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A La Quinta girl is in Washington, D.C., this week taking part in an effort to remind our nation’s representatives about the need for continued diabetes research funding. Olivia Casden,7, says she’s eager to share her message with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Rep. Raul Ruiz and anyone else who will listen. Casden is

A symbol of racism turned up near the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant in La Quinta Tuesday. A viewer called our newsroom this afternoon saying his 19-year old daughter saw a noose hanging from a tree near the Del Taco at Washington Street and Highway 111 in La Quinta. Raymond Sherley went to the

For Debbie Obitz and her mother, Diane, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding changed their lives. Debbie suffers fromhydrocephalus. She’s also blind in one eye and a stroke left one side of her body paralyzed. She finds comfort on a horse’s back. “You wouldn’t know there’s anything wrong with her she’s just a normal person really having a

Riverside County Fire confirms a woman drowned in a swimming pool in the Palmer Private community at PGA West in La Quinta. The woman was found unresponsive just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night in the 54-200 block of Shoal Creek. She was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is underway. There’s no word yet

When it comes to your lawn, “Let it go. Brown is the new green,” that’s the message Save Our Water billboards aim to send along Interstate 10 or in your city. Some neighbors are doing just that. “My grass is no good right now because I don’t want to use the water,” said Cathedral City

En aproximadamente un mes, algunos estudiantes del Valle de Coachella regresarn a las aulas ms temprano de lo acostumbrado ya que las escuelas del Distrito Escolar de Palm Springs tienen la misin de comenzar el ciclo escolar al mismo tiempo. Para los padres de familia esto significa prepararse temprano con el presupuesto para invertir en

Este pasado lunes por la noche, la batalla contra el toro de la vida, como el sola a llamarle, culmin para el poeta del pueblo Joan Sebastian. El orgullo de Juliantla, Guerrero, sucumbi al cncer de huesos que fuese diagnosticado hace 16 aos. Querido mundialmente, el “Rey del Pueblo” quien velado esta maana en su

A 55-year-old Palm Springs man was charged Tuesday with possession of drugs for sale and maintaining a drug house, after a raid at his home last week allegedly turned up more than 110 grams of methamphetamine. Joshua Sandy Miller was due for arraignment at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on multiple felony counts. Officers

This week, we’ve brought you a special report, “Countdown to Disaster: Salton Sea.” This specialty plate being promoted by the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau is raising money and awareness for the troubled lake. The plates will go into production when 7,500 people have signed-up and paid. A portion of every plate will

A Palm Desert man died Monday morning after apparently suffering a medical emergency while being held at the Riverside County Jail in Indio. The coroner’s office identified the man on Tuesday as 27-year-old Joaquin Ernesto Crespo. He died at J.F.K. Memorial Hospital at 7:37 a.m. after being taken there in medical distress, officials said. Sergeant

Harper Lee’s long-awaited second novel is hot off the presses, and readers are snapping up copies. The sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most anticipated book releases of our time. But for all the fanfare welcoming “Go Set a Watchman”, there is controversy surrounding it. Lee may have

El Gobierno Mexicano se ha comprometido a poner todos sus esfuerzos y todas sus instituciones en la bsqueda Y reaprehensin del narcotraficante Joaqun, Guzman Loera… La procuradora general de la repblica, anuncio una recompensa de 60 millones de pesos, equivalentes a 4 millones de dlares, por informacin que de con la captura del Chapo Guzmn…

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to protect California residents who let their lawns go brown during the drought. Brown announced Monday that he signed AB1, which prohibits local governments from penalizing residents who conserve water by not watering their lawns. Democratic Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown introduced the bill after hearing about residents in her San

Desde el veterano Vicente Fernndez hasta la debutante Chiquis Rivera, artistas de distintas generaciones expresaron su pesar por la partida del cantante mexicano Joan Sebastian, fallecido el lunes tras una larga batalla con el cncer, a los 64 aos. “Joan, no te has ido porque ests en los corazones de nuestro pueblo. Siempre estars presente

Border Patrol agents arrested a suspect in a Colorado homicide Friday as he tried to make an illegal entry into the United States. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro station apprehended Ignacio Luque Verdugo, a 31-year-old Mexican citizen shortly after 8 a.m. Friday. Border Patrol agents reportedly observed Luque cross

Christophe Douheret used to close his El Paseo eatery Clementine Gourmet Marketplace and Cafe every July and August. This year, he decided to take a chance and stay open all summer. “El Paseo is still alive and we want to maintain it alive,” Douheret said. “I guess I’m a pioneer kind of and I’m trying

CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to a medical emergency-near drowning in Indio. A three year old male child was found floating in a community pool by his parents. The child was unresponsive when pulled out of the water. When firefighters arrived the child was alert and oriented. The patient was transported by ambulance to a

Carrie Underwood’s two dogs and 4-month-old son were accidentally locked inside a car Saturday in the Tennessee heat. The country star had to smash a window to get them out. Luckily, everyone was safe. In 2014, 30 children were left inside hot cars and died. “We don’t see it a lot probably because people are