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Cigarettes can kill and now the Federal Drug Administration is making that graphically clear. The FDA is forcing cigarette manufacturers to make warning labels bigger and include color images illustrating how deadly so-called “cancer sticks” can be. Tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States, according to the American

A 16-year-old Cathedral City boy was arrested today on suspicion of stabbing a 64-year-old man at his residence, police said. The stabbing was reported as an assault in progress before 7 p.m. Saturday in the 37200 block of Melrose Drive, Cathedral City police Lt. Charles Robinson said. Police found a man in his 60s bleeding

Gusty winds may taper off Thursday night, but can be expected to return Friday, and chilly nights are expected to continue in the Southland as autumn finally settles in, officials said today. Gusty offshore winds continued today and were expected to drop off at sunset in the Los Angeles basin. A high mark of 57

Friends, relatives and members of the community wishing to honor fallen Riverside police Officer Ryan P. Bonaminio plan to gather tonight for a candlelight vigil in downtown Riverside. The “In the Spirit of Ryan” vigil is slated to begin at 6 p.m. by the Safe in His Arms Memorial in front of the police department’s

There are many events planned throughout the Coachella Valley for Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11. Here are a few of them: 10am – LifeStream Blood Drive — La QuintaCostco 79795 Highway 111 La Quinta 10am -Indian Wells Veterans Day Ceremony Eisenhower Walk of Honor outside of City Hall 44-950 Eldorado Drive, Indian Wells 10:30am

A former youth soccer official who faced embezzlement charges in 2009 faced new charges on Thursday. Sharon Arline Schumaier, 42, was arrested Tuesday for burglary and forgery, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators said she broke into a friend’s house in May and took personal documents to open an bank account. The victim

Welcome to Port Charles: home of Brenda, Dante, Patrick, Lisa, Dr. Webber and the newest cast member. That’s right, yours truly. As we entered the studio where General Hospital tapes its episodes, we just checked in with wardrobe first. They gave me my own scrubs and my own badge with a picture that looks kind

A law enforcement panel is recommending that California voters repeal residency restrictions for sex offenders because too many of them are listed as transient, making them more difficult to monitor. Jessica’s Law, passed by 70 percent of California voters in 2006, prohibits released sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park.

More than two-dozen veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam will receive long-overdue high school graduation certificates Friday under a program that awards diplomas to service members called to duty before they could finish school. “Operation Recognition” is jointly run by the Riverside County Office of Education and the county’s Department of Veterans’ Services,

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of a deadly stabbing on Thursday afternoon. Authorities responded to a residence on the 59000 block of Reynolds Way in Anza, where they found a man suffering from stab wounds. There is no word if anyone has been arrested in connection with the crime at this time,

A big rig driver is lucky to be alive, after falling asleep at the wheel. The big rig overturned on Interstate 10 Thursday morning near the Chiriaco Summit. The California Highway Patrol got a call around 6 a.m. of a big rig that had overturned and rolled multiple times across the highway. The driver was

A 3-year-old boy is in the hospital after being bitten by a dog. It happened at about 9:35 a.m. in Mecca on the 70000 block of Conchella Dr. Fire crews say the toddler has multiple dog bites, including one on the neck. According to Riverside County Sheriff?s investigators, the boy, his mom and the dog

A Riverside merchant said today he will pay for his children’s education with the bonus he gets for selling a $16 million California SuperLotto Plus ticket. A stub bearing all five matching numbers and the Mega number was picked in Wednesday night’s drawing, and had been sold at the Rainbow Donut shop at 3400 La

Tras las rejas se encuentra un menor de edad sospecho de haber apualado a un anciano en das pasados en su casa ubicada en Cathedral City a donde el malandrn entro a robar. La polica coment que una llamada annima alert con informacin a las autoridades. Ayer mircoles a las 6:00 p.m. arrestaron al joven

Los panes de cerrar tres estaciones de bomberos en el Condado de Riverside avanzan con el fin de achicar el dficit en el presupuesto que se sita en $46.7 mdd, adems se eliminarn 15 posiciones del Departamento de Control Animal. La fecha lmite para decidir que estaciones cerrarn es el 30 de Noviembre prximo y

Gracias a nueva evidencia en el caso de asesinato de Jos Villalobos el pasado mes de Junio durante una fiesta en Desert Hot Springs es la que como resultado arrestaron a ocho adolescentes sospechosos del homicidio, ya qued libre de cargos uno de ellos, se trata de Johnatan Romero de 17 aos. Los siete menores

Ayer por la maana un semais se volc sobre la I-10 en Desert Center. El vehculo transportaba aceite de oliva el cual derram sobre la autopista, la cual fue cerrada al transito por la Patrulla de Carreteras de California, quienes desviaron el flujo por un carril con rumbo al oeste. Por fortuna no se reportaron

El Bur del Consejo Administrativo de Cal-State San Bernardino aprob el 15.5% de incremento en el costo semestral a partir de enero prximo. Cabe recordar que en el pasado aos las colegiaturas incrementaron un 30% y segn comentaron oficiales de CSU se debe a los recortes propinados por el estado al sector de la educacin.

En recuperacin se encuentra un hombre que ayer a las 10:00 a.m. circulaba en su carro por la zona industrial de Palm Desert entre Cook Street y Hovley Lane cuando se distrajo y cay en una zanja en un rea en construccin. Las autoridades creen que el solo lo ceg momentneamente.

La escuela Nelly Coffman Middle de Cathedral City participar en el programa de educacin fsica ?Reto de Salud Fsica del Gobernador?. Durante un mes los estudiantes se ejercitarn 30 minutos diarios por lo menos tres das a la semana. El equipo que utilizarn sern bicicletas estacionarias, maquinas ejercitadotas y adems bailarn. Autoridades escolares de Nellie