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President Barack Obama will be looking for signs from China’s leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as a top threat to the U.S. economy and national security. The talks between Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be followed by a

La polica de Palm Desert llev a cabo un retn de sobriedad de las 7:00 p.m. del sbado a las 3:00 a.m. de ayer domingo con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios o que manejan sin licencia o con licencia suspendida. Cuatro choferes fueron arrestados por manejar bajo la influencia

When you wish upon a star, be sure to bring your wallet. Disneyland has raised its ticket prices. Disney said in a statement that starting Sunday, a one-day adult ticket to one park will cost $92, a $5 increase. Kids’ tickets also jumped $5, to $87. The prices apply to either Disneyland Park or Disney

The economic downturn has had an unusual consequence for inland Southern California: water consumption has dropped, allowing the region to meet a statewide requirement to use 20 percent less by 2020. The Western Municipal Water District in Riverside says its daily, per-person use was 260 gallons last year – down 32 percent from the 2007

The California state parks system is launching a study commission that leaders hope will reshape the system and restore public confidence and financial stability. The group of private sector business leaders will study everything from how big the system should be to accommodate California’s growing population, to how individual parks can do a better job

Riverside County firefighters kept severalsmall spot fires off Highway 62 in Desert Hot Springs from becoming a big fire,a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said today. The spot fires were reported at 5:33 p.m. Sunday off Highway 62 at NorthIndian Canyon Drive, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman MelodyHendrickson. “Firefighters quickly contained the fire to

Problems with power lines sparked an outageaffecting 387 businesses and residents in Palm Springs today, a SouthernCalifornia Edison spokesman said. The outage was reported at 9:56 a.m. and occurred in an residential areabetween Golf Club Drive and Lawrence Street, SCE spokesman Amado Zavala said. An exact cause was not immediately known but a work crew

Mary walks 10 miles a day, so she knows Cathedral City streets like the back of her hand. “Even if I’m on a sidewalk, I hate walking with my back to the traffic. Sometimes I’ll cross over and, even if I’m on the street, at least I’m facing traffic,” Mary said. A recent accident made

Four motorists were arrested on suspicion of drivingunder the influence of alcohol or drugs during an overnight driver’slicense/sobriety checkpoint in Palm Desert, the Riverside County Sheriff’sDepartment said today. One of those drivers had an active warrant for a previous driving underthe influence conviction, according to a department statement. Nine motorists were arrested for driving while

In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul’s main square after a crackdown on an anti-government protest turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas. Though he offered some concessions to demonstrators, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained largely defiant in the face of the biggest

Everything we need to know about health is at our fingertips with smart phone apps. Also, now Google offers a new program telling you all the health facts about your food – from calories to saturated fat. Still, according to the Center for Disease Control, about 70 percent of people are overweight, including obese. So

Seventh-grader Alana Mittleman said she was shocked to hear that one of her peers, a 13-year-old girl at Palm Desert Charter Middle School, reported that on her walk to school a man in a white pickup truck slowly pulled up next to her and exposed his genitals to her. “It was really scary because you

The board of the SunLine Transit Agency named Roger Snoble its new interim general manager at a special meeting on Friday. His hire comes during the ongoing investigation of general manager C. Mikel Oglesby for a “personnel issue.” “I’m really honored to be asked to do it,” said Snoble. “I’m excited to help out no

Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins today urgedresidents to begin making preparations for fire season, mainly by clearing theimmediate space around their homes of deadwood, overgrowth and anything elsethat might fuel a brush fire. “With summer rapidly approaching, vegetation will continue to dry out,creating even more dangerous fire conditions than we are alreadyexperiencing,” Hawkins said.

Attorneys are arguing in a Sacramento County Court that California’s high-speed rail agency has broken a promise made to voters who approved selling $10 billion in bonds to build the nation’s first bullet train. They argued Friday in a lawsuit that claims the state has not identified adequate future funding for the $68 billion project

Criminal charges were filed today against a 32-year-oldIndio man suspected in a home invasion robbery during which a 90-year-old womanwas assaulted. Jesus Antonio Ramirez was charged with assault, cruelty to an elder,robbery and burglary, all felonies, with arraignment scheduled this afternoonat the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Officers went to a home in the 81200

Murder charges were filed today against a 19-year-oldwoman and her 22-year-old boyfriend, who are accused in the killing of thewoman’s 8-week-old daughter in Palm Desert. Sarah Catherine Connor and Joseph Eugene Champion, both of Palm Desert,are each charged with murder and assaulting a child, causing great bodilyinjury. Both pleaded not guilty at their arraignment this

Hoy a las 3:20 a.m. la polica recibi el reporte de un robo a mano armada mientras ellos estaban afuera de su casa ubicada en la manzana 17000 de Mountain View Road en Desert Hot Springs. Dos sujetos se les aproximaron y con una pistola les ordenaron entrar a la vivienda, despus se llevaron un

Two armed men stole a car and other items atgunpoint in South Desert Hot Springs early Friday morning, a sheriff’s sergeantsaid. The robbery was reported at 3:20 a.m. at a residence in the 17000 blockof Mountain View Road. The residents were outside when the suspects approached,brandished firearms and ordered them inside, then took a Hyundai