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Omni Hotels announced today that it bought theRancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage and four other properties. The Irving, Texas-based company said in a statement that it will takeover the five facilities from KSL Capital Partners at the beginning of nextmonth. No financial terms were disclosed. “Each of these properties is unique

Para apoyar la creacin de capacitacin comunitaria y la movilizacin en asuntos de justicia ambiental y de salud pblica al este del Valle de Coachella, la fundacin The California Endowment invit a los autores de este estudio a asociarse con defensores locales para documentar los patrones frecuentemente invisibles de las vulnerabilidades ambientales acumulativas en esta

California schools will receive an infusion of more than $3.6 billion in extra money this year, much of it targeted to the neediest students as part of a redistribution plan pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor hopes that dramatically reshaping how state aid is handed out will correct decades of inequality between districts. Whether

A Northern California produce company says it’s recalling its chicken salad because the product label fails to disclose one of the dressing’s ingredients. Tracy-based Taylor Farms Pacific said Wednesday it’s recalling approximately 678 pounds of its 12.25-oz. Signature Cafe BBQ Flavored Ranch Salad with Chicken, because the dressing packaged with it contains egg, a product

Tickets to Coachella Valley resident TimothyBradley’s world welterweight championship boxing match against Juan ManuelMarquez will go sale June 21, promoters announced today. The fight is scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, and will be shown live on HBO, according tofight promoter Top Rank. Bradley, a

Riverside police say they’ve killed a gunman following a hit-and-run freeway crash. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says two cars collided on Highway 91 at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Sgt. David Amador says there were no reports of injuries but the car that caused the crash fled. Witnesses followed it off the freeway and reported seeing a

A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy. A U.N.-backed report published Wednesday shows the energy-generating capacity from renewable sources worldwide rose by 115 gigawatts in 2012, compared with 105 gigawatts the previous year. The installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 1,470 gigawatts, equivalent to

Surveillance video shows the early morning burglary of a jewelry store at the Westfield mall in Palm Desert. The video shows a burglar dressed in all black, including something covering the head wiggles their way through a tight space in the back of “Expert Repairs,” a store which sells and fixes watches, clocks and jewelry.

Blanca Cantero and her husband are both without jobs and soon their family will be without a home. Days are numbered for their community at the Duroville Mobile Home Park. As of June 30, it’ll cease to exist, which is why more than 180 families moved to the nearby Mountain View Estates. About 12 families,

A July 11 preliminary hearing was set today for a woman accused of helping her husband and his friend around the time that they murdered her husband’s sister in La Quinta. The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence for Madelyn Alexis Oudin to stand trial on a felony count of being an accessory

Brandon Weimer has been selling toffee since 2006. It was then that a friend suggested the toffee he made was so good he should start a business. So, while they were still sophomores at La Quinta High School, Brandon and his friend Leah Post created Brandini Toffee. It all began with a recipe from a

Plan B one step will soon be available to everyone over the counter, without a prescription. The Justice Department announced it will no longer try to block young girls from having easy access to the emergency contraception.Women’s right groups applaud the White House’s decision as a huge step forward for reproductive freedom. “We’re ecstatic. I

In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the “moment is now” to give 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship. Despite the lopsided votes, Republicans served notice they will seek to toughen the

El presidente de la cmara baja, el republicano por Ohio John Boehner, expres el martes su optimismo de que el Congreso apruebe este ao la reforma migratoria horas antes de que el Senado en pleno comience a debatirla y de que el presidente Barack Obama pronuncie un discurso al respecto. “Creo que antes de fin

Various organizations, including Occupy groups,announced today they will protest former President George W. Bush’s role in thewars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he speaks at a local government gathering inCabazon on Thursday. Bush is scheduled to give the keynote speech at the Western RiversideCouncil of Governments’ annual General Assembly at Morongo Casino, according tothe Press-Enterprise

California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban lead ammunition for hunting. The state Senate’s Natural Resources Committee voted 7-1 on Tuesday in favor of a bill banning the ammunition. The bill – first introduced in the state Assembly by Lakewood Democrat Anthony Rendon – is intended to

The budget compromise between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature’s Democratic leaders largely mirrors the governor’s proposal for a fiscally restrained spending plan that assumes conservative revenue projections. But there’s a catch: Rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers say they are agreeing to less spending than they wanted because they expect to push for funding pet projects next

San Diego’s electric utility is reviving plans to build a large gas-fired plant after news that the San Onofre nuclear plant is closing. San Diego Gas & Electric Co. said Tuesday that it will ask regulators next week to approve a 300-megawatt plant near the Mexican border. The California Public Utilities Commission rejected it in