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Southern California Edison was working to restore service to nearly 500 customers Tuesday morning after three power outages were reported in Palm Desert and Indian Wells. According to Edison’s website, 306 customers lost service in Palm Desert at 8:35 p.m. Monday night because of equipment problems. Work was in progress to restore power to those

Smoking inside home day care centers would be banned under a bill targeting so-called “third-hand smoke” that lingers indoors. The Assembly approved AB1819 on a 55-8 vote Monday, with some Republican lawmakers opposed. The bill’s author, Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton, says recent research shows that third-hand smoke can be a public health hazard.

Riverside County’s unfunded pension liabilities are at $1.55 billion, but thanks to reforms enacted by the Board of Supervisors, closing that funding gap will be less onerous, according to a report that the board will review today. The county’s Pension Advisory Review Committee has issued a comparatively brief 11-page assessment of the retirement system that

UC Riverside’s Palm Desert campus will mark Earth Day tonight with a screening of the Pixar animated film “WALL-E.” The 6 p.m. free screening will also conclude UCR’s “Living Green” lecture series, which started earlier this year. “WALL-E,” which won the Academy Award for best animated feature in 2008, has been seen as a commentary

Strong and gusty winds will cover much of inland Southern California from Tuesday morning until early Wednesday. An area of low pressure moving onshore to the north will bring the strongest winds to the mountains and deserts this afternoon and evening. The wind could kick up sand and dust on desert roadways, which couldreduce visibility.

Bankruptcy’s no longer an option for the city of Desert Hot Springs, but only after deep cuts to the salaries of the police department and city staff. The city’s made other cuts, but what seemed like a water-saving, cost-saving measure is stirring some issues. Fields in the city are going brown, after council explicitly said

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is expected tomorrow to authorize $2.5 million to cover costs for the upcoming June primary election. Interim Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer submitted a request on the board’s consent agenda seeking approval of a resolution to move ahead with lining up resources for the June 3 primary. Spencer said

A spring cleaning is in the works in downtown Palm Springs after we aired a story last week about dirty sidewalks, stained benches, and overflowing trash cans. Last week city leaders told us they would take action, so on Monday morning we checked it out and found that the city had delivered on its word.

Not So Innocent boutique shop opened in Palm Springs on Feb. 1. “To get new customers, you need a sign bright enough for people to find you,” said owner Bill Freyer. In search of a good deal on signs, Freyer signed a contract with Sal Martinez, local owner of Martinez Print company. Martinez promised two

More than $100 million later, the Desert Hills Premium outlets in Cabazon can finally show off its full expansion. “In November we opened up the parking garage the size of three football field and now on Thursday we have our expansion celebration,” Liz Perkovich said. Get ready for 50 new high end outlets. “For the

Time is a runner’s best friend and worst enemy, always against the clock. But at 2:49pm ET on April 15th, 2013, time stood still as the bombs blasted in Boston. One Desert Hot Springs man finished the Boston Marathon before the bombs exploded, and was just a block away from the finish line. “Astonished, I

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2014 is history, and preparations are underway for next weekend’s three-day Stagecoach Festival, also being staged at Indio’s Empire Polo Club. The artists who performed Sunday on the third and last day of the Coachella Music Festival’s second weekend included Arcade Fire, the Lucient Dossier Experience, Netsky and

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s authorities say a nurse has been stabbed by a hospital visitor on the same day a nurse was stabbed and critically injured in a separate attack at another hospital. Sheriff’s Deputy Kim Manatt says the two attacks are not related. Manatt says a man walked into Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Sunday morning,

On the third Saturday of every April, independent record stores across the globe are invaded by excited music fans looking for that special something. Among those fans is Brian Jordan of Palm Springs. “Number one on my list is the Ghostbusters glow in the dark ten inch vinyl,” Brian says. That’s right, vinyl, not mp3s

Weekend two of the Coachella Music Festival begins with news a festival goer has died. We learned 24- year old Kimchi Truong of Oakland collapsed at the festival on Sunday and then died at a local hospital Thursday. Right now we do not know what caused her to collapse, but the coroner’s office is looking

There’s new evidence that the potent painkiller codeine is being given to hundreds of thousands of children in emergency rooms despite guidelines on limiting its use. That is the conclusion of a study based on an analysis of 10 years of national data. Codeine prescriptions were given in about 3 percent of kids’ ER visits

A U.S. Bank branch in Indio was robbed Friday afternoon, but no one was hurt, police reported. The robbery was reported shortly before 4 p.m. at the bank at Highway 111 and Monroe Street. According to Indio Police Spokesman Ben Guitron, “the suspect stood in line, walked up to a teller when it was his

Animal experts say it is peak season for Parvovirus, a deadly and contagious virus mainly affecting dogs. Pet owners Zach Jansma and fiancee Katie Anderson were surprised when their typically rambunctious puppy Leia, name inspired by the Star Wars Trilogy, was acting lethargic. “She wasn’t eating, she was sleeping all day, she was vomiting clear,”

Espere contratiempos a la hora de circular por las calles aledaas al Coachella Fest que se lleva acabo este fin de semana en los Terrenos del Polo en Indio. Varias calles que estarn cerradas este fin de semana incluyen: La Avenida 49 entre Hjorth y Monroe.La Avenida 50 entre Madison y Jackson.Hjorth entre Avenida 49

A Yucaipa High School teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16 year old student. According to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 deputies from the Yucaipa Sheriff’s Station received information of a possible inappropriate relationship between a 16-year old male student and 44-year old Sheila Heacock, a