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A crash at Fred Waring and El Dorado shuts down eastbound traffic for several hours. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking drivers to avoid the area while clean up and investigation takes place. A single car rolled over in the road injuring the driver. Deputies are investigating the cause of the accident.

Thousands of law students attempting to take the bar exam in 42 states got a nasty surprise: They couldn’t upload their answers. The designers of the bar exam software say they had compatibility issues between their hardware and servers, and their program was overloaded by the number of students. Perhaps law students were the wrong

Two adults and two teenagers are scheduled to be arraigned today on murder charges stemming from the beating death of a USC graduate student from China who was attacked while walking back to his apartment near the campus. Jonathan Del Carmen, 19 and Andrew Garcia, 18, are charged along with Alberto Ochoa, 17, and Alejandra

Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation, but are also drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water from the lake. Hundreds of miles away, farmers who receive water from the lake behind Hoover Dam are preparing

A pair of masked men robbed the Sonic fast-food restaurant Monday in Cathedral City as employees were preparing to open for the day. The robbery was reported at 7:10 a.m. at the restaurant at 30777 Date Palm Drive. Two men burst in and ordered the employees to the ground in Spanish, demanding money, Cathedral City

“Oh yes i would definitely watch it.” “Absolutely i would love to watch this show.” A sports show, not even on the air yet, already has approval from the College of the Desert woman’s volleyball team. Little is known about the program, sources won’t confirm any names connected to it. But one thing is for

The death of a loved one is painful for any family. But when it comes to children, parents and caregivers face the struggle of helping them grieve. Hundreds of people across the southland turn to Mourning Star. Andrew Etto’s father died three years ago, and Mourning Star helped him get through it. But, funding for

Activistas conservadores estn buscando aproximarse al creciente nmero de votantes hispanos, al ofrecerles clases de ingls, exmenes de salud y cursos para ayudar a los hispanohablantes a graduarse de la escuela secundaria. Y parte de la cuenta la pagan los hermanos Charles y David Koch. Los industriales multimillonarios estn trabajando para cerrar la brecha en

Estados Unidos ha establecido que despus de varios das de bombardeos contra blancos de Isis; el grupo se ha dispersado y se ha detenido su avance en la ciudad de Irbil. Este domingo 10 de agosto los ataques continuaron contra la artillera y otras posiciones de los militantes extremistas dejando un saldo de mas de

A Sept. 5 preliminary hearing was scheduled Monday for a Thermal resident accused of killing a 20-year-old man because of his sexual orientation. Miguel Angel Bautista Ramirez, 25, of Thermal was arrested July 28 in Coachella for the deadly shooting of Juan Ceballos in Mecca on July 13. Ramirez is being held without bail. A

Las autoridades ya revelaron la identidad de una mujer de 40 aos que fue artopellada el sbado pasado. Lucy Peralez residente de Indio fue impactada poco despus de las 10:00 p.m. en la Avenida 44 al este de Palo Verde Avenue y fue pronunciada muerta a las 10:13 p.m. de acuerdo con el forense del

Two children suffered bites from a dog Saturday night in Indio. A Riverside County Animal Services officer responded to a property on Avenue 43 in Indio, near Burr Street and south of Interstate 10, after receiving a call from the Indio Police Department that two children had been been bitten and one of the victims’

Spain says it has imported a U.S.-made experimental drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest who was evacuated from Liberia last week after testing positive for Ebola. A Health Ministry statement Monday said the ZMapp drug, made by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego, was obtained in Geneva this weekend and brought to Madrid to

A local veteran is set to testify at a state hearing today in support of a bill involving LGBT veterans. The idea for AB 1565 was brought to State Assemblymember Manuel Prez by local Veterans for Peace Coachella Valley chapter leader Tom Swann. “California is the state with the largest LGBT veteran population, yet these

Lawmakers in California are considering a first-in-the-nation measure that would require universities that receive public funds for student financial assistance to set a standard defining consensual sex. Legislation passed by California’s state Senate in May and coming before the Assembly this month would require schools to set a so-called “affirmative consent standard” that could be

Firefighters are working to put out nine wildfires that were sparked by lightning in the northeastern corner of California as a stubborn blaze to the west in Mendocino County continues to challenge crews. The new fires in Lassen, Modoc and Shasta counties were not threatening any structures, but CalFire says crews were trying to contain

Authorities have released the name of a 40-year-old woman who was run over by a vehicle and killed in Indio. Lucy Peralez of Indio was struck just after 10 p.m. Saturday on westbound Avenue 44 just east of Palo Verde Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:13 p.m., according to the Riverside

Marlene Pinnock says she thought she was going to die as a California Highway Patrol officer straddled her, repeatedly punching her head, on the side of a Los Angeles freeway. During an hourlong interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, Pinnock spoke haltingly or in a whisper, occasionally putting her hands to her temples and

Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will hold a job fair Wednesday, August 13th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in preparation for the opening of Simon Kitchen + Bar, the resort’s new restaurant from celebrity chef Kerry Simon. Nearly 20 full and part-time jobs are available. Among the qualifications-a positive attitude and a passion for

Authorities in Northern California say a light plane lost power and was forced to make a crash landing in a street. The Fresno Bee reports the single-engine aircraft landed just south of a runway near the Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno Sunday morning. No injuries were reported as the pilot and two other passengers