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The stretch of roadway that was shut down overnight because of a debris flow was re-opened around 11 a.m., according to the Cathedral City Public Works Department. Work crews spent the morning cleaning up the 20 mudslides on Varner Road that resulted from Tuesday’s downpours. Motorists are advised to use caution. Crews are still working

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Residentes de Palm Springs, Cathedral City y reas no incorporadas del Condado de Riverside que son clientes de la Agencia de Agua del Desierto notarn un incremento de $1.07 por cada 100 pies cbicos del vital lquido en su factura a partir de Noviembre prximo. Esta medida ayudar a reducir el dficit de $3.7 mdd

En su junta de ayer martes el Bur Escolar y maestros del Desert Sands Unified School District aprobaron disminuir cinco das el ao escolar 2010-11 con el fin de ahorrar un 2.7% en gastos. La decisin se discutir en los prximos 15 das con la Asociacin de Maestros del distrito ya que el Desert Sands

An off-duty sheriff’s deputy “lost control” when he threatened to kill a tow truck driver for blocking a lane of traffic on Interstate 10 as a big rig burned along the freeway in Eagle Mountain, a prosecutor told jurors today. But Richard Heverly’s attorney contended that his client — who faces charges of assault with

Ya estn en la crcel tres sujetos que ayer lunes realizaron una serie de tres robos. El primero a las 11:30 a.m. en la gasolinera Chevron de Beaumont, minutos ms tarde en una Circle K de Banning y el ltimo asalto en una tienda de auto servicio de Cabazon. Gracias a la informacin proporcionada por

Cathedral City police are investigating a car accident that happened on Wednesday morning, which resulted in a huge plume of water showering all over Perez Road. The crash happened around 10 a.m. near the intersection of Perez Road and Date Palm Drive. Police said a car hit a fire hydrant, sheering it off its connection

The National Transportation Safety Board released the first round of results as part of its investigation into a helicopter crash in Mecca last month. The crop dusting helicopter crashed in a field on Sept. 21 near Lincoln Street and 70th Avenue, leaving the pilot with minor injuries. The NTSB’s report indicates the helicopter flew too

A man is in custody after Palm Springs police said they caught him breaking into a pharmacy. It happened around 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday when an officer found a man burglarizing the Kaiser Foundation Health Center on the 1700 block of East Vista Chino. The suspect ran off, but officers caught up with him about

U.S. charities are feeling the effects of the recession. Four hundred of the country’s largest charities received 11-percent less in donations last year than the year before. That’s the biggest drop since the Chronicle of Philanthropy began keeping track of donations 20 years ago. Take the Salvation Army as an example. While it raised $1.7

The owners of a Thermal mobile home park are heading back to court this week. Several residents at the Hernandez Mobile Home Park filed a lawsuit and restraining order against them last month because the electricity had been shut off and not restored. That left more then 50 residents without air conditioning or the ability

A hearing was set to get underway today to determine whether a parolee can stand trial on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of his uncle in Palm Springs. Brian Ogle, 24, faces a first-degree murder charge with a firearm enhancement in the May 11 death of 47-year-old William “Brad” Ogle, who was shot in

The California Highway Patrol confirms 21 year-old Blue Jay Yang of Banning was killed in Tuesday morning’s crash caused by heavy rain. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 11:10 a.m. on the westbound side of the freeway at the Ramsey Street exit. Witnesses said a Honda sedan driven by Yang, lost

The afternoon downpour that swept across the Coachella Valley on Tuesday left a debris flow on the roadway, which forced crews to shut down a major roadway on Tuesday. Callers to News Channel 3 first reported Varner Road between Date Palm and Ramon was covered with debris, sand and mud. The California Highway Patrol reports

A federal judge in Riverside on Tuesday denied a request by the government to suspend her permanent injunction barring the military from continuing its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against open homosexual service. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said the Justice Department failed to make a compelling case for lifting the order, which will prohibit

An area of low pressure brought some rain to the Coachella Valley today. Up to 0.12 of an inch of rain was reported this morning at the Palm Springs International Airport, Brandt Maxwell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “Some more stuff is going to roll in from the southeast this afternoon,” Maxwell said.

The National Weather Service has issued a small stream and urban flood advisory for the Coachella Valley until 8:15 p.m. Widespread showers were moving in a westerly direction across Western Riverside County, extreme southwestern San Bernardino County and southern and eastern Orange County, this afternoon. The flood advisory targets poor drainage areas. As the rain

The NFL imposed huge fines Tuesday on three players for dangerous and flagrant hits last weekend and warned that, starting with this week?s games, violent conduct will be cause for suspension. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison was docked $75,000 on Tuesday, while New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather and Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson will