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Business leaders are meeting in Indio Tuesday morning to develop a plan for a strong regional economy. The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership is organizing the meeting. Business owners and other members of the business community will discussopportunities and threats to the local economy, and help formulate an Economic Blueprint 2.0, a follow-up to a plan

A San Francisco Bay area man accused of torturing and killing a puppy in front of his 4-year-old daughter has pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor child endangerment charges. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that 32-year-old Alan Benjamin Velete of Redwood will be sentenced to no more than three years in

Riverside County supervisors unanimously agreed today to draft regulations aimed at deterring large-scale marijuana growing operations in the unincorporated communities. “We have an explosion of grow yards in the First District, and they’re not small insofar as the numbers of plants go,” said Supervisor Kevin Jeffries. “My goal is to go after the large commercial

Tax revenue could be the answer to stabilize the budget in Desert Hot Springs. The city declared a fiscal emergency in November and it’s fought an uphill battle since. The city made deep cuts and continues to deal with a lawsuit because of it. A fact-finding report was released Monday about the ongoing litigation between

Bighorn Sheep are being spotted more frequently around the desert. They’re on golf courses and many drivers are seeing them up on Highway 74. Mating season is underway, meaning a large presence of bighorn sheep are out and about. Today the California Highway Patrol was called to the scene where a car allegedly hit a

For the first time this year, the median price of an existing home dropped in June compared to the same month in 2013, the California Desert Association of REALTORS® reported Monday. The sales of single family homes also slipped slightly in June over June 2013, CDAR said in its monthly report. Condo sales also dropped

It’s been one month since anyone’s seen Erin Corwin. The 20-year old who is also pregnant disappeared after family members say she went to Joshua Tree National Park on June 28. Corwin’s family took to Facebook Monday to mark the 30-day search and thank people for their support. Many questions are still unanswered, but investigators

Get ready for some delays if you commute along Ramon Road in Cathedral City. “My first reaction was.. Oh no another bump in the road,” said Manager at Don and Sweet Sue’s Cafe, Tim Atcheson. On Monday, landscaping crews started work on the street’s median between Landau Boulevard and Date Palm Drive. The work is

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When thunder roars, stay indoors — lightning could come next and be deadly. So far in 2014, 16 people have died due to lightning fatalities including the man killed in Southern California yesterday. It’s a reminder to always be prepared. We asked people around the valley if they were prepared for lightning to strike —

The California Highway Patrol is searching for a bighorn sheep that was hit by a car on Highway 74 near Vista Point Monday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. When News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 arrived to the scene, the bighorn sheep was nowhere to be found and officers were

A man allegedly fired a gun towards others in a Jack in the Box parking lot and was arrested as he ran from the scene, a sergeant said Sunday. The alleged gunman was later identified as Ruben Navarro, 32, of Palm Springs. He is a convicted felon, police said, and thus was not allowed to

Felony charges were filed Monday against three young men who allegedly put glue on door locks at La Quinta High School as part of a senior prank several days before graduation. The three 18-year-olds were arrested by Riverside County sheriff’s detectives who investigated the vandalism that occurred June 2 at the school. Charges were brought

A suspected narcotics smuggler was arrested Saturday after Border Patrol agents with the Indio Station found several bundles of methamphetamine hidden in her SUV. According to a release, the 36-year-old woman was stopped around 8:20 p.m. at the Highway 86 checkpoint. A secondary inspection was ordered after a canine detection team alerted agents to her

On Monday a judge postponed a hearing on a defense request to overturn a grand jury indictment against a Cathedral City councilman accused of embezzling funds from an employee computer loan program. Cathedral City Mayor Pro Tem Charles Frederick Vasquez, 59, was arrested April 8, 2013, and subsequently indicted by a grand jury on three

The 19th Valley Wide Employment Expo takes place September 10 in Indio. Coordinators are looking for business owners who are interested in an opportunity to network and recruit qualified people for their hiring needs. The job expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Riverside County Fairground’s Fullenwider Auditorium, located at

El sbado pasado el Sargento Dan Marshal, vocero de la polica de Indio confirm el arresto de un sujeto sospechoso de matar a un hombre en Julio 20. El viernes alrededor de las 7:00 p.m. un agente de la polica de Coachella realizaba su patrullaje de rutina por el rea de la Avenida 54 y

A city contractor will begin eight weeks of median landscaping work in Cathedral City Monday. The improvements will include drought-tolerant plants and irrigation systems, and adding concrete and decorative rock to the medians on Ramon Road between Date Palm Drive and Landau Boulevard. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays, according to

A vat of cooking oil caught fire Sunday at a soil recycling plant in Mecca. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:28 a.m. to Western Environmental inthe 62100 block of Gene Welmas Drive. No injuries were reported during the blaze around the 50 foot-by 50 footpool of oil that required the help of a hazardous materials team,

Two girls were rescued over the weekend after they became lost while hiking near the Palm Springs Aerial Tramways. According to a release from Todd Friedman with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the two juveniles from Pico Rivera were reported missing by one of their mothers at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The mother