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A registered sex offender steps down from volunteering with the band at Cathedral City High School. Palm Spring Unified School District communications manager Joan Boiko says they found out Monday the parent resigned last week. Boiko says the district knew the person is a parent and a registered sex offender. “The parent has been a

Planning a wedding? How about one with 52 million orso guests? One lucky couple will win the chance to get married in front of a liveand television audience by becoming the first people ever joined in matrimonyaboard a float in the Rose Parade, Farmers Insurance announced today. Farmers’ 54th entry in the Rose Parade in

“Usually come fever, headache, aches and pains, the whole gamut,” pharmacist Steve Pomerance said. With those symptoms, and this time of year, you know flu season is here. “The viruses you get in the winter come from the far east, and work their way across and land in the United States,” Pomerance said. Though most

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in the town of Idyllwild Monday. Riverside County Sheriff Spokesman Cpl. Angel Ramos says they got a call at 11:24 a.m. to assist Cal fire at a home on the 25-300 block of Hotei Lane in Idyllwild. When they got there they discovered an adult male suffered

Indio’s Police Command Unit Union won one in court Monday. Judge Randall White, has granted a permanent injunction to stop the city’s reorganization plan, until at least both sides sit down and negotiate personnel changes, that affect those in the Union. You may recall that the city was going to reorganize the top tier of

“It’s very roomy and I got taken care of right away.” Says Rhonda Taylor of Indio. “Quick. Not too many people.” Not things you usually hear from people walking out of the DMV. A new DMV location is now open in Palm Desert and people say that it’s time. Stan Thomas of Palm Desert agrees.

Hoy a la 1:13 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a un negocio que almacena automviles exticos y que se ubica en 42-100 Beacon Hill en Palm Desert. Segn los clculos las prdidas se extiman en $50 mil dlares y existia un potencial de daos de $1.2 mdd. Tom media hora a los bomberos controlar las llamas.

A Russian woman has been seriously hurt while trying to set a world skydiving record in Southern California. The woman, whose name was not released, was found unconscious after landing beneath her emergency parachute Sunday afternoon at Perris Valley Airport. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/SfrZE8) that she was part of an international team of skydivers

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell today for the 13th time in 14 days, decreasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.118. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 1.2 cents less than a week ago, but 2.3 cents more than one month ago

An exotic vehicle was destroyed and one was slightlydamaged early today when a second-alarm fire broke out at a 7,000-square-footcommercial building in Palm Desert, the Riverside County Fire Departmentreported.The fire in the 42100 block of Beacon Hill was reported at 1:13 a.m.,said department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson.The fire was knocked down around 1:40 a.m., she said.

The challenge of saving for your kids’ college education while building your own retirement nest egg is difficult, and getting harder every year as tuition keeps rising. When it comes to saving for college and retirement, the answer is to start early. According to financial experts, the earlier you start thinking about the cost of

A Washington state woman was killed in a boating accident on the Colorado River. Authorities say 58 year-old Deanna Lewis of Mead, Washington, was knocked into the water just before one Saturday afternoon. It happened in the city of Needles, east of the Coachella Valley, near the border of Arizona. Police say Lewis and others

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars accused in several residential burglaries. Police arrested 28 year-old Juan Stubbs at a Desert Hot Spring home around nine Saturday night. Officers say he was previously arrested in 2011 and also earlier this year in May. Investigators believe he burglarized several homes, some of them while victims

A team of medical volunteers is trying to help ease the healthcare crisis in the Coachella Valley. Saturday, the Flying Doctors held a free clinic in Thermal for families in need. Health professionals worry without access to healthcare, too many are falling through the cracks. Larry Tabor, Director of Dentist Services for Flying Doctors, says,

A film at the Cinema Diverse Film Festival brings up a sensitive issue for the Coachella Valley: being gay and being Latino. The film, produced in the Coachella Valley, has won an international award, and now the filmmakers hope its message will make a difference in the community. The film, “Waterberry Tears,” follows a Mexican

A team of medical volunteers is trying to help ease the healthcare crisis in the Coachella Valley. Saturday, the Flying Doctors held a free clinic in Thermal for families in need. Health professionals worry without access to healthcare, too many are falling through the cracks. Larry Tabor, Director of Dentist Services for Flying Doctors, says,

Two people are recovering after a crash early Saturday morning that police believe was caused by a drunk driver. Officers say a 21-year old man and a 19-year old woman were riding a motorcycle north on South Palm Canyon just before 2AM. Police say a car heading south in the wrong lane side-swiped the motorcycle.

The city of San Diego is cracking down on the owners of trash-filled, vacant lots near the border of Mexico. The unoccupied property has become an illegal dumping ground and home to squatters. There’s trash everywhere, pieces of old dock, light fixtures, even a hot tub. These vacant acres sit south of the 905 in

Riverside county has set up a flood damage hotline in response to flooding in the Mecca area earlier this month (September). Residents and businesses in and around Mecca can call 211 to report damage caused by the flooding from a heavy down-pour early in the day on September 11th, 2012. County officials have been working