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A crash in Indio shut down westbound lanes of Highway 111 near Youngs Lane Monday afternoon. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 were at the scene of the crash at about 3:30 p.m. The driver of a white Mustang who was going eastbound ended up going the wrong direction and hit a truck head-on.

A murder charge was filed Monday against a woman accused of driving under the influence and causing a fiery head-on collision that killed a 65-year-old woman in Desert Hot Springs. Monica Hernandez Benavidez, 34, pleaded not guilty. She was ordered held on $1 million, and Riverside Superior Court Judge William Lebov granted a request from

Mxico se clasific a la segunda ronda de la Copa del Mundo al derrotar el lunes 3-1 a Croacia con goles de Rafael Mrquez, Andrs Guardado y Javier Hernndez. Mrquez, Guardado y el “Chicharito” marcaron en un lapso de 10 minutos del segundo tiempo para resolver el encuentro y asegurar que Mxico dispute los octavos

While vehicle thefts throughout California dropped last year, the number of thefts in Riverside County increased slightly, according to figures released Monday. The California Highway Patrol’s final statistics on auto thefts for 2013 show 171,036 cars, light trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, commercial trucks and trailers were stolen statewide, representing a roughly 2 percent decline from 2012.

Riverside County wants to work with computer programmers to develop and design applications using public data. A ‘Hackathon’ contest will take place Saturday, June 28. Officials said the goal is to make information more readily available to the public and to give programmers and software developers an opportunity to build new apps to improve communication

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians will host the 24th Annual California Indian Basketweavers Association gathering this weekend, officials said in a statement Monday. The gathering will take place at the Morongo Community Center on Malki Road from June 27 – to June 29. Weavers will demonstrate and sell their work, share techniques and stories

Los investigadores dicen que el exceso de velocidad fue factor en un accidente fatal ocurrido en Beaumont el sbado por la maana. Segn informacin revelada por la Patrulla de Carreteras de California un hombre de 22 aos conduca un Honda 2014 a 90 mph poco antes de las 4:30 a.m. del sbado sobre la autopista

El viernes alrededor de las 8:30 a.m. un autobs de pasajeros de la lnea American Bus proveniente de Calexico, lleg al punto de inspeccin de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Expressway 86 cerca de Salton Sea. Cuando los agentes interrogaron a los pasajeros, un joven de 19 aos se puso muy nervioso, de inmediato fue bajado

Ayer a las 11:46 a.m. el Departamento de Bomberos recibi el reporte de un incendio sobre Jackson Street en la manzana 55200 en Coachella. Las llamas devoraron tres acres de maleza. 50 bomberos trabajaron arduamente por espacio de 45 minutos. La vocera del Departamente de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside, Melody Hendrickson coment que no

The Palm Springs International ShortFest celebrated its 20th anniversary over the weekend. It’s the largest short film festival and only short film market in North America, according to organizers. On Sunday, officials announced the winners for this year’s event. Over 3,000 filmmaker submissions were made at the 2014 festival and 330 short films were screened.

California’s drought appears to be reducing the spread of a disease that threatens to wipe out huge swaths of oak trees in the state. Preliminary results of surveys taken between April and June show between 2 and 10 percent of California bay laurel trees in 17 western counties tested positive for sudden oak death. Bay

The Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative will hold a forum in Palm Desert today to bring small and mid-sized businesses together to develop ways to meet the health care needs of their employees. The event at UC Riverside’s Palm Desert campus is aimed at developing “a comprehensive and holistic set of health-focused solutions to address

The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday morning. The devices deliver a jolt of electricity to a stalled heart and help victims

The Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative will hold a forum in Palm Desert today to bring small and mid-sized businesses together to develop ways to meet the health care needs of their employees. The event at UC Riverside’s Palm Desert campus is aimed at developing “a comprehensive and holistic set of health-focused solutions to address

Two severely dehydrated hikers suffering from heat exhaustion were rescued Saturday while hiking onMt. San Jacinto. California State parks was notified of a male and female hiker struggling on the Skyline Rout and out of water around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, A California State Parks rescue team was quickly assembled consisting of two State Park Rangers,

Excitement began building years ago. “The project is approximately 50 miles long,” said Tom Kirk, Executive Director for the Coachella Valley Association of Governments in December 2013. “It runs from Palm springs to Coachella, it’s really the biggest project of its kind in the nation.” We’re less than a year away now from a master

A small brush fire in Coachella kept fire crews busy Sunday. The fire charred more than 3 acres of brush before it was extinguished. Firefighters received a call at 11:46 a.m. and were sent to the 55200 block of Jackson Street. The blaze was near trees and a scattering of houses, southwest of Coachella. It

A dog belonging to a California firefighter who disappeared during a backpacking trip has been rescued after nine days in the wilderness, but his owner remains missing. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said Sunday that a rescue effort for Mike Herdman will be scaled back after days of searching the Los Padres National Forest. The

A vehicle tumbled 100 feet down from Highway 243 above Banning, backing up uphill traffic towards Idyllwild and leaving a woman with major injuries. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:18 a.m. to the road, about two miles south of San Gorgonio Avenue in San Gorgonio Pass, and found the mangled vehicle off the steep roadside. A