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A 19-year-old Indio man pleaded guilty to causing the death of a friend in an alcohol-related crash and was sentenced to five years probation. Derren Gary Teran admitted to one count of DUI vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and two counts of DUI causing injury in the March 3, 2013, crash that killed 18-year-old Victor

El fin de semana pasado se llev a cabo la campaa “Avoid the 30” o “Evita los 30” a lo largo y ancho del Condado de Riverside incluyendo al Valle de Coachella, un total de 129 conductores fueron arrestados por manejar bajo la influencia de alcohol o drogas. Desde las primeras horas del viernes y

This is the last day Cynthia Truitt says she’ll wear her purple ribbon, a symbol of the search for Erin Corwin which, after nearly two months, finally came to an end. “We all had a feeling something like this had happened because of the length of time since she went missing, but it doesn’t make

A Federal Grand Jury indicted four officials from a Northern California slaughterhouse saying they slaughtered diseased cows intentionally while inspectors were on their lunch breaks, then sold that tainted meat. The officials from Rancho Feeding Corporation were at the center of a massive beef recall earlier this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said

A countywide crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired motorists netted 129 arrests in the first three days of the operation, authorities said Monday. The end-of-summer Riverside County Avoid the 30 campaign — named for the number of police agencies involved — got underway Friday morning. Between then and Sunday night, saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints were

Local school leaders are joining forces hoping to better prepare high school students for college, and in turn, increase the number of local college students who graduate. Robert Gonzalez just started his freshman year at California State University San Bernardino in Palm Desert. He graduated from Coachella Valley High School knowing he wanted to go

A weak haboob, or dust storm, moved through the Coachella Valley Monday morning. Haboobs often occur as a result of thunderstorms. Strong outflow from the storm creates gusty winds and blowing dust. On Monday, the east end of the valley saw wind gusts exceeding 40 mph. In Palm Springs, winds gusted up to 30 mph.

Thunderstorms east of the Coachella Valley and near the Salton Sea fueled a weak haboob to move through the valley Monday morning. The outflow from the storms caused gusty winds at times and blowing sand periodically. A Dust Advisory was issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the area. Air quality was

California’s extended drought has impacted the efforts of local water agencies to recharge the Coachella Valley’s underground water aquifer. But local water managers say this dry desert area is doing much better than the state as a whole when it comes to future water supplies. A shortage of rain and snow has dried up water

A Riverside Animal Control officer saved a bighorn sheep Sunday evening in La Quinta. According to a news release late today, Riverside County officer Kyle Stephens responded to the PGA West Country Club Sunday at about 6 p.m. after receiving a call from a security guard, with a report of a bighorn sheep stuck in

Hoy existen nuevos detalles sobre la desaparicin de Erwin Corwin, una mujer embarazada y esposa de un infante de marina de Twentynine Palms. El Departamento del Sheriff de San Bernardino dio a conocer hoy que el presunto amante de Erwin, quien responde al nombre de Christopher Brandon Lee fue arrestado en Alaska ayer y ahora

Joint Family Statement about the death of Erin Corwin: The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to us early Monday, August 18th that Erin’s body has been found. While we were praying for a different outcome, we cannot begin to express the gratitude we have for every person that has been involved in the search

Usted se preguntar que est pasando con el clima en el valle de coachella? El dia de hoy el servicio nacional de metreologia emitio una advertencia de mala calidad de aire se recomienda que nios y personas de la tercera edad eviten las actividades al aire libre. ni siquiera las montaas aledaas a la regin

Este jueves nuestra Cadena Telemundo celebra por todo lo alto Premios Tu Mundo, el evento que celebra lo mejor de la cultura pop latina en los Estados Unidos. El American Airlines Arena de la ciudad de Miami ser testigo de lo que promete ser una noche de estrellas. A solo das del gran evento los

State and federal water agencies are seeking an investigation into whether some California farmers are taking water released from upstream dams intended for consumers in other regions of the state. The Sacramento Bee reports the California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are calling on the state board that oversees water rights

A collegiate football player from Los Angeles was killed over the weekend in a car-to-car shooting on the 60 freeway. The president of Chaffey College says Sheldon Martin was fatally shot Saturday night in the westbound lanes near Main Street. Martin was a wide receiver for the Rancho Cucamonga-based college. He was one of five

A new form of solar energy is having an unwanted side effect: It makes some birds ignite in midair. California’s energy commission is studying the issue of bird deaths at a new kind of solar plant that works with concentrated sun rays. The technology has proved unexpectedly deadly to birds at a new solar plant

A man and his dog are out of their home in Thousand Palms Sunday. The homeowner, only identified as Steve, tells us at around 2:30 a.m. his barbecue sent embers or flames into the roof, quickly igniting the home. The house is located on Westchester Rd. in the Tri Palms Estates. Firefighters were able to

Authorities say gunfire may have sparked a fire that scorched about 20 acres of dry brush in San Diego County. Sheriff’s Lt. Christine Robbins tells U-T San Diego that Border Patrol agents stopped a car leaving the area near the fire Saturday in Otay Mesa. She says the people in the car had been shooting

A new study of California records shows that Bay Area water providers have been losing about 23 billion gallons of water a year due to aging and broken pipes as the state grapples with an historic drought. The San Jose Mercury News reports that Bay Area water agencies have lost from 3 to 16 percent