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Before the pros began the first round of play at the Humana Challenge, former president Bill Clinton arrived at PGA West to help kick things off. He joined legendary golfer Gary Player and tournament officials for the ceremonial first tee shot. This marks Clinton’s third year being involved in the event and he feels good

A man and child from different parts of Riverside County who recently died have tested positive for influenza, becoming the second and third flu-related deaths of the influenza season. The man, 63, and girl, 9, died recently after being hospitalized, according to Barbara Cole, director of disease control for the Riverside County Department of Public

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Nearly 100 people gathered for the groundbreaking of a new County Law Building in Indio. Construction will begin this month on the three-story, 90,000-square-foot facility, which will house law offices for the district attorney and the public defender’s office at the corner of Highway 111 and Jackson Street. It will also be home to a

A murder charge has been filed against an Indio man suspected in a deadly stabbing earlier this week. David Montoya Sanchez, 43, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in connection to the death of 57-year-old Indio resident Arthur Felix Candelaria. The victim was found Monday night with multiple stab wounds in the driveway of a home in

Tryouts for kids interested in working the court for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden begin next weekend. Training sessions start on Saturday, January 25, and Sunday, January 26, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Training sessions will also be held during the same hours on the following dates: (All

El presidente Barack Obama planea nominar a Mara Contreras-Sweet, una empresaria nacida en Mxico y ex secretaria del gabinete de California, para dirigir la Administracin de la Pequea y Mediana Empresa, se inform el mircoles. Obama anunciar la nominacin de Contreras-Sweet en una actividad el mircoles por la tarde. La decisin de Obama era objeto

Despus de una excelente investigacin, la polica logr el arresto de David Snchez sospechoso de asesinar a apualadas a Arthur Felix Candelaria de 57 aos. Los hechos ocurrieron el lunes a las 7:19 p.m. despus de que la vctima y el agresor sostuvieron una pelea, Snchez abandon a Candelaria en medio de la calle, cuando

The Humana Challenge golf tournament will tee off in La Quinta today. The event, known for decades as the Bob Hope Classic until 2012, starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Palmer and Nicklaus private courses at PGA West and the La Quinta Country Club. It will be televised live on the Golf Channel from noon

Police say they have arrested a man believed responsible for setting nearly a dozen blazes within a week in San Jose, Calif. Sgt. Albert Morales tells the San Jose Mercury News the suspect was taken in for questioning Wednesday night. Authorities released few details about the suspect. The newspaper says investigators are conducting follow-up interviews

Two small earthquakes — one in Orange County, the other in San Bernardino County — shook the Southland overnight. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first of the two had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred at a depth of 5.3 miles around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, its epicenter 6 miles from Villa Park and 7

Firefighters are trying to gain an upper hand on a wildfire burning out of control just north of the City of Glendora. The Colby Fire broke out just before 6 a.m. Thursday. It’s scorched at least 1,700 acres and has destroyed at least two homes, according to fire officials. Evacuations have taken place for 2,000

Viewers were calling our station early Friday morning after seeing a number of officers raiding a home in Indio on Bliss Avenue. According to Indio police, the Coachella Valley Gang Task Force was serving a search warrant at a residence on Bliss Avenue and Monroe Street. The task force arrived at the scene around 6:30

The con-artist comedy “American Hustle and the 3-D space odyssey “Gravity” lead the Academy Awards with 10 nominations each, including nods for best picture. Nine films were nominated for best picture. The other nominees are “12 Years a Slave,” ”Captain Phillips,” ”Dallas Buyers Club,” ”Her,” ”Nebraska,” ”The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Philomena.” “12 Years

The leader of a gang-run prostitution ring that recruited girls as young as 15 years old in Riverside and surrounding cities is facing 30 years in prison after admitting he was guilty of sex trafficking and other charges. Paul Edward Bell, 29, of Lynwood was the eighth and final defendant to plead guilty or be

“I’m pleased to announce America’s newest high tech manufacturing hub, which will be focused on the next generation of power electronics, is going to be based right here in Raleigh, North Carolina,” President Obama said in a speech Wednesday morning. The newest high tech hub is in North Carolina, but the Coachella Valley has had

Two teenagers were taken into police custody Wednesday in Desert Hot Springs after allegedly stealing an all-terrain vehicle and taking it for a joy ride. At about 9:15 a.m. police began receiving calls about multiple gunshots being fired in an unincorporated area of the city, near Dillion Road and Palm Drive. Police said witnesses described

Golf is a low-impact sport with high benefits, but those impacts can take a toll on the body. Just ask one of the PGA Tour’s youngest superstars, Rickie Fowler. “I dealt with a back injury for about a year through the 2012-2013 season and it was mostly swing related. Playing at a higher lever, higher

Pair some of the world’s best golfers with a former president of the United States and its a tough task for any security team. It’s exactly what the La Quinta police department prepares to handle at this week’s Humana Challenge. “We will work closely with the secret service,” said Lieutenant David Walton. “And whoever is

More than 12 million Americans fall victim to these scams each year, that’s why Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit hosted a Scam Stopper Seminar at the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Police and the Riverside County C.A.R.E Program, Curtailing Abuse Related to the Elderly, want you to be educated and not a