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Wood-fired heating will be prohibited for some residents starting at Midnight tonight, and lasting 24 hours into New Years Eve, because of high smog levels and stagnant air. The “no burn day” order will be in effect in the Inland Empire, but not the Coachella Valley or in mountainous areas, said officials at the South

With the New Year just around the corner, the California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that several new laws or changes to existing laws will go into effect in 2014. CHP released this list of new laws, some take place with the turn of the new year, others will be in place later in 2014,

A 60-year-old man had to be rescued from Mt. San Jacinto State Park when he strayed away from a trail after it became dark Sunday evening. The man was reported missing by his family members around 7:30 p.m. According to officials with California State Parks, the man’s wife said he was going to hike to

A man who died in a Southern California skydiving accident has been identified as a trainer of military skydivers from Arizona. The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s office identified the victim of Friday’s accident in Perris as 29-year-old Jason Granger of Yuma, Ariz. Skydive Perris manager Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld says Granger was a highly-qualified skydiver who trained members

A man and woman from Desert Hot Springs were arrested over the weekend after police caught them stealing from a business. Officers said the burglary happened around 7:15 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities were called to a business in the 66000 block of Dillon Road in Desert Hot Springs and found William Hogg and Lindsey Westbrook

San Diego State University has eliminated the remaining 12 designated smoking areas on campus, adopting a no-tobacco policy. U-T San Diego reports the university will be smoke-free when students return for the spring semester next month. Workers will remove ashtrays from the last smoking sites and will set up sandwich boards announcing the new rule,

A 3-year-old boy was bit in the face several times by a dog at a Lowe’s home improvement store in Murrieta, a spokesman said. Firefighters and police received a call around noon Saturday about the dog attack and went to 24701 Madison Avenue. A man entered the garden center with his dog when the attack

Had you asked Tiffany and Ben Thorpe on their wedding day what they would be doing in 12 years, baking cupcakes and creating art on cookies would not have been their answer. Now, they have four children under the age of 10, and an award-winning bakery tucked away in a quiet shopping center off Highway

The district attorney alleges Michael John Franco used a Toyota Prius and a box cutter as weapons in commission of the murder of his girlfriend. On Friday, Franco plead not guilty in an Indio courtroom. The body of a popular local math teacher was discovered in Indio early Monday morning. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 rocked the mountains south of the Coachella Valley at 10:33 a.m. Monday. The epicenter was about 18 miles south of La Quinta, or 9 miles north of Borrego Springs, near the Riverside-San Diego County line, according to the Southern California Earthquake Center. Sheriff’s dispatchers confirmed there were no

U2 will be making an appearance at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in January. The band will receive the Sonny Bono Visionary Award on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The award is traditionally introduced by gala honorary chairwoman Mary Bono, widow of the festival founder and award namesake. “We normally

Year after year as we watch the ball drop, many hope something else drops as well. “My New Year’s resolution is to get fit this year,” said Ann Legierski, who is a member at World Gym in Palm Springs. Legierski hopes to shed the 30 pounds she gained while going back to school for her

In a move the city says will save it $250,000 a year, Desert Hot Springs officially ended its contract with the Boys and Girls Club. Interim city manager Bob Adams says the city unanimously made the decision in the wake of facing a multi-million dollar deficit. But then we asked Mayor Adam Sanchez. “The decision

For the first time, Jackie Teran hosted family Christmas at her house in Cathedral City. “We had about 40 people over. You can only imagine about how many bags of trash we had,” said Teran. With bags filled with wrapping paper and empty gift boxes, she’s more careful about what she puts out at her

It’s not exactly the message of hope that Destiny Church in Indio hopes to see outside its doors… Graffiti, tagged on every wall of the building, located in a small lot off Avenue 42 and Jackson. Pastor Obed Martinez was enjoying a bike ride when he got the phone call. “My first reaction was, I

Ms de un milln de Norteamericanos se preparan para una desgarradora sacudida posterior a la Navidad cuando los beneficios federales extendidos por desempleo se detengan repentinamente este fin de semana. Eso supone implicaciones potencialmente importantes para la recuperacin de la economa estadounidense y prepara el terreno para una batalla cuando el Congreso vuelva a reunirse

A skydiver was killed in an accident at Perris Valley Airport Friday morning. A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy says the victim went down around 11:20 a.m. in the main grass landing zone. Cal Fire and American Medical Response arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital where he later died. The victim is 29

A juvenile was arrested on Thursday after being accused of groping seven females who were shopping in Palm Desert. According to officers with the Palm Desert Police Department, the incidents happened between December 14 and December 23 at two different shopping centers; one is located at Washington Street and Country Club Drive and the other

As students remember Ms. Jill Grant, they remember her contagious happiness. “She never really had a frown on her face,” Cameron Moulton, one of Ms. Grant’s former students, said. “Very bubbly. Never really had a bad day,” Nick Donahue, one of Ms. Grant’s former students, said. Grant taught Cameron Moulton algebra six years ago, his

Authorities are dealing with traffic issues after a broken water pipe created a sinkhole on Avenue 70 Friday morning. The sinkhole happened in the westbound lane of Avenue 70 near Arthur street in Mecca, according to officials with Cal Fire. Firefighters said there were two vehicles damaged from the sinkhole but nobody was injured. We’re