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The Food Network says it will not renew the contract of celebrity chef Paula Deen, days after it was revealed she admitted using racial slurs in the past. The network said in a news release Friday afternoon that it would not renew Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of the month. Deen has

The unemployment rate in Riverside County edged downlast month on the heels of marginal job growth, state officials reported today. The county’s non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in May, based onpreliminary estimates, was 9.2 percent, compared to 9.6 percent in April,according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate was 2.6 percentage points below the level of

Leaders in the state Senate are introducing a constitutional amendment to mandate that local governments comply with the California Public Records Act without being reimbursed by the state for their costs. Democratic Sen. Mark Leno of San Francisco introduced the amendment Friday. Lawmakers could vote on it as soon as next week. The move comes

KC and the Sunshine Band will receive a star on thePalm Springs Walk of Stars next month, it was announced today. The band will be given the walk’s 357th star the afternoon of July 6. The group is performing that night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio. Theceremony will begin at 3 that afternoon at

The Palm Springs Police Department will operate aDUI checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location. Beginning at 8:30 p.m., and continuing until 2:30 a.m. Saturday,officers will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make suredrivers are carrying valid driver’s licenses, Sgt. Harvey Reed said. Checkpoints reduce crashes, Reed said, noting that people arrested

California’s unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in May, marking the first time in nearly five years the jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent. The state Employment Development Department reported Friday a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from 9 percent in the previous month. The drop in May puts California’s unemployment rate at the

Brazil awoke Friday to city centers still smoldering after a night that shocked the nation: 1 million anti-government protesters took to the streets in scores of cities, with clusters battling police and destroying swaths of storefronts and government buildings. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency meeting about the protest with top Cabinet members Friday, after

A onetime Palm Springs resident accused of flying tothe Philippines to have sex with boys he met online pleaded not guilty todayto federal charges and was ordered detained pending trial by a Los Angelesjudge who found the former USC professor to be a “danger to the community.” Walter Lee Williams appeared in court shackled, handcuffed

Tickets to Coachella Valley resident TimothyBradley’s defense of his World Boxing Organization welterweight championshipagainst Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas will go sale today at noon. The 12-round fight is scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Thomas & Mack Centerand will be shown live on HBO. Bradley, a Cathedral City High School alumnus, is 30-0

Thursday was a bad day for the Dow. Stocks closed down more than 353 points, the second day of a major sell-off that left the market behind by more than 500 points. So, should you worry about your 401-K? From the opening bell, Deja-vu of plunging stocks- the worst day of the year on wall-street

Congressman Raul Ruiz joined a bipartisan majority to vote on what could directly affect residents of the Coachella Valley. The House voted to reject a new version of the Farm Bill which would have made significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. The Congressman said, “Cutting money from the food stamp program

There’s a new look for some police cars patrolling the valley. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is testing two cars that could soon be added to the fleet. It’s a big change after the Ford Crown Victoria’s been a trademark of the department for more than a decade. “It’s been around a long time, we’re

Candace Rochelle Duran, 25, was sentenced to 12 years inprisontoday for voluntary manslaughter of her 40-year-old handyman in 2007. Three additional years were added to the sentence as part of a plea deal to bring the total to 15 years. Duran was convicted of manslaughter in April in what her attorney described as an actof

Gov. Jerry Brown says he will ask the courts to stay what he calls an “unprecedented order” to release nearly 10,000 prison inmates by year’s end. A panel of federal judges on Thursday rejected Brown’s attempt to circumvent its long-standing order to reduce California’s prison population. It’s the latest step in an ongoing legal drama

We are learning more tonight about a high level arrest of a man who was connected to one of the FBI’s top ten most wanted criminals caught earlier this week in Mexico. On May 14th at 6 p.m., Cathedral City Police say they received a tip that Richard Arlington, connected with Walter Lee Williams, was

We’re nearing the first day of summer here in the desert. The snowbirds flew home and only the brave stay for the heat. As population drops — so does business for the tourism industry. Businesses throughout the Coachella Valley want to get more customers in the summer season, and that’s good news for locals. As

Gov. Jerry Brown is challenging his allies in the nation’s largest nurses union to look beyond their own immediate concerns and help organize a movement to address global climate change. The Democratic governor spoke Thursday to a packed room of nurses wearing red shirts at the National Nurses United conference in San Francisco. The union

Representatives from well-known studios, filmfestivals and publications will serve on panels and forums starting tomorrow atthe Palm Springs International ShortFest. ShortFest started Tuesday and ends Monday at Camelot Theatres in PalmSprings. The discussion starting tomorrow will cover “emerging trends and newpractices in the global film community,” according to festival organizers. “Building on the success of

Threeseparateincidents Wednesday culminated in local border patrol agents seizing nearly $400,000 dollars worth of drugs, including over $300,000 in meth alone. 66.9 lbs. of marijuana seized At around 4 p.m., a 27-year-old woman was moving through the Highway 86 checkpoint when a K-9 unit alerted officers to search her Ford Explorer. Upon inspection, agents discovered