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Authorities say a high-flying drug smuggler abandoned an ultralight plane in the Southern California desert – and it was loaded with a half-million dollars’ worth of marijuana and meth. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Border Patrol agents found the plane Wednesday morning near the community of Niland, near the Mexican border. Strapped to the ultralight were

Police and sheriff’s deputies will be checking for drunken drivers and those without valid licenses at checkpoints in Indio and La Quinta at the start of the long Labor Day weekend. Indio police will screen drivers at an undisclosed location from about 8 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday, and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in

Frank Sinatra’s widow will be the grand marshal of the 49th annual Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade on Oct. 27, organizers announced Wednesday. “I am thrilled to be a part of this valley-wide event and look forward to spending the day with this wonderful community I call my home,” Barbara Sinatra said. More than 25

Around 5:20 Tuesday morning, a man was caught on surveillance cameras breaking in and stealing from La Botica Health Mart and Pharmacy in Coachella. When store owner Chandra Patel arrived, he and police discovered the front glass door shattered and medications cleared out. “They took things that were ready. I’d say 90 prescriptions were stolen,”

A major California health insurer says it won’t pay for an expensive cancer treatment because there’s no science to justify the price. The Los Angeles Times says beginning in October, Blue Shield of California won’t cover proton beam treatment for early-stage prostate cancer. Blue Shield will continue to pay for the proton treatment of certain

While the clean-up continues on roads all around the valley, some valley residents are dealing with damage inside of their homes from the huge storm that hit the valley on Sunday. The rain covered the patio of Ricardo Hinojosa’s home in Palm Desert. The water level rose so high it started to creep inside. “It

Voraz incendio consumi una vivienda y desplazo a sus habitantes, entre ellos varios menores de edad.El siniestro ocurio sobre la avenida Valencia en la ciudad de Indio, al rededor de la 1:30 de la tarde del mircoles. A la escena, 24 bomberos acudieron a sofocar el infernal, que cosumio una estructura y dao parte de

Women might soon have more access to abortions – a statement that sparks strong emotion. “They should have all the access they need. It’s their choice. Why should they be put into a back room?” Ellen Delvalle said. “I’m much more in favor of contraception being easily available than abortion being easily available,” Aubrey Carter

Two adults and three children were displaced thisafternoon when a fire damaged a duplex in Indio, a county fire departmentspokeswoman said. The non-injury blaze, which damaged two units — one of which wasunoccupied — was reported about 1:40 p.m. at 82329 Valencia Ave. It was originally a two-alarm fire, but the second alarm was canceledand

Prominent business leaders and Republicans held a forum in Nashville on Wednesday to build support for immigration reform among the public and members of Congress. The Senate passed a far-reaching immigration measure in June that includes border security, workplace enforcement and a path to citizenship. But the majority of House Republicans remain opposed to any

A crisis response team was sent today to ArlingtonHigh School, where faculty, staff and students were coping with the loss of a16-year-old athlete who died five days after he collapsed while playing avarsity football game. Tyler Lewellen died Tuesday night at Riverside Community Hospital, wherehe had been in the intensive care unit since last Thursday.

PSPD reopen Araby Rd in Palm Springs today after flooding forced it to be closed since Sunday.Here’s a list of what’s still closed: CLOSED – Avenue 48 in Indio is closed at Arabia. – Avenue 44 in Indio is closed between Jackson and Gold Center Pkwy.

A power outage knocked out electricity for 386 ImperialIrrigation District customers in Indio today, including the county courthouse. The outage occurred shortly after 9 a.m. in the downtown area, west ofJackson Street and south of Indio Boulevard, according to the ImperialIrrigation District. Power was fully restored by 10:40 p.m., according to thedistrict. The public was

Caltrans confirm que ya se estn preparando para las prximas tormentas de invierno en las reas donde se registraron recientemente incendios forestales. Por lo pronto sus cuadrillas ya examinan las zonas donde se desarrollaron los incendios “Mountain”, “Silver” y “Falls” muy cerca de las carreteras 74 y 243. Las tormentas invernales podran causar deslave de

El impulso hacia una accin militar de Occidente contra Siria pareca crecer el martes luego que Estados Unidos y Francia dijeron estar listos para atacar, al tiempo que Damasco se comprometi a usar todas las medidas posibles para repelerla. La perspectiva de una dramtica intervencin encabezada por Estados Unidos en la guerra civil siria se

Dr. William Glasser, an unorthodox psychiatrist and best-selling author who emphasized personal responsibility for mental problems, has died. He was 88. His son, Martin Glasser, tells the Los Angeles Times that Glasser had pneumonia that led to respiratory failure and died Friday at his Los Angeles home. The Times says that unlike most psychiatrists, Glasser

San Bernardino County has agreed to pay $885,000 to a former sheriff’s deputy who claims he was fired for taking time off to care for his ailing mother. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the county learned Tuesday that Travis Bauer had agreed to a lawsuit settlement. Besides the money, the county will rescind Bauer’s firing and

Caltrans is already preparing for winter storms inlight of damage caused by recent local fires, the agency reported today. Caltrans workers have started examining the regions burned this summerby the Silver, Mountain and Falls fires and identified areas most likely toaffect highways 74 and 243. Winter storms can cause erosion, mudslides anddebris flow on the

The soon-to-open Hard Rock Hotel will hold itssecond job fair at the Palm Springs Convention Center today. The hotel’s first job fair drew 4,000 to 5,000 people on Friday,prompting organizers to schedule another. Today’s event will run from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Job seekers planning to attend today’s job fair should download anapplication from www.hrhpalmsprings.com

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell Wednesday for the 28th time in 29 days, decreasing three-tenths of a cent to $3.819, its lowest amount since Jan 31. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 3.8 cents less than one week ago, 22.1 cents