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As the late summer heat wave pushed temperatures into the triple digits for the third consecutive day in Riverside, demand for power surged, with record-breaking energy consumption citywide, officials said Monday. According to Riverside Public Utilities, just more than 610 megawatts — enough to power 400,000 homes and businesses — was consumed today, surpassing the

Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach will be headed to court next month to talk to the judge in the Pinyon Pines triple murder case. Robert Pape and Cristin Smith are charged in the murders of Becky Friedli her mother Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s boyfriend, Jon Hayward at their home back in 2006. The defendants

Hurricane Odile made landfall late Sunday night as a powerful Category 3 storm. It hammered the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula with torrential rainfall and winds up to 125 miles an hour. Some watched as the historic storm moved in. People in the popular resort town of Cabo San Lucas took shelter in hotel

Investigadores continan trabajando para determinar las causas del fuego que se origino dentro de la sala de mecnica del antiguo edificio del almacn Sam’s Club en La Quinta. El siniestro fue reportado en la edificacin localizada sobre la carretera 111 y Dune Palms Road a las 11 a.m. El departamento de incendios de California reporto

The Coachella Valley Spotlight is accepting applications for 2015, but the period to apply is quickly coming to an end. You must apply by Friday, Sept. 19 in order to give your nonprofit organization a chance at a $25,000 grant. All Coachella Valley nonprofits that haven’t previously received the $25,000 grant are eligible. Twelve organizations

El departamento de bomberos y agentes de la polica de Bermuda Dunes se desplazaron sobre la cuadra 78,800 de la Avenida 42 al reportarse un incendio este Lunes en un dplex vacante a las 2 a.m. Las autoridades sealaron que despus de sofocar las llamas, 40 minutos ms tarde, se descubrieron insultos racistas inscritos en

In the event of an emergency, what would happen to our communications systems? Perhaps one place that needs it the most — the Coachella Valley’s only trauma center — found a more reliable solution to staying on the grid. Desert Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Riverside County to make sure these emergency

Cathedral City Councilman Charles Frederick Vasquez pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges for embezzling funds from an employee loan program. Vasquez plead guilty to three embezzlement counts and two misdemeanor counts, filing false documents and grand theft. The plea deal calls for Vasquez — who is running for re-election in theNovember election — to resign

Firefighters and police officers were on the scene of an overnight duplex fire on the 78800 Block of Avenue 42 in Bermuda Dunes early Monday morning, a block west of Adams Street. Firefighters said the blaze was likely caused by arson. The suspicious two-alarm blaze was first reported at 1:54 a.m., and contained to one

A woman who works as a program manager at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a 17 year old boy and a 16 year old boy in Highland, one of whom was a former student of hers. Amy Corinne Bramlett, 46, was taken into custody on

District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was ordered Monday to appear as a witness at a rescheduled Oct. 6 hearing on a motion to dismiss charges against one of two men accused in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines. Zellerbach was subpoenaed by the attorney for Robert Lars Pape to appear at the hearing on the

Una persona sin vida y otra lesionada es el resultado de un accidente ocurrido sobre la I-10 en Tholusand Palms ayer domingo a las 5:40 a.m. Un hombre de 53 aos residente de Indio conduca una camioneta Toyota Tundra 2003 acompaado de un pasajero varn de 25 aos, tambin de Indio de acuerdo con la

Pomona police have identified the body of a man found inside the trunk of a 1999 Lexus parked outside a Riverside Walmart store by a woman who lived in his neighborhood. He was 33-year-old Miguel Angel Perez, 33, of Pomona, according to Pomona Sgt. Steve Congalton. The discovery was made by a woman whose 1999

Public health officials are warning that people may have been exposed to measles at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In a news release, Public Health-Seattle & King County officials say a passenger who contracted a confirmed case of the disease – likely outside the United States – was contagious when he or she was at the airport.

A large ridge of high pressure will bring weak offshore winds and warm temperatures to areas west of the mountains through Monday. Highs could reach 10-15 degrees above average. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7 PM Tuesday for areas through the Banning Pass extending west into the Inland Empire. The full text warning

Police say that after a nine-hour standoff they have arrested a 59-year-old man suspected of shooting at a group of children who were surrounding an ice cream truck in San Bernardino. No children were injured by the gunfire Sunday afternoon. Lt. Richard Lawhead says police fired pyrotechnic tear gas into the man’s house late Sunday

A judge is scheduled today to hear arguments to dismiss the case against one of two men accused in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines. The attorney for Robert Lars Pape will argue in his dismissal motion that the prosecution’s case is “entirely circumstantial and paper thin, and rests in no small part upon

One of the world’s largest charities says it will begin accepting donations in the virtual currency bitcoin. United Way Worldwide said Monday that it will accept bitcoin donations for the charity’s innovation fund through the San-Francisco-based wallet service Coinbase. The charity will accept donations from a donor’s digital wallet with no transaction fees. In a

Week 2 of HS Football has wrapped up and these are our top 3 plays of the week. Voting has now closed.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning forWest Central Riverside County including Hemet until 4:45 pm Sunday. Radar detected near stationary storms near Lake Hemet capable of producing winds up to 60 mph. The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below: Severe Thunderstorm Warning SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGCAC065-142345-/O.NEW.KSGX.SV.W.0007.140914T2243Z-140914T2345Z/BULLETIN – EAS