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All those extra fees that consumers are paying to fly add up to billions of dollars for the nation’s airlines and a House panel is taking a closer look. Click here to watch live coverage beginning at 11am PDT The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says airlines collected $7.8 billion last year in ancillary fees —

A 16-month-old girl has died after drowning in a pool in Palm Desert. It happened in the Vista Paseo gated community. A family member found her at 2:43pm, and pulled her out of the pool. Paramedics performed CPR until Cal Fire arrived, and took her to Eisenhower Medical Center. The report comes soon after a

The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District received confirmation from UC Davis on Tuesday 19 more West Nile virus positive mosquito samples, bringing the total in the Coachella Valley to 32. In addition, 3 chickens tested positive for the virus. The mosquito samples were taken from traps located south of Mecca and the North

Teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are big problems in the valley, according to public health officials. Some local communities are leading the way in these dubious categories in Riverside County. In the latest county numbers compiled between 2006 and 2007, Desert Hot Springs leads the way with Coachella and Indio among the top 5

Palm Springs police are looking for a man who shot at two motorcyclists near the corner of Vista Chino and Indian Ave. It happened at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department, as the bikers were headed northbound on Indian Ave. Police immediately shut down the vicinity to investigate. According to police,

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook the extreme part of Southern California on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit at 8:17am, and was centered 35 miles south southeast of Mexicali. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Temecula businesses will have to make sure employees can legally work in the United States to comply with an employment verification law unanimously passed by the City Council, it was reported today. Mayor Jeff Comerchero said the “E-Verify” ordinance is no different than a city enforcing speeding laws that are already on the books, the

A Cabazon woman was arrested at her home today on suspicion cocaine and methamphetamine possession, and a boy was taken into protective custody, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Maria Beltran Enriquez, 42, was arrested as deputies searched her home in the 49000 block of Carmen Avenue about 7:30 a.m. as part of a drug investigation, sheriff’s

Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency are advising residents to stay away from the fast-flowing and dangerous water in the Whitewater River channel near Windy Point. Water District leaders say the flow rate in the channel this summer will range from a trickle to 600 cubic feet per second, which is approximately the

Fire ripped through a metal recycling business in South Los Angeles early today, igniting titanium that caused explosions and burning so hot it melted steel girders. The blaze at United Alloys & Metals at 761 E. Slauson Ave. was reported at 11:43 p.m. Tuesday and burned out of control for more than an hour, according

Southern California salad lovers should check their refrigerators, with Fresh Express announcing today that it was recalling selected romaine lettuce products due to the possibility of E. coli contamination. The affected romaine products have “use-by” dates of July 9-12 and have an “S” in the product code. According to the company, the products have been

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George, who began his judicial career in Los Angeles nearly four decades ago, announced today he will not run for re-election in November. George, who authored the 2008 ruling that briefly legalized same-sex marriage in the state, said he will retire in January. George, 70, has been a judge

A jury convicted a man accused of trying to influence jurors during the trial of his brother-in-law, convicted arsonist and murderer Raymond Lee Oyler. Christopher Vaughn Hillman, 48, was charged with seven counts of jury tampering and could be sentenced to seven years in state prison if convicted. He’s free on $250,000 bail. After five

A 2.7 magnitude earthquake shoot along the San Jacino fault, Wednesday afternoon, shaking an area near Hemet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit at 1:15pm, and was centered 15 miles east, southeast of Hemet and 20 miles southwest of Palm Springs. There are no reported injuries or damage. This is the same

The property known to many locals as The Lodge in Rancho Mirage or the Ritz Carlton has been sold to a Miami-based group, opening the door for construction to resume and jobs to be added. Rancho California Investments, LLC, an affiliate of Gencom Group and Magna RE, acquired the resort at a foreclosure auction on

A former soldier working to overturn the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gays in the armed forces testified today during a federal trial to determine the policy’s constitutionality that he served with homosexuals who were above average servicemen. Stephen Vossler of Nebraska was called by attorneys for the Log Cabin Republicans, who are

Las autoridades investigan como sospechosos dos incendios que iniciaron simultneamente a las 3:00 a.m. de ayer en Indio. El primero se ubic sobre la Ave 50 cerca de Madison Street y el segundo sobre la Ave 49 al oeste de Monroe. En ambos las llamas devoraron maleza y rboles tamarisk. Los traga humo sufrieron de

Ayer martes a las 2:45 p.m. los paramdicos acudieron a dar los primeros auxilios a una pequea de 16 meses que se estaba ahogando en la piscina de una casa ubicada sobre Chelsea Circle en Palm Desert. La niita fue transportada al hospital donde fue pronunciada muerta. 40 minutos antes en una vivienda ubicada sobre

Algunos crticos estn presionando a las autoridades para que los excursionistas que se extraven en las montaas del Valle de Coachella paguen las horas que trabajan los rescatistas para encontrar a las personas que se pierden, argumentando que miles de dlares de los contribuyentes pagan por dichos rescates y que en una gran mayora de

Debido a la ineficiencia en dar a conocer los resultados de las pasadas elecciones primarias del 8 de Junio, el Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside aprob invertir $650 mil dlares en mquinas contadoras de Votos con el fin de agilizar la notificacin de resultados en futuras elecciones.