in the Coachella Valley; the other is located in Palm Desert at 44840 Monterey Avenue. Congressman Raul Ruiz, Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale and Cathedral City

A pursuit Monday morning has come to an end in the streets of Indio, blocking off an intersection. Deputies said a suspected drunken driver was taken into custody. The pursuit through the Coachella Valley happened just before 8 a.m. Deputies attempted a traffic stop on the potential DUI suspect near North Indian Canyon Drive and

Here’s How Desert Trip Could Be The First Festival To Gross $100 Million Featuring Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, The Who and Roger Waters. Desert Trip will now take place Oct. 14-16, as well as the originally scheduled opening weekend of Oct. 7-9. All acts will play both weekends. Passes for

Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon Osbourne have split up after more than 33 years of marriage, according to broadcast reports. A variety of news outlets said the 67-year-old former Black Sabbath bandmember has agreed to temporarily move out of the couple’s residence. A source said the split was mutually agreed upon, and

Motorists can expect to see delays along Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Drive in Palm Springs this week as Caltrans crews continue a Highway 111 improvement project. Caltrans issued a statement saying crews would be slurry sealing along the northbound lanes of Gene Autry Trail the week of May 9 at the southeast end

Firefighters were mopping up Monday morning after a house fire in the rural mountain community of Anza, in the mountains south of Palm Desert. Firefighters said a family of five was forced out of their home following an attic fire along the 56000 block of Johnson Road. The fire was reported at 4:15 this morning

Being a single mother and raising four children, Mayte Gaxiola said at times her life can be stressful. “We wake up really early and they go to school at different times and then come to church,” Gaxiola said. Gaxiola attends Southwest Church in Indian Wells faithfully, using any means necessary to get back and forth.

Three people are in the hospital after a two-car crash in Palm Desert Sunday. Firefighters responded to the crash near Country Club Drive and Oasis Club Drive around 12:45 p.m. First responders had to cut one person out of the car, that person had minor injuries. Officials said the other two people had moderate injuries.

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Five people were seriously injured in a two-car crash on the desert freeway east of Indio Sunday. Firefighters responded to a report of a rollover crash at around 10:50 a.m. on the westbound side of the Interstate 10 approaching Eagle Mountain Road. Four ambulances and two helicopters were rushed to the scene and when they

Someone in New Jersey is waking up a multimillionaire. One ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was sold in Mercer County. The numbers are: 25, 66, 44, 5, 26 and a Powerball number of 9. The jackpot grew from $415 million to an estimated $429 million at the