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Carolyn Krause and a few others gathered at the Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs, with one goal in mind. “It’s draw the line, draw the line here. It’s to tell Obama, draw the line. We’re not going any further. Keystone Pipeline, that’s it. That’s the line that you can’t step over,” Krause said. Keystone

Redlands 35 @ Palm Desert 29 Final Corona 14 @Palm Springs 28 Final La Quinta 14 @ Temescal Canyon 38 Final Coachella Valley 44 @ Desert Mirage 6 Final Cathedral City 34 @ West Valley 17 Final Notre Dame 32 @ Xavier Prep 28 Final Ramona 54 @ Shadow Hills 53 Final 2OT

It’s been almost a month since torrential rain soaked the Valley, flooding streets and trapping cars and the Valley is still recovering. We are learning some areas affected by flash flood will take weeks, even months of repair. It was rain no one had ever seen before. “It was pretty powerful,” said Randy Duncan, General

Americans throw out billions of pounds of food every year, not because the food goes bad, but because of the date on the package. It’s costing millions and affecting landfills. So how do you know if your food is safe to eat? It’s all in your nose. “I don’t trust it,” said Desert Hot Springs

Plans to turn a 19,000-acre swath of southwestRiverside County into a viticultural Valhalla — despite a variety ofchallenges stemming from pollution, noise and traffic — will be on the Boardof Supervisors’ agenda for consideration next week. The Temecula Valley Wine Country Plan, in development since 2008 andapproved by the county’s Planning Commission last December, will

Two Palm Springs men pleaded guilty today to embezzlingfrom two Palm Springs property owners and multiple vacation home renters andwere immediately sentenced to three years’ probation. Michael Maloney, 52, and Matthew Wehling, 48, each pleaded guilty to twocounts of embezzlement — one felony and one misdemeanor. They wereoriginally charged with 15 counts of embezzlement. The

Ayer alrededor de las 7:30 p.m. agentes de la polica de Cathedral City se encontraban en el rea de Ramon Road y Landau Blvd en la comunidad conocida como Dream Homes cuando se escucharon varios balazos, al parecer dirigidos a los uniformados. De inmediato oficiales de varias agencias del orden empezaron la bsqueda del o

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell eight-tenths of a cent Friday to $3.99, the second consecutive decrease after 10 consecutive increases. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 3.6 cents more than one week ago and 13.4 cents higher than one month ago,

More than 3,000 people are expected to turn out Saturday to test their strength, stamina and tolerance in the annual “Survivor Mud Run” at Lake Elsinore’s Storm Stadium. Contestants will be offered the chance to compete in 3.3-mile or 9.3-mile races that begin and end at the baseball field, with a minimum of 18 obstacles

Police gave up in their search Thursday night for a gunman after being unable to locate any suspects nearby. Officers reported shots fired in the wash area between Palm Springs and Cathedral Cityaround 7:30 p.m. while investigating a possible stolen vehicle. A number of viewers called the News Channel 3 newsroom to report heavy police

A preliminary magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck at 11:11 p.m. Thursday night near Borrego Springs, just south of the Coachella Valley. Some people in the valley reported feeling the shaker which was centered 22 miles SSW of La Quinta. There are no reports of damage or injuries.

The senior vice president of Goldenvoice, producer of the Coachella and Stagecoach musical festivals, will speak at the State of Riverside County luncheon in Palm Springs next week, it was announced today. Skip Paige will be the keynote speaker at the event, scheduled for Wednesday at the Palm Springs Convention Center, according to Riverside County’s

Set in Southern California, several spots depicted in the latest version of the notoriously violent and cynical video game Grand Theft Auto, look all too familiar to Valley residents. For starters, there’s a desert scene in the middle of a large windmill farm. Then there’s the Alamo Sea area which obviously was inspired by areas

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration and local officials dedicated a new, environmentally friendly airport traffic control tower at Palm Springs International Airport. The tower replaces a facility that served the airport since 1967. “I think it’s fabulous, I just think it took too long to get here,” said Zeke Wheeler, a Bermuda Dunes

The Living Desert announced today that CEO Stacy Johnson will be leaving to take a position with San Diego Zoo Global, according to a press release. Johnson has served as president and CEO at The Living Desert for the past four years. “Stacey’s expertise came at a pivotal point for The Living Desert,” said Roger

One of two winning Powerball tickets worth $873,083was sold in Riverside, lottery officials said today. Two tickets had five numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Oneticket was sold at a Los Angeles gas station. The second was sold at aRiverside Circle K store at 6908 Indiana Ave. The winning numbers were: 7, 10, 22, 32

Today, Rep. Raul Ruiz announced $750,000 in funding to hire more law enforcement officers throught the 36th district. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded grants to the police departments of Hemet, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, and the City of Coachella. “This grant will provide much needed funding to

Jerson Ceja, 23, was among the job seekers scouting for work at this year’s Valley-Wide Employment EXPO in Indio. He hasn’t worked in 6 months and is looking for a way to help pay-off $14,000 in tuition. He’s currently a student at the Milan Institute studying to become a medical assistant. “I am looking for

Felony charges were filed today against a 31-year-old PalmDesert man suspected in three robberies at Coachella Valley pharmacies. Angelo Philip Hawes is scheduled to be arraigned on three robbery countsthis afternoon at Indio’s Larson Justice Center. Hawes was arrested at about 10:55 a.m. Tuesday at the Walgreens atWashington Street and Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes,

El Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside propone cobrar una cuota en el estacionamiento del Centro de Justicia Larson que se ubica en Indio. En Noviembre prximo la propuesta ser votada y el objetivo final es generar ingresos para el condado, en Indio es poco usual pagar por un estacionamiento y prximamente sus residentes