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A man was arrested Thursday after he stole two cars and kidnapped and tried to rob an individual, according to a press release from theMorongo Basin Sheriff’s Station. Joseph Lampkin, 30, of Twentynine Palms kidnapped an unnamed victim at gunpoint Tuesday night and drove the person to nearby banks, where he tried to withdraw money

A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals. The bill would bar anyone who arrived in the U.S. after Dec. 31, 2011, from applying for legal status and

A La Quinta carjacker is still on the run after stealing a Mercedes from a woman who needed help changing a tire. A report of a stolen car was made just after 11 p.m on Adams and 48th Thursday. That’s where police say a man took off in a 2002 four-door Mercedes. Officers say the

A Corona police officer who did not disclose allegations that a 13-year-old boy was possibly being abused by the pastor and other members of her church is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning. On Feb. 22, a six-man, six-woman jury in Riverside convicted Cpl. Margaret Bell, 44, of a misdemeanor charge of failing to report

Coachella and Stagecoach music festival tickets areon sale to locals today until supplies last. Locals can buy up to two passes for both weekends of the CoachellaValley Music and Arts Festival — which starts tomorrow — and/or for theStagecoach country music festival, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Passespurchased online can also be picked up

Fred Waring is getting a make-over. The heavily traveled roadway is down to one lane in both directions for slurry sealing until next Friday, April 19th. Different sections will be sealed daily. Construction will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:30 daily. The City of Palm Desert advises commuters to take alternate routes, possibly

When it comes to cell phone service, are you getting what you’re paying for? Providers continually make claims of having the best coverage, superior call quality and the fastest download speeds. But, up until recently, the data to support those claims has been kept from consumers, which is why Seattle based RootMetrics set out to

Healthcare activists gathered at Coachella City Hall to urge state elected officials to push the expansion of the Medi-Cal Program. Groups like “California Partnership” and representatives from Congressman Manuel Perez’s office came out to call for action on healthcare. Supporters say the expansion of Medi-Cal has stalled in Sacramento and left more than one million

Former professional baseball player Steve Garveywill answer questions after a screening Friday night of “42,” the new movieabout baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Garvey, who lives in Palm Desert, will attend the 7 p.m. screening atCinemas Palme d’Or in Palm Desert. At age 8, Garvey was a batboy for theBrooklyn Dodgers during Robinson’s era, according to

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today praised the Obama Administration for signaling its commitment to helping restore the Salton Sea by including a request in the President’s 2014 budget that would support restoration efforts. The Army Corps of Engineers – at the urging of Senator Boxer and Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) – included the

Two men accused of breaking into vacant Temecula-areahomes and then representing themselves as the managers of the properties –which they leased to unsuspecting renters — were each charged today with threecounts of felony burglary. Brent David Perry, 26, and Matthew Andrew Sinay, 24 — both of Temecula — were arrested Tuesday after Riverside County sheriff’s

Five schools in Riverside County were among 218 namedas California distinguished schools today. “These schools have gone the extra mile to provide high-qualityinstruction that puts their students on the right path toward career andcollege,” Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction, said.”Given the enormous challenges schools have faced in recent years, it isinspiring to see

The desert is welcoming its population-doubling influx ofmusic fans for the start of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivaltomorrow. About 80,000 people are expected at the Empire Polo Club for each day ofthe two-weekend festival, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday, thenreprises itself April 19- 21. Both weekends are sold out. During the

Miles de turistas han llegado y miles estn en camino para celebrar del primer fin de semana del Coachella Music and Arts Festival en los terrenos del Empire Polo Club de Indio. Esto significa mucho ms trfico en las reas aledaos a los terrenos del Polo, por tal motivo trabajadores de la ciudad han instalado

27-year old David Gomez Diaz posted bail Tuesday . He’s accused ofexposing himself to girls in at least two incidents near La Quinta lastweek. Police arrested Gomez during a sting operation near the schools Monday night. But many parents are now looking for help about how to talkto their children about staying safe from child

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services said Wednesday an overwhelming show of public support for an abandoned dog crashed it’s website. A statement from the organization said the official county website, http://www.rcdas.org, was receiving hits 150 times its normal average usage causing an error message to appear for many users saying the site was

Just two days until the music festival season officially kicks off in the valley. Weekend one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins Friday. Tens of thousands of fans will make their way to the desert this week, which means lots of business and lots of traffic for locals. Workers put the finishing touches

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $70 million. One ticket with five numbers but missing the Powerball number was sold in Indiana and is worth $1 million, a California Lottery official announced. The

A new report shows that fewer Californians are receiving health insurance through their employers. The report was released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It found the number of Californians receiving employer-sponsored insurance dropped 8.4 percent over the past decade. In 2000, 18.9 million people, or 62 percent of California’s non-elderly population, had employer-sponsored