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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

California has spent billions of dollars and endured years of federal lawsuits to improve conditions in its state prisons. But the problems it has been trying to correct are now trickling down to local governments as county jails deal with thousands of additional inmates. Law firms advocating for inmates’ rights sued or threatened lawsuits against

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff today will ask the Board of Supervisors to approve an electronic monitoring program designed to remove dozens of inmates from the jail system to relieve overcrowding. Around 100 inmates may qualify to participate in the Secured Electronic Confinement Program, according to the sheriff’s department. A state law that went into

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell Tuesday for the 19th consecutive day, dropping a half-cent to $4.144 The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 6.5 cents less than one week ago, 10.9 cents lower than one month ago and 22.5 cents below what

California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Zagorski doesn’t sugarcoat his presentation at the CHP’s Start Smart teen driving class held every month at the Indio CHP office. Zagorski uses tools like the graphic film “Red Asphalt” to drive home the point. “I have pictures of local crashes here that show people who have died. I mean

Two people found dead in a Cathedral City trash enclosure on Sunday have been identified by police as Diana and Roger James.Originally from Arkansas, Diana, 52, and Roger, 53, had been living in the area for at least five years. The couple was married and had been living off and on in the Coachella Valley

Rescue crews responded to a crash on HWY 74, north of Shadow Mountain Drive, where people were trapped inside a car after it crashed and caught fire around 1:30 this afternoon. At least one person has been confirmed dead. Highway 74 has been shut down between Shadow Mountain and Pitahaya until the scene can be

Carly Rae Jepsen, whose 2012 hit single “Call MeMaybe” put her on the music map, will headline the White Party’s T-Dance onMarch 31 in Palm Springs, event producer Jeffrey Sanker announced today. The annual gay dance and music festival will run from March 29-April 1.Carmen Electra, Alexis Jordan and Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters

Sheriff deputies continue to surround a house in Rancho Mirage after they got a report of a man with a gun. They got the call around 3:30 this afternoon from the area of Biskra Rd and Magnesia Falls Rd in Rancho Mirage. Sheriff’s Department says when they got on scene they tried to make contact

The 2013 BNP Paribas Open made history this year both on and off the court and is poised to do the same next year. Crews have already started work on a brand new stadium that promises to bring in thousands more fans to the Valley. Over 382,000 fans watched some of the best players of

Socorristas fueron llamados a un accidente de trnsito a lo largo de la Carretera 74, al norte de Shadow Mountain Drive, donde personas estaban atrapadas en el interior de su vehculo despus de que el conductor perdiera el control del volante y la unidad estallara en llamas al filo de la 1:30 esta tarde. La

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has voted to issue nearly $8.6 billion in taxpayer-approved bonds to build the nation’s first bullet train.Officials say they will try to sell $3.7 billion of the bonds as the state rushes to begin construction this summer. The six-member board approved the step on a 5-0 vote Monday, without debate.

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians isdonating three Segways to the Palm Springs Police Department, a tribalspokeswoman said. Police Chief Al Franz will accept delivery of the Segways at 1 p.m.tomorrow at the Agua Caliente Tribal Administration Building in Palm Springs.The two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transport vehicles are being donatedto “aid in strengthening public safety,”

A 22-year-old Palm Desert man was arrested today forallegedly striking a business sign while driving under the influence andrunning from the scene. The crash was reported about 1:50 a.m. at Country Club Drive and HarrisLane. A Toyota Camry was being driven east on Country Club when the motoriststruck a median, drove up a curb and

Hoy a la 1:50 a.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que el conductor de una Toyota Camry que circulaba sobre Country club Drive en Palm Desert se haba impactado con el camelln central a la altura de la interseccin con Harris Lane, despus tom una curva y cay en un barranco. El vocero

Rafael Nadal overcame a first-set loss to defeat Juan Martin del Potro to win the men’s final and Maria Sharapova topped Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2, 6-2 in the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open. Del Potro lost the first three games, then won nine of the next 11. Nadal won the final five games of

AT 11:00 mass Sunday morning, Father Howard Lincoln’s homily centered around one statement. “With a less formal and more down to earth style, I believe with all my heart that we will have a Pope not above the people, but a Pope of the people,” he said. On the first Sunday with a new Pope,

CHP says the driver who veered his sport utility vehicle off Interstate 10 in Beaumont, and was killed as it careened down an embankment andplowed into tree, was not wearing his seat belt. Matthew Pettegrew, 28, of Fontana, was traveling alone Saturday afternoon on westbound Interstate 10 at about 70 mph, California Highway Patrol Officer

A suspected drunken driver allegedly passed out behind the wheel of his car, on the wrong side of a divided avenue, in front of the College of the Desert Sunday, according to police. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 5:19 a.m. to Monterey Avenue near Parkview Drive. The driver, later identified as Adam Edward Trainor, 22,

Coachella Police says just after 2:00 am Sunday morning, officers heard a gun shot and saw a dark-colored SUV driving in the area of Frederick St. and Avenue 52. The SUV lead police on a short chase. The pursuit ended at a cul-de-sac on Calle Camacho south of Avenue 53 where two male Hispanics fled