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The grass isn’t always greener on the other side — homeowners associations can no longer slap fines on residents for dry, brown lawns during declared droughts. “I think it’s appropriate especially with the times we are in right now where everyone’s trying to conserve water,” said William Pullis, owner of Community Management Associates. The property

Cory Tschogl le alquil su apartamento a un hombre por 44 das en el popular sitio denominado “Air B-N-B”.Al vencer el trmino del acuerdo , se rehus salirse de la propiedad. El hombre dice que ahora es un inquilino legal en California porque ha estado dentro de la propidad por ms de 30 das. Vecinos

A squatter who’s refusing to leave one Palm Springs rental property isn’t popular among neighbors, or online gamers. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 reporter Samantha Cortese investigated Tuesday, and it turns out, this might not be the squatter’s first scam. Rather than letting her quaint condo in Palm Springs sit empty during the

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is seeking answers in the disappearance of Erin Corwin. A news release from the department stresses that they have “a responsibility to Erin’s family, her loved ones and her unborn child to provide answers regarding her disappearance.” The release also points out that the arrest of Christopher Lee was

Por medio de un comunicado de prensa, la Patrulla Fronteriza dio a conocer que el viernes pasado realiz un decomiso de 52.02 libras de cocana en el punto de inspeccin del Expressway 86 que se ubica entre Westmorland y Salton Sea. A las 9:45 a.m. un oficial canino de la Unidad K-9 alert a los

California Gov. Jerry Brown won’t be deploying National Guard troops to the Mexico border like Texas is doing in response to an influx of immigrants. Capt. Will Martin of the California Military Department said Monday that Brown has no plans to send the California National Guard to the state’s southern border. Martin issued a statement

Homeowners in Palm Desert can get paid up to $2,000 by replacing the grass in their front yard with desert landscaping. The incentive was created through a new partnership program between the city of Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley Water District. Beginning August 1, the new turf buy-back program offers Palm Desert residents a

Homeowner associations can no longer slap fines on residents with dry, brown lawns during droughts. Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB2100 on Monday. The legislation enshrines into law the governor’s order in April prohibiting homeowner associations from penalizing residents who conserve water in a declared drought. Democratic Assemblywoman Nora Campos of San Jose introduced the bill

A man who volunteered at the same horse ranch as missing Twentynine Palms woman Erin Corwin, is now facing charges unrelated to her case according to sheriff’s deputies. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that investigators searched a property on the 700 block of Geronimo Trail in Yucca Valley on the 4th of

Two people were injured when a vehicle crashed into a bus in Palm Desert Monday, a sheriff’s sergeant said. The crash was reported at 11:30 a.m. at Fred Waring Drive and Warner Trail, where a vehicle struck a SunLine bus that had stopped to pick up passengers. The vehicle’s driver and one of the bus’s

The state of California is in the worst drought we’ve seen in years. But, one valley city is working hard to help the state change that. The city if Coachella is doing its part to keep the state hydrated. “Back in, I believe it was, 2009 the state came back and asked us to reduce

“If you are setting fires in California, you might as well be pointing a gun at somebody,” says Mike Hestrin. After billions of dollars in property loss, and too many lives lost, he says, “I think there’s no tolerance. We have a zero tolerance policy.” If anyone understands what a jury will tolerate when it

Segn el portavoz del Departamento Policial en Indio, el sargento Dan Marshall, agentes recibieron una llamada de emergencia el domingo al filo de las 8:00 p.m. reportando un tiroteo a la altura de North Jackson Park cerca de la Avenida Crest. Al llegar los oficiales , localizaron a un hombre hispano con varias heridas de

El trfico se vio afectado en las inmediaciones de las calles Fred Waring y Portola en Palm Desert al perder el control del volante el conductor de un camion de carga. Termin llantas hacia arriba al salirse de la carpeta asfltica. El camion se volc sobre Fred Waring y la Avenida Portola. La calle Portola

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized over 50 pounds of cocaine on Friday. The smuggling attempt occurred at the Highway 86 checkpoint around 9:45 a.m. Border Patrol agents encountered a 41-year-old woman driving a Chrysler Pacifica when a Border Patrol canine team alerted to the vehicle. During the inspection, agents discovered 20 bundles within

A school custodian who sexually abused a child over a period of several years and shared visual images of the molestations online pleaded guilty Monday to federal child pornography charges, according to a release from Thom Mrozek with the U.S. Attorney’s office of Los Angeles. Matthew Frazer, 39, of Yucca Valley, pleaded guilty to one

A truck has flipped over on Fred Waring and Portola Avenue. Northbound Portola is closed to through traffic while police investigate the crash. If you are driving in this area, expect delays or take an alternate route. There were no major injuries. The driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out after the

It was a law approved by Governor Jerry Brown in 2010 that was aimed at reducing overcrowding in California’s prisons. But not only did Assembly Bill 109 send thousands of state prisoners back to county jails, it has also led to the early release of thousands of convicts. Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff talked about

The Palm Springs Swim Center will close for a month for sales tax-funded pool deck renovations, it was announced today. The center will close Aug. 3 and reopen Sept. 1. Organized swim teams don’t meet in August, and overall pool usage declines, city parks and recreation director Vicki Oltean said. “We appreciate the community’s patience

Sixty-one sheepdogs and sheepdog-mixes have been rescued from a house fire in Riverside, “all look great” and will be put up for adoptions, a county worker said Sunday. The Shetland sheepdogs and Shelty-mixes have “good coats and no behavioral issues,” said Riverside County Animal Services spokesman John C. Welsh. This was despite records that show