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Un juez federal orden que el parque de casas mobiles “Duroville” en Thermal, clausure para el 30 de junio del presente ao, decisin que el juez del distrito David Bristow tomo este lunes. Tom casi a una dcada, despus de que el gobierno federal ordenara por primera vez el cierre de la comunidad en ruinas

An Iraq War veteran permanently disabled in a 2008 attackwill soon receive the keys to a Corona home that was custom-designed toaccommodate his needs. A ceremony is planned Saturday for U.S. Army Sgt. David Mayer, who lostboth of his legs when his unit was attacked with roadside explosives detonatedby Iraqi insurgents on March 14, 2008.

A magnitude-4.0 earthquake rattled portionsof the South Bay today. The quake, which was originally reported with a magnitude of 3.9 but wasquickly upgraded, struck at 1 p.m. six miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes andseven miles southwest of San Pedro, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Los Angeles police Sgt. Gerry Davlia said there haven’t

A literacy summit focusing on use of technology inclassrooms will be held Thursday at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desertcampus. The event will explore the iPad as a tool for developing and enhancingliteracy in elementary, middle and high school classrooms. Discussion topicswill include how iPad apps can support literacy, and ideas for using iPads inclassrooms

The 14th annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival,which screens “landmark and obscure” vintage movies from the 1930s to the1950s, opens Thursday in Palm Springs. The festival runs through Sunday at Camelot Theatres and is organized bythe Palm Springs Cultural Center. The festival will open Thursday with a 7:30p.m. screening of 1946’s “Three Strangers,” starring Sydney

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit outside Cabazon this morning just after 9:20 a.m, according to the USGS. The epicenter of the quake was located 10 miles underground and 4 miles northeast of Cabazon; 15 miles west of Desert Hot Springs. There were no initial reports of injury or damage.

When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern California’s wine country that covers all her medical needs. Her care and the medical services for her children and grandchildren are paid for as part of the government’s treaty obligations

Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won’t be charged the $160,000 it took to find them. The Orange County Register reports county supervisors made that decision in closed session on Tuesday. Board of Supervisors Chairman Shawn Nelson tells City News Service he thinks there’s no legal way to force the hikers

The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that’s propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history. Lottery officials say the “cross-selling” of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, as well as a game redesign in 2012, boosted jackpots and increased

A $70 million donation from the rapper Dr. Dre and music industry executive Jimmy Iovine will allow USC to create what it described as an “entirely new model for training and inspiring a new generation of innovators,” the university announced today. The goal of the USC Jimmy Lovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology

The summer season is still more than a month away but motorists are already starting to feel the heat, especially during the last few days. Sergio Ceballos has been a mechanic for 15 years, so it doesn’t surprise him when people rush in with problems after the years first few heat waves. The big issues

ABC’s Tuesday line-up for fall will consist of an entirely new series. It’s an extension of “Once Upon a Time” based on “Alice in Wonderland” and one less hour of “Dancing with the Stars.” Series not returning include the drama, “Body of Proof” and comedy “Happy Endings,” which both ran for three seasons. Also dropped,

Reyna Madrid believes she should be allowed to stand in for her late son during next month’s graduation ceremony at Yucca Valley High School. Madrid’s 18-year-old son David Ericson graduated a semester early from the high school and then joined the U.S Marine Corps. He had planned to return to lead his senior class at

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians filed suit Tuesday asking a federal court to declare the Tribe’s water rights to the local aquifer as the controlling rights in the Coachella Valley. In a press release, the Tribe claims the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and the Desert Water Agency (DWA) have injured its members

Juan Gamez is graduating from high school at the end of the month, and already has a pretty impressive resume. “I got hired as a worker at the Hyatt,” says Gamez, “and I’ve had three jobs since then, part time of course, ’til I finish high school.” Gamez is in the Coachella Valley High School

A man and a 17-year-old boy suspected in the armed robberyof a medical clinic in Indio are in custody Tuesday, police said. The robbery at Indio Medical Clinic, 82-360 Highway 111 was reported at4:05 p.m. Tuesday, Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said. The suspects — one armed with a handgun, the other with a knife

An Indio family’s demanding justice, three months after police shot and killed 23-year-old Alejandro Rendon. Family and friends held a rally at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to ask for answers for themselves and others like them. In that crowd, Rendon’s mother, Valentina, broke down in tears. The pain of her youngest son’s death

The tide is changing in the race for a cure when it comes to breast cancer. Women are no longer waiting for a diagnosis. 40 year old Veronica Lua of Indio has a history of cancer in her family. Her mother had eight sisters, five were diagnosed with cancer, including her mother who died of

Aunque los equipos de las Grandes Ligas mejoraron en diversidad racial para cubrir altos puestos gerenciales, la inclusin de mujeres se ha rezagado, de acuerdo con el reporte anual del Instituto Richard Lapchick para la Diversidad y la tica en el Deporte, de la Universidad Central de Florida. La diversidad racial entre altos gerentes de