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A major valley hotel will close for part of the summer for renovation. The Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Indian Wells will undergo a major lobby makeover this summer. Due to the extensive construction associated with the project, they will close their doors for business between July 6 and July 27. No

Equality California, the group behind the massive movement to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of California, named a new executive director on Monday. Roland Palencia was hailed as a “trailblazing LGBT activist” with more than 20 years of experience on the front lines of the LGBT equal rights movement, healtcare issues and leading a

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Relatives of children with chronic health disorders and the doctors who treat them pleaded with the Riverside County Board of Supervisors today to refrain from cutting a program that serves low-income youngsters. During a hearing at the County Administrative Center, the board heard from beneficiaries of the California Children’s Services program, which provides taxpayer-funded healthcare

An ex-con accused of gunning down a grandmother at a Cathedral City house party has a separate case pending that will be the subject of an upcoming preliminary hearing, a judge decided today. Gabriel Cuevas Cardoza is accused of killing 52-year-old Mary Ellen Rodriguez and wounding two others after being turned away from an April

The firefighting family of Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Dept. will remember the life of firefighter and paramedic Dave Lezchuk on Tuesday after he lost his battle with brain cancer. Lezchuk succumbed to his fight on May 11 after a long career on firefighting. Most recently Lezchuk was a Fire Apparatus Engineer-Paramedic and

Gov. Jerry Brown has released a revised state budget that calls for a 5 percent increase in spending over the plan he released in January but says a renewal of expiring tax increases is still needed to close California’s remaining budget deficit. The governor announced his updated spending plan on Monday for the fiscal year

Ayer a las 8:25 a.m. los paramdicos acudieron al rea conocida como Show Creek en las montaas San Jacinto despus de recibir el reporte de que un excursionista estaba extraviado y severamente deshidratado. Ville Jokinen pretenda recorrer la travesa conocida como Pacific Crest Trail desde la frontera con Mxico hasta Canad.

Una mujer que muri al ser atropellada por una camioneta el sbado mientras cruzaba una calle de La Quinta tena 70 aos de edad y era residente de la ciudad. Ella por laa autopista 111 cerca de Dune Palmas cuando fue atropellada por un vehculo en direccin oeste.. La mujer, cuyo nombre no fue revelado,

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside anunci la posibilidad de enviar 800 notificaciones de despido a empleados como parte de un esfuerzo de los supervisores del condado para cerrar una brecha enorme en el presupuesto que se proyecta ya $40 mdd para el ao fiscal 2011-2012. “Estos cortes son muy profundos y tienen

More than a hundred emergency preparedness volunteers received training Saturday at the Roy Wilson Fire Station in Thousand Palms. The volunteers belong to community emergency response teams, otherwise know as CERT. CERT volunteers role varies from setting up neighborhood action groups to helping emergency responders during a disaster. “To have these people volunteering their time

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Some valley residents spent part of their Saturday to fight cancer. They gathered at Marywood Palm Valley School for the Relay for Life event. This is the first one to be held in the city of Rancho Mirage. The 24-hour event, which runs from noon Saturday through noon Sunday, is meant to create awareness within

A woman has died, after being hit by a pick up truck in La Quinta Saturday afternoon. It happened just after 2:30 on Highway 111 near Dune Palms, in front of the Walmart. Police say the woman was crossing the street, but not in a crosswalk, when a vehicle travelling westbound hit her. She was

Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff announced the possibility of at least 800 layoff notices being issued to employees throughout his department on Friday as part of an effort by county supervisors to close a massive budget gap. Sniff said the county CEO?s office recommended his department cut between $40 million to $60 million from next

A Cathedral City house has been called a complete loss after a fire on Northhampton Road. Damage is estimated at around $100,000. The fire started just before 5 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Two years ago, California wrote IOUs to pay its bills. Next month legislators must pass a balanced budget to keep California up and running. “It won’t be easy,” said State Controller John Chiang. Chiang spent most of the day in the Coachella Valley talking with small-business owners about the state’s local economies. “Our No. 1

A man was found unresponsive in a community spa in the Desert Princess Country Club on Friday and was later pronounced dead. Family members say Edward Fredericks, 89, recently had back surgery and had gone into the spa for therapy around 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead around 4:30 p.m., according to the Riverside County

The crew of ABC’s “Wipeout” is busy preparing for their new summer season. The reality show has seen great success in its previous four seasons, attracting a huge following of avid supporters. KESQ visited the set for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the facility and a chance to speak to all the masterminds behind the

Diabetes is a life-changing disease. One in seven Californians have Type 2 diabetes, the most common form. Diabetes rates are up 36 percent over the past decade, according to the California Department of Public Health. The disturbing new numbers have not gone unnoticed. Headaches signaled to Bea Gonzalez that something was wrong. She said “I