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Uniformados del Departamento de Control Animal del Condado Riverside dicen que algunos puntos claves siguen provocando confusin en relacin a los esfuerzos del condado para proteger a las mascotas y asegurar de que cuenten con la licencia apropiada y requerida por la ley. Robert Miller trabaja para el Servicio de Control Animal y desea que

Authorities have finished their preliminary investigation after two people were found dead at a home in the Indian Wells Country Club in the early hours of May 16. According to the Indian Wells Police Department, all evidence indicates that it was a case of murder/suicide. The suspect was identified as 75-year-old Gail Temple, a resident

A convicted sex offender was arrested by Border Patrol agents on Sunday as he tried to cross into the U.S. illegally. Agents said 32-year-old Alejandro Chavez Aguilera was captured around 10:20 a.m. near Mount Signal Road. He was found guilty of 4th degree criminal sexual conduct in Grand Haven, Michigan. According to authorities, Chavez Aguilera

A natural gas leak forced police to shut down two lanes of southbound traffic on Hwy. 111 in Palm Desert Monday morning. It was reported just before 11 a.m. Authorities closed the lanes from Painters Path to Fred Waring Drive while utility crews addressed the leak. Hwy. 111 was back open shortly after 1 p.m.

La polica ya revel la identidad del sujeto que fue atropellado por dos autos en Cabazon y que perdi la vida. Se trata de Jimmie Fisher de 35 aos quien caminaba por una rea no peatonal cerca de Railroad Ave y Main Street en Cabazon el viernes alrededor de las 8:30 p.m. Fisher fue impactado

The man who was killed after being hit by two vehicles in Cabazon Friday night has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Jimmie Fisher, 35, was jaywalking near Railroad Avenue and Main Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. when he was hit by car, according to the sheriff’s department. He then landed on the

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

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

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