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An Irvine woman has been ordered to stand trial on a felony charge of animal cruelty for allegedly leaving her dog in a car parked at a Coachella fast food restaurant in May of 2014, resulting in its death. Charu Khanna, 30, is scheduled to be arraigned June 10 in connectionwith the May 2014 death

Principal Mike Long at Rio Vista Elementary in Cathedral City kept his end of a bet – if the kids could raise more than $10,000 at their Jog-a-Thon, he would kiss a pig. They raised $22,000. Monday, in front of the entire school, he kissed one-year-old pot-bellied pig Vicky. Four times. “It was black and

A 17-year-old Palm Desert girl has been released from Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital after a rattlesnake bite hospitalized her for seven days. Mackenzie Cosgrove was bitten while hiking with her family near Indian Wells on Sunday, May 10. Officials said Cosgrove was rescued from the Santa Rosa Mountains, about 1,200 feet above the El

Mackenzie Cosgrove is happy to be home after spending seven days at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital. She was hiking in rocky terrain with her family on Mother’s Day on a trail above Indian Wells when a rattlesnake struck her two times in the leg without warning. She was welcomed back to school Monday by her

An Oxnard man made other mothers jealous when he gave his wife a winning Powerball ticket for Mother’s Day. The Ventura County Star reports that Deborah Bumblis received a ticket worth $457,073 inside a card for the holiday after returning from a trip to Las Vegas. Lottery officials say the husband purchased the ticket at

Officials say nobody was hurt when a Union Pacific freight train carrying automobiles derailed in Riverside County. Railroad spokesman Francisco Castillo says six loaded train cars went off the track along a curve in the Mira Loma area at around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. All train cars remained upright. The 53-car train was headed to nearby

Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley will have a chance to regain the WBO welterweight championship belt sooner than he expected. Top Rank’s Bob Arum announced on Monday in Los Angeles that when Timothy Bradley faces Jessie Vargas on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson, the bout will indeed be for the vacant WBO welterweight

A Thousand Palms woman is accused of interfering with police officers during an arrest. Police say 2 boys beat-up another boy and stole his property in Thousand Palms last week. On Friday night, the gang task force served warrants at those boys homes. During the arrest, police say 23-year old Valarina Wagner interfered with police

When it comes to buying and selling homes, green lawns make a good first impression. Diana Bernardi of California Lifestyle Realty says the drought has opened the floodgates to many questions from clients. “They’re asking things like how much is that going to effect my bill,” explained Bernardi. “Is it going to be outrageous? What

From tossing turf on golf courses to using low flowing toilets, the county and local water agencies are collaborating to find the best ways to save water. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors hosted a “Water Conservation Workshop” where water agencies and county departments went over ways to deal with the four-year drought. Riverside County

Dos estadounidenses y dos ciudadanos mexicanos fueron aprehendidos por la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estaods Unidos a tempranas horas del lunes en Calixico depus de que agentes los sorprendieran traficando marihuana a los Estados Unidos desde Mxico. Al filo de la medianoche, uniformados dijeron que se percataron de dos hombres subindose a la valla fronteriza

El principal Mike Long de la primaria Ro Vista Elementary School en Cathedral City honro su promesa de que si sus estudiantes recaudaban ms de $10,000 para una caminata “Jog-a-thon” besara a un cerdo. Los pupilos recaudaron $22,000 dlares. Este lunes, en presencia de todo el cuartel estudiantil, Long beso a una cerdita de un

An elderly man and woman have both died from injuries sustained in a suspected DUI crash involving a 21-year-old woman from 29 Palms. The Riverside County Coroner’s office identified the victims as 80-year-old Lonnie Tiner and 76-year-old Patricia Tiner, also from 29 Palms. The Tiner’s were both hospitalized with major injuries Sunday night after the

The man who was hit and killed by a vehicle after attempting to illegally cross the street in his wheelchair in Desert Hot Springs was identified on Friday. Fred Bambucsh, 51, was crossing the street just south of Hacienda Avenue on Palm Drive on Thursday, May 14. Many people said there needs to be more

Two U.S. citizens and two Mexican citizens were arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol early Monday morning in Calexico after agents saw them attempting to smuggle marijuana into the United States from Mexico. Around midnight, agents said they saw two men climb over the International Boundary Fence about one mile east of the Highway 98

Authorities say one of the six U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal was identified as a 30-year-old from Riverside County. A joint military task force said Sunday that Sgt. Eric M. Seaman was one of six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers who died when their helicopter

As one of the fastest growing tourism industries, single-home vacation rentals are quickly becoming a popular choice for people visiting the Coachella Valley. While short-term rentals are the latest trend in Palm Springs, Kelly McLean and her family are no strangers to the industry. “We started 30 years ago and my parents they actually started

Faced with the ongoing drought, Orange County water officials have moved toward buying water from a proposed desalination plant. The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that the Orange County Water District aims to negotiate a 50-year contract to buy water from a plant proposed by Poseidon Water. The proposed facility for Huntington Beach still needs

A local family’s little boy Owen Thomas Vatter had the heart of a lion, they say, but that heart stopped beating due to a defect. The family is on a plight to save lives and enhance the lives of kids with cancer with the LionHeart Owen Foundation. The foundation collected more than five thousand books

Coachella Valley residents will face limitations to lawn watering after restrictions were set Friday by the Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company. The Myoma Dunes’ board of directors voted unanimously to limit watering lawns to three days a week. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Myoma Dunes customers may water their lawns before 7 a.m. and after