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Strong winds are expected to blow through theCoachella Valley and Riverside County mountains this afternoon through earlySaturday, especially through and below the Banning Pass and along and north ofInterstate 10. “A trough of low pressure moving through Nevada will bring strongonshore pressure gradients, likely resulting in gusts of 45 to 55 miles perhour along mountain

California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.0 percent in April, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 10,400 during the month for a total gain of 756,900 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys. The U.S. unemployment rate also decreased

A former transportation director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District is scheduled to be sentenced this afternoon for misappropriating and embezzling district funds. Raul Portillo Lopez, 57, was convicted last September of 25 felony counts of misappropriation of funds and one felony count of embezzlement. The Indio jury that convicted him also found true

Big gusts of winds blew in more problems for neighbors and firefighters working to contain a brush fire at an empty field at Avenue 54 and Tyler Street in Coachella on Thursday. The fire was officially declared 100 percent contained at 11:35 p.m. Thursday night at 40 acres. Two firefighters were injured. It was not

Olympic athletes will teach swimming and water safety in Palm Desert this weekend, according to a city spokesman. Olympic swimming medalists Janet Evans, Rowdy Gaines, Eric Shanteau, Chloe Sutton, Brian Goodell and Aaron Piersol will participate in the Palm Desert Aquatic Center’s “Swim to Win” event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The free event, for

A Palm Springs marijuana dispensary is being forced to close its doors. THC on North Palm Canyon Drive is not one of the city sanctioned clinics. John Roe, a member and volunteer of The Holistic Collective (THC) said, “The city at this point is playing games with us.” THC serves about 12,000 members. These are

Stay out of the pool when you’re sick. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. The warmer weather may have people out doing more athletic activities, because Dr. Michael Jardula treated several patients in Palm Springs for various orthopedic injuries. He urges

“Went to the hotel and were surprised by what we found,” explained U.S. Postal Inspector Dan Taylor. Postal inspectors got a tip to search a hotel room after a man was arrested with several stolen cards. “We opened the door there was a spotting scope with a video camera pointed out the window,” Taylor described.

The state senate continues to mull over a statewide plastic bag ban. It’s estimated that Californians use about 12 billion plastic bags each year. Meanwhile, some desert cities are looking to get ahead of the curve. The city of Palm Springs started a campaign more than a year ago to fight the plastic waste. In

El veterano arquero scar Prez fich el mircoles con el Pachuca para el torneo Apertura 2013, inform el equipo. Prez, de 40 aos de edad, fue titular con la seleccin mexicana de ftbol en los mundiales de Corea-Japn 2002 y Sudfrica 2010. Pachuca no revel los trminos del acuerdo con el “Conejo” Prez, su primer

A 29-year-old Sun Valley man who allegedly used an electronic skimmer to steal key account information from Chase Bank customers at a La Quinta branch was expected in court Friday. Vahe Ruben Yerkanyan was arrested Tuesday at the Chase branch at 74-930 Country Club Drive in Palm Desert, where he was allegedly trying to use

A motorist died in a rollover crash inDesert Hot Springs Wednesday afternoon, and her 2-year-old and 18-month old children were both thrown from the SUV, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said. Eleuteria Leon Leon, 24, of Desert Hot Springs died Wednesday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving lost control and rolled. The

The Powerball jackpot has soared to $550 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in the latest drawing. There were no jackpot winners for Wednesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers drawn were 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. The next drawing will be held Saturday. The odds of hitting the

Hoy a las 2:22 a.m. un hombre llam al 911 y le dijo a la polica que acababa de matar a su esposa y que se suicidara, cuando los agentes llegaron a la vivienda ubicada en la manzana 13500 de Cerrita Way, comunidad localizada al sur de Hacienda Avenue y al este de Mountain View

Desert Hot Springs Police were investigating an apparent murder-suicide early Thursday morning. The Riverside County Coroner’s office identified the two late Thursday morning only as 60-year-olds. A statement from police said a man reportedly called overnight saying he’d killed his wife. The 911 call came in at 2:22 a.m., from a residence on the 13500

Chase Bank customers who used a La Quinta branch ATM on Sunday may have had their credit and debit card information stolen. Bank officials told law enforcement it was possible more than 500 people’s information may have been compromised. Anyone who used the ATM at the location on Highway 111 in the Lowe’s parking lot

A lucky group of moms got some special recognition today. The winners of our first annual CBS Local 2 Mother’s Day Getaway Contest were picked up in a Cardiff Limousine Wednesday morning at the television station in Palm Desert and taken to lunch at BluEmber Restaurant at the Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage. The

The 2013 AMGEN Tour of California is set to finish on Sunday. The 8-stage, 750 mile cycling race will wrap up in Santa Rosa. The race made its way through the Coachella Valley on Monday– a 124-mile race that scorched cyclists with temperatures about 100 degrees. In addition to the heat, the 3.7 mile climb

The building boom can be considered a sign of strength the economy is picking back up around the valley, especially in the hotel business where several major players are looking to make their mark. In a statement, Michael Braun of Wessman Development, developers of the Kimpton project told us, “We are very excited working with