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A robbery suspect was taken to the hospital after an officer involved shooting in Indio Thursday morning. Shots were fired after an officer recognized the suspect near Madison Street and Highway 111 around 8 a.m. According to Indio police public information officer Ben Guitron,the man opened fire on the officer when he was trying to

A man was found dead just before 4 Thursday morning after a call to police of an assault with a deadly weapon. Riverside County Sheriff’s received the call at 3:41 Thursday morning and when they arrived on scene found a man shot to death. The man was found on Avenue 44 west of Dillon. No

A 55-year-old California man who was tackled by a Buckeye police officer after being accused of shoplifting at a Walmart store last year is suing the town and police department. Jerald Newman was knocked unconsciousness and bleeding onto the floor after being confronted in a Buckeye Walmart during a scuffle at an early Black Friday

A Yucca valley man was in custody Wednesday evening accused in two burglaries. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies were called to the 62200 block of Dennis Avenue in Joshua Tree Wednesday night for an ongoing burglary investigation. Deputies arrested Eric Bramlett, 29, at the scene. Investigators believe he committed two break-ins at homes in Rancho Mirage

Golfers may want to watch where they set up their shots. Red fire ants are just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Dr. Randolph Gibbs reports seeing many cases of tinea versicolor from patients at the Mecca Clinic. This is a fungal skin

The Las Casas housing development, built in the early 1990s in Coachella, is in need of a playground makeover, according to the playtime experts who live there. “That one’s too old. So, I want a new one,” said 10-year-old Arely Jimenez. Arely and her friends at the apartments drew up their “dream playgrounds” last month.

Many Anthem Blue Cross customers could see their rates jump an average of 18 percent in February, under a proposal by the state’s largest for-profit health insurer. The Los Angeles Times says the proposed increases could affect 630,000 individual policyholders, some of whom may see premiums rise as much as 25 percent. In its rate

Rescuers locate a missing couple lost in Joshua Tree National Park late Tuesday night. The pair went missing for three days after embarking on an off-roading trip in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday. Helen Melnyk,56, and her longtime friend Anatoly “Tony” Nosow, 59, were airlifted to safety late Tuesday night from the east side

A Human Rights Campaign report rating how well cities across the country serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community left the Coachella Valley up in arms. Twenty-one California cities ranked in the report. Palm Springs came in 10th place, Cathedral City rolled in at 11, and Rancho Mirage finished last. “There has been no

Indio Police are searching for a man who robbed an Indio liquor store at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Police spokesman Ben Guitron says the store is located at the Parkway Market on the 43-900 block of Golf Center Parkway. The suspect armed with a knife walked in and demanded money from the clerk. As the

A 12-person jury announced that Desert Hot Springs gang member Emilio Manuel Avalos, should receive the death penalty for the slaying of 20-year-old Marine Cpl. Henry Lozano and the shooting death of 17-year-old Jahi Collins, just before noon Wednesday. Avalos was also convicted of the attempted murder of Collins’ friend, Bobby Wilson, who was left

A new report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality has been released, and three Valley cities are included in the survey. The Municipal Equality Index was compiled by the Human Rights Campaign. Cities were rated in six categories for how well they serve the LGBT community. Palm Springs ranked 10th among the 21 California

Death and taxes, the only sure things in life the saying goes. Sadly for our area, there is probably one other sure thing, a big earthquake, long overdue. Our valley could soon have a complete early warning system for a big shaker. Not a lot of warning, but some could help. Natural disasters….hurricanes….tornadoes…earthquakes, the results

The 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis with the “Director of the Year Award” for Flight. Flight is a recently-released thriller starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. You may also know Zemeckis from his work on Forest Gump, for which he also won a Golden Globe for

Joshua Tree National Park officials are confirming the death of an Illinois man in the park. The 34-year old man was found dead in his vehicle on Saturday afternoon at the Ocotillo Patch, a scenic pull-out along route 11 in the park. The man had been reported missing. The Riverside County Coroner’s office is investigating.

Riverside County supervisors today directed theExecutive Office to dig into the county budget to see if there are fundsavailable to support an alcohol-monitoring program that has proven successfulin keeping DUI offenders out of trouble. At the urging of Supervisor Jeff Stone, the county will attempt to findmoney to assist indigent defendants convicted of driving under

As Karen Blodget shopped through Kmart, we talked to her about a little known Christmas program. “I think it’s a wonderful thing to do to help people who can’t help themselves,” Karen Blodget said. The Layaway Angel program let’s you do just that – pay off someone’s layaway bill. It started in 2011 when someone

Jose “Joe” Luis Saenz reportedly killed four people, including the mother of his child. A news conference will be held at 9 a.m at the FBI headquarters on Wilshire Blvd, where authorities will speak about his capture. Saenz was known on the streets as “Zapp,” “Peanut Joe Smiley” and “Honeycutt,” among other aliases. He was

The chief executive of the Crystal Cathedral says he has enough money to move on with his ministry after a long and difficult bankruptcy proceeding. John Charles said Monday’s ruling will allow the ministry to continue. Founder Rev. Robert H. Schuller and his family will be paid less than $1 million from the bankruptcy of