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There are no reports of damage or injuries after a magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the Humboldt County coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake struck around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. It was located 37 miles northwest of Eureka, which is about 270 miles north of San Francisco. USGS geophysicist Don Blakeman

A San Francisco attorney and a bartender were among a team of “vultures” who killed a Palm Springs retiree for his financial assets, a prosecutor told a jury today. David Replogle, 61, and Miguel Bustamante, 27, of Daly City, are charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 5, 2008, slaying of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. The

A Culver City real estate broker who spent six days lost in Joshua Tree National Park amid an oppressive heat wave said today it was a “miracle” he survived the ordeal. “It was definitely a miracle. I’m much more religious now than I was,” 64-year-old Ed Rosenthal told reporters at Clifton’s Cafeteria. Rosenthal helped broker

Construction crews building the new overpass at Bob Hope Drive in Thousand Palms said on Tuesday they do not need the interstate closed overnight anymore to complete their work. The California Highway Patrol was notified earlier in the day that falsework crews built over the last few weeks was completed, and they could continue without

Nearly one year after being accusations surfaced, the former chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to federal charges related to his acceptance of approximately $875,000 in bribes from tribal vendors and concealing that income from the Internal Revenue Service. Robert Salgado Sr., 68, pleaded guilty to two felony charges

Riverside County supervisors approved today a $125,000 contract with a nonprofit group to offer classes for low-income residents on home financing and how to prevent making mistakes that lead to foreclosure. USA HELP Inc. will offer free instruction to residents countywide over the next year under the agreement with the Economic Development Agency, which the

CENTRAL DIVISION Rank School (League) Record Result Opponent Score 1. Rancho Verde (Inland Valley) 4-0 Won Moreno Valley 49-14 2. Colton (San Andreas) 3-1 Won Carter 21-14 (OT) 3. La Quinta/LQ (Desert Valley) 3-1 Won Burroughs/Ridgecrest 50-24 4. Palm Springs (Desert Valley) 4-1 Won Twentynine Palms 60-6 5. Arlington (Inland Valley) 3-1 Won Valley View

U.S. Border Patrol agents said they discovered a large amount of cocaine hidden in a compartment near the front wheels. The discovery was made at the station on Interstate 8, east of Calexico, on Sunday morning. Agents said a white sedan was flagged for a secondary inspection. That’s where authorities found packages hidden above the

Police say an 8-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside a Fresno home was sexually assaulted before managing to escape her captor. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the child told investigators that 24-year-old Gregorio Gonzalez took her to a wooded area near a canal and sexually assaulted her after kidnapping her Monday night.

Nuevamente Palm Springs ocupa el primer lugar en la lista de ciudades de su tamao con el mayor nmero de accidentes relacionados con el alcohol. En promedio ocurre un percance por semana. De 2001 a 2008 32 personas han muerto en Palm Springs, cifra alarmante segn los expertos.

Un nuevo reporte dado a conocer por el Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California, revel que $69 mdd del welfare fueron utilizados en Las Vegas, Hawai y mquinas ATM. Esto significa que la ayuda que dan a las personas que necesitan welfare se est usando en casinos y vacaciones, algo que se tendr que investigar

Riverside County supervisors voted today to use unspent money from the last fiscal year to shore up a reserve fund for public safety agencies and address budget shortfalls in the Registrar of Voters and District Attorney’s offices. According to a report by the Executive Office on fund balances at the close of 2009-10, most county

Palm Desert interpuso una demanda en contra del gobierno federal con el propsito de que sea revocada la regla que fren el programa de prstamos para obtener sistemas y dispositivos para ahorrar energa. Palm Desert alega en su demanda que los prstamos son pagados en los impuestos a la propiedad, adems de que la federacin

Ayer lunes a las 11:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en una casa de Palm Springs que est en remodelacin. Todo inici con una explosin en la tubera de gas.

Las autoridades investigan la causa que origin que el conductor de un vehculo que circulaba en el rea de las calles El Cielo y Kira Douglas Way en Palm Springs se volcara. El chofer result herido y ahora se recupera en el hospital. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer lunes a las 5:00 p.m.

Bullying happens, and sometimes it can prove excruciating for a child. Here are some resources to help parents and kids guide their way through some tough times: Gay Straight Network Read: California’s Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act Bullying Resources for the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Area

Nearly $69 million in welfare money meant to help California’s neediest families have been spent or withdrawn at locations such as Hawaii, Las Vegas casinos and cruise ships from Miami. The finding reported Monday in the Los Angeles Times is based on data compiled since 2007 by the California Department of Social Services. Data showed

Fire crews responded to a structure fire around 12:14 a.m. Monday. The abandoned, single-family home located at the 45-800 block of Arabia St. was fully engulfed by the time they arrived at the scene. Neighbors said the home had been deserted for at least seven months, after the first fire occurred. Five engines and one

A condemned child killer was today granted his request to be appointed a lawyer following a year of representing himself against charges stemming from the kidnap-murder of a 10-year-old Beaumont boy. Joseph Edward Duncan III faces first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the April 1997 abduction and slaying of Anthony Martinez, who was snatched