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An Amber Alert was canceled on Monday after a three year old girl was found running through a field near the area she was reported missing from on Sunday evening. An Amber Alert was issued for Tanya Ruiz after CHP said she went missing from her mother’s car around 7:45 p.m. Sunday in Fresno County.

As Stagecoach and the White Party wrap up, so does another bustling business season in the valley. “We’re trying to gauge when people are going to pick up and leave and we know it’s going to happen soon,” said Jennifer Douheret, owner of Clementine Gourmet Marketplace and Cafe in Palm Desert. Clementine is chockfull of

Two trucks crashed on Interstate 10 in Banning early Sunday, and left one woman with moderate injuries trapped in the wreckage. Firefighters were dispatched at 3:58 a.m. to the eastbound lanes of the freeway, approaching the Sunset Avenue off-ramp, where they used cutting tools to free the woman and another person from one of the

Eighty people were arrested for alcohol-related violations during the sold-out Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, a police spokesman said Sunday. Minors caught either trying to buy beer, or were in possession of it, were the majority of those arrested. Saturday’s arrest totals doubled from last year’s second-day festival tally of 40, Indio Police Department

One man is dead following a shooting in Desert Hot Springs early Saturday morning. Police were dispatched just before 1 a.m. to the 66,000 block of 6th Street in response to a call about shots fired. When officers pulled up they found a man dead at the scene. It’s still unclear whether anyone was arrested

(AP) A handful of California cities are deploying water patrols to crack down on wasteful residents as the state faces a historic drought. At least 45 water agencies are enforcing mandatory water restrictions. The state capital has the toughest program. Dozens of Sacramento city employees are driving around responding to complaints and warning residents who

A car accident caused a major back up on Interstate 10 Sunday morning. Traffic going eastbound from Banning was affected. Crews were working the accident scene through the morning. The incident happened at about 4AM near the Sunset exit. Several east-bound lanes were shut down. A sig alert was issued. The cause of the accident

The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit helicopter crew was on routine flight patrol in the city of Perris Friday night when a high-powered green laser was pointed at the helicopter. The green laser lighted up the helicopter’s cockpit temporary blinding the helicopter crew’s Tactical Flight Officer, just before 8:30pm. The crew was able to

As Stagecoach took over the Empire Polo Grounds, dusty, gritty gusts quickly turned into the main attraction. “It got windier and windier as the night went on,” said Amy Lawrence of Agoura. “There was dust blowing on us. Rocks, pebbles, everything was just blowing around like crazy,” said Jacquie Flahive of San Diego. “At one

Forty-three patrons of the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio were arrested for mostly alcohol-related offenses during the first day of the sold-out event, a police spokesman said Saturday. The patrons were arrested Friday for violations that ranged from public intoxication to underage drinking at the Empire Polo Club. The number of arrests was down

After months of battling with the City of Irwindale, the founder of a popular hot sauce now says he is considering moving his factory. The City Council passed a public nuisance resolution against the Sriracha factory after several complaints about the strong smell. The factory location needs to be within two hours drive time of

A 38-year-old Canadian woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving when she side-swiped the rear of an unoccupied patrol vehicle in Rancho Mirage, police said Saturday. Angela Michelle Vogt was going southbound on De Vall Drive, near Dinah Shore Drive in a silver Honda Odyssey when she side-swiped the patrol car, according to a

Scientists say California’s drought threatens some fish, birds and trees already struggling to survive. Peter Moyle of the University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences says the state’s fish are especially at risk. California lists 37 types of fish as endangered, the Sacramento Bee reported Saturday. Moyle said 80 percent of them could be

(CNS) Pop singer Ariana Grande will headline the main event of the 25th annual White Party in Palm Springs tonight. Grande is slated to perform at the Palm Springs Convention Center at 9 p.m. tonight at “White Party 25 Icon.” The White Party, billed by organizers as the world’s largest gay dance and music festival,

As storm clouds rolled into the valley, so did carloads of festival goers ready for a weekend of country music and possibly some extreme weather. “I heard tomorrow’s going to be the biggest wind storm ever and I have my bandana ready,” said Jacob Gray of Huntington Beach. “I think it’s definitely going to affect