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Student absences, excused or not, are a big problem in California. “Either you’re in school or you’re not in school and when you’re not in school, you’re not learning,” said Jane Mills, Director of Student Services at Palm Springs Unified School District. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is now partnering with all county school

The driver of a pick-up truck that led police on a chase from Northridge to Quartz Hill, surrendered Monday night after more than a half-hour standoff. The chase began shortly after 5 p.m., when police wanted to pull the driver over for reckless driving. The chase ended up on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway near

A recent study suggests many peanut allergies can be prevented by peanuts.The study at Kings College London involved more than 600 babies at high risk for peanut allergies. Half of the infants were assigned to eat peanut protein, the other half avoided it. Researchers found introducing peanut early dramatically decreased the risk of developing a

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the San Bernardino and Riverside County Mountain areas. It will go into effect at 4 pm Sunday and last through Monday at 4 pm. Expect snow levels starting around 6,500 feet Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning, snow levels will drop to around 5,000 ft.

Scott Hines, el ex-alcalde de Rancho Mirage, muri a sus 45 aos de edad. Telemundo 15 Palm Springs fue notificado que el poltico se quito su propia vida. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, agentes del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs se desplazaron sobre la zona este de El Escudero alrededor de las 8:15

More information is surfacing after the Palm Springs Police Department and fire department responded to an explosion at the Knight’s Inn over the weekend. Authorities determined the explosion was caused by someone trying to manufacture Butane Honey Oil (BHO), a concentrate created by extracting THC from marijuana to produce a more potent high. The explosion

Scott Hines, former Rancho Mirage mayor, has died at the age of 45. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 were told Hines took his own life Saturday. Around 8:15 p.m., the Palm Springs Police Department arrived to East El Escudero in reference to an unresponsive man. Emergency crews found Hines dead. Loved ones tell

A 29-year-old Moreno Valley woman was killed in a traffic collision Saturday morning after her motorcycle crossed into opposing traffic on Highway 74. According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, Ashley Shin was driving a Honda CR6 westbound on Highway 74, just west of McCall Park Road, when she crossed the double yellow lines, colliding

Un residente de Thousand Palms fue arrestado el pasado fin de semana y es acusado de balacear a dos hombres durante un altercado en la manaza 78000 de Varner Road en la misma ciudad. La polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que se haba escuchado un gran nmero de disparos y que una mujer lloraba,

The California Highway Patrol says a man drove into the back of a slow-moving truck and was killed early Saturday morning in Cathedral City. The collision happened around 3 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 10, east of Palm Drive. CHP says the driver, 26-year-old David Escarcega of Desert Hot Springs, had been traveling east when he

Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot to death in Coachella Saturday night. Update: homicide suspect arrested Officers with the Coachella Police Department were called to the 85000 block of Napoli Lane around 10:30 p.m. where they found Angel Antonio Monroy had been shot. Monroy was taken to the hospital where he

Swastikas, profanity and white supremacist graffiti were sprayed on the walls of San Diego’s La Jolla High School over the weekend. U-T San Diego reports Sunday that police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime. San Diego Unified School District spokeswoman Ursela Kroemer said the district allowed police to investigate the black-and-red paint in

UPDATE 8:30 a.m. Sunday:After high winds and drifting sands, Palm Springs Police have opened N Gene Autry and Vista Chino at the wash. Indian Canyon at the wash is still closed. ___ Vista Chino, N. Indian Canyon and N. Gene Autry are all closed at the wash due to blowing sand, according to Palm Springs

Two motorists, one reportedly driving drunk, suffered major injuries in a head-on crash in Coachella, a police sergeant said Sunday. Stefan Thomas Keen, a 53-year-old resident of Santa Monica driving a red Ford Focus, allowed the northbound car to veer into oncoming traffic on Enterprise Way and strike a southbound blue Acura 3.2L, said Coachella

It wasn’t just Hollywood who rolled out the red carpet for the Academy Awards. People walked the red carpet at several events in the Coachella Valley Sunday night to not only watch the Oscars, but raise money for charity. “Oh my gosh, it is just glamorous and fun and for a great cause and we

It took twenty Riverside County firefighters to gain control of a blaze in the garage of a Banning home this morning. CAL FIRE says the fire was reported at 12:29 a.m. in the 200 block of North Phillips Avenue. The first engine company reported the garage of a semi-detached, single family residence well-involved with fire.

David Taylor remembers his best friend Marlon Mack, 29, of Desert Hot Springs. “He was the life of the party, always laughing, dancing, smiling,” said Taylor. The two grew up together. They had just celebrated Mack’s 29th birthday Tuesday and two days later “I had let him use the car. He was actually on his

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire Saturday recorded its largest daily increase since April 12, rising 4.7 cents to $2.947. The increase comes three days after an explosion damaged the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, causing a partial shutdown, reducing the supply. The average price in Riverside and

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies Joe Ruiz and J.C. Garcia were patrolling the county fair Thursday night when someone ran up to them screaming that a baby was choking nearby. “We rushed over there, the mom was trying to revive the baby. Once I turned it over I noticed it was blue in color,” Ruiz said.