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A man who was reported missing Tuesday afternoon was found Wednesday around 11 a.m. after someone spotted him laying in a field near the 46-200 block of Arabia Street. Wayne Paul Denney had a seizure and was still extremely confused, according to police. The Indio Fire Department took Denney in for a medical checkup and

A 23 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after police found stolen items stashed in the desert behind a home in the 30200 block of Robert Road in Thousand Palms Tuesday. Deputies said Julian Messemore, was spotted walking in the desert near Monte Vista Way carrying a flat screen TV around

Federal officials have pledged another $14 million to help California through its worst drought in recorded history. Officials for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Natural Resources Conservation Service announced the funding at a Sacramento news conference on Wednesday that included key state and federal agencies responding to the drought. They say the money will

Tennis professionals will perform at the “PBI Tennis Show and Carnival” at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa on Saturday, February 8th. Professionals will perform tennis stunts while teaching the audience game-play techniques. Performed in 99 countries, the resort is the only property to host the “Harlem Globetrotters of Tennis.” During the exhibition, people

A group that tracks gambling-related legislation worldwide says at least 10 U.S. states are considering bills to legalize or expand Internet gambling this year. The study by Gambling Compliance also finds slim chances for a national law to regulate Internet poker. It predicts a major effort by opponents of online gambling to block it in

A Southern California city has announced plans to host a Pamplona-style bull run, months after a neighboring town nixed the event because of safety concerns. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports the Golden State edition of the Great Bull Run will be held at the Temecula Downs Event Center on June 21. The organizers held two bull

Poco antes de las 4:30 p.m. se report un incendio en un almacn vacante ubicado en la manzana 83-100 del Hwy 111 en Indio al este del Jackson Street. En la estructura de 5 mil pies cuadrados estaba en coche que supuestamente fue donde se origin el siniestro segn coment el jefe del Batalln de

Missouri’s attorney general is asking a federal judge to strike down a California law regulating the living conditions of chickens. The lawsuit takes aim at a California law barring the sale of eggs produced by hens kept in cages that don’t meet California’s size and space requirements. The California egg law is to take effect

A Northern California man has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of two men whom authorities say he hacked to death with an ax during a 2012 rampage. The Record Searchlight of Redding reports (http://bit.ly/1nTKNwt) that 37-year-old Thomas McDonald entered the plea on Tuesday in Shasta County Superior Court, stipulating

Secretary of State Debra Bowen was sued Tuesday over a decision she made in 2011 that said tens of thousands of criminals who are serving their sentences under community supervision are ineligible to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union, League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and other groups filed the lawsuit Tuesday

A veteran Riverside County prosecutor seeking to unseat his boss in the June election will announce today the official start of a countywide campaign blitz. Deputy District Attorney Mike Hestrin, 43, is contesting D.A. Paul Zellerbach’s bid for re-election, pointing to increases in violent crime, low morale among line prosecutors and the need for even-handed

The City of Indio is considering a change to its e-mail retention schedule and it’s drawing some criticism. “What is a public record? What is part of a file, and what is part of a permanent record?” asked Indio City Manager Dan Martinez. These are all questions members of the city staff may soon have

Bubbling Wells Elementary participated in the American Heart Association’s, “Jump Rope For A Heart” event. This was the school’s second annual Jump-A-Thon. The event raises money for the thousands of children born every year with heart conditions. One of those children is second grader, Kelly Roana. “I have problems with my heart sometimes because whenever

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley intend to leave no doubt this time. KESQ & CBS Local 2 were live at Tuesday’s press conference to highlight the rematch set for April, 12. Nearly two years after Bradley beat Pacman in a hotly disputed unanimous decision, the welterweights both seem uncommonly confident as they begin work for

A triple murder that happened in the mountain community of Pinyon Pines in 2006 remains unsolved. Private investigators looking into the murders of 18-year old Becky Friedli, her mother Vickie Friedli, and Vickie’s boyfriend Jon Hayward, believe there is enough evidence to make arrests and prosecute a case. They held a press conference from the

Today is World Cancer Day, and there’s a new warning from the World Health Organization. Cancer cases are expected to increase 57 percent over the next 20 year. Within two decades, the World Health Organization predicts new cancer cases will rise from an estimated 14 million in 2012, to 22 million annually. Developing countries will

Border patrol agents arrested two men on Tuesday after they seized nearly 14 lbs. of methamphetamine that was stashed underneath the dashboard of a car. The drugs were found by El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. Agents said a 27-year-old man was driving a green

A fire sparked in a vacant warehouse after a car near the building caught fire in Indio Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 4:26 p.m. in the 83100 block of Highway 111, just east of Jackson Street, according to fire officials. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Daniel Talbot said the fire was extinguished quickly. Nobody

A large water main leak was reported at Monterey Avenue and Gerald Ford Drive Tuesday morning. Crews with the Coachella Valley Water District worked throughout the day to make repairs. The cause of the break was an old pipe that needed to be replaced, water district officials said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported the

“A genius. He was so brilliant. He had such concepts,” Helene Galen said about Steve Chase. “Obviously brilliant. Great sense of humor,’ Michael Kiner said. Yet friends of Steve Chase, such as Galen and Kiner, said even the best words can’t describe him. Some, like Galen, knew Steve Chase the interior designer. “I had already