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Democrats who control the California Senate say they are trying to tighten controls over hundreds of state special funds. The Senate passed AB1487 on Tuesday, expanding reporting requirements for more than 500 special funds that are generated from fees. They did so over Republican objections that they are whitewashing a scandal at the state Department

Allergy season may be checking in a little early this year. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. At the Mecca Clinic, doctors are on the lookout for a variant of the swine flu. There’s been an increase in human cases in

Four Orange County men in their 20s suspected of stealing $10,000 worth of purses from the Dolce & Gabbana outlet store in Cabazon were free on bail today. The men — 25-year-old Paul Hayes of Anaheim, 26-year-old Ackeem Ramsay of Anaheim, 22-year-old Nquenzeni Moyo of Garden Grove and 21-year-old Anthony Smith of Buena Park —

Riverside County supervisors set aside $250,000 today to cover the initial costs associated with relocating Indio court facilities that will need to be vacated to accommodate jail expansion. In the next two years, the county plans to begin work on the East County Detention Center project, erecting a structure at the site of the County

The coolest new backpack may top your child’s school shopping to-dolist, but sending your kids off with a healthy lunch probably tops yours. Healthy lunch packing 101 starts with choosing a time when you really have time. Experts say the night before is best. “It gives me more time to think about things, instead of

The latest quake to hit south of the Valley struck just after 1pm Tuesday. The USGS says a 3.4 quake hit about 7 miles SSE of Ocotillo. Meanwhile, There were two more measurable quakes centered in Brawley. A 3.5 quake struck early this morning and a 4.2 quake was reported just after 7pm Monday night.

Este entrenamiento es patrocinado por el Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside – Oficina de los Servicios de Emergencia. CERT es un programa acerca la preparacin sobre emergencias, las personas que ayudan a personas, la seguridad de rescatador, y hacen el ms grande bien para el nmero ms grande. CERT es un enfoque positivo

Today, “Save A Pet” in Desert Hot Springs is reporting yet another night of vandalism. Staff at the non-profit no-kill shelter say this is the tenth time the shelter has been vandalized in just over two weeks. $3,000 worth of dog food was stolen from a shed at the adoption center in early August. This

A new commuter bus route is promising to connect Riverside with the Coachella Valley. However not everyone will be able to hop on board right away. Mikel Oglesby, the general manager for Sunline Transit, says, “I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised.” On Sept.10, Sunline Transit will begin a new route from Palm

Gov. Jerry Brown has announced systematic reforms to California’s badly underfunded public pension system that he says will save taxpayers billions of dollars over time. Yet the governor failed to persuade lawmakers in his own party to give him some of the key changes he had requested last fall. The reform deal the Democratic governor

Un hombre de Palm Desert est tras las rejas despus de supuestamente apualar a una de sus compaeras de trabajo en el negocio conocido como Swirl Cup Self Serve que se ubica en el 34100 Monterey AVe en Rancho Mirage. Shimon Silberfenig de 55 aos fue arrestado altededor de las 6:00 p.m., el incidente ocurri

A Palm Desert man was behind bars today on suspicion of stabbing a woman at the Rancho Mirage frozen yogurt shop where they both worked, inflicting non-life-threatening wounds. Shimon Silberfenig, 55, was arrested about 6 p.m. Monday at Swirl Cup Self Serve Yogurt in the 34100 block of Monterey Avenue on suspicion of assaultwith a

Today, the average price of a gasoline in the Inland Empire rose for the sixth consecutive day. Increasing two-tenths to $4.115 for gallon of self-serve regular, it’s highest amount since June 9th. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino conties is 1.4 cents more than a week age, 32.2 cents higher than one month

Police arrest 4 people accused of breaking into cars in Cathedral City. Just after midnight Monday, police surrounded the area around Century Park after getting a call from a person in the area saying someone was breaking into cars in the area. Police say they spotted one person in the driver’s seat of the victim’s

Gilead Wurman, Chief Seismologist for Seismic Warning Systems and CREWS talks to NewsChannel 3 about earthquake early warning and when it might come to the Coachella Valley. CREWS is the Coachella Valley Regional Earthquake Warning System. The plan is to bring early warning to the classrooms of the Coachella Valley. This would give school kids

The city of Brawley continues to pick up the pieces and prepare for more aftershocks after a 5.3 magnitude and 5.5 M hit the city on Sunday. The shaking from hundreds of temblors affected the area even into Monday. One of the hardest hit areas in Brawley is a mobile home complex. Many of the

Dressed like the pros, dozens of kids suited up on Monday in black and silver. No, the young studs aren’t from Oakland. They’re the Coachella Raiders. “We practice hard, we do drills right and run good,” said 9-year-old Julian Magana. For the past 16 years, Coach Donnie Thompson says far too many football hopefuls in