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It’s been more than a month since 28-year-old Abelardo Garcia was killed in a hit and run crash while riding his skateboard on Palm Drive and Third Street. Now, Desert Hot Springs police have a person of interest in connection to the crime. Detective Jim Henson said the department is waiting for evidence to come

Some residents have been evacuated as Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Cabazon that’s burning on the Reservation. According to fire officials, the fire is at eight acres. It has destroyed one outbuilding and four vehicles. Residents from the 12800 block of Malki Road and North Sullivan Road have

The median price of a home in Riverside County jumped by 21.2 percent in December, compared with the same month a year ago, while the number of homes sold dipped by 5.5 percent, a real estate information service has announced. According to DataQuick, the median price of a Riverside County home was $280,000 last month,

Ayer a las 7:19 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba un ataque con arma blanca en agravio de un hombre en la manzana 84000 de Lingayan Street en una rea no incorporada del Condado de Riverside cerca de la escuela primaria Van Buren de Indio. Cuando los agentes llegaron un hombre con varias

California’s oldest resident is one year older. Opal Thompson turned 113 on Monday. The Contra Costa Times reports that staff at the San Francisco Bay Area nursing home where Thompson lives held a party for her and other residents with January birthdays. Thompson also received a bouquet of three dozen red roses from television personality

Authorities were investigating a stabbing attack near Indio’s Martin Van Buren Elementary School that left one man dead Monday. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department say deputies responded to the 84000 block of Lingayan Street in an unincorporated county area near Indio Monday evening at 7:19 p.m. The area of the crime is just east of

The governing board that sets policies for California’s 112 community colleges has approved new eligibility requirements for a popular financial aid program. The Board of Governors for the state community college system on Monday adopted regulations that for the first time establish minimum academic performance requirements for students who do not pay per-unit enrollment fees.

Red flag warnings remain posted as dry and gusty Santa Ana winds continue to buffet much of Southern California. The National Weather Service says a high-wind warning is in effect until noon Wednesday, with the strongest gusts expected Tuesday night. Northeasterly gusts up to 60 mph are possible in the mountains. In San Bernardino winds

An injured hiker is recovering after being rescued off a Palm Desert trail on Monday. According to Cal. Fire, the hiker was with a group on the Hop Along Cassidy Trail when he fell around 11:00 a.m. The hiker reportedly tumbled about 40 feet off the trail and was hoisted by a C.H.P helicopter to

Neiman Marcus has been hit by data crooks. The upscale retailer announced over the weekend that its data base of credit card customers was hacked. The breach occurred in mid-December about the same time Target was hacked. It’s too soon to know if the two are related. Neiman Marcus officials say they are notifying customers

Monday, former first daughter and Vice-Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton spear-headed a Day of Action, flying in from a colder New York City. “It’s a beautiful day, that’s unmistakable, certainly a lot warmer than in New York City,” Clinton said, smiling, “but look at all the volunteers here today.” Coachella Community Action Day,

Un motociclista fue herido esta maana tras un accidente sobre la Carretera Interestatal 10 en Palm Desert. Este orden de acciones sucedio un poco antes de las 8:00a.m. en direccin oeste entre las calles Washington y Cook. La Patrulla de Caminos dio a conocer que el conductor, por alguna razn desconocida, se impacto contra un

La fundacin Clinton Foundation dio inicio a una semana llena de eventos comunitarios, el mismo coincide con el comienzo del torneo de golf “Humanna Challange”. Uno de los eventos que aparo la atencin fue a travez del programa “Day of Action ” o “Da de Accin”, liderado por Chelsea Clinton hija del ex presidente de

Telemundo anuncia con orgullo el regreso de la estrella de la msica regional mexicana Roberto Tapia como entrenador para la segunda temporada de la competencia de canto muy popular ” La Voz Kids” que se estrenar en la primavera de 2014 . Tras el xito de la primera temporada, que lleg a ms de 14,5

The Disability Sports Festival was held in Palm Desert over the weekend. This is the second year the festival was held in the Coachella Valley after being created seven years by Cal State San Bernardino professor Aaron Moffett. “We are trying to provide an opportunity for people to be introduced to sports but also learn

Neighbors and businesses in Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District are worried following a rash of recent burglaries in the area. It wasn’t a very Merry Christmas for the home dcor shop ‘notNeutral’. Director Troy Showerman said thieves took more than $2,000 from the store on Christmas Eve. “[I] Noticed right away my cash box was

A California chicken plant that reopened over the weekend after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says it’s “voluntarily and temporarily” suspending operations again. Foster Farms said Sunday it was closing the plant in Livingston for several days so it can properly implement new food safety measures. Work had resumed Saturday after Foster

California’s youngest city could become a thing of the past. Officials in Jurupa Valley say they fear they may have to disband after state lawmakers shuffled cash from local coffers. A vote is planned Thursday on whether to start the process of disincorporation less than three years after the Riverside County city was formed.

The hunt for an arsonist intensifies as two more suspicious fires strike a downtown San Jose neighborhood that has seen a string of fires this week. Fire Department Capt. Rob Brown said Sunday 11 of 13 fires that broke out in the area were intentionally set. They include two that struck early Sunday. Reports indicate

Director David O. Russell’s 1970s-era caper “American Hustle” collected three Golden Globe Awards tonight, including best comedy/musical motion picture, while the wrenching slave-trade film “12 Yearsa Slave” won best drama. Matthew McConaughey was named best actor in a drama for his role as an AIDS patient who smuggles drugs from Mexico to Texas in “Dallas