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Operators of the San Onofre nuclear power plant say it may cost $4.1 billion and take 15 years to tear down the troubled plant and restore the Southern California coastal site to its pristine condition. The Orange County Register says the estimate was made Tuesday at a hearing of the state Senate energy committee in

Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have made it legal to pay women to stimulate and harvest their reproductive eggs for research. Brown says in a veto letter for AB926 that “not everything in life is for sale nor should it be.” The letter is dated Tuesday. The bill by Democratic Assemblywoman

An Indio man suspected in thefts around the CoachellaValley was behind bars today. Salahaldeen Alwishah, 25, was arrested in Indio in the 82800 block ofAvenue 44 about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Farwell said. Shortly after 8 a.m. that morning, a burglary was reported in the 37700block of Hollister Drive in Palm Desert, and

Riot police swept in with armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 149 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the assaults on the protest vigils. The interim government declared

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will hold the firstof four veterans forums in the 36th Congressional District today in PalmSprings. The forum is at 1 p.m. at American Legion Hall Post 519, 400 N. BelardoRoad. Veterans, active duty military personnel and their families, andrepresentatives from veterans service organizations are invited to attend. The other forums

Thousands of people, including a handful from the Coachella Valley, will drive to Bakersfield Wednesday morning. They say, it’s the first stop on the road to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Supporters from all over the state are demanding congress take action on comprehensive immigration reform. Activists from seven cities will protest outside House Majority Whip

California’s beloved giant trees could be weathering climate change – and it might even help them thrive. The Los Angeles Times says researchers have found that since the 1970s, some coast redwoods have grown at their fastest rate ever. Giant sequoias also are showing growth spurts. That’s based on corings taken from dozens of trees

Lita Hernandez told us a parent’s worst nightmare. “To have any stranger try to abduct your child,” she said. She’s experienced it. “When my son was little, a man tried to take him out of my shopping cart one time,” she said. The recent Amber Alert for Hannah Anderson shook up parents. Here in the

As you probably already know, CBS Local 2 anchor Brooke Beare gave birth to a beautiful baby girl early Monday morning. Her name is Danica, and she is absolutely beautiful. We are happy to report both Danica and Brooke are healthy and happy, and will be returning home from the hospital very soon.

A demonstration outside Loma Linda Children’s Hospital showed that after just 30 minutes inside a parked car in the heat, butter melts, vegetables wilt, and ice cream quickly turns to soup. The damage done to a child left alone in the same scenario can be fatal. “When a child’s internal temperature hits 104 degrees, internal

Millones de nios transgnero se beneficiaran de una nueva ley recientemente firmada por el gobernador de california, Gerry Brown. La AB1266, convierte al estado en el primero en permitir que los estudiantes transgnero escojan los baos que deseen usar y los equipos de deportivos en los que prefieran jugar, con base a su identidad de

Se llevo acabo una demostracin para alertar a la comunidad de la peligrosidad de dejar a un bebe dentro de un vehculo, Sobre todo con las altas temperaturas que se registran en la regin, representantes de la coalicin del Inland Empire por sus siglas en ingles “Safe Kinds” fueron los encargados de la demostracin, ellos

Larry Ellison, America’s third richest man and the CEO of tech giant Oracle, took aim at Google in a wide-ranging interview with Charlie Rose, calling out Google CEO Larry Page “specifically” for overseeing Google’s decision to “take our [Oracle’s] stuff.” Oracle produces a widely-used database that operates web systems from online banking platforms to airline

A home in Desert Hot Springs caught fire just after noon today but was quickly put out by firefighters. The fire happened at an 800 square foot home on Acoma Drive near West Drive. The house was not completely destroyed, but the owner will be displaced. There were no reported injuries. Officials said the fire

Moreno Valley Mayor Pro Tem Marcelo Co resignedtoday, a day after being arrested and charged in a fraud case. Co, 64, faces eight felony counts — including making false claims,fraud to obtain aid and grand theft exceeding $400 — for allegedly improperlycollecting income from a state program that provided funds for the in-home careof his

Ayer a las 6:08 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que los alertaba de una pelea entre dos sujetos que termin con uno de ellos con un balazo en el brazo. Cuando los agentes llegaron a la bodega ubicada en la manzana 700 de Vella Road en Palm Springs, encontraron a un hombre herido de

California has become the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender K-12 students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he had signed AB1266. The new law gives students the right “to participate in sex-segregated

Criminal charges were filed today against a Corona highschool teacher for alleged sex crimes involving five students. Summer Michelle Hansen, 31, of Corona, is charged with 16 felony counts,including unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, unlawful oral copulationwith a minor and sending harmful matter to a minor. If convicted, she couldface up to 13 years

Police arrested a Palm Springs man Monday after a fight at a public storage facility led to someone being shot in the arm, according to authorities. Police responded to the storage facility on the 700 block of Vella Road in Palm Springs after theyreceiveda report that a man had been shot in the arm at

Police were on the lookout Tuesday for a man reported to have who pulled up in his van alongside two boys on skateboards in Indio and asked if they could help him find a lost dog. The case is being investigated as a possible attempt to abduct the boys, cousins who are 12 and 13