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Two Calexico residents were arrested Tuesday night after Border Patrol agents caught them attempting to smuggle 28 lbs. of cocaine stuffed in a duffel bag. Agents spotted one of the men carrying the bag north of the International Boundary Fence around 10 p.m. They said he began waving toward a vehicle that had stopped near

The Mission Springs Water District (MSWD) Board of Directors has voted to restrict water usage for irrigation of turf and ornamental landscaping in response to the State Water Board Resolution. The resolution requires urban water suppliers to implement or amend the stage of its water shortage contingency plan that includes mandatory restrictions on the number

A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning after leading deputies on a high speed pursuit through the streets of Twentynine Palms. Deputies with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station saw Zachary Flores, a Twentynine Palms resident, driving west on Indian Trail at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. Flores fled the traffic stop and accelerated

Border Patrol agents arrested a man in a wetsuit with more than 69 lbs. of methamphetamine on Saturday night after they saw four men on the south bank of the All-American Canal near Calexico. But a followup investigation revealed even more after agents discovered scuba diving gear near the narcotics. On Monday, the Border Search

The Palm Springs Unified School District has announced a tentative contract agreement with the district’s teachers. A couple weeks ago teachers held what they called a “rally for respect” demanding a pay hike. Under the tentative deal, teachers would get a five percent raise that would be retroactive to July 1st of 2014. They would

Firefighters estimate a loss of $100,000 to a home that caught fire Tuesday night in Yucca Valley. All residents evacuated safely but two of their pets died from smoke inhalation. The fire ignited in the garage of the home, located in the 7000 block of Murray Lane, at about 9:45 p.m. The family was resting

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza realizaban un monitoreo de la frontera por medio de cmaras de video cuando vieron a cuatro sujetos ingresar ilegalmente al pas, de inmediato oficiales por tierra llegar al lugar arrestaron a uno de los hombres quien tena ms de 69 libras de metanfetamina la noche del sbado a la orilla

“I was so afraid of police officers, I would hide in the graveyard,” said Robert Burks, who recalls growing up in Huntsville, Alabama. Burks said he ran every time he saw a police officer. “I saw how they handled African American people when they came into contact with them, they mistreated them,” he said. Burks

An alert about the food labels you may trust. Those buzz words on the front of your favorite products, “low fat,” “whole grain,” “all natural,” may not tell you the whole story about what’s inside. They’re hard to miss — labels aimed at the increasingly health conscience buyer. “When I first started it was a

Do same-sex couples have the same constitutional right to marry? It the question before the U.S.Supreme Court. The answer could affect the lives of same-sex couples across the country and in the Coachella Valley. Tuesday the 9 Justices listened to 2 and 1/2 hours of oral arguments on what will undoubtedly be a historic case

The Supreme Court is now hearing a potentially landmark case on gay marriage, Obergefell vs. Hodges, a case originating in Ohio. People surrounded the television at the Equality California office in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday, listening closely to the arguments made in the high court. For them, marriage equality is a transgender equality issue. “This

The drought and new water agency restrictions could change the way people use their pools. Stephen Little of Claro Pools has been building pools in the Coachella Valley for 15 years. According to Little, they are experiencing a spike in pool construction, but he is worried that could change with new water regulations. “If the

A 38-year-old man from Indio died Monday night after being hit by a Honda Odyssey van in Rancho Mirage. Officials with the Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Shane Brandon. They said he was hit in the eastbound lanes of Country Club Drive, about 85 feet east of Vista Dunes Road, just before

El Distirto de Agua del Valle de Coachella comparte ideas para reducir el uso de agua en por lo menos 35 porciento. Pero antes de aprobar cualquier medida, el comit de agua cit a residentes del Valle de Coachella el martes para escuchar su punto de vista al respecto. Aproximadamente 30 personas asistieron a la

WASHINGTON (AP) – El magistrado Anthony Kennedy, cuyo voto crucial podra decidir la legalizacin del matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo en todo Estados Unidos, no revel el martes su postura en las histricas exposiciones planteadas en la Corte Suprema. Sin embargo, el historial de Kennedy sobre el tema podra alentar a las parejas gay

The Coachella Valley Water District is proposing ways to cut back water use by 36 percent. As News Channel 3’s Samantha Cortese reports, before passing any measures, the board wanted to hear from the public. Read CVWD’s full water shortage contingency ordinance Joe Nolan is the treasurer for the Sommerset HOA in Palm Desert. He

Four Coachella Valley teenagers are facing charges after being arrested in a sting targeting drug sales at Shadow Hills High School in Indio. Officers with the Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force served three drug-related search warrants last Thursday. A male student, whose name was withheld because of his age, was arrested at the school for

If you’re a fan of the popular CBS show Big Brother, you have a chance to star in the reality TV series by showing up to an open casting call in Palm Springs this April. The open casting call will take place inside the Cascade Lounge at the Spa Resort Casino on April 11 from

The Indio Police Department has released the arrest statistics from 2015’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival, which took place April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Grounds. A total of 157 people were arrested during the weekend. 13 arrests were made for drunk in public 141 arrests were made for alcohol violations 1 simply battery arrest was

Myles Vine goes to College of the Desert. Assigned female at birth, the 21-year-old lives as a man. “I always knew that I was male. It was just getting my family and the people around me to recognize that,” Vine said. After months of testosterone injections, he’s preparing to undergo surgery in the near future.