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A Riverside County judge ordered a Hemet teenager to face trial on Monday for the 2009 murder and dismemberment of another teen Jose Manuel Campos was charged with the Nov. 15, 2009, murder of 17-year-old Adrian Rios, whose remains were found in Campos’ backyard and in the waters of Canyon Lake, according to the district

More than 45-percent of registered voters in Riverside County have already requested mail-in ballots for the November 2 General Election. Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore said more voters can request the mail-in ballot. They have until October 26. “I urge every eligible voter to cast their ballot and exercise our nation’s most important right,” Registrar

Former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau was arrested early today on suspicion of domestic violence, then drove his Cadillac sport utility vehicle off a coastal cliff in Carlsbad after bailing out of jail, authorities said. Emergency crews responding to a 911 call found Seau, 41, on the beach below Carlsbad Boulevard and Solamar Avenue about 8:45

Chances are you already know someone afflicted by Alzheimer’s Disease. In fact, every 70 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with this debilitating condition. But did you know that women are at the epicenter of this growing epidemic? “Sixty-percent of the people who get it are women,? said Maria Shriver, president of A Women?s

A man on probation in a DUI case was arrested today on suspicion of two window-smashing burglaries in downtown Palm Springs. Sergio Flores, 22, was arrested about 2:45 a.m., about an hour after the initial burglary in the 100 block of S. Indian Canyon Drive, said Officer Rhonda Long of the Palm Springs Police Department.

A federal judge who halted the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays may decide Monday whether to permit its enforcement pending an appeal. Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside issued an injunction against enforcing the 17-year-old policy last week in a lawsuit filed by a gay rights group. However, the Department of Justice has

Cooler weather and the possibility of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Coachella Valley this week. An area of low pressure from the west will bring temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the lower 80s throughout the week, according to Noel Isla, a forecaster with the National Weather Service. There was

Las autoridades investigan en torno a un tiroteo ocurrido ayer domingo alrededor de las 2:00 a.m. en el rea de las Avenidas Helen y Swinge en Indio donde un sujeto sostuvo una pelea con varias personas, una de las cuales le dispar en un par de ocasiones dejndolo en un charco de sangre, ahora est

Hoy lunes a la media noche es la fecha lmite para que los ciudadanos se registren para votar en las elecciones de Noviembre prximo. Las formas para empadronarse se encuentran en oficinas centrales de los partidos republicano y demcrata. La oficina de registro del Condado de Riverside estar abierta hasta las 12:00 a.m. Cabe recordar

La polica busca a un sujeto que intent raptar a una jovencita que caminaba rumbo a su casa en Indio. Segn el informe el hombre de unos 60 aos se le aproxim a la muchachita e intent meterla al vehculo. Por fortuna ella pudo huir e inmediatamente llam a la polica.

La polica contina tras la pista de un sujeto que das pasados lleg a Payless Shoe Source ubicada sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City y a punta de pistola exigi dinero a los empleados y despus huy sin que se haya especificado la cantidad que se llev. Las autoridades cuentan con la descripcin del

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman issued a statement Saturday night criticizing her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, for his stand on illegal immigration. “Jerry Brown and I couldn’t disagree more on this issue,” Whitman said in response to Browns remarks Friday at a rally at UCLA with former President Bill Clinton, where he said he wants

More than 5,000 bikers are expected to roll into downtown Palm Springs this weekend for the American Heat Motorcycle Weekend. The event will feature stunt shows, a vendor fair and live entertainment. Send us your pictures of American Heat Weekend. Click here. To accommodate the festivities, Palm Canyon Drive will be closed to traffic from

A fire has destroyed 2 mobile homes in Thermal. The blaze broke out late Saturday, just after midnight. The homes affected were on the 56,000 block of Jackson Street. Fire officials say the flames burned through 2 abandoned mobile homes. Crews were able to contain the fire and keep it from spreading to nearby trees

A stabbing near Desert Hot Springs sent one person to the hospital on Friday night. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies received calls of teens fighting in the street, and then calls of shots heard in the area of 15200 Avenida Monteflora. When Officers arrived on the scene they found a man stabbed in the chest. He

A Caltrans paving project will squeeze drivers into to a single lane and temporarily close some off-ramps next week through the hilly, twisty Badlands section of the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday, work crews will be stationed between the 60 Freeway’s split from the San Bernardino (10)

Starting in December, the Palm Springs Unified School District will use drug-detecting dogs at its middle and high school campuses, it was reported today. The dogs will not search actual students, but will sniff backpacks and their personal belongings. Do you think drug-sniffing dogs are needed on Palm Springs school campuses? Let us know in

A man was shot twice today in the fourth suspected gang- related shooting within the past five weeks in one Indio neighborhood. The unidentified victim was shot twice during a confrontation with several people while walking near Swingle and Helen avenues around 2:10 a.m., said Sgt. Anthony Baur of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The

California Fish and Game officers searched today for what one resident described as “a large, panther-sized black cat,” on the roof of a local residence, a sheriff’s investigator said. The cat was spotted at about 8 a.m. Saturday morning in the 78,000 block of Calle Remo in La Quinta, said Investigator Matt Diaz of the

The city of Moreno Valley got a $500,000 federal grant to target gang activity, the city announced. The U.S Department of Justice funds will be used for the city’s School Resource Officer Program, said Acting Assistant City Manager Michelle Dawson. A portion of the funds will pay for a resource officer to work at Rancho