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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is looking into a suspicious death in Cabazon after deputies found a man’s body Saturday afternoon. They said his body was discovered about 300 feet below a ridge line in the hills south of San Timoteo Canyon and west of Lake Shore Drive around 3 p.m. The man hasn’t been

A suspected drunken driver drove off after crashing into a Coachella restaurant early Sunday morning. Dispatchers received a 911 call shortly after midnight from the owner of Santa Fe Restaurant, 49305 Grapefruit Ave., about a vehicle causing minor damage to the front window of his business, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. John Clark said. The owner

Help wanted: California’s state universities are hiring 700 full-time faculty members, putting the skids on years of class and staff reductions. The Los Angeles Times says the system is under pressure to move undergraduates through the system faster and reduce reliance on temporary instructors. Colleges across the country have hired temporary teachers because of budget

An abandoned home in Thousand Palms was in flames Monday morning, and firefighters were working to save it, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said. The fire in the 31900 block of Taylor’s Road at Ramon Road was reported at 4:19 a.m., said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. “The first arriving engine company

A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck near Westwood Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. The quake, which hit at 7:36 p.m. was centered three miles west-northwest of Westwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Firefighters were conducting a damage survey of the department’s 470-square-mile jurisdiction, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman

Many valley businesses used to close during those slow summer months but it seems that’s no longer the norm. Palm Springs is no longer a quiet summer town. Last week the New York Times even featured Palm Springs as a destination in demand, thanks in part to the Coachella Valley Music Festival. But now that

A packed classroom on a Saturday. The students: valley teachers, eager to learn how to integrate technology in their curriculum. “We’re moving forward and saying we’re not going to do it the old way anymore. We’re not going to stick with those bubble sheets, and have that stack of papers teachers are used to grading,”

The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards for power plants will call for a 30 percent cut in emissions by 2030, according to a reportin The Wall Street Journal on Sunday afternoon. The piece cites two unnamed sources who were briefed on the rule’s contents. The sources said the plan will lead to a 25 percent

(AP) – Wildlife officials say drought-stricken streams in Northern California’s coastal forests are being sucked dry by water-guzzling medical marijuana farms – an issue that has spurred at least one county to try to outlaw personal grows. State fish and wildlife officials say much of the marijuana being grown in northern counties under the state’s

Nobody likes having to undergo a root canal, but these painful procedures could soon be a thing of the past. The trick: laser light and stem cells. Researchers at Harvard University found that exposing the cells on the inside of a tooth to weak laser light stimulates the growth ofdentin, the substance that makes up

A former administrator at the University of California, Berkeley, has been charged with stealing about $90,000 in public money in order to pay for her children’s private school tuition. UC Berkeley police Lt. Eric Tejada says 36-year-old Sonia Chante Waters turned herself in May 19 and was charged with nine felony counts of grand theft

“I had no idea my phone did this,” said Monica Meza of Cathedral City. We met Meza at the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City, a place she considers a frequent stop. We then showed her just how many other frequent stops her iPhone kept a record of. “Wow that’s amazing,” Meza said. You

Palm Springs is considering a free shuttle service in the city that would be designed to take locals and tourists to and from major areas. “A shuttle helps with parking, it helps with traffic, it helps with a number of things,” said James Canfield, the executive director of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism. “It

Fifth graders from Dr. Carreon Academy in Indio participated in a disaster drill and career day Friday. The exercise, hosted by the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and Dr. Carreon Foundation gives them a chance to explore the world of medicine at JFK Memorial Hospital. Students role-played victims of a plane crash and chemical spill. They

Memorial Day fun, has turned into a painful experience for one Valley man. His hands were burned after combining lime juice and the sun. It’s not as rare as you think, last year five girls in Fresno ended up in the hospital with three degree burns after a day of sun and playing with a

Two families are out of their homes after a structure fire ignited in Desert Hot Springs Friday afternoon. Officials with Cal Fire said the blaze started on the 36000 block of Don English Way around 3:30 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames in about a half hour. Cal Fire said it was an electrical fire but

El secretario de Asuntos de Excombatientes de Estados Unidos, Eric Shinseki, renunci el viernes tras una reunin a puerta cerrada con el presidente Barack Obama, poco despus de disculparse pblicamente por los profundos problemas que plagan los servicios mdicos para los veteranos de guerra, que el propio Obama calific de “totalmente inaceptables”. Obama dijo que

Uniformados del Departamento de Control Animal del Condado Riverside dicen que algunos puntos claves siguen siendo cuestionados en relacin a los esfuerzos del Condado para proteger a las mascotas y asegurar de que los perros cuenten con una licencia apropiada. Robert Miller trabaja para el Servicio de Control Animal y quiere que los partidarios del

Surgeons in England say they have used a 3-D printer, combined with stem cells, to create a new hip for a 71 year old woman. Meryl Richards has had six surgeries to fix her hip which was shattered in a car accident decades ago. She hope this operation will be her last. Layer by layer,

The 2014 Aviation Summit will host the crowd-favorite Parade of Planes at the event scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Palm Springs, officials announced Friday. The Parade of Planes is set for Thursday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 2. The planes will taxi from the Palm Springs International Airport to the Palm Springs Convention Center,