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Authorities say a staff member has come down with meningitis at the University of California, Riverside, the fifth diagnosis of the bacterial illness within the UC system in recent months. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Monday that the employee, who does not work directly with students, was diagnosed over the weekend. School officials say the

Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee best known for her role as the baroness in “The Sound of Music,” died yesterday in Palm Springs. Parker died of pneumonia-related complications for which she was being treated by one of the local hospitals. She was 91. The native Ohioan, who studied at the Pasadena Playhouse before landing

California’s health insurance exchange has a backlog of 25,000 paper applications that must be processed by Dec. 23 for the applicants to get health insurance starting in the new year. Roy Kennedy, a spokesman for Covered California, said Monday some of the applications were from insurance agents who were unable to access the online portal

A fire ripped through a home just before 8 o’clock tonight on the 77 500 block of Alcot Circle, in the Whitehawk community of Palm Desert. No one was in the home at the time of the fire, according to fire crews. The first arriving engine company reported a well-established fire showing through the roof

The overnight low temperature Monday night into Tuesday morning in Thermal was a record-low of 21 degrees. To protect their crops from frost, many farmers in Thermal and Mecca set fire to hay bales around their fields, warming the air around their fruits and vegetables. The South Coast Air Quality Management District allows farmers to

A man has been arrested in connection to a robbery that happened earlier this month off of Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Officials with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department said Brandon Cortez-Hill, 22, was arrested with some help from the U.S. Marshal’s Office and the State Parole Office. Police were called to the

Police are looking for a man they believe killed a woman in Sky Valley nearly six years ago. Edward Lee LeBlanc has been seen on America’s Most Wanted, and the victim’s sister is offering $25K to anyone with information that gets the murderer convicted and behind bars. LeBlanc, 33, is accused of murdering Kristin Miner

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds were expected Monday in Riverside County, where a frost advisory was also in effect for the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley this morning. The National Weather Service issued the frost advisory for the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley until 9 a.m., saying temperatures had fallen into the upper 20s to

The City of Palm Springs will be featured on two upcoming episodes for the 4th Season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” The cast and crew recently filmed at several locations in Palm Springs including Colony 29 and Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Palm Springs continues to gain attention across the globe because of its

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Lupita Nyong’o with the Breakthrough Performance Award for ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Thomas Newman’ with the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing for Saving Mr. Banks at its annual Awards Gala. “Lupita Nyong’o is outstanding as the exploited slave whose beauty attracts the attention

Un nuevo proyecto de ampliacin y remodelacin de una transitada arteria esta prximo y afactara el flujo vehcular de varias ciudades del valle de Cochella. A inicios del ao nuevo comenzara la ampliacin de la calle Fred Waring y finalizara para junio del ao venidero, este lunes se coloco la primera piedra que da paso

Actress Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee who played the scheming baroness in “The Sound of Music,” has died at age 91. Family friend Richard Gale said Parker died Monday morning due to complications from pneumonia. Gale told The Associated Press the actress “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children at a medical facility near

The hold-up occurred around 3:40 p.m. Friday at a Bank of America branchin the 2600 block of Green River Road, according to Corona police. “A white male in his 40s … walked into the bank and passed a note demanding money from the teller,” said Sgt. Brent Nelson. “The fearful teller complied and gave the

Muy contentos y emocionados estn ms de 300 estudiantes de 4to grado de planteles escolares del PSUSD quienes recibieron una bicicleta como regalo de Navidad. Gracias a la organizacin no lucrativa Variety the Children’s Charity quienes donaron las bicis a estudiantes que han resaltado en diferentes reas como comportamiento modelo y aprovechamiento educativo. Docenas de

NASA says the Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have supported tiny organisms for tens of millions of years. The lake near the Martian equator existed about 3.5 billion years ago. Scientists say it was neither salty nor acidic, and contained nutrients – a perfect spot to

A Twentynine Palms man is in custody, accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in the High Desert. Officers arrested 37-year-old James Daniel Jarrard on Saturday in Twentynine Palms. Police say they tried to pull him over near El Paseo Drive and Desert Knoll Avenue for a minor equipment violation. Authorities say he refused

The defense is expected to rest Monday in the trial of an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of gunning down an unarmed patron at a Murrieta bar during an argument. Dayle William Long could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff and area representatives will honor fallen law enforcement officers during a “Blue Light” ceremony today in Palm Desert, the first of two scheduled in the county this month. At 6 p.m., the sheriff’s department will host a memorial at its Palm Desert station, 73-705 Gerald Ford Drive. “During the ceremony,

The film ‘American Hustle’ will receive the Ensemble Performance Award at the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Black Tie Awards Gala, officials announced Friday. The award will honor the film’s cast, which includes Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. Officials with the film festival said awards will also

Cal fire made quick work of a fire that began in the bedroom of a home on Palm Street in Indio Monday afternoon. The fire began just after 12;45 p.m. at a home on the 44-800 block of Palm Street. Cal Fire says the first arriving engine company reported light smoke showing from the home.