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Police are looking for a man accused in a hit-and -run crash in the east valley. Officers say a blue F-150 truck collided with a motorcyclist around 9:45 p.m. Thursday. It happened at Youngs Lane and Avenue 48 in Indio. The biker was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in serious condition. The driver of

As our valley expands, the demand for our most precious natural resource continues to grow. But scientists and policymakers say the supply is dwindling rapidly, fueled by the historic drought. “If it becomes a two or three-year drought and the supply from the Colorado River gets cut back, then it will be kind of gut

Owners of one of Coachella Valley’s largest landscaping firms must stand trial on felony charges for allegedly ripping off a half-dozen insurance companies, a judge ruled today. Jesse Garcia Contreras, 58, of Indio, and his son, 33-year-old Carlos Contreras of Bermuda Dunes, could each face 20 years in prison if convicted of six counts of

The Riverside County coroner says a man found dead in a Palm Springs hotel room four months ago died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning. On Nov. 13, Mark Ruf, 48, was discovered in a room at the Curve Hotel on East Palm Canyon Drive. Investigators determined that carbon monoxide seeped into his second-floor room from

Shoppers will soon have to plan ahead to avoid extra fees when shopping in Palm Springs. The city council voted Wednesday evening to ban stores from using reusable plastic shopping bags, a convenience shoppers now enjoy. The plastic bags ban will require shoppers to use some other type of bag from home, or be charged

The city of Desert Hot Springs continues to crawl out of a fiscal emergency and avoid bankruptcy. City staff has been cut 66%. Salaries for remaining employees have been slashed 22%. Now, the city is focusing on bringing in more money to make sure such drastic cuts aren’t needed in the future. One of the

A medida que los mdicos conoscan ms sobre el cncer y descubran mejores maneras de combatirlo, se espera que cerca de un 64% de los nios diagnosticados con este tipo de enfermedad vivan al menos cinco aos, despus del diagnostico. Desde el ao 1960, la mayoria de los menores con cncer reciben tratamiento en unidades

“Our previous dog, she got zapped by a rattlesnake in the desert and nearly died,” Jay Conley said. Snake season hit the desert quickly. “We had a mild winter and it warmed up early. It’s a temperature thing. As soon as they can, they’re gonna come out and start hunting,” Loma Linda herpetologist Carl Person

The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night to reduce the number of alcohol related accidents. The checkpoint will start at 7 p.m. and last until 3 a.m. Saturday morning. CHP hasn’t announced its location yet. According to a release, the CHP believes that checkpoints tend to “reduce the number of

El Departamento de Polica de Cathedral City en conjunto con la Fuerza Antipandillas del Condado de Riverside realizaron un operativo tipo redada en la que el objetivo eran 25 casas del Barrio Dream Homes de Cathedral City, considerado uno de los mas violentos del Valle de Coachella. Siete adultos y tres menores de edad fueron

Por dcimo quinto ao consecutivo, La Poderosa 96.7 FM lleva a cabo el Radiothn en beneficio del Hospital St. Jude que ofrece tratamiento a nios que padecen cncer. St Jude realiza investigaciones para la cura del mal y lo comparte con otros hospitales de Latinoamrica y del mundo. Ningn nio debe de morir en el

Border Patrol agents with the El Centro Sector apprehended three undocumented Mexican Nationals during an attempt to pass through the Hwy. 86 checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon. An RV driven by a 23 year-old U.S. citizen was stopped around 2 p.m. by agents assigned to the Indio Station, according to authorities. He had an 18 year-old

A teenager is in custody at San Bernardino County Juvenile Hall, charged with sending sexually explicit pictures via text and social media to several girls ranging from 14 to 17-years-old, according to deputies with the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station. The suspect is a 17 year old male. Detectives began investigating the teenager on March, 17.

The standards stirring up strong emotion and debate around the country are a new initiative that detail what students in grades kindergarten through 12 should know in math and English at the end of each academic year. The idea is that students in a given grade are learning the same thing, and being assessed the

There was quite a bit of police activity in a Coachella neighborhood Thursday morning, but it was related to a crime that was committed years ago, according to authorities. A jury in a murder case was taken to the area as part of a criminal examination. Tripoli Way and Bagdad Avenue were blocked off while

The University of California, San Francisco, is warning nearly 10,000 people that their personal information may have been compromised after desktop computers were stolen in January. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday that there’s no evidence that anyone has tried to access or use the personal information contained on the machines. The unencrypted computers were

An Indio man was taken into custody after being accused in a stabbing attack outside a La Quinta restaurant early Monday morning. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said investigators from its Thermal station arrested 31-year-old Frank Sebastian Robles on Wednesday. Members from the La Quinta Police Special Enforcement Team assisted with the arrest. Robles allegedly

International criminal enterprises follow the money, and a new report says they are increasingly focusing on California because of its wealth and innovation. Aside from long-time trafficking in drugs, guns and people, the report being released Thursday by California Attorney General Kamala Harris says criminals are turning to cybercrime to target businesses and financial institutions.

The Cathedral City Police Department said there’s been a recent increase in crime in the Dream Homes neighborhood. On Wednesday, officers hit the streets at 6 a.m. with the California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and gang task force. The investigation led authorities to 24 locations. The majority of the arrests were made in

A Texas-based pizza chain is generating a lot of buzz over the naming of its new pizza. The name “La Chin*&$@,” a profanity in Spanish, can either mean something really good or something really offensive. The pizza chain “El Patron” has a location on Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella. Franchise owner, Juan Romero says the company