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A good Samaritan assisted a Riverside County Animal Control officer after a kitten took refuge inside a drainage pipe at an Indio business Monday morning. According to Public Information Officer John Welsh, three kittens were in a box near a dumpster nibbling on food near Sav-On-Carpets at 83151 Indio Blvd. An employee at a nearby

US Congress Dist 36 Congressman Ruiz won his reelection over Assemblyman Brian Nestande with 53% of the vote. He had 54,985 votes to Nestande’s 48,153. Nestande called Congressman Ruiz and congratulated him on his victory. He said it was a hard-fought campaign and is gracious for the enthusiasm and support he received from his many

Two people were injured after a fire ignited in the attic of a Palm Desert apartment Wednesday morning. “My housekeeper shouted ‘Fire Fire!’ I said, ‘Break the glass! Extinguisher extinguisher,” said Jaqueline Lau, who lives next door to the unit that caught fire. She had just returned from a trip to the grocery store when

News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 have teamed up to provide the most comprehensive election coverage on air and online. You’ll find convenient election results in the drop-down menu below. Just select a race for instant results. This view isn’t compatible for mobile users, you must view from a home computer or click on

CA Assembly Dist 42

Desert Hot Springs Measure JJ is for a 1% sales tax to fund city services Desert Hot Springs Measure HH is a medical marijuana tax. $25 per square foot for the first 3,000 square feet and $10 per square foot for the remaining space Desert Hot Springs Measure II is for a 10% tax monthly

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term today, easily defeating Republican Neel Kashkari. Brown received 67.1 percent of the vote to 32.9 percent for Kashkari, with vote-by-mail ballots and 0.7 percent of the state’s precincts partially or fully counted, according to figures released by the Secretary of State’s Office. Brown did

CA Senate Dist 28

The Energy Consumer Advisory Committee recommended a rate increase for the Imperial Irrigation District. If approved, the average price hike will be 7.4 percent. Magdalena Pinson owns Mexico Tipico Restaurant in Indio. For just one month, her electric bill totaled $2,377. She said she can’t afford to pay much more. “It’s going to be very

The crisis in Ukraine is far from over despite a ceasefire. Now two pastors from Ukraine are here in the desert looking for help. The fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian Nationals may be over 6,000 miles away, but two pastors believe people here in the desert can make a difference, not by taking sides,

A 21-year-old man from Indio was arrested Tuesday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 10. Deputies said the chase began after Roy Becerra allegedly fired a gun at a house in the 82700 block of Castleton drive in North Indio. Callers from the home reported the shooting around 8:30 a.m. They

Coachella police are investigating a possible hate crime at the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley. Police responded to the report of shots fired around 5 a.m. Tuesday in the 84000 block of Avenue 49. They say several shots had been fired striking the building and a vehicle. There were no injuries even though the

Este martes 4 de noviembre marca nuevamente el da de elecciones gubernamentales en el estado de California y especficamente en el valle de Coachella. Hoy residentes tendrn la oportunidad de hacer valer su voz y sus opiniones en referencia a las diferentes medidas que afectan directamente el sustento de sus familias liderados por sus postulantes

La mayora de los estadounidenses que votan el martes dicen que estn descontentos o molestos con el gobierno del presidente Barack Obama, pero tampoco ven con buenos ojos a la oposicin republicana. Varias encuestas a boca de urna han identificado que slo 1 de 5 electores dicen que confan en que el gobierno hace lo

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in locating a missing man who hasn’t been heard from since Sunday, November 2. Landers resident William Charles Starr, a 65-year-old Native American, left his home around 3 p.m. in a gold, 1986 Mercedes Benz 300E, according to detectives. His California license plate is

The Registrar of Voters office is encouraging registered voters in Riverside County to get out and vote in the November 4 Consolidated General Election. Voters will be able to cast ballots at 546 polling places. Polls are open from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m. Find your assigned polling location You can call (951) 486-7200 if

Alguien abri fuego contra una mezquita en Coachella la madrugada de hoy martes y el tiroteo est siendo investigado como un posible crimen de odio . A eso de las 5:00 a.m. los investigadores fueron llamados a la Sociedad Islmica del Valle de Coachella que se ubica en el 84-650 Avenida 49 , de acuerdo

State officials will release data showing how much water Californians are using as they face calls to conserve in the third year of a drought. The State Water Resources Control Board is requiring agencies to report per-person residential water use numbers for the first time. The per-capita data will be released at the board’s Tuesday

A San Francisco Bay Area woman has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running what prosecutors say was a sham university that served as a front for a visa scam. Forty-four-year-old Susan Xiao-Ping Su, founder and president of Pleasanton-based Tri-Valley University, was also ordered during a hearing on Friday to forfeit

The Field Poll is projecting a new low in California voter turnout for a general election, while the percentage casting vote-by-mail ballots could hit a new high. The report released Tuesday predicted a 46.1 percent turnout, meaning only 8.2 million of the state’s 17.8 million registered voters will cast ballots in the statewide general election.