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La polica contina investigando para llegar al fondo del fraude en el que decomisaron ms de 300 piezas de piratera, entre ellas bolsas, carteras y otros de ms de 12 diseadores como Calvin Klein, Nike, Armani, Versace y Louis Vuiton entre otras. Expertos en la industria examinarn la prxima semana todos los artculos. Los investigadores

The four bomb removal technicians killed at Camp Pendleton included two Marines from California, one from Louisiana and one from Missouri. The Marine Corps released the names of the Marines killed while clearing unexploded ordnance at the base Wednesday. The two Californians killed were 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh of Long Beach, who had

The remains of two of four bodies buried in the desert near Victorville have been identified as missing husband and wife Joseph and Summer McStay but it remains unclear if the other bodies were that of their two young sons. The McStays and their boys, Gianni and Joseph Jr., went missing from their home in

Senator Barbara Boxer will speak at the dedication of Rancho Mirage High School’s performing arts complex on Friday afternoon, a school district spokeswoman said. Boxer, who has a home in Rancho Mirage, will be joined at the 2 p.m. ceremony by Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit and Rancho Mirage Mayor

Amanda Schultz spent most of her work day fielding calls from concerned clients and friends. They received an e-mail from what appeared to be Schultz’s professional account, saying she was stranded in the Philippines and needed money wired to her as soon as possible. “It had my signature at the bottom so it looked like

The Coachella Valley Unified School District will hold a special board meeting Friday to discuss Coachella Valley High School’s “Arab” mascot, which recently drew fire from a national anti-discrimination group. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the school’s gym, according to the school district. On Nov. 1, the Washington, D.C.-based Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee

In the midst of a potential $7 million budget shortfall, another problem was brought to the attention of the city of Desert Hot Springs. Claims of voter fraud in the tightly-contested race for mayor have surfaced and it’s causing some to believe politics are taking precedent over real problems. “Why is it in Desert Hot

While many Americans are signing up for health insurance Affordable Care Act there is a large population in California that can’t. Undocumented residents don’t qualify for healthcare exchanges, and private insurance is often too expensive, leaving as many as one million Californians with the emergency room as their only option for medical care, and local

Several days worth of strong, gusty winds were in store for the Coachella Valley and the mountains of Riverside County starting late Thursday night, meteorologists said. “A pair of strong shortwave troughs will move southeast across the western states between Friday and Sunday,” according to the National Weather Service. “The first disturbance will create gusty

Lockheed Martin is cutting 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 percent of its workforce, as the defense contractor continues to look for ways to lower costs amid reduced government spending. Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday that it will close plants in Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, as well as four buildings in a California campus,

The 78-year-old father of California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto was shot and killed during a home invasion robbery in Silver Lake, police said. The body of Joseph Gatto was found by a woman believed to be his daughter around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday slumped over a stool, said Lt. Richard Parks of the Los Angeles Police

Business owner and local philanthropist Eddie Cinque, who died in 2011, will posthumously receive a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Cinque will be honored with the walk’s 359th star at a 4 p.m. today at a dedication ceremony at 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive. He had long wanted to operate a “Cheers’-like”

California’s health insurance exchange led the nation in enrollments during its inaugural month of operation, but the 35,000 tentative sign-ups represent just a fraction of the eventual goal. Covered California aims to sign-up as many as 2.2 million people by the end of next year, either in private insurance coverage or Medicaid services for the

University of California President Janet Napolitano proposed a tuition freeze on Wednesday for the 2014-2015 school year in her first address to the Board of Regents. The freeze was among four ideas she presented at the meeting in San Francisco that she said aim to push the system into the future. She also wants to

SunLine Transit Agency will hold its annual “Fill the Bus” holiday food drive today at grocery stores in Palm Springs and La Quinta. The drive is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will benefit Martha’s Village & Kitchen in Indio and Food Now in Desert Hot Springs. People can drop off non-perishable food,

The Shell station in Cathedral City on Dinah Shore and Date Palm became the focal point of an investigation on Wednesday. Detectives from the Cathedral City police department spent nearly 8 hours at the store looking into a tip about the sale of counterfeit items. The store carries several different name brands like Gucci, Armani

A former Moreno Valley city councilman pleaded not guilty today to state welfare fraud charges. Marcelo Co, 64, resigned from the council in August after being chargedwith eight felonies, including welfare fraud and grand theft. He entered the plea at his arraignment at the Riverside Hall of Justice and was ordered back to court Dec.

The body of a missing Palm Springs woman was found at a popular tourist destination in Cambodia Monday. Katherine Ann Grgich, 55, disappeared from her hotel in Koh Rong on September 28. A receptionist at Salon 119 and Day Spa in Palm Springs confirmed Grgich worked as a part-time massage therapist over the last few

Griffin Ranch, the unfinished housing project in La Quinta, is seeing new life. Home builder Lennar has taken over construction of the development that came to a standstill four years ago due to the ailing economy. Once nine homes started by the previous builder are completed and sold, Lennar plans to add an additional 250

The financial woes of Desert Hot Springs could be worse than expected with the city facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit.Leaders there may be able to look at Cathedral City as an example. Cathedral City Mayor Kathy DeRosa gave a more hopeful state of the city address this year. She expressed how Cathedral City’s budget