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Uber is headed to the Coachella Valley to provide convenient transportation during the upcoming festival season, but officials said the service will continue to operate in the desert long after the season is over. They said April marks the official launch of Uber in Palm Springs. Uber is a phone app that connects people to

Los organizadores de los festivales Coachella Fest y Stagecoach son los anfitriones de la gran Feria de Salud que se est llevando a cabo desde hoy y hasta el domingo 6 de Abril en los terrenos de la feria de Indio y es un esfuerzo en conjunto con California CareForce, Coachella Valley Community Trust y

Three men who pranked a friend by reporting a bogus April Fool’s Day carjacking have been arrested in San Bernardino County. The Press-Enterprise says deputies were called to a fast food restaurant in Hesperia Tuesday night. A group of four men said a carjacker punched one of them and took his vehicle. A dozen sheriff’s

La polica contina investigando un tiroteo ocurrido ayer en Desert Hot Springs y que dej a un hombre herido de bala en estado de gravedad. Ayer mircoles alrededor de las 6:20 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que dos hombres estaban peleando en la manzana 12700 de Parma Drive en Desert Hot Springs,

An appellate court says the family of a woman who may have been prematurely declared dead, awoke in the hospital’s freezer and struggled before ultimately freezing to death, can go forward with a lawsuit against the hospital. Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 at White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle

An appellate court says the family of a woman who may have been prematurely declared dead, awoke in the hospital’s freezer and struggled before ultimately freezing to death, can go forward with a lawsuit against the hospital. Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 at White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle

The organizer of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will host a free medical and dental clinic in Indio starting today and running through Sunday. Goldenvoice is working with California CareForce, the Coachella Valley Community Trust and California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to put on the clinic at the Riverside County Fairgrounds. Up

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his three-year-old criminal justice realignment law but tells California law enforcement organizations that he is open to making improvements. The Democratic governor said during a speech Wednesday that what many law enforcement officials want most is more money, but that’s still in short supply despite the state’s budget surplus. The

The 43rd annual Kraft Nabisco Championship, LPGA’s first major of the year, begins today at Mission Hills Country Club, with Inbee Park of South Korea trying to be the second player to successfully defend her title. The 111-player field for the $2 million tournament includes 29 of the top 30 players in the Rolex World

Home improvement retailer Lowe’s will pay $18 million to settle an environmental lawsuit filed by 32 counties, including Riverside, over the illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, prosecutors announced today. Riverside County will receive $650,375 under the settlement, according to District Attorney’s Office Public Information Officer John Hall. He said the county is home to 10

Undefeated heavyweight Luis Ortiz will fight Monte Barrett, who twice fought for versions of the world heavyweight championship, in the scheduled 10-round main event of a boxing card at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio Thursday night. Ortiz, who turned 35 Saturday, is the No. 2-ranked heavyweight contender by the World Boxing Association. The

A local resort will launch the Coachella Valley’s“concert month” this week with an event featuring rock `n’ roll-inspired wine labels. “Wines That Rock” is Friday at 7 p.m. at Miramonte Resort & Spa’s pool deck in Indian Wells. Wine labels inspired by the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, the Police, Train and the

California is earthquake country, but according to the California Earthquake Authority, nearly 90 percent of homeowners don’t carry earthquake insurance. We were reminded of the danger last week with a magnitude 5.1 quake in Orange County that rocked the Southland. And here in the desert, the San Andreas Fault, capable of a much larger quake,

Some things just go hand in hand, like an iron and a ball or, many say, the LPGA’s first major of the year and “Kraft Nabsico.” “This is the last year of Kraft’s partnership with the LPGA and Kraft Nabisco and staff are focused that this event will stay in Rancho Mirage, stay at Mission

A suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas, is dead, but the situation is still considered an active shooting, multiple U.S. officials tell CNN. Click here for most updated information [Original story posted at 7:06 p.m. ET] A shooting incident was under way Wednesday at the Army’s sprawling Fort Hood in central Texas, and injuries were

La base en Fort Hood report el mircoles a la polica que un pistolero est activo dentro de sus instalaciones y hay heridos. Dichas instalaciones del ejrcito en Texas difundieron un comunicado en lnea donde afirmaron lo anterior, y especificaron que ya hay personal de emergencia en el lugar. No se conocen ms detalles. La

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside est investigando a una mujer acusada de estafar a comerciantes con cientos de miles de dlares. Autoridades estan buscando a Theresa Darrah despues de que ms de 50 personas se pusieran en contacto con Telemundo 15, diciendo que Darrah les haba hecho falsas promesas. Nos dicen que

Lderes citadinos han anunciado el nuevo local para el Colegio del Desierto, campus al oeste del Valle de Coachella en Palm Springs. Ser el centro comercial vacante en el corazn de Palm Springs ubicado sobre 2363 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. El sitio propuesto para el campus de 119 acres estaba programado a construirse en la

Ayer a las 8:08 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba una balacera en la manzana 32400 de Shifting Sands Trail en Cathedral City. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar encontraron tirado en el piso a un hombre hispano de unos 20 aos con una herida de bala en la cabeza en la esquina

A Tijuana police officer is accused of illegally transporting over 13 lbs. of heroin and more than 6 lbs. of methamphetamine into the United States. Noe Raygoza-Garcia was arrested on March, 13, after he was seen driving erratically on I-15 near the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Temecula, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of