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El sentir nacional en el tema de la inmigracin ha cambiado en forma radical desde que Arizona aprob una histrica ley sobre el tema, la cual desat intensa controversia en todo Estados Unidos sobre la seguridad fronteriza y el tratamiento que el pas da a los inmigrantes. Apenas tres aos despus, el presidente Barack Obama

Riverside County supervisors today signed off on an application to the state seeking to have the entire county designated a “Recycling Market Development Zone,” enabling area businesses to apply for state-backed loans that support businesses’ efforts to increase their recycling capacity. The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery — or CalRecycle — is responsible

Memorial plans were announced Tuesday for a retired Riverside County Sheriff, Larry D. Smith. Smith, sheriff from 1994-2002, died Friday at his home in La Quinta at the age of 68. “Larry D. Smith was a bright man,” said Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. “Bright enough and humble enough to surround himself with other smart

Riverside County supervisors have approved a sheriff’s department request to send jail inmates to work on California. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hand crews as a means of reducing the burden on the county’s correctional system. Riverside County will be the first in the state to take advantage of the program, which was established

Glenda Collins shared memories of her son Jahi, who at 17 was shot and killed in Desert Hot Springs in 1994. “He just always had a big smile. Always,” she said as she held up an old photo of him that she keeps in her wallet. As part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Collins,

A divided Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to remove foul waste from a Thermal composting site that has been the source of community complaints and the target of multiple citations for state regulatory violations. In a 3-2 vote, the board authorized the county to enter into an agreement with Cal Bio-Mass

Children are getting the brunt of a bad stomach bug that’s going around. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. “Last week was a carbon copy of the week before in Palm Springs,” reports Dr. Frank Arian. A bad stomach bug is

The familiar music of the ice cream truck now sounds like a warning for some parents. The concern comes after officers arrested 40-year-old Israel Ayala in Coachella on Monday. Ayala faces charges for exposing himself to children twice in the last week while serving out of an ice cream truck. The situation drew many questions

Like any other 17-year-old, Danny Corti loves sports, and learning from his dad, Randy. Like any other father, Randy lives for his children. “With the shock and awe and resentment, and getting through all that. But, man, when you break through all that, life’s just really great. I wouldn’t want it any different,” Randy Corti,

A Palm Springs woman stabbed her handyman to death intentionally, and was not acting in self-defense, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, but the woman’s attorney argued that his client was fighting for her life. Candace Rochelle Duran, 24, is accused of killing Howard Villanueva on Sept. 23, 2007, at her home in the 29000 block

Emergency crews were busy in Palm Springs Tuesday after a group of hikers phone 9-1-1 for help. According to Palm Springs Police, at approximately 1:06 PM, they received a call rom four hikers, one of which was dehydrated. The hikers called from Dunn Road, approximately two miles above the Rimrock Center, located at 4733 East

An east valley ice cream man will have to answer to indecent exposure charges in June after police say they caught the Coachella man exposing himself to children. Police arrested Israel Valdez Ayala, 40, Sunday after receiving complaints about his alleged lewd behavior over the prior week. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said it’s also

An Indio man was in jail Monday following a shooting that left another man dead. Police found Homero Valle, 29, Indio laying in the road along Calhoun Street, just north of Date Avenue Sunday afternoon, gravely injured. Officers had been responding to a report of a traffic collision involving a gray Ford SUV and a

Two members of California’s Congressional delegation have introduced bills that would expand the boundaries of Yosemite National Park for the first time in 70 years. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Jim Costa introduced the companion bills on Tuesday. They would add 1,600 acres on the park’s western border to its existing 761,000-acre territory, fulfilling the

UCLA has become the first school in the University of California system to ban smoking on campus. The Los Angeles Times says a no-tobacco policy was launched Monday on Earth Day. The policy will operate on an honor system. The ban also includes smokeless tobacco and the sale and advertising of tobacco products. UC President

Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach will pay tribute to victims of violent crime at a candlelight vigil in Palm Desert tonight. April 21-27 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which the D.A.’soffice recognizes annually with special events. This year, candlelight vigilsare being held as part of remembrance services scheduled in Palm Desert,Riverside and Temecula.

Traveling is no longer a breeze for many people. “Let’s look up at the board. There is no flight status, so she’s delayed,” Todd Musselman said as he waited for his girlfriend to arrive at the Palm Springs International Airport. FAA officials furloughed all of the 47,000 agency employees, including nearly 15,000 controllers. Each employee

Riverside County firefighters were on the scene of a two acre brush fire in Coachella, near the 86 expressway and Dillon road late Monday night. The fire started around 9:20 p.m. There were 8 engines, a water tender, and a bulldozer on scene to battle the flames. There was no word on a cause. No

Massachusetts State police released video over the weekend from the final moments of the manhunt for the suspect Boston bomber. Thermal images from a helicopter show Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding under the tarp of a boat. It’s the same technology used by pilots at the California Highway Patrol in Thermal. “That’s the kind of equipment that