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A magnitude 3.6 quake centered four miles south-southwest of Coronado struck San Diego County on Tuesday at 8:52 p.m., followed by a 4.3 quake five minutes later. The second quake was centered 34 miles west-southwest of Rosarito in Baja California, Mexico. Viewers from from Nestor, Eastlake, San Ysidro and downtown San Diego reported feeling shaking.

Firefighters helped block what could have been a bigger problem in Desert Hot Springs, Tuesday morning, as they put out a fire at a multi-family complex, confining it to only one room. The fire broke out at 8:15am on the 66-000 block of Acoma in Desert Hot Springs, near the corner of Cactus. No injuries

A 68-year-old man died early today from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a Camaro-like vehicle in a hit-and-run in Coachella. Ronald Viduya of Coachella was declared dead at 12:21 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Viduya was struck just before 10 p.m.

A 57-year-old man accused of beating a homeless man during a robbery that netted $2 was arrested Monday night, police reported. Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez is suspected in the May 2 attack behind the Kragen Auto Parts store at 13310 Palm Drive, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Gonzalez allegedly struck

Firefighters in the valley will receive training today in Palm Desert on how to contain wildfires. Fire season is around the corner and wildfires are a priority. They have also over the past two weeks responded to several equipment-caused grass fires; including the “Pedley” fire in Glen Avon that burned over 800 acres and prompted

Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a mountain lion Sunday morning in Thousand Palms. A resident spotted it in her backyard. California Fish and Game authorities shot a tranquilizer at the cougar, but it failed to stop the animal. It charged at deputies, and that’s when it was shot to death. But, according to Fish and

The discovery of a human skull near Idyllwild was being investigated today as a suspicious death. The skull was found May 18 about two miles east of Lake Fulmer, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Herman Lopez of the Central Homicide Unit. The skull appeared to have been at the location for some time, Lopez said. Detectives

A 2-year-old boy nearly drowned today in a pool at a Rancho Mirage home, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Medics responded to a report of a near-drowning at 11:12 a.m. at 112 Shoreline Drive, said department spokeswoman Cheri Patterson. The toddler, while being watched by his grandmother, opened a back door and went

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La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que ayer lunes a las 10:00 a.m. el US Bank de Twentynine Palms, despus del atraco huy con una cantidad no revelada.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is endorsing Meg Whitman in California’s GOP contest for governor, saying she will be tough on spending. Gingrich on Tuesday said the former eBay chief executive advocates for the right tax policies and is committed to tackling welfare reform, one of his top issues. Click here for full Vote 2010

El Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside decidir si otorga $500 mil dlares del estmulo econmico al Valle de Coachella para realizar varios proyectos de energa renovable. Entres ellos se incluye el reemplazo de un enfriador de en Indio Juvenil Hall, sistemas de energa eficiente para los terrenos de la Feria del Dtil en

Al lder de un grupo de la industria del ctrico alerta al Valle de Coachella debido a la presencia de un insecto llamado Psyllid que fue encontrado en el Valle Imperial. El insecto tiene apariencia de un gusano negro, mide unos 4 milmetros, se centra en la hoja del ctrico y puede matar al rbol.

The sheriff’s department announced today the arrests of four men on suspicion of stealing more than 2,000 pounds of copper from vacant buildings in Coachella. Jimmie Bass, 48, Gilbert Ochoa, 45, Rodney Miller, 51, and George Harsch, 49, all of Coachella, were arrested over the past two weeks, said Sgt. Mike Tapp of the Riverside

There are hundreds of resort hotels in the Coachella Valley. There is one however like the 15 room Sea Mountain Spa Hotel in Desert Hot Springs. Desert Hot Springs City Councilman Russell Betts says he will ask City Manager, Rick Daniels to conduct a full review of the Sea Mountain Spa. The business is in

El agua turbia aumenta bajo la carpa y forma charcos alrededor de las luces del estudio de filmacin. Los actores sentados en una falsa mesa de cocina levantan los pies para evitar mojarse. Esta es la puesta en escena de la nueva telenovela filmada en los campos de refugiados de Hait para los cientos de

En su foto de archivo policial, la inocente herona de dibujos animados tiene un ojo morado, un labio roto y sangra por la nariz. El supuesto delito de Dora La Exploradora? “Resistirse al arresto al cruzar la frontera de forma ilegal”. La imagen, una de varias que circulan despus de que Arizona aprobara una nueva

A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a knife- wielding motorist in Sherman Oaks today at the end of a car chase that started east of downtown, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting on the westbound Ventura (101) Freeway near Van Nuys Boulevard occurred about 1:30 a.m., and all westbound lanes were closed. Two lanes were

Police busted a massage parlor in Rancho Mirage, Friday, after neighboring businesses complained about what may have been going on inside. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says they have been conducting surveillance of the Accutouch business for two months. It?s located on Highway 111 near Bob Hope Drive. Details of the accusations are not clear,

On Saturday people across in the Golden State remembered Harvey Milk — an activist and politician who was dedicated to gay rights. “It’s about time we get something for our community,” said Patrick Brown. Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, but his career was cut short when he