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Indio police say officials in Arizona have found a 4-month-old child, who was abducted by her mother from a daycare center Friday morning. The child’s father says 36 year-old Sybil Jenkins does not have custody of their child, Sophie Trice. Police spokesman Ben Guitron told News Channel 3 they found the mother’s vehicle around 11:27

A fire broke out at a Cathedral City home Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials. It started around 2:40 p.m. at a mobile home at 345 Via Don Benito, in the Date Palm Country Club. A man was transfering gas from a generator to a storage container, when some of it spilled and somehow caught

Next week the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is expected to formally pass an ordinance allowing the county to charge prisoners a fee for every day they spend in jail. The cost is $142.00 for each day. County Supervisor Jeff Stone came up with the idea in an effort to save the county 3 to

Votes in the November 2011 election were tallied before midnight on Tuesday for the first time in recent years, which made for a restful night for those who won and many voters. Riverside County Registrar of Voters Kari Vergil released new vote totals every hour on Tuesday with the first round of numbers released just

California State University students would see a 9 percent tuition hike for the next academic year if the state Legislature does not allocate an additional $138 million for the 23-campus system in its upcoming budget. University spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp said Tuesday the board of trustees is set to vote on the tuition increase at a

Riverside County supervisors approved a proposal to assess per-acre fees on solar power providers — and offer various incentives to reduce the companies’ costs. Supervisors voted against the 2 percent flat assessment in preference of a $450-per-acre fee. That was lower that the original $640-per-acre fee for each acre used in the power production process

A woman wearing dark clothing as she cross a busy State Route 62 in Yucca Valley was killed Monday night after she was hit by possibly three vehicles. A spokesman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Deborah Gerdes, 54. of Yucca Valley, was crossing SR 62 around 6:40 p.m. when a car driven

People in the east valley kept an eye to the sky Saturday, not for rain, though, but instead for planes. The eighth annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show filled the skies in Thermal Saturday. There were more than 50 food, merchandise, and specialty booths for people to enjoy. The show featured military fly-bys, stunt pilots, and

Indian Wells City Council voted unanimously to give outgoing city manager Greg Johnson a severance package worth $427,592. As city manager, Johnson was making $254,000 a year. He resigned after he was accused of getting a local resident fired from his job. The man had raised questions about the Johnson’s salary and benefits at a

Coachella Valley residents who do not want to vote Tuesday in the general election can do so Saturday. Early voting will be available at the Westfield Palm Desert shopping center, 72-840 Highway 111, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Absentee voters will have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return the completed ballots, or

Stagecoach country music festival organizers announced today that the 2012 festival has added 400 tent camping spaces, which go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. “We understand many fans were unable to purchase camping passes. To accommodate more campers, we made the decision to reallocate land creating 400 additional tent camping spaces,” concert promoter Goldenvoice

Double-digit spending cuts and hundreds of layoffs are possible to close an estimated $80 million gap in Riverside County’s budget next year, officials told the Board of Supervisors today. “There will be cuts across the board,” assistant county Executive Officer Jay Orr told the board during a first-quarter budget report on the 2011- 12 fiscal

(AP) – Everything from toasters to typewriters is piled high on a Skid Row sidewalk under the watchful eye of a woman who calls herself Mercedes Benz. The sidewalk is public property, but the possessions are hers and her neighbors, setting up a conflict between the homeless and a city trying to bring order where

California doesn’t only have a high cost of living, the cost of dying is high as well. While no one can get out alive without dealing with the 11 billion dollar-a-year funeral industry, some have found ways to save some money. “My partner and I had to cremate a friend of his and we took

The beauty industry is putting eyelashes front and center, advertising products that promise to volumize, lengthen and give you the perfect pair of eyes. They say your eyes are the window to your soul, so it’s no wonder women try all kinds of beauty products to make their eyes stand out. Can these beauty routines

A 61-year-old Coachella Valley chiropractor was sentenced to eight years in prison today for sexually assaulting dozens of women. Stuart Greenwood was convicted in June of two felony counts of sexual penetration by fraudulent representation, three felony counts of sexual battery under unlawful restraint and three misdemeanors counts of sexual battery. Prosecutors said Greenwood molested

School bands marched under the blazing sun Sunday along El Paseo for the 47th Annual Golf Cart Parade. This year’s theme was “Carnival Style.” The unseasonably warm weather didn’t scare away the crowds. The first parade which held in July. Lyn Manor participated in the first parade. He said the parade gets better each year.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to be back in Los Angeles Monday to attend a pair of star-studded fundraisers to bolster his re-election campaign, followed by a Tuesday visit with Jay Leno on the set of “The Tonight Show.” The visit will be Obama’s second to Los Angeles in about a month, as he continues

(CNS) – The inaugural Coachella Valley Cycle-Fest continues today at the Empire Polo Club, featuring bike races, live music and art. Cycle-Fest, which opened Friday, is sponsored by the Desert Recreation District’s Desert Recreation Foundation and Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine. “We’re expecting close to 3,000 people,” said Felicia Horton of Desert Recreation District. “Between