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Ten people accused in a drug trafficking operationspread throughout the Inland Empire and other parts of Southern California werearrested today during a sweep by local and federal authorities, who also seizedthousands of marijuana plants. Augustine Bazan Camacho, 41, of Pomona; Ken Ho, 33, of Arcadia; RaymondLam, 42, of Arcadia; Simon Lam, 32, of Arcadia; Steven

Volunteers at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert deliver around 75 meals a day as part of its “Meals on Wheels” program. Those meals go to homebound seniors like Frank Stevens. “I get them four times a week,” Stevens said. He needs oxygen at all times, and says it would be very difficult for him

Caltrans-related road closings starting today areexpected to slow commutes across the Coachella Valley. Westbound state Route 62 will be narrowed to one in each directionbetween the San Bernardino County line and North Indian Canyon Drive from 8a.m. until 4 p.m. today through Friday, according to the California HighwayPatrol Officer Joe Zagorski. Starting Thursday, state Route

A fashion show by “Project Runway” contestantswill highlight today’s events at Fashion Week El Paseo. The nine-day run of fashion shows and social events in Palm Desertstarted Friday. “Project Runway” All-Star runner-up Michael Costello and 11 othercontestants from the show will present “The Drama and Designs of ProjectRunway” at 8 p.m. Costello, who owns boutiques

More than 50 commercial drivers passing through theCoachella Valley today were ticketed by California Highway Patrol officers, andone was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of anillegal drug. CHP officers from the Indio and El Centro offices and the Desert HillsCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility targeted commercial drivers violatingtraffic laws on Interstate 10

California health care officials have agreed to make fewer cuts than planned from in-home care programs as part of deal to get a group of seniors, disabled people and their caregivers to drop several lawsuits blocking recent budget cuts. The Department of Social Services and the Department of Health Care Services announced the agreement Tuesday

The American Red Cross will offer a free disasterpreparedness workshop in Palm Desert today. The workshop, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 39665 Entrepreneur Lane, Suite A, will be hosted by KESQ Channel 3 anchor Karen Devine. Information will be presented about how to be ready for storms, floods, fires, earthquakes and

A valley teenager is fighting for his life. Seventeen-year-old Greg Friscia, a senior at Xavier Preparatory in Palm Desert, remains in a medically-induced coma after crashing on his skateboard over the weekend. Friends and family gathered for a vigil Monday night at the Hanson house in Palm Springs. They cried, prayed and held each other.

It’s that time of year again: dreaded tax time. The tax filing deadline is less than a month away on April 15. If you haven’t already filed your 2012 tax return, the Internal Revenue Service is trying to make it as easy as possible. At www.irs.gov you can e-file at no cost, and if your

“The window of the building was smashed in. The corner of the building has some structural damage to it. We’re unable to use the lobby at this time,” John Roe of THC said. It all started about two weeks ago. Police say someone intentionally backed a stolen car into Desert Valley Treatment on Williams Road.

Today, family and friends remember Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson. He died two years ago today and is survived by his wife and son, who is now two years old. Gibson had been chasing a black Ford Mustang that had been reported stolen, and the driver refused to stop. He was killed on March

La funcin del coln es absorber liquidos del contenido intestinal y guardarlo hasta que es oportuno eliminar. Para la comunidad hispana tratar de disminuir las carnes asadas, y todo tipo de carnes que se usan en una parrillada, en donde se utiliza carbn para prepararlas es de gran ayuda.Ya que el proceso de coccin genera

Choferes que transitan por las calles y carreteras del Valle de Coachella son advertidos que la Patrulla de Caminos de nuestra localidad estar buscando a aquellos choferes que no obedescan la ley.Agentes del sector Indio y El Centro se unen a los esfuerzos de la agencia Desert Hills Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility en busca de

El Centro Border Patrol agents in Indio arrest a 21-year-old man yesterday evening after they found 3.1 pounds of methamphetamine strapped to his inner thighs. At 8:00 p.m. last night, while searching a travel bus at the Highway 86 checkpoint, agents questioned a 21-year-old passenger and discovered two vacuum sealed packages strapped to his inner

Reversing an earlier vote, the Riverside Countysupervisors today authorized the county to continue competing for a contractthat would import tons of Los Angeles County trash to two landfills east ofRiverside. “If our bid wins, this could create more jobs and revenue for ourcounty,” Supervisor Jeff Stone said. “We need to keep our options open. Wecould

To protect jobs at March Air Reserve Base, the Boardof Supervisors today directed Riverside County’s federal and state lobbyists tourge support for a congressional resolution that calls for military reservepersonnel in technical positions to be exempt from “sequestration” furloughsthat go into effect next month. “This is all about saving jobs at March and nationwide,” saidSupervisor

Yesterday, a stolen Honda Accord crashed into the front of a Palm Springs medical marijuanadispensaryfor the third time this month. Here’s a rundown of what’s happened: Sunday, March 3rd, 5:05 A.M.: A stolen white Honda Accord intentionally backed into Desert Valley Treatments near the corner of Ramon and S Gene Autry, causing major damage to

Commercial drivers passing through the Coachella Valleytoday should be aware that California Highway Patrol officers are looking forscofflaws. Officers from the Indio and El Centro CHP offices and the Desert HillsCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility will look for commercial driversviolating traffic laws on Interstate 10 and state Route 86, watching forspeeding, tailgating and not using “hands

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack announced Tuesday she had accepted a consulting job with a Washington D.C.-based firm where she will work on entertainment, media and information technology policy. The former U.S. representative was set to become a senior vice president for FaegreBD Consulting using her experience from positions on several House committees to