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Officials with the BNP Paribas Open have announced that Serena Williams is on the entrance list for this year’s tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden after boycotting the tournament for 12 years. It’s still too early to know if she will in fact play, according to Tournament Director Steve Simon, but officials are excited

Gov. Jerry Brown has delivered a dual message in his annual address to the Legislature – that a California resurgence is well underway but also is threatened by economic and environmental uncertainties. Chief among those uncertainties is the severe drought that is gripping the nation’s most populous state and already is forcing water cutbacks among

A space telescope has detected signs of water on the largest object in the asteroid belt. A team led by the European Space Agency noticed water plumes spewing from two regions on Ceres, a dwarf planet about the size of Texas. The source of the water is still a mystery. There may be layer of

Modernism Week, which is held in Palm Springs, is partnering with Goldenvoice to help the nonprofit’s efforts to reach out to more in the Coachella Valley and across the country as well. The eleven day festival, held in February, is an annual celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture, art, fashion and culture. The Board of

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza Sector El Centro en el punto de inspeccin del Expressway 86 cerca de Salton Sea decomisaron siete libras de herona con un valor de $66 mil dolares. Los uniformados fueron alertados por un oficial canino de la Unidad K-9 a la llegada de un autobs de pasajeros proveniente de Mxico.

Firefighters plan to be on scene at the Sunrise Villas all night because of another flare-up in one of the condos. The Palm Springs Fire Department and CAL Fire responded to multiple electrical fires in the area of St. George Circle and Mesquite Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fires burned in four separate units

You can spot colorfully cultural paintings on utility boxes along Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Artist Yudit Ecsedy, of Desert Hot Springs, has been painting angels since the 80’s and hoped she could paint her drawings on some of the bare boxes. She submitted five pieces to the city’s Community and Cultural Affairs Commission

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will hold a private meeting this Friday with local government leaders to discuss the tribe’s legal fight over Riverside County’s possessory interest tax. The tax creates millions of dollars in revenue for cities, schools, and other government agencies. A tribal spokesperson says this is the first proactive step

Somebody shot at Mic & Moe’s in Palm Desert on Monday evening. Police said the shooting was reported just after 7 p.m. The restaurant is located at 37011 on Cook Street. Nobody was injured in the shooting but a viewer contacted KESQ & CBS Local 2 News and said a bullet landed near his feet.

El Departamento de Policia de Palm Springs y el Departamento de Bomberos de la misma ciudad se trasladaron al lugar de los hechos sobre St. George Circle y la Avenida Mesquite. La calle Mesquite a la altura de Farrell Drive y Sunrise Way fue cerrada mientras que se sofocaban dos incendios. A tempranas horas del

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized $66,780 worth of heroin inside an Americano bus traveling into the U.S. from Mexico on Sunday. The discovery was made around 11:30 a.m. during a checkpoint on Highway 86, according to authorities. Agents said a canine detection team alerted officers to the bus which led to a full

Southern California Edison’s website is showing that the power has been restored to over 1,000 Palm Springs’ residents Tuesday afternoon. The outage was reported around 1:15 p.m. The outage was caused by equipment problems. The boundaries of the outage were: North: Minehaha St., East: East Road, South: Via Estrella, West: Camino Real. SCE Outage Map

The Indio Chamber of Commerce’s 28th annual Southwest Arts Festival will start on Friday. About 250 artists from around the country will showcase their work at the festival, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. The festival, including food and live entertainment, opens at 10 a.m.and runs until 5 p.m.

Hoy est libre bajo fianza el hombre que conduca en estado de ebriedad un carro de golf el domingo. Segn el reporte del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside en la manzana 55900 de PGA Boulevard en La Quinta el pasajero del carrito quien tambin estaba intoxicado cay del mismo, de inmediato fue transportado

A 35-year-old La Quinta man suspected of driving a golf cart under the influence of alcohol was free on bail Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to PGA West in the 55900 block of PGA Boulevard in La Quinta around 5:30 p.m. Sunday after an “intoxicated passenger on the golf cart fell out while the golf cart

Four people are out of their home Tuesday morning after a fire ignited in Beaumont Monday afternoon. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. near 11th Street and Magnolia Avenue, according to officials with Cal Fire. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke billowing from the single-story house. It took about a half an hour to

One of the goals of the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, is to encourage people to walk. “Just walk! It’s so simple,” World Golf Hall of Famer Gary player said at a Humana Challenge event in La Quinta. “Look at the pros. I never see any pros dying of a heart attack.”

UPDATE: According to John Welsh with Riverside County Animal Services, spaying and neutering list is full, waiting list is long, but they will still take phone calls for future appointments when the foundation comes back to town. There is no scheduled date as to when they will return, but they will put you on a

Two teenagers on a stolen ATV lead police on an off-road chase through Desert Hot Springs last week. The officers eventually caught the juveniles and returned the vehicle to its owner, who was shocked at how the teens started the joy ride. “They had a key made? That’s pretty high-tech. How did they make a