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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which closed Sept. 13 for its annual maintenance, is set to reopen Monday. The first trip up is scheduled for 10 a.m., and the last trip up will leave at 8 p.m.. The last tram down will leave the peak at 9:45 p.m., said spokesperson Lena Zimmerschied. Trams leave the

Two alleged gang members wanted for a weekend drive-by shooting are at large today and investigators are looking for clues. The shooting was reported around 10 p.m. Friday in the 81000 block of Sirocco Avenue in Indio. Witnesses told deputies two males in a light-colored compact car passed the victims, who were in front of

A horse-drawn carriage was hit by a car in Palm Springs, but the mare who was pulling it is recovering today. A car smashed into the carriage just after 10 p.m. at Tahquitz Canyon Way and Calle Encila. Everybody involved was uninjured, including Rosie, a 14- year-old Belgian mare. Her owner was planning a trip

Residents at a Thermal mobile home park are one step closer to having their power restored. Nearly a dozen homes at the Hernandez Mobile Home Park have been without electricity for more than three weeks, but an Indio judge Thursday ordered the owners to turn the lights back on. Several residents filed a lawsuit last

Searchers in the high desert found Edward Rosenthal, 64, a prominent Los Angeles-area real estate broker, alive but dehydrated on Thursday after spending six days lost in the Joshua Tree National Park. The news elated his wife Nicole who had been bracing for the worst. “It was like this miracle,” she said. “My husband, my

A Cathedral City man was still in critical but stable condition Thursday following a Monday night attempt at suicide by cop. Friends and family of Chrisotpher Mendoza, 27, spoke to News Channel 3. They want to set the record straight by saying that their friend, brother and son was just in a dark place and

The City of Palm Desert celebrated the start of construction Friday on its new Aquatic Center at Civic Center Park. It will cost $7.77 million to build the eight-acre center. When complete, it will include three swimming pools, changing rooms, a community multipurpose room, a concession stand and office spaces. It will be built on

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills passed in response to a pay scandal in the Los Angeles County city of Bell, saying they don’t go far enough. The governor late Thursday blocked a bill by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma of San Francisco. Her bill, AB1987, would have barred employees of some counties from “pension spiking”

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If you’re used to seeing a California Highway Patrol officer stationed at construction zones along Interstate 10, you won’t anymore. Because of the record 92 day-long budget delay, California Highway Patrol will no longer be assigned to cone zones. In the past, the California Transportation Department dedicated an overtime-paid California Highway Patrol officer to be

Police say a man tried to kidnap a 15 year old girl as she walked to school early Thursday morning in San Jacinto. The attempted abduction happened just after 6 a.m. as the San Jacinto High School student walked along Lyon Avenue. The girl told investigators a man came up from behind and grabbed her

Starting Monday, all 10 Riverside County Family Care Centers will be offering no-cost flu shots for residents, with no appointments required. “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is by getting this year’s flu shot,” said county Health Officer Dr. Eric Frykman, who encouraged everyone to get vaccinated. The shots combine the

Indio Station agents announced the seizure of nearly $1.13 million worth of cocaine while conducting operations at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Thursday. At approximately 7 p.m., the driver of a sedan approached the first inspection checkpoint, they said. A canine team alerted to them to the possible presence of drugs hidden inside the vehicle.

Riverside County authorities are searching for a Russian skydiver who went missing after a planned weekend jump. A helicopter and searchers on horseback and all-terrain vehicles on Friday searched a field near Perris Valley Airport for Vladimir Forlov. Authorities say the 51-year-old skydiver was visiting the area and made a solo parachute jump on Saturday.