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State officials say California’s jobless rate remained at 9.8 percent in December, the same rate as in November. This compares to the seven point six for the nation. The Employment Development Department said Friday that 1.8 million Californians were unemployed in December, slightly below the previous month but down by 255,000 since December of 2011.

Cuatro personas se quedaron sin hogar despus de que se incendiara el duplex en el que vivan en la cuadra 44-700 de King Street en Indio. Segn el informe, el Departamento de Bomberos recibi la llamada que reportaba el siniestro a las 4:15 a.m., de inmediato fueron al lugar y al llegar se encontraron con

Four people are without homes Friday after an early morning fire destroys the duplex they were living in. According to Cal Fire, they say they got a call around 4:15 a.m. Friday morning of smoke coming from a home on the 44-700 block of King Street in Indio. When they arrived on scene they reported

Rancho Mirage City Council has decided to delay a vote on whether to tear down the burned out remains of Gigi’s Island restaurant cafe on Highway 111. The decision came Thursday after holding a public hearing. The building has stood now in it’s current charred state since a fire ravaged it a year ago. The

PGA Tour rookie James Hahn and second-year players Roberto Castro and Jason Kokrak share a one-shot lead over four golfers entering today’s second round of the $5.6 million Humana Challenge. Hahn, Castro and Kokrak all fired bogey-free rounds of nine-under-par 63s Thursday. Aaron Baddeley, Greg Chalmers, Russell Henley and Doug LaBelle II are all one

Actor Robert Wagner has repeatedly refused to be interviewed by detectives probing the 1981 drowning of his wife, Natalie Wood, a sheriff’s lieutenant said in remarks published today. Since reopening the investigation more than 13 months ago, detectives have gathered new evidence and interviewed more than 100 witnesses, but not the man they’re most anxious

A Riverside police vice sting targeting individuals who solicit prostitutes resulted in the arrest of eight people. The operation was one of a number that the police department has conducted in recent months to discourage solicitation along the University Avenue corridor. In the most recent sting, which ran all day on January 10, female officers

Two teenage boys and a 20-year-old parolee suspected of killing a 16-year-old East Hemet boy during a robbery were arrested today. Riverside County sheriff’s anti-gang investigators identified a 15-year- old boy and a 17-year-old boy, along with 20-year-old Francisco Roy Zavala, as suspects in the fatal stabbing of Eric Ronald Sargeant Jr. and arrested them

The Palm Springs Police Department will erect a DUI checkpoint tonight at an undisclosed location in the city. Between 8:30 tonight and 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers staffing the checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure drivers are carrying valid licenses, police Sgt. Paul Abshire said, adding that checkpoints reduce

California health officials say flu activity is now widespread throughout the state, and one new death in people under 65 has been reported, bringing this season’s death toll to five people. State communicable disease chief Dr. James Watt says flu activity has seen a steep increase in recent weeks, and is expected to peak in

A Palm Desert man suspected in a rash of burglaries including allegedly loading a stolen golf cart with stolen items, remains behind bars. Kenneth Keaneau Kick, 20, was arrested shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesdayin Palm Springs. He was allegedly responsible for multiple vehicle andresidential burglaries and was suspected in other crimes that are underinvestigation, Palm

Former President Bill Clinton’s foundation has played a big part in the Humana Challenge, bringing the issue of health and wellness to the forefront. Today he spoke about how his initiative is going. The former President said now is the time to change the conversation on health. “This is a big deal. They know that

Glass still lingers on the driveway of John Ellis, where his car was broken into and stolen Monday night in Palm Springs. “I guess it was about 9:40, I heard my car start,” John told us. “It didn’t click right away you know, and I thought about it. It took me about 5 minutes to

Como todos los aos el servicio de Rentas Internas ms conocido como el (IRS por sus siglas en ingls) y el congreso hacen cambios, y este ao no es la excepcin. Existen ms cambios que de costumbre, algunas noticias buenas y unas no tan buenas. Las noticias positivas es que algunos crditos se extendern indefinidamente

Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie about the late Penn State football coach. Producer Edward R. Pressman confirms Brian De Palma will direct “Happy Valley,” the tentative title of the film, based on Joe Posnanski’s best-seller “Paterno.” “‘Happy Valley’ reunites the ‘Scarface’ and ‘Carlito’s Way’ team of De Palma and Pacino for

Algerian state television says four foreigners, two Britons and two Filipinos were killed in the operation by Algerian forces to liberate hostages held by militants in a remote natural gas complex. Citing a hospital, the report also said Thursday that 13 people were wounded, including seven foreigners. The kidnappers holding the hostages had earlier said

A man who was sexually abused by a Boy Scouts camp counselor more than a decade ago in San Diego County has sued the organization and his abuser. The man, now 29, sued last week. He and six others were molested by Glenn Jordan, who was convicted in 2001 and spent seven years in prison.

There’s a California population shift with Asian immigrants replacing Latin America as the primary source of the state’s immigrants. Census figures show the flow of Asians coming to California is more than two times greater than the flow from Latin America. Public Policy Institute co-director Hans Johnson tells the Sacramento Bee that the shift is

An investigation was under way this morning into a vehicle-pedestrian crash in Cathedral City that injured a 46-year-old woman. A Hyundai sedan was traveling east in the 67750 block of East Palm Canyon Drive around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when it struck Judy Green of Palm Springs, said Cathedral City police Sgt. Julio Luna. Green was