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“Why?? No! What about us?” said La Quinta Cove resident Shaun Howe, recalling her reaction when she found out the grocery store she shops at everyday will close next month. “We need our store you can’t close it.” For nearly two decades the Ralph’s has served thousands of homes in the La Quinta Cove community.

Riverside County residents are invited to attend a free 15-minute training session for Hands Only CPR on Thursday, June 5. The free training is made available through the American Heart Association and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters. Officials said several locations will host sessions around the county to offer training throughout the day. There will also

A homeowner in Palm Desert reported a burglary on April 18. Now over a month later, deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department believe the victim’s housekeeper is to blame. According to the sheriff’s department, the burglary took place at a home in the 100 block of Chalaka Place. Following the theft, the victim’s ATM

Can we really judge a book by its cover? When it comes to making snap judgments about others, it turns out, we may be pretty good at doing just that. We’ve all heard the truism, “You only make one first impression.” It’s true — and these impressions may be more powerful than we would imagine.

Veteran homicide prosecutor Mike Hestrin bested his boss — Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach — by nearly 10 percentage points in Tuesday’s primary and Wednesday promised to be “dedicated to ethics” as the county’s next top prosecutor. With all precincts reporting, Hestrin had about 55 percent of the vote to Zellerbach’s 45 percent. About

A woman who died Tuesday after being found with traumatic injuries at the Tri-Palms Estates in Thousand Palms has been identified. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said the victim was 56-year-old Victoria Supola. The sheriff’s department was called to the 73000 block of Pacheta Square around 11 a.m. to a reported assault. Authorities said Supola

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that took place during a party in Coachella on Saturday, May 17. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at 1:05 a.m., officers from the Coachella Police Department responded to the 84000 block of Pedro Drive where several juveniles were fighting and shots

En las elecciones primarias celebradas ayer en California y que jugaron un papel muy importante en el Condado de Riverside y el Valle de Coachella, entre lo que estuvo en juego incluye: Gobernador de California, Vicegobernador, Secretario de Estado, Controlador, Tesorero, Fiscal General, Comisionado de Seguros, Superintendente de Instruccin Pblica, adems de medidas electorales estatales

Votantes de la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs para la medida “F” Aqu tiene los resultados: Medida ‘F” Si 1,220 63% No 719 37% Votantes de la ciudad de Cathedral City para la medida B” Aqu tiene los resultados: Medida “B” Si 3,069 67% No 1,525 33% Puesto para el congreso: Entre los republicanos ,

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff triumphed in his bid for re-election as the county’s top law enforcement officer. “Things are getting better in the county as far as the fiscal picture goes, and the sheriff’s department has come a long way from a few years ago when we were faced with the prospect of laying

In Desert Hot Springs voters appear to have rejected a higher tax on vacant land in the city. The measure called for raising the parcel tax on vacant lots in the city from just under $30 an acre to more than $370 an acre. Before elections, proponents including the mayor said crucial city services would

Democrat Karalee Hargrove leads the race in 42nd district state assembly. Hargrove got the most votes followed by Republican Chad Mayes and former Palm Springs police chief Gary Jeandron in third place. This is the seat currently held by Brian Nestande.

All it needed was a simple majority vote to be approved but it did much better than that. Cathedral City’s continuation of Measure B passed with two-thirds of the voter’s votes. Measure B, a one percent sales tax, was originally established four years ago as a “Fiscal Emergency Tax” imposed primarily on retailers for every

Gov. Jerry Brown easily advanced to the November general election to seek an unprecedented fourth term, where he will face moderate first-time candidate Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official who pitched himself as the best candidate to rebrand the struggling California Republican Party. The GOP race between Kashkari and his Republican rival, conservative Assemblyman

Riverside County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff Stone led the pack in the 28th Senate District race, and moving on to the November general election, but his opponent remained a mystery. With all precincts reporting, Republican Indio City Councilman Glenn Miller had a 77-vote lead over former GOP Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia. The tightness of the

All three Riverside County supervisors facing re-election challenges glided to victory over their challengers in Tuesday’s election. In the Fourth District race between Supervisor John Benoit and termed-out Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, Benoit clinched a victory that put him nearly 17 percentage points ahead of the challenger, according to election returns posted early today. Returns

Indio Police are looking for a man who robbed the BBVA Compass Bank at the Stater Bros. parking lot at Madison Street and Highway 111 late Tuesday afternoon. According to Indio Police Spokesman Ben Guitron, They got the call around 3:15 p.m. that the bank was robbed. When they arrived the discovered that a Hispanic

People of all ages joined non-partisan volunteers for a voter campaign during the Primary Election. The group stood outside Coachella City Hall Tuesday to canvas the town and encourage Hispanic, low-income or underrepresented neighbors to get out and vote. It was organized by the California Partnership, Building Healthy Communities – Eastern Coachella Valley, Communities for

Cathedral City Police are investigating a car to car shooting that occurred early Tuesday evening. Just after 4:15 p.m. Cathedral City police officers responded to the 68-300 block of Verano Road, regarding a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a vehicle which had been struck several times by gunfire. Nobody was hit by the gunfire

El 3 de junio es da de Elecciones Primarias para los residentes del Condado de Riverside y precisamente se dirigieron a las urnas hoy para ejercer su derecho al voto. Algunas de las carreras fueron hacia el asiento del Procurador del Distrito, Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, y Supervisor del mismo condado. Como le informamos