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A Thermal teenager was released from jail early Friday morning after police accused him of pointing a hand-held laser at a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. No one was injured in the incident. The helicopter was flying over Coachella at 8:00 p.m. Thursday to assist Indio police when the flight crew noticed a laser beam

Architect A. Quincy Jones will posthumously receive the 352nd star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars Friday. The 2 p.m. dedication ceremony is being held during Modernism Week, an 11-day celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture and culture in Palm Springs. It started Thursday and runs through Feb. 24. Jones, who died in 1979,

The 67th Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival opens today. An opening ceremony highlighted by the “blessing of the dates” will be held at 9:30 a.m., and no admission will be charged from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair runs through Feb. 24 at 82-503 Highway 111 in Indio. Lifehouse, Wynonna & the

California officials have canceled a half-finished Department of Motor Vehicles technology overhaul of the vehicle registration process. HP Enterprise Services has so far been paid nearly $50 million so far on the $208 million project. The Los Angeles Times says the DMV registration part of the project was halted because there was little progress. Agency

Architect A. Quincy Jones will posthumously receive the 352nd star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars today. The 2 p.m. dedication ceremony is being held during Modernism Week, an 11-day celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture and culture in Palm Springs. It started Thursday and runs through Feb. 24. Jones, who died in 1979,

Patti Hanley is the owner of Palm Springs Walking Tours. She says the event she’s been waiting all year for is finally here. “Every single day I mention Modernism Week,” she said. The 8th Annual Modernism Week kicked off Thursday at Birba in Palm Springs, an 11-day celebration of modern design, architecture and culture in

Loved ones and colleagues are remembering San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah MacKay. MacKay was killed two days ago after a shootout with Christopher Dorner, who made his last stand at that cabin in the Big Bear Lake area. There’s been an outpouring of sympathy for the family of MacKay. He’s survived by his wife,

In the wake of recent school shootings, lawmakers and schools all over the country are talking about ways to keep our kids safe. Is more gun control the answer, or should we arm teachers? One Coachella Valley school district says more weapons isn’t the solution. The Desert Sands Unified School District says training and communication

Chistopher Dorner ex oficial de polica de Los ngeles, est muerto. As lo confirmo el departamento del Sheriff del condado de San Bernardino. Las autoridades aseguraron que los restos carbonizados dentro de una cabaa en el poblado de Seven Oaks en las montaas de Big Bear, son de Dorner. Esto fue comprado con los record

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside investiga un robo bancario en la sucursal de Pacific Western Bank ubicado sobre la Carretera 111 y Village Center Drive en Indian Wells.El portavoz del gremio policial Angel Ramos dijo que al filo de las 11:45 a.m. el martes, 5 de febrero, un hombre anglosajn de entre

A woman died Thursday morning while trying to wrangle a loose miniature horse in Lakeland, California. Riverside Animal Control Services says that around 6:00 A.M. a mini horse got loose in the area of Grand Avenue and Ontario Way in Lakeland Village. A woman was trying to retrieve the horse when she was struck by

Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a bank robbery at the Pacific Western Bank on Highway 111 and Village Center Drive in Indian Wells. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Angel Ramos says, that around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 5th, a white man in his 20’s entered the bank, displayed a gun to a teller, who

Jurors finished their first full day of deliberations today without reaching a verdict in the trial of one of two men charged in the robbery-motivated slaying of a 55-year-old Indio resident. Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, could face the death penalty if convicted of the May 7, 2008, murder of Daniel Kuzawa, and

Palm Springs Modernism Week, an 11-day celebrationof the popular design aesthetic from the 1950s and 1960s, starts today. Modernism Week events — more than 100 of them this year — take placethroughout the Palm Springs area through Feb. 24. Modernism Week begins today with 9:30 a.m. walking tours. The openingceremony is at 4 p.m. at

New details have emerged about the final hours of the six-day manhunt for a fired Los Angeles police officer believed to have died after engaging in a deadly gun battle with law enforcement in Big Bear. A couple said Wednesday they are the ones who discovered a man matching 33-year-old fugitive Christopher Jordan Dorner’s description

Dovetailing with a statewide trend, Riverside County’s foreclosure activity dropped last month to levels not seen in years, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total 1,718 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded countywide in January, translating to 1 in 462 households in some stage of foreclosure, according to

The second annual Palm Springs Fine Art Fair will kick off tonight at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Opening Night Reception, which starts at 6 p.m., will benefit the Palm Springs Art Museum. Local artist Lisa Provenza-Bebar’s edible art installation “Cookie, Be My Valentine,” will feature a 6-foot vanilla sugar cookie on an easel

San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon says he “cannot absolutely, positively confirm” that the remains found in a burned-out Big Bear cabin after a shootout with deputies were those of fugitive ex-LAPD cop Christopher Jordan Dorner. He says coroner’s officials are still working to make a positive identification. McMahon notes, however, “We believe that this

Riverside Police Officer Michael Crain was laid to rest Wednesday. Police say he was killed last Thursday when ex-cop Christopher Dorner ambushed him and his 27 year-old partner, who survived the shooting. Thousands of police officers from around the Southland, including many from the Coachella Valley, attended the services. He was remembered as an outstanding

President Obama called for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $9 per hour during his State of the Union Address Tuesday night. The President said no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty. In California, the minimum wage is $8 per hour,exceeding the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per