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Over the weekend, Patricia Guillen says she and her three kids lived in disgusting conditions at the Cielo Vista Apartments in Indio when they had to deal with creepy, crawling maggots. “I saw something white. It was moving!” she said. What started as a water leak, led to a punched-out hole in the ceiling by

New research has found Los Angeles skies are less smoggy, a sign that emission-control strategies are working. Scientists analyzing air quality from a recent aircraft campaign and historical data found that ozone pollution in the Los Angeles region has declined over the past few decades. The team also found the air chemistry has changed, leading

Certain meetings between Gov. Jerry Brown and county officials would be allowed to take place behind closed doors, under a measure passed by state legislators and sent to the governor for his signature. The Los Angeles Times says Assemblyman Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, authored the bill in reaction to a legal opinion by a county prosecutor.

The Braille Institute of America in Rancho Mirage has named Lisa Jimenez as Executive Director, Rancho Mirage. With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Jimenez has been affiliated with Braille Institute since 1991, including serving as Regional Director of the Rancho Mirage facility since 2009. Additionally, she

The first public workshop about a proposed trailconnecting Coachella Valley cities will be held tonight in Palm Springs. The meeting for the Parkway 1e11 project is at 5:30 p.m. at theCoachella Valley Economic Partnership, 3111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The 52-mileparkway is meant to be used by pedestrians, bicyclists and small electric vehicles such as

Authorities investigating an attempted home burglary inTemecula were seeking the public’s help today in identifying a woman seenringing the doorbells of two homes in the early morning hours. Deputies called around 6:10 a.m. Friday to a home in the 31700 block ofCorte Cardenas learned that the victims were asleep in their residence whenthey were awakened

Voting will end today on a citywide measure thatRiverside officials say is critical to maintain current levels of service,while opponents argue the city is resorting to scare tactics and exaggerationsto continue collecting what amounts to an an illegal tax. Measure A seeks to carry on a municipal policy — in effect for morethan a century

Averdict will be read Wednesday in the trial of one offour Marines accused of killing a young sergeant and his wife in French Valley. The verdict in the trial of Kevin Darnell Cox, 25, who is accused in theOct. 15, 2008, slayings of 24-year-old Janek Pietrzak and his 26-year-oldwife, Quiana Faye Jenkins-Pietrzak, had been scheduled

Plans to expand Riverside County jail facilities toprevent large numbers of inmates from being returned to the streets becausethere’s not enough space to keep them locked up will be on the Board ofSupervisors’ agenda today. Supervisors Marion Ashley and Jeff Stone will be asking their colleaguesto support a proposal titled “Incarcerate More Prisoners Responsibly InSatisfying

A humanist group is suing a California city for funding a monument depicting a soldier kneeling at a cross. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the American Humanist Association served Lake Elsinore with the suit on Monday. The suit claims the Riverside County community violated the separation of church and state by agreeing to pay $50,000 to

The city of Ontario is suing Los Angeles to regain control of Ontario International Airport. The suit filed Monday accuses LA of mismanagement and of violating terms of an agreement that gave LA airport control in 1985. Ontario claims that the city, Los Angeles World Airports and the LA Board of Airport Commissioners have focused

Indio Police say they recovered a stolen vehicle Monday night after a high speed chase through the streets of North Indio. They found it close to where the chase began near Jackson Street and Highway 111. Police and a C.H.P helicopter were involved in the pursuit along Jackson St.. They ended the chase near the

A new era of football in the desert now has a home for the 2013 season. The Desert Chiefs will play their home games at Shadow Hills High School for the 2013 season, Owner Rosie Welmas announced today. The Chiefs are the newest team of the California Football Alliance League that includes teams from across

Preparations are in full swing for President Obama’s first visit to the desert. Mr. Obama will meet with China’s President Xi Jinping at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage June 7-8. We begin our week-long coverage of this meeting of the two presidents by taking you behind the pink walls. Walter and Leonore Annenberg came to the

When Luke Mintz received a home occupation permit to sell a limited number of firearms from his home, he was shocked at the blow-back from his neighbors. Just about everyone on the block is opposed to the idea. “You have guns, ammunition. You have children,” Joel Resnick – who lives a few doors down from

MEXICO (AP) – Ocho das despus de la desaparicin de 11 jvenes de un bar de una zona turstica de la ciudad de Mxico an no se tiene rastro de su paradero, mientras las autoridades continan la revisin de videos de vigilancia alrededor del rea para encontrar pistas sobre lo ocurrido y que sus familiares

Concern was growing today about the welfare of a74-year-old man who suffers from dementia and wandered away from his MorenoValley residence. Lee Carson Clayton was last seen around noon Sunday near his family’shome in the 15000 block of Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside CountySheriff’s Department. A city-wide search last night using the sheriff’s helicopter

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit the southern part of the Salton Sea today just after noon. The quake hit 6 miles west of Niland, California. The epicenter was located a mile and a half below the surface of the Salton Sea’s southwest corner, according to the United States Geological Survey. There have been no reports

A survey of homeless people in Riverside County showed a 31 percent decrease countywide compared to a similar count two years ago. The “point in time” count totaled 2,978 adults and children, compared to a 2011 count of 4,321. However, while there was a decrease countywide and a majority of the cities and unincorporated areas