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The city of Palm Springs has plenty to offer this Independence Day. The community is invited to enjoy swimming, music, baseball, and of course, fireworks! The ‘All American Fourth of July’ fireworks spectacular and Power Baseball extravaganza will take place at Palm Springs Stadium. Free admission for the fireworks show begins at 8 p.m. and

Hoy a la 1:30 a.m. se desat un altercado entre dos compaeros de vivienda cuando uno de ellos vio al otro fabricar una bomba casera en la sala de estar de la casa que se ubica en el el estacionamiento de casas mviles Sungate de Cathedral City. Testigos comentaron que los hombres discutan fuertemente, cuando

Ayer a las 3:30 p.m. el conductor de un Mustang blanco que circulaba sobre el Hwy 111 en Indio invadi lso carriles contrarios cerca de Youngs Lane y choc de frente con una camioneta. Un pasajero del Mustang y el conductor de la camioneta resultaron lesionados u fueron transportados al hospital. Los carriles con rumbo

A robbery suspect was hospitalized after being shot by two police officers in Blythe, authorities said. Darringer Gonzales, 21, of Blythe, was transported to a hospital in Palm Springs after the shooting, around 2:50 p.m. Monday, said Blythe police Cpl. Heriberto Cavezos. Riverside sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero said the suspect was armed with a rifle

Monica Hernandez Benavidez appeared in court for the first time Monday for driving under the influence and causing the death of a woman in Desert Hot Springs on June 5. Her mother is speaking out, saying more could have and should have been done to keep this from happening. “They let her go, with three

When you use face wash with microbeads, you’re doing more harm than good. You’ve most likely seen them, and felt them, in many of your face washes. In fact — one tube of face wash contains up to 300-thousand microbeads. “Very, very small, plastic beads. They don’t hold any medicine, they perform a mechanical explanation.

A San Rafael-based group that opposes the $68 billion high-speed rail project is suing the state over plans to devote air pollution revenue for its construction. The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund filed the lawsuit Monday in Fresno County Superior Court. It alleges the California Air Resources Board overlooked scientific evidence that the rail

A new Field Poll finds that half of all Californians approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing, a sharp contrast with his lower approval ratings in the rest of the country. But the poll released Tuesday also finds that 52 percent of Californians believe the country is on the wrong track and just

A robbery suspect was hospitalized Monday after being shot by two police officers in Blythe, authorities said. Darringer Gonzales, 21, of Blythe, was transported to a hospital in Palm Springs after the shooting, around 2:50 p.m. Monday, said Blythe police Cpl. Heriberto Cavezos. Riverside sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Buompensiero said the suspect was armed with a

President Barack Obama exhorted Iraqi leaders to come up with a political solution to governing their nation because “if they don’t, there won’t be a military solution to the problem,” he told CNN in an interview Friday. Obama wants to see Iraq create a command structure that includes Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, which are the

Riverside County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff Stone is getting some support in his campaign for State Senate in the 28th District from a former opponent. Indio City Councilman Glenn Miller is endorsing Stone over Bonnie Garcia. Miller issued a statement saying, “Having worked with Jeff Stone on local agencies, I have witnessed first hand

Whether it’s getting a hands on look at nature, a chance to boost school performance, or learning a new sport, we found plenty of ways for valley kids to get their summer rolling through local camps. “It’s a great way to play with others, and be part of a group. That’s the best thing, being

Teachers often find it a challenge showing kids that outside the classroom, math counts. “The technology is so important but I don’t think the kids really realize that’s where it’s all about,” said 5th grade teacher Patricia Schoenfeld, who teaches at Hoover Elementary in Indio. For the next four days, 70 teachers from around Riverside

Monica Hernandez Benavidez enfrenta cargos por asesinato. Se present un cargo por asesinato hoy contra la mujer acusada de manejar ebria y provocar un accidente que le quito la vida a una mujer de 65 aos en Desert Hot Springs. Monica Hernandez Benavidez, 34, tambin enfrenta dos cargos adicionales por mezclar el alcohol con el

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