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Sheriff’s deputies will look for intoxicated and unlicensed drivers at checkpoint in Coachella location Friday night. Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and continuing until 3 a.m. Saturday, deputies at the checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are properly licensed, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Atrial fibrillation is a heart disorder than can lead to fatal heart attacks, strokes and other complications. At Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, the hospital recently put what’s called a stereotaxis robotic navigation system online. It’s state of the art and helps doctors treat patients diagnosed with

A former professional boxer arrested in connection with his manager’s killing more than 26 years ago made his first court appearance today on a murder charge. Exum Speight, 50, was ordered to remain jailed on just over $1 million bail while he awaits arraignment Oct. 9 at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. Speight

Driving through a neighborhood in Palm Desert, it’s hard to find a “for sale” sign. “There are homes for sale, they’re just moving faster. So what we’re seeing is inventory looks low because when homes go on the market they’re actually getting sold faster,” said Penny Jelmberg, a realtor in Palm Desert. The Federal Reserve

A train engine caught fire as the multi-car freighter made its way through Riverside late this afternoon, prompting authorities to shut down railroad tracks going in both directions and bringing all cargo and commuter train traffic to a halt. The fire was reported around 4:30 p.m. on a northbound locomotive as it passed Tyler Street,

The West Nile virus is now in the Coachella Valley and it’s making people sick. So far, two people have been hospitalized and are now recovering from the potentially deadly virus. That number could be a lot higher if not for the help of chickens. “We have 10 different flocks of chickens and they are

We love the desert and everyone else feels the same way, right? “I love Palm Springs, I’m from Los Angeles originally. I’ve been going there my whole life,” actor Nelson Franklin of The Millers said. Right. The stars of “We Are Men” and “The Millers” excitedly made their way down the red carpet to our

A Palm Desert man suspected of sexually assaultingtwo women at College of the Desert is scheduled to be in court tomorrow. Jesse Timothy Lara, 28, was arrested near the Palm Desert campus Sept.17 and pleaded not guilty Sept. 19 to two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery,according to court and jail records. He has a pre-trial

Toyota is recalling 615,000 Sienna minivans in the U.S. because they can inadvertently shift out of park and roll away. The recall involves Siennas from the 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 models years. Toyota said Thursday that the shift locking device can potentially be damaged. If that happens, the minivans can shift out of

A Temecula man who allegedly hacked into email, socialnetworking and other Internet accounts belonging to women and girls –including Miss Teen USA — and threatened to distribute nude photos of thevictims unless they complied with his demands was arrested today. Jared James Abrahams, 19, surrendered to FBI agents in Orange followingthe unsealing of a federal

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que ayer en la maana se rob un auto propiedad de Palm Springs Motors durante una prueba de manejo. Carlos Contreras residente de Coachella y el vendedor que lo atenda Jimmy Irizarry realizaban la prueba cuando Contreras le dijo que la cajuela del coche estaba abierta, Irizarry baj

The National Date Festival will accept applications untilOct. 9 for the Queen Scheherazade Scholarship Pageant, a spokeswoman saidtoday. Applications are available through Riverside County high schools, theRiverside County Fairgrounds administration office and the Riverside CountyFair & National Date Festival website, according to festival spokeswomanVeronica Casper. Pageant applicants must “exhibit exceptional character,” have at leasta 3.0

A valley man is in custody after a high speed chase that started as a test drive at a local car dealership. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Carlos Contreras of Coachella allegedly tried to steal a vehicle from Palm Springs Motors in Cathedral City. Local car dealerships say its a technique thieves have started

State officials are renewing warnings about distracted driving following four serious crashes involving highway workers and law officers in construction zones. The Sacramento Bee reports 15 people including several Caltrans workers, a California Highway Patrol officer and six community service cleanup crew members were injured in highway crashes over three days in mid-September. The incidents

The U.S. Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from California. The missile lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 3:33 a.m. PDT Thursday. It was the second Minuteman launch from Vandenberg this week. The first was launched early Sunday. No details of the test were released. Such tests typically

A high wind warning is set to go in effect this afternoon in the Coachella Valley and the mountains of Riverside County, where gusts up to 65 miles per hour were expected to create dangerous driving conditions. “A deepening trough of low pressure will move through the region, resulting in stronger onshore flow,” according to

John Loe rides his bike to work every day. “Most of the time, people give you a respectful distance, but there are times when drivers it seems get as close as they possibly can on purpose to freak us out. And it does freak us out,” Loe said. A new law aims to make sure

The average student stresses about pop quizzes and grades on his or her next report card. Now, some worry about a different kind of scholastic measurement: their body mass index. Elementary schools in 19 states, including California, are testing students’ body mass index, or BMI. Those measurements are then sent home to parents as reports,

A man is wanted by Indio police after being accused of showing porn to two teenage girls as they were walking to school Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The two girls were walking inseparatelocations in the area of Avenue 48 and Jackson when a man in his late teens or early twenties approached the gitls

Los sobrevivientes se refugiaban el mircoles en albergues improvisados con pedazos de madera y sbanas, un da despus que sus casas de adobe se vinieron abajo en un terremoto que ha dejado 285 muertos en el suroeste de Pakistn y que hizo surgir una nueva isla en el Mar de Omn. Mientras esperaban que la