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A Phoenix jury is on its second day of deliberations in the trial of former Palm Desert resident Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. Jurors took a lunch break at noon Monday after three hours of deliberations. They resumed at 1 p.m. The jury began deliberating Friday on whether

A vehicle tumbled about 30 feet over a roadside todayin Beaumont, leaving one occupant hurt, a fire spokesman said. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. to Lambs Canyon and Dumproads, near Guarino Excavating. One person suffered minor to moderate injuriesin the single-vehicle crash, Riverside County Fire Department spokesman MarkAnnas said. Paramedics took the unidentified patient

The family of a California man held in Venezuela for nearly two weeks says U.S. officials have had no access to him during what they call the “nightmare” that has unfolded since was accused of fomenting postelection unrest. The family of 35-year-old Timothy Tracy tells The Associated Press in a statement that “we hope that

The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks will faceoff at Dodger Stadium Jan. 25 in the first outdoor hockey game in California,the National Hockey League announced today. The game will also be the first outdoor regular-season NHL game playedin the United States west of the Mississippi River and the southern-most NHLoutdoor game ever, according to

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his approach to a legal battle over the state prison system by saying California has undergone an “incredible transformation” since the federal courts took over the prison health care system. Brown spoke for the first time Monday since the state filed its plan last week to further reduce the prison

Four people were rescued after getting lost duringa hike from the Palm Springs Tram, according to a sheriff’s sergeant. Sheriff’s deputies received a call at 7:06 p.m. Sunday and went to theto top of the tram after one of the hikers used a cell phone to summon help,according to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Portillo.

The city of Riverside’s ban on storefront medicalmarijuana dispensaries is perfectly legal, according to a ruling today by theCalifornia Supreme Court, which unanimously affirmed the authority of anymunicipality to declare that pot distribution facilities “will not bepermitted.” The court’s 44-page ruling was in response to an appeal by Inland EmpirePatients Health and Wellness Center Inc.,

A convicted felon who allegedly dragged a deputythrough a Moreno Valley parking lot when the lawman attempted to reach into thesuspect’s car and detain him for illegal drug use was charged today withassault on a peace officer and other felonies. Robert Anthony Caspari, 31, is also accused of leading law enforcementofficers on a high-speed pursuit

Five people were arrested, three on suspicion of drunken driving, at a checkpoint in Jurupa Valley, police said. The checkpoint on Van Buren Boulevard, north of Clay Street, began 8p.m. Saturday and ended at 3 a.m. Sunday, Jurupa Valley police said. Police screened 1,632 drivers and gave 27 sobriety tests, arrestingthree on suspicion of driving

The U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a tough wildfire season by adding to its large air tanker fleet seven planes that fly faster and will drop a bigger payload of fire retardant than in the past. The long-anticipated contracts announced Monday total $158 million and include several models of aircraft, including one for

The coroner’s office today released the name of a 16-year-old Coachella boy who died in a rollover crash suspected of being alcohol-related. Francisco Lopez was ejected from the vehicle in the crash, whichoccurred at 12:09 a.m. Sunday in the 86000 block of Industrial Way inCoachella, according to Riverside County coroner’s officials. Someone took the teenage

Ayer a las 12:10 a.m. la polica descubri un carro volcado en la cuadra 86-000 de Industrial Way en Coachella, segn el informe, alguien ya haba transportado al conductor al hospital donde poco despus muri. Las autoridades no han revelado la identidad de la vctima solo se supo que tiene 16 aos. No hubo ms

The leader of a conservative faction within the California Republican Party has been ousted after dismissing pregnancy as a risk from rape in comments earlier this year. The San Jose Mercury News reports the California Republican Assembly voted to unseat Celeste Greig as president in an 84-78 vote at its convention. She was replaced by

The driver of a limousine that burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay area bridge, killing five women, says he at first misunderstood what one of the passengers in the back was saying when she complained about smelling smoke. Orville Brown told the San Francisco Chronicle that with the music up he initially thought

The cause of a crash in the east valley is still under investigation this morning, and police are asking for the public’s help. Police say the car, driven by a teenage boy, crashed and flipped over along Industrial Way. Investigators believe the crash happened Saturday night or early Sunday morning. They say no one was

Firefighters building containment lines around a huge Southern California wildfire are now dealing with muddy and slippery conditions as rain moves in. Ventura County Fire spokesman Tony McHale said Monday that the wet weather has significantly reduced fire activity but it’s also caused crews to work more slowly and methodically. The blaze is 80 percent

The Gorgonio Fire south of Banning was fully containedMonday and was expected to be out by Monday night, authorities said. The fire started just before noon Saturday. No structures werethreatened and no evacuations required, said Riverside County Fire Departmentspokeswoman Jody Hagemann. 20016562 After re-mapping the fire zone, firefighters downsized the damageestimate from 650 to 510

Occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected today as gusty winds blow through Riverside County, including the Coachella Valley, forecasters said. The rain was brought on by upper low pressure and is expected to stick around through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The low pressure system also will generate gusty winds in the

The sound of bagpipes and whispers of “Amazing Grace” filled the Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church on Saturday as 600 friends and family and brothers and sisters in law enforcement remembered former Riverside County Sheriff Larry Smith. Smith, of La Quinta, was 68 years old and the father of three. “It was gratifying to see

“Being separated from families means you can stay in the U.S. for years without seeing your family,” activist Anita Nicklen said. The “Caravan of Hope” hopes for an end to that. Internationally renowned migrant rights activist and Mexican priest, father Alejandro Solalinde, is leading 35 people in an “Interfaith Caravan of Hope for Immigration Reform