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Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff and area representatives will honor fallen law enforcement officers during a “Blue Light” ceremony Monday in downtown Riverside, the second of two memorials in the county this month. At 6 p.m., the sheriff’s department will host a service outside the County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon St. “During the ceremony, we

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff and area representatives will honor fallen law enforcement officers during a “Blue Light” ceremony today in downtown Riverside, the second of two memorials in the county this month. At 6 p.m., the sheriff’s department will host a service outside the County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon St. “During the ceremony, we

A search is under way today for whoever gunned down a man at Agua Caliente Park in Cathedral City. The coroner’s office says he was 33-year-old Jorge Reina Jr. of Cathedral City. Officers were called to the entrance of Agua Caliente Park near the area of San Luis Rey and San Gabriel Friday at 8:46

‘Knott’s Soak City’ will now be known as ‘Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs’, according to officials with Premier Parks, LLC. They also said a fun, new attraction is coming to the park that will bring surfing to the desert in 2014. The Flow Rider is a high thrill wave machine that allows guests of all

Mikey and Zeus are two of Indio Police Department’s most important crime stoppers. But this K-9 unit is one dog short. “Police service dog Eddy, his handler recently got promoted which sent Eddy into retirement so we’re looking to replace him,” said Indio Police Officer Austin Studer. The agency asked for donations from the public

Dry conditions and gusty wind continued to raise the risk of wildfires in Riverside County’s mountains and valleys Sunday, meteorologists said. Red Flag Warnings remained up until 6 p.m. Sunday for the valleys and mountain areas, including the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest. “A Red Flag Warning means that critical

One person suffered major injuries Saturday night and three others received minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash in an unincorporated area just outside Lake Elsinore, a Riverside County Fire Department official said. The crash was reported at 9:31 p.m. on Mission Trail at Olive Street, according to Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. “There

Two adults and three juveniles had to find somewhere else to spend the night after a fire damaged the attic of their double-wide manufactured home in Sky Valley, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said Sunday. The fire was reported at 9:21 p.m. Saturday in the 20100 block of Smith Road, said Riverside County Fire

It may be one of the most damaging forms of child abuse you’ve most likely never heard of, but it does have a name: Parental Alienation. It’s where children are brought into the bitterness of divorce often times used to get back at the other parent. One local father is driving across the country to

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has set aside up to $1 million to purchase and install security cameras at each of its 21 schools. The decision came just a day before a school shooting at Arapahoe High school in Centennial, Colorado. Scenes from the shooting left some parents wondering about the well-being of their

In a phone call to News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2, Desert Hot Springs mayor Adam Sanchez confirmed that chief of police Kate Singer, and police Commander Ken Peary will voluntarily retire on Monday. An e-mail was sent from Interim City Manager Bob Adams to city staff and council on Friday night announcing the

“Since I was little I’ve been watching the parade and it’s so fun and all the people dancing and stuff,” said Alessandra Lopez, who came to the Coachella Christmas Parade to watch her sister perform for CVHS. For more than three decades the parade has been spreading holiday cheer through the East Valley. “I like

An elderly man died Friday night after crashing his car into a palm tree on Highway 111 Friday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Buddy Rogers, in front of the IMAX theatre in Cathedral City. The male driver was headed eastbound on Highway 111 when his car went off the road,

It may be Friday the 13th, but these players are feeling lucky, just hoping in their fingertips holds the lotto ticket that will grant them at least $425 million. It’s the second largest jackpot in the game’s history and it has folks in the Coachella Valley dreaming of an early retirement. “It’s big and I

As people do their Christmas shopping, many have a few extra names on their list every year – such as their cleaning lady or hair dresser. Knowing the etiquette of who to tip and how much can get stressful. We sat down with the co-founder of Desert Best Friend’s Closet, Connie Golds, an organization that

Las agujas desbancan al bisturi a la hora de combatir el paso del tiempo. Es natural y son agujas pero no se siente nada, slo un poco de presin, Claire duea de un saln en donde se practica este procedimiento, nos habla de la acupuntura cosmtica la cual para ella ha sido de gran ayuda

The Coachella Valley Unified School District held its annual organization meeting Thursday night to select the new board officers for 2014. The district selected Lowell Kamper and Manuel Jarvis-Martinez to continue serving as President and Vice President, according to officials. Kamper has been with the board since 2010 and Jarvis-Martinez has been serving since 2008.

Twenty-two high school students were arrested in Riverside County on Thursday after an undercover operation revealed crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills were being sold at school, according to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Special Investigations Bureau conducted the sting that involved mostly juvenile students selling narcotics at Perris High

California has long been a union stronghold, but a new poll suggests voters are gradually taking a more negative view of organized labor. The independent Field Poll released Friday said that by a narrow margin, more voters said unions do more harm than good, as opposed to those who see labor as beneficial. The slide

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday for a gang member accused of gunning down a 6-year-old girl and wounding her father during an unprovoked attack at a Moreno Valley house party. Keandre Narkie Johnson, 21, of Moreno Valley was arrested in September following an investigation by Riverside County sheriff’s detectives into the fatal shooting