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Novelist Jackie Collins, actress Ashley Judd,former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers and the daughters of formerPresident George W. Bush are the speakers for Rancho Mirage’s 2014 SpeakersSeries, it was announced today. Each talk will start at 7 p.m. at the Annenberg Center for HealthSciences at Eisenhower Medical Center. Series tickets go on sale

A SunLine bus driver was attacked last weekend while on her route in Indio, according to police. The attack happened just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday on Highway 111 near Granada Dr when the bus was making a stop to pick up passengers. Apparently, onepassengerasked if he could ride for free, but the bus driver refused.

One of two young men accused of sexually assaulting adrunken 14-year-old Lake Elsinoregirl with whom the defendants had partiedwill ask a judge Tuesday to reduce his bail so he can get out of jail. Michael Vance Petler, 19, and Tyler Gregory Romero, 18, both of LakeElsinore, are each charged with rape of a minor, forced

Riverside County will soon find out whether it won a summer-long competition for a $100,000 grant to save pets’ lives. On Sept. 30, representatives from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are slated to visit the Department of Animal Services’ Western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley to announce whether

An Indian Wells resident, Haddon Libby, has reached a settlement with the city of Indian Wells in his civil rights lawsuit against city hall. Libby will receive $450,000 after he claimed he was fired from his private banking job because city leaders were upset over his questions about their public compensation packages. In August of

Strong winds were expected in the Coachella Valley andin the mountains of Riverside County tonight. “A deepening trough of low pressure moving inland across the west coastand strengthening onshore surface pressure gradients this afternoon intoWednesday, will bring gusty southwest to west winds in the mountains anddeserts,” according to a National Weather Service advisory. Local wind

When she was in her 20’s , Mynoska Tomlinson didn’t have health insurance. “I felt invincible, nothing will happen to me. But, things happen,” Tomlinson said. Something did happen. “It was a pinched nerve from a previous fracture as a kid. At that point I was like, well I can’t feel my finger. I thought

Once you flush, it’s out of sight, out of mind, but that’s not always the case. What isn’t biodegradable piles up in the hands of wastewater professionals like Mike Lopanec at the Valley Sanitary District in Indio. “Anything you put down the sink or toilet, we have to remove,” he said. As consumer demand for

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff says an additional 10,000 jail beds will be needed to house a growing county jail population over the next 15 years. In 2012, nearly 7,000 inmates were released because there wasn’t room for them. Expansion is underway at the East County Detention Facility in Indio that will allow the county

Respaldados por varias personalidades de la radio y la televisin, ms de mil hispanos marcharon el domingo por el centro de Los Angeles para exigir una reforma migratoria integral, al tiempo que una protesta similar en Houston registr poca participacin. La manifestacin en Los Angeles se llev a cabo una semana despus de que la

A proposed Riverside County ordinance mandating thatall pit bulls over 4 months old — with few exceptions — be sterilized for thesake of public safety will be debated by the Board of Supervisors tomorrow. “While the majority of pit bull owners are responsible and takeappropriate measures to ensure that their dogs do not have unwanted

Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, will host apresentation in Coachella tomorrow about upcoming changes in the state’seconomic development programs. The presentation for local businesses and those work with in theeconomic development field is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. at the CoachellaCorporate Yard, 53462 Enterprise Way. Kish Rajan, director of the Governor’s Office of Business

A structure fire was reported in Sky Valley today,but there were no injuries, a county fire department spokesman said. The blaze broke out around 9:45 a.m. in the 18900 block of Vee BeeStreet, and the building was “fully involved” when firefighters arrived,”Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark Annas said. The fire was contained at 10:35

In an interview Thursday, Pope Francis said the church needs to be more open, and not be obsessed with homosexuality, contraception, and abortion. “He wasn’t suggesting at all the church abandon our social and moral teachings, but rather reaffirming the teachings of the church go back to the beginning of Christianity which is ‘Love thy

El sbado a las 10:45 p.m. el conductor de una camioneta circulaba por el rea de la manzana 84000 de Paseo Laredoen Caochella cuando perdi el control y se impact con un auto estacionado que a su vez golpe a otro coche. Ren Rodrguez Caudillo de 29 aoshuy del lugar ya que manejaba bajo la

Riverside County supervisors today will weigh thecounty’s options for relieving jail overcrowding — and stemming the tide ofinmates released for lack of space — by expanding existing correctionalfacilities as well as possibly building new ones. The Board of Supervisors will hear its first report from a committeeformed in June under a joint proposal by Supervisors

The manufacturer of steam generators at California’s shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant and the utility that runs the facility will be cited by federal regulators for a flawed design. Southern California Edison says it was told Friday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expect a citation for failing to make sure computer modeling and

As Apple Inc. pitches its newest smartphones, users may find something lacking compared with last year’s model: They could break more easily. SquareTrade, a provider of protection plans for gadgets, tested five smartphones, including Apple’s new iPhones, to see if they could withstand drops, dunks and other common hazards. Its finding: The latest models aren’t

A 29-year-old motorist was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Witnesses reported seeing his pickup hit a parked vehicle in Coachella, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. Rene Rodriguez Caudillo, driving a GMC truck in the 84000 block of Paseo Laredo, smashed into one parked vehicle, causing it

The Salton Sea is at a critical point. “The clock is ticking and the more that we can do to educate people about the importance of restoring the Salton Sea is a good thing,” Assemblymember Manuel Prez. The lake continues to face a slew of problems: soaring salt levels, bird disease and overabundant nutrients threaten