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(CNS) – Super Bowl celebrants who drink and drive will be targeted in a law enforcement crackdown today aimed at keeping drunk- and drug- impaired motorists off Riverside County roads. The county’s Avoid the 30 task force — named for the number of participating agencies — is planning saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to snare

The fifth annual PSBHC Black History Awards Gala kicked off a month’s worth of events aimed at honoring African-American contributions in the Coachella Valley Saturday night’s event honored five community members for their work in promoting diversity in the Valley. Evernall Black and Cora Crawford were honored with Lifetime achievements awards. Other community recipients include

Calvary Christian Center in Cathedral City wastes no time getting back on its feet after burglars strike twice in the span of a week. First, on January 24: “The church had three doors kicked in, most of the rooms vandalized, some profanities spraypainted on some mirrors and then our church van was stolen,” said Chuck

A former Moreno Valley High School assistant football coach was arrested for alleged sex-related crimes that included soliciting a minor for sex, a deputy said Saturday. A school administrator was told Friday that Manuel Eliud Leyva, 19, of Moreno Valley, allegedly solicited several juveniles for sex during the 2012-2013 school year when he still worked

La Quinta police officers arrested a man after neighbors complained of his erratic behavior, including walking up and down the street carrying a semi-automatic weapon. Officers took 35-year-old Daniel Conover into custody on a felony charge for carrying a loaded weapon. “It is very scary, like you’re turning your back and you’re looking out towards

Amid California’s drought, state officials have announced they won’t be able to provide water to agencies serving 25 million people and nearly 1 million acres of farmland. Friday’s announcement marks the first time in the 54-year history of the State Water Project that such action has been taken. Two local water districts are included in

President Barack Obama will be in town next month on Valentine’s Day to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan. The meeting will close down the Sunnylands Estate in Rancho Mirage from Feb. 10-17. It turns out some of those dates coincide with the start of Palm Springs Modernism Week and wipes out five days

More than 6,500 cheerleaders and dancers are expected to compete at the Palm Springs Convention Center this weekend. The Spirit Sports “Duel in the Desert” Cheer & Dance National Championships will be open to the public. Local team Desert Elite Mavericks, formerly Desert Valley All Star Mavericks (DVAS), are already heading to NCA All-Star Nationals.

The weekend started early for students at one Valley school. Thieves stole pipes and fittings from the water main at Bubbling Wells Elementary School leaving it without water. People who live near the school discovered the theft early Friday morning. The school thought it would be fixed before 10 in the morning. That’s why the

Un residente de La Quinta mantena un pequeo arsenal de armas en su vivienda, tra ser descubierto autoridades decomisaron 9 armas de fuego, aprximadamente 5 mil municionesy chalecos antibalas. Telemundo 15 se percato de lo antes mencionado tras un comunicado emitido por el ayuntamiento de La Quinta. Luego de que el Sr Daniel Conover fuera

Desert Regional Medical Center is offering free flu shots on February, 4. You must call to reserve an appointment if you want to take advantage of the opportunity. The flu shots will be provided from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hanson House, located at 1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive. Officials said there’s a limited

For the first time ever, Forever Marilyn wears red in Palm Springs. “She is such an icon of femininity and womanhood, and the great thing is to use that famous person and really carry forward a movement for women around health,” Dr. Jeralyn Brossfield from Eisenhower Wellness Institute said. It’s in celebration of the 10th

En momentos en que California enfrenta la sequa ms devastadora en la era moderna, funcionarios estatales anunciaron el viernes que no proveern agua a agencias que atienden a 25 millones de personas y a casi 405.000 hectreas (un milln de acres) de tierras de cultivo. El anuncio marca la primera vez en 54 aos de

Seven local teens earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Rank from Troop 131 on Sunday. The group marks the 50th Eagle Scout honor for the troop, which they say is a milestone for this area. Austin Hanousek is the lucky number 50, while the six others are as follows: George Gregos-Mourginakis Robert Hensley Izzy

Although average property values in Riverside County increased by over 25% in the past year, property taxes for about 45% of residential property owners in the county will grow by less than half of 1% in 2014. “This is doubly good news for Riverside County property owners,” said Assistant Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana. “Home values have

The Wet ‘n’ Wild water park is hosting a hiring fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The park, formerly known as Knott’s Soak City, is looking to hire more than 100 people including lifeguards, cabana servers, guest and food service workers and security. More than 200 high school students stood outside of the

The coroner identified the man shot and killed Wednesday night in Coachella as 25-year-old Martin Ramirez. Sheriff’s deputies found his body shortly after 7:15 PM in a neighborhood near Avenue 52 and Tripoli. Ramirez’s family and friends remained in shock about his death. “He was the baby and we all loved him so much,” said

Some students at Palm Desert Charter Middle School received 13 new Chromebooks on Wednesday. The special delivery came from the Desert Sands Unified School District’s Educational Foundation. The foundation raised the money to purchase the devices back in November through its first ‘Hike for Education’. The teachers were very excited to receive the new learning

Two months after being named America’s second-gayest city, Pasadena has been given a C- in a report card about the fairness of policies involving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT civil rights organization, this month released the “2013 Municipal Equality Index,” a nationwide measure of the positive laws,