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An expanded Violence Against Women Act won bipartisan approval on Thursday from the U.S. House after Republicans failed to pass their own proposal. The measure now goes to President Barack Obama. If he signs the bill into law, it could allot up to $660 million every year for the next five years to help stop

Brace yourself for more pain at the pump, California will soon be paying the highest gasoline taxes in the nation. The State Board of Equalization approved raising the excise tax for gasoline to 39.5 cents a gallon, a 3.5-cent increase that takes effect July 1. The per gallon increase will make California one of the

Preprese! En California, muy pronto estaremos pagando los impuestos ms altos sobre la gasolina en la nacin. La Junta Estatal de Ecualizacin aprob el incremento de impuesto en 39.5 centavos por galn, es un aumento de 3.5 centavos que entrar en vigor el primero de julio. El aumento por galn convertira a California en el

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg at an Indio markettoday and a nearby elementary school was temporarily locked down as authoritiessought two suspects, a police spokesman said. The shooting at K & A Market at Avenue 44 and Towne Street was reportedat 12:12 p.m. The boy had been involved in a confrontation with

Producer Jeffrey Sanker announced today that CarmenElectra, Alexis Jordan and Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters will headlinethe 2013 White Party in Palm Springs. The annual gay dance and music festival will run from March 29-April 1.Electra will appear at the outdoor Sunday T-Dance, and Jordan and Ana Matronicwill perform at the White Party’s signature

California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole for a former Charles Manson follower who has served more than 40 years in prison. Brown on Friday told The Associated Press he has refused to approve the release of 70-year-old Bruce Davis, who a month earlier was found suitable for parole by a state board that left

The Palm Desert Police Department is planning a DUIand driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location tonight and tomorrownight. The checkpoint will operate from Friday night to Saturday morning andSaturday night to Sunday morning, 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. It’s aimed at reducing the number of people killed or injured on localroads by people driving

Seven cars were involved in an accident around 10:30 this morning that shut down the eastbound side of Highway 111. Four people were transported to the hospital, their injuries are unknown. Four of the cars were able to drive away. The other three were towed. The road was opened once the remaining were towed and

Bomberos del Condado de Riverside pelean en un incendio que estall en Rancho Jurupa Regional Park y que hasta el momento ha devorado 150 acres de maleza, rboles y dos viviendas. A pesar de que las llamas estn cercanas a casas y edificios las evacuaciones son voluntarias. El fuego ha sido contenido en un 30%

Riverside County firefighters are taking on a 150-acre blaze in Rancho Jurupa Regional Park that is burning near a number of homes and buildings. Two homes were damaged. Voluntary evacuations were ordered for two residential streets: Greenbrier Drive and Grassy Trail in Riverside. The fire was 30% contained early Friday morning. Winds were calm. No

A new poll shows that most Californians are downright gloomy about the state’s economy and very few voters think the job market will improve this year. The Field Poll released Friday found that 72 percent of California voters say the state is still experiencing bad times. While the figure is down from 88 percent last

Starting today, great white sharks will be protected under the state’s Endangered Species Act. “While targeted sport and commercial fishing for a white shark has been banned in waters off California since the mid 1990s, there were some exceptions that allowed for incidental take and take associated with research activities,” said Marci Yaremko, the fisheries

Someone was killed this morning in a house fire in Perris, authorities said. The fire broke out at 3:18 a.m. in a single-family house in the 2500 block of Jimmy Taylor Drive, said Jody Hagemann. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on scene, she said. The age and gender of the

For more than a year, Bugsy was a familiar face at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Volunteers noticed the 2-year-old pit bull mix’s file disappeared and so did he. The dog was euthanized on Feb. 10, at the shelter, which volunteers say prides itself on being a no kill facility. Some say they’re angry it

The residents of Tramview mobile home park are worried about their safety after someone in their community was hit in the head with a golf ball. The community sits right next to Cathedral Canyon golf club. Shattered windows, dozens of dents, even a large hole in the wall. All the result of wayward drives at

Por primera vez el congresista Ral Ruiz representante del valle de Coachella en el distrito 36, habl ante la cmara de representates en Washinton D.C. El congresista se dirigio a un grupo de legisladores bipartidistas en donde expuso y voto a favor de una versin del acta en contra de la violencia contra las mujeres,

17-year-old Palm Desert High School student Selina Smith Budinger has organized a polo charity event for epilepsy research andawareness. When Budinger was 5 years old, doctors diagnosed her with epilepsy; a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. She never wanted people to know about her condition for fear of being

Two people injured in a solo vehicle crash todayon Interstate 10 near Desert Center had to be cut out of the wreckage, a countyfire department spokeswoman said. The accident was reported about 2:30 p.m. on westbound I-10 at EagleMountain Road, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendricksonsaid. The unidentified occupants were cut out of the

An 18-year-old Indio man was arrested today forallegedly stealing a bottle of alcohol from a CVS Pharmacy in Palm Desert andattacking an employee as he was leaving. The robbery was reported shortly after 1 a.m. at the CVS in the 42000block of Washington Street. A man entered the store, took a bottle of alcoholand “assaulted”