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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted today to hike the rates charged to cities and other entities that contract with the Sheriff’s Department for law enforcement services. The rate increases, which will be retroactive to July 1, 2009, are needed to keep pace with ever-rising operational costs, according to sheriff’s officials. Under the revised

For the second year in a row, ABC Daytime and SOAPnet will be the presenting sponsor of the 2010 Stagecoach Country Music Festival powered by Toyota. The event, held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, is a part of ABC Daytime and SOAPnet?s Soap Nation Tour, an ongoing initiative to bring the stars to

Cathedral City Police are looking for two people who reportedly tried to get a child into their car Monday evening. The incident happened along the 37-000 block of Bankside Drive in the cove area of the city. Police tell News Channel 3 the car was an early-to-mid 2000s Ford Focus, 4-door, either tan or gold

El Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside considera la posibilidad de incrementar el costo de los servicios del sheriff hacindolo retroactivo desde Julio 1ro, 2009. Dependiendo el grado del agente es el incrementa que va del 3 al 4%. Las ciudades del Valle de Coachella que contratan los servicios del sheriff son Coachella, La

Ayer lunes a las 2:20 p.m. agentes del Sheriff acudieron al Westfield Mall de Palm Desert despus de recibir el reporte de que un joven de 16 aos haba sido apualado en el estacionamiento. Minutos ms tarde arrestaron a otros dos menores, uno de 14 y otro de 16 aos en conexin con este incidente.

A jury recommended today that a gang member convicted in the beating death of a security guard in Palm Springs be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The panel rejected the death penalty for Jamar Thomas, who will be formally sentenced on June 18. The six-man, six-woman panel began deliberations Monday

Ayer lunes por la maana la polica recibi un llamado que reportaba que un sujeto estaba robando en una tienda de La Quinta, cuando los agentes llegaron Jaime Mongina de 20 aos en su intento de escapar se descalabr y fue transportado al hospital. Alrededor de las 2:30 p.m. cuando era custodiado por un agente

Karl Green, who was a dance instructor for several high schools and private studios in the Coachella Valley, faces charges of unlawful sex with a minor, sexual penetration with a foreign object, oral copulation and a misdemeanor count of molesting a child under 18. He appeared in court on Tuesday, and entered a plea of

? Santos Laguna se convierte en el quinto invitado a la Liguilla ? Guadalajara entrenar puerta cerrada toda la semana, Aarn Galindo y Juan Ocampo fuera de actividad tres semanas por lesin ? Santos el mejor Cruz Azul: Melvin tras goliza ? Dice Pavel que hay que sacar las veladoras porque estn obligados a derrotar

Two men are recovering after being stabbed early Sunday morning. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 12:40 a.m. on the 15100 block of Avenida Monteflora. When officers arrived, they found a blood trail leading into a house. They found a 21 year-old Desert Hot Springs resident with minor stab wounds. Just minutes later, officers got a

There were several changes to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this year, and some people didn’t like them. It’s the first year that security volunteers manned the lines, and they moved very slow. Another complaint was that the cell phone service was almost non-existent. However, probably the biggest change was the elimination of the

Banning Police have arrested the man they believe was behind the wheel in a deadly hit and run crash that was all caught on tape. On Friday, two and half months after he was detained and questioned, police arrested 28 year old Sachin Bhakta for murder, felony hit and run and driving on a suspended

An arrest, two and a half months after a deadly hit and run collision was caught on tape. A security camera video captured the final moments of Cody Rodenbucher’s life back on January 30th. The 17 year-old was struck and killed as he walked along the 4500 block of Ramsey Street. Police questioned and released

Debido a lo extremadamente golpeado que se encuentra el sector de la educacin, se eliminarn la mayora de las clases de verano en los tres distritos del valle. Lo ms preocupante es que los estudiantes que necesitan crditos extras para poder graduarse no tendrn la oportunidad de ir a summer school. Los distritos esperan ahorrar

Las nuevas tazas de desempleo mantienen preocupados a los que buscan un trabajo ya que en Marzo se ubic en 12.6 % a pasar de que segn informes oficiales se crearon 32 mil nuevos puestos de trabajo, una cantidad muy insignificante en comparacin de los 2.3 millos de californianos que buscan un empleo. Cabe mencionar

Anoche concluy el Coachella Fest y la mayora de los turistas ya estn regresando a sus hogares. Las autoridades estuvieron muy ocupadas guardando por la seguridad de los asistentes. Un total de 48 personas fueron arrestadas en incidentes relacionados con las drogas. 45 ms sufrieron de insolacin y muchos estuvieron muy molestos ya que las

? Liga Chivas tercera derrota al hilo ? Pumas, a la Liguilla, vence 2-10 a Monarcas ? Tigres derrota 2-1 al Atlante ? Pachuca dice adis a la Liguilla ? Jaguares regresa a la realidad d Indios ? Amrica est en terapia intensiva despus de perder ante Monterrey ? Chucho Ramrez tambalea en el Amrica

Saturday was the second day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio. So far, police said most people were behaving. However, they did make 12 arrests Friday – all were drug or alcohol related. A big concern was the heat as temperatures edged into the 90s. By mid-morning, the heat was on at

The countdown is over. Coachella Fest started Friday, and local businesses and residents in Indio welcomed the festival with open arms. One after another, after another, after another – tourtists arrived in the Coachella Valley. Tara, traveling from Washington, D.C. for the party, said she was looking forward to “the craziness, the music, [and] the

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck could be felt in the Coachella Valley. It struck at 9:26 p.m. and was centered 9 miles east of Ocotillo, near the Mexico border. That’s the same area as the 7.2 quake that hit two weeks ago. The United States Geological Survey says more than a dozen small quakes hit