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Riverside County health officials are warning residents – particularly those in the San Gorgonio Pass area — the wildfire burning in the Banning area could have an impact on their health through the smoke and soot the flames are generating. Wildfire smoke, which is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapor, is covering

Administrators are The Well In The Desert are asking for the public’s help in feeding people in need as the weather heats up. David Ross said the summer months are the hardest for the Palm Springs non-profit organization. “It’s not just homeless people,” Ross said. “There’s all kinds of low poverty, below poverty income people

Four people were injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash in Thermal this afternoon, a county fire department spokeswomansaid. The crash was reported about 2:40 p.m. at Harrison Street and EcholsRoad. One person was cut out of a crumpled vehicle and airlifted to a hospitalwith critical injuries, and three others were transported by ambulance withmoderate

A convicted felon accused of killing two Moreno Valleyseniors for whom he worked as a caregiver was charged today with two countsof first-degree murder and other felonies. Drew Colston Stelp, 51, was arrested Monday afternoon in connection withthe double homicide that occurred at a house owned by one of the victims inthe 24000 block of

Hoy mircoles poco antes de las 9:00 a.m. se desat un incendio en el tico del saln de casilleros o “lockers” de los varones de la Indio High School. De inmediato los bomberos llegaron al lugar y evacuaron a los alumnos y personal del plantel por su seguridad, unos permanecieron en los campos y otros

In an email to friends and supporters, Indio Councilman Glenn Miller said he is planning to run for the newly created 28th District Senate Seat. Miller will formally announce his candidacy May 16th at the Fifth Annual Miller Time Golf Tournament in Indian Wells. “This years tournament has special significance as I will formally be

The state Finance Department reports that California’s population grew by almost 300,000 last year to nearly 38 million people, with the San Francisco Bay Area leading the growth. The report released Wednesday says four of the five fastest-growing counties are in the Bay area. The city of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County was the

Indio High School students and staff were evacuated this morning after a fire broke out in the attic of the boys locker room. The fire started just before 9 a.m. Firefighters contained the blaze to the 3500 square foot room at around 10:08 a.m., according to Cal Fire. There were no reports of injury. Information

While under federal court oversight, California’s prison mental health system has been spending far more on anti-psychotic drugs than other states with large prison systems. Figures compiled by The Associated Press through a state Public Records Act request show that California has been spending a far greater percentage on anti-psychotic medication for inmates than other

A Southern California man has been sentenced to jail for filing phony paperwork to obtain free government license plates for a dozen vehicles. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Patrick Colleary of Canyon Lake registered the vehicles as belonging to a phony fire agency called the “Menifee Wildomar Fire District.” Riverside County actually handles fire service for

Authorities say they need more time to clean up graffiti that’s marred an historic Native American site at Joshua Tree National Park. Rattlesnake Canyon, a popular hiking spot in the Southern California desert park, was closed for cleanup earlier this year after graffiti was found spray-painted on ancient boulders at 17 sites. Rangers say taggers

A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire will go into effect this morning in parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties — though not the Coachella Valley — because of high heat, gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning set to take effect

Northbound Highway 111 was shut down for a short time Wednesday morning just north of Gateway Drive after a big rig overturned and began leaking fuel. Hazmat crews made their way to the site and cleared the area before the road was reopened just after 7:30 a.m. There was no word on injuriescausedby the accident

One person is dead and a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital after a wreck in Twentynine Palms. Firefighters were were called to Highway 62 at Encelia Avenue at 7:30 Tuesday night. That’s where the deputy was driving eastbound on 62 when the vehicles collided. A motorist in the other vehicle died

The American Red Cross is helping seven people out of their home this morning after an overnight fire in Desert Hot Springs. Emergency crews were called to the 66600 Two Bunch Palms trail just after 1:30 Wednesday. Arriving firefighters found a single story home engulfed in flames. Crews were able to put the fire out

As Jodi Arias’ trial wraps up this week, the crux of a first-degree murder conviction – even second-degree or an unlikely acquittal – rests, in part, on the testimony of expert witnesses as jurors will no doubt grapple with the sheer volume of evidence, and struggle to come to grips with the defendant’s ever-changing version

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has received some hopeful news from County Chief Financial Officer Ed Corser. He says the county’s 1 billion dollars in unfunded pension obligations will be reduced over time, thanks in part to improvements introduced last year in the county’s retirement system. But Corser warned the supervisors that even though

A Menifee man who fatally shot his girlfriend in the head during a drunken rage is expected to be sentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison. Adam Michael Starkey was convicted April 3 of first-degree murder with a sentence-enhancing gun use allegation and a misdemeanor charge of illegally possessing a firearm for the

Governor Jerry Brown has until Thursday to come up with a plan to solve the ongoing issue of prison overcrowding in the state. A federal oversight committee threatened Brown with contempt of court if he doesn’t give them an answer. At the jail level, the Riverside County Sheriff’s department has found a solution to ease

The Rancho Mirage city council is set to readdress a proposal to ban drones in city limits that was brought up in the beginning of the month. The proposed ordinance bans the flying of “unmanned aircraft that can fly under the control of a remote pilot or by a geographic positions system (GPS) guided autopilot