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From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law. It’s because of Medicaid. Before President Barack Obama’s law expanded the safety-net program, millions of people who were already entitled to coverage were not enrolled. Those same people are now signing

A Cathedral City woman-and her two children have been found safe after they were missing for over a week. Cathedral City Police tell us 29-year-old Dulce Aguero, 7-year-old Alondra and 5-year-old Joseph were reportedly headed to a church retreat last Friday, but never arrived. No word on exactly how she was found but police are

Two people were injured Sunday when their hang gliders went down in the area of Wolfskill Truck Trail in San Jacinto, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 6:40 p.m., according to Melody Hendrickson of the Riverside County Fire Department. Three male hang gliders, two who had been soaring in tandem and one

One alleged drunken driver was arrested during an overnight sobriety checkpoint sheriff’s deputies set up in Indian Wells, a sergeant said Sunday. The operation began at 8 p.m. Saturday and ended at 3 a.m. Sunday at Highway 111 and Mountain Cove Drive. A total of 1,408 vehicles were driven through the checkpoint, 813 of them

By 2030, the top cancer killers in the United States will be lung, pancreas and liver, according to a new report published Monday in the American Association for Cancer Research’s journal. Lung cancer is already the top killer overall, but pancreatic and liver cancer will surpass the cancers currently considered the second and third leading

Firefighters in Palm Springs responded to reports of a half dozen palm trees on fire at around 1:30 Sunday morning near the intersection of Tahquitz and Indian Canyon. Fire crews managed to contain the flames within 15 minutes. A neighboring business did suffer some minor damage. No injuries were reported. Indian Canyon between Tahquitz and

More than 2 million travelers are expected on the roads in Southern California this holiday weekend, and the California Highway Patrol is shifting into high gear to keep everyone safe. “We will have more officers out and we are doing a DUI checkpoint,” said CHP officer Mike Radford. CHP urges drivers to give themselves enough

The Eastern Coachella Valley faces a slew of environmental health concerns. Compared to the west valley the water, air and soil are significantly more polluted. And as the Salton Sea dries, it emits toxic dust that threatens public health. “Some people aren’t aware of the problems we have in the Eastern Coachella Valley and it’s

Ready to fire up the grill for the summer season? You’re not alone! Arecent surveyfound that 80 percent of Americans own a grill — and the vast majority of them will be using it this summer. Although grilling can be one of the healthiest and tastiest ways to cook, a typical BBQ menu of burgers,

Update: The teenager from Desert Hot Springs who went missing Friday afternoon has been found. Richard Felzien is fine and is back home with his family. Sgt. Jim Henson said officers were alerted to the Felzien’s disappearance at about 5:20 Friday evening. Felzien left Painted Hills Middle School and was on his way to the

With big crowds expected, Wet n Wild Water Park in Palm Springs is using Memorial Day Weekend to introduce its latest attraction. Beginning Saturday with the price of admission, you can test your surfing skills without having to drive two hours to the beach. Just step on a Flowrider board. It’s a surfing simulator that

The city of Desert Hot Springs is looking over a formal proposal from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for police services. The city council made a request to RSO in response to its fiscal emergency as it looked for ways to cut costs. “The primary concern is to make our city safe,” said mayor pro

President Barack Obama is pitching the United States as a destination for tourists, saying foreign visitors contribute to the economy and help create jobs. The president announced a plan Thursday designed to attract 100 million international visitors a year to the U.S. by the end of 2021. Tourism is a major driver of the local

Desert Water Agency customers will soon be seeing a slight increase in their water bills beginning in July. On Tuesday, the Desert Water Agency’s Board of Directors approved a rate increase for use in the draft budgets, which would help the Agency cover the increased costs of maintaining and delivering safe, high-quality water supplies. The

You’ll find more than just major sales at the mall this Memorial Day weekend. You’ll spot voter polls too. Early voting kicked off for the June 3 primary election in front of World Gym on the first floor of the Westfield Shopping Town. “I’m here for one reason, just to vote,” Judith Newell, of Palm

Agentes con el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside estn investigando dos muertes consideradas sospechosas en un hogar ubicado en el Country Club Indian Wells el 16 de mayo. El Mdico Forense del Condado de Riverside identifico a la mujer que murio de un impacto de balacomo Gail Irene Temple de 75 aos. Ella

A call Friday night for a nationwide law to protect you when renting a car. Senator Barbara Boxer is urging the auto industry to back a bill that would make it illegal to rent a car that has a recall. In 2004 two sisters were killed when the recalled rental car they were in crashed.

The two men who were seriously burned after a home exploded in Coachella on Wednesday night have died from their injuries. The Riverside County Coroner identified the men as 38-year-old Javier Perez Lopez and 34-year-old Samuel Felix Diarte. Both were from Coachella and they passed away on Thursday. The Coachella Police Department responded to the

A woman was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after a crash occurred involving a sheriff’s deputy. According to the sheriff’s department, the crash happened at about 1:43 p.m. near the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive. Officials said a deputy was driving northbound on Monterey and was approaching Dinah Shore when the

A felony arson charge was filed on Friday against a 21-year-old Hemet man accused of intentionally setting a fire in a room where someone was sleeping at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs. Aaron Thomas Beaver, who’s additionally charged with a misdemeanor count of unlawfully causing a property fire, was scheduled to be arraigned