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Hemet police officers discovered another “suspicious device” attached to a police vehicle, Tuesday, prompting an evacuation of the City Yard. Residents were also cleared from the immediate area surrounding the yard. Investigators say the officers found the device during a routine check of all of the police cars, and speculate it could have been placed

A law enforcement official alleges that the main suspect in a string of booby trap attacks against the Hemet Police Department in Southern California was targeting an officer who had previously arrested him on a drugs charge. Karl Anglin, the Los Angeles assistant special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

Hemet police have arrested two men, both without apparent gang or motorcycle gang ties, in connection with a string of potentially-deadly attacks on police facilities. News Channel 3 was at the news conference in Hemet, Saturday morning, as Police Chief Richard Dana announced officers are still seeking two other people. They think they are also

A judge has found Lindsay Lohan in violation of probation in a 2007 drug case. The judge was expected to announce a sentence. The ruling came Tuesday during a probation revocation hearing set for the “Mean Girls” star after she missed a court date in May. She has been required to wear an ankle alcohol

A heat warning was issued today for residents in eastern Riverside County, in light of a forecast for temperatures to exceed the century mark through next week. The warning was in effect for all desert areas in the eastern end of the county, stretching from Palm Springs to Blythe, said Danyte Mockus of the Riverside

Ayer lunes a las 5:30 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que en una casa ubicada sobre Sierra Street en Indio, un joven de 15 aos se haba disparado accidentalmente en la cabeza. De inmediato fue transportado al hospital y su condicin es crtica. Las autoridades investigan que haca el menor en dicha

El Distrito Escolar Unificado Palm Springs anunci el cambio del ao escolar de cuatro de sus escuelas. Se trata de Cielo Vista Charter y Cahuilla Elementary de Palm Springs y Juliuos Corsini y Cabot Yerxa en Desert Hot Springs. La modificacin consiste en lugar de tomar tres meses de vacaciones de verano, tendrn un mes

Ayer poco antes del medio da los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio que devor medio acre de maleza seca en el rea de Palm Canyon Drive al este de Cathedral Canyon en Cathedral City. Testigos informaron que vieron a un indigente en el lugar poco antes de que iniciara el fuego.

Paramedics transported a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy to a local hospital, today, after his car crashed into a palm tree during a chase. The deputy was pursuing a man who witnesses say robbed a woman outside the Cinemas Palm D’Or at the Westfield Shopping Town, this morning. Those witnesses say the woman turned over a

The streets surrounding Ruben Villegas’ auto body shop are full of cracks and holes. But, he says he found a use for them…as a test track for the cars he fixes. “That’s our squeak and rattle track, man,” he said. “That’s where you go to find all the noise. That’s where you find it. Right

El concilio de Coachella aprob la instalacin de un panel solar en la planta de tratamiento de aguas negras ubicada sobre la Ave 54, con esto ahorrar dinero a la ciudad, evitando gastar en energa elctrica, adems de promover la energa renovable. El panel se ubicar en un predio de casi cuatro acres. La inversin

The number of people hurt in traffic accidents during the California Highway Patrol’s Independence Day holiday enforcement campaign in the Coachella Valley increased compared to last year, the CHP reported today. From 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Monday, six people were injured in wrecks, compared to no one in 2009, said CHP Officer John

KABC – The Fourth of July was marred by an accident in Valencia that left a mother dead and six children injured on Sunday. Authorities said a crowd had gathered at Westfield Valencia Town Center to watch a fireworks show when a car ran a red light shortly before 10 p.m. The car plowed into

Power lines fell in Coachella, today, draping across a Coca Cola truck, trapping the driver. KESQ crews on-the-scene tell us the incident happened at Valley Road and Morgan Avenue in Coachella. Emergency crews were able to free the truck driver, but the fallen power lines knocked out power to the area for a short time.

The fourth of July is the deadliest holiday in the United States involving alcohol-related crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Law enforcement agencies across the Southland are holding DUI checkpoints through the weekend to catch impaired drivers. As the desert sands whipped around, clouding the roads, traffic along Interstate 10 Friday

The fire broke out just before Noon near East Palm Canyon just east of Cathedral Canyon in Cathedral City. The blaze burn over a 1/2 acre of dry brush at the base of the mountain. Witnesses say a homeless man was running from the area just moments after the fire started. Captain Jeff Walsh with

Con motivo del feriado del 4 de Julio se llevaron a cabo varios retenes de sobriedad en el Valle de Coachella, hoy tenemos los resultados de dos de ellos. El primero se ubic sobre E. Ramon Road en Palm Springs, 600 vehculos pasaron por el lugar, 14 personas fueron multadas por diferentes violaciones a la

Con el fin de captar dinero, el Condado de Riverside cobrar por los records que soliciten las personas en cualquier ciudad de la regin. Los casos criminales costarn $1 y los civiles $7.50.

Ayer domingo 4 de Julio cientos de personas se dieron cita en Palm Springs para disfrutar del espectculo de luches con motivo de la celebracin del 4 de Julio. Hace meses la ciudad haba cancelado el show debido a los problemas econmicos. Pero gracias a donativos se pudo ofrecer el show de fuegos pirotcnicos que

Starting today, south-facing beaches are expected to get hit with waves up to about 8 feet, thanks to swells generated by a storm off New Zealand. The big surf is expected to continue through Tuesday, and lifeguards say only experienced swimmers and surfers should get in over their heads. People should be careful of venturing