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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that would award all of California’s 55 Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections. The movement by a group called National Popular Vote aims to prevent a repeat of 2000, when Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote but Republican George

Riverside County firefighters fully contained a vegetation fire burning near Moreno Valley on Sunday night after battling it for most of the weekend. Full containment was reached by 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to spokeswoman Cheri Patterson. Crews worked overnight Saturday to contain the blaze, that has already burned some 945 acres in the unincorporated

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cherry Valley man on Sunday after they found what they called explosive devices inside his car. Sgt. Bob Epps said deputies spotted the car speeding away from the scene of a brush fire in the hills south of Beaumont at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. After pulling over the driver,

Police say four suspects didn’t get far, after a robbery at a convenience store in Coachella early Sunday morning. It happened around 12:30 a.m. outside the AM PM store on the 52000 block of Harrison Street. Police say the suspects approached 3 people standing outside the store and demanded money. When they refused, the suspects

Firefighters have the upper hand on the Cabazon Fire that burned over 65-acres of west of Haugen Lehmen and north of Interstate 10. The fire started just after noon along the highway. The fire quickly grew from 4-acres to 95. It could be seen from many parts of the Coachella Valley. Fire crews said the

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” rose to the top of the box office heap this weekend, with a $54 million estimated box office gate. That was a “much better than expected performance for the weekend,” said movie analyst Paul Degerabedian. “The Smurfs” continued its surprising showing, with a $21 million estimated take this

Stafford Fredericks opened his art gallery in May. He sold seven paintings already. But, he wasn’t banking on two restaurants across the street — Dink’s and Blue Pear Texx Mexx — to be up for sale. “Dink’s didn’t do that well,” he said, “and Blue Pear hasn’t had a lot of traffic either.” The two

A San Diego police officer, surprised by a shotgun blast from a car at a City Heights intersection, died today at Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chief William Lansdowne said. Officer Jeremy Henwood, 36, a four-year veteran on the police force, died at 1:42 a.m. at Scripps Mercy Hospital, the chief said at an afternoon news conference.

Cathedral City police responded to a roll-over crash around 7:39 Saturday night, near the area of Round Up Dr. and Ramon Rd. Officers arriving found a truck flipped over onto its roof and a car with it’s front end smashed in. According to witnesses, the truck turned onto Round Up heading south. The truck didn’t

A two-vehicle crash in Palm Desert Saturday night ended with at least one person in the hospital and another in custody. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Angel Ramos said it happened just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Cook Street and Hovley. Deputy Ramos told News Channel 3 that a man was driving under the

President Barack Obama signed a bill Friday to officially end the Federal Aviation Administration’s two-week partial shutdown. Workers are celebrating going back to work, while Congress begins a long summer recess. Representative Mary Bono Mack spent her day off getting a firsthand look at what’s happened at the stalled Palm Springs Airport tower, saying, “We’re

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Moreno Valley that broke out just after 4:00 p.m. Saturday. It’s burning in dry grass and brush in the hills along Gilman Springs Road, just east of Highway 60. It forced a complete closure of the freeway. As of 9:00 p.m., the California Highway Patrol had reopened one

(CNS) – A distant Pacific hurricane will deliver surf up to 8 feet in Huntington Beach for the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing Saturday today, and it’ll be a big day in the BMX park and skate stadium, capped with a concert by MGMT. Men’s quarterfinal surfing gets under way about 8 a.m. at the

More than 20 Navy SEALs from the unit that killed Osama bin Laden were among those lost in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. The operators from SEAL Team Six were flown by a crew of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. That’s according to one current and one former U.S. official. Both spoke on condition

The San Diego Chargers’ already stellar receiving corps just got stronger. San Diego reached an agreement on a two-year contract with wide receiver Malcom Floyd Friday. Floyd is entering his eighth season with the Chargers. In 11 games last season, he averaged 19.4 yards on 37 receptions and scored six touchdowns.

One ticket with all six numbers in Friday night’s multi- state Mega Millions draw was sold in Ohio and its owner must decide whether to accept the estimated cash value of $22.7 million or receive 26 annual payments of approximately $1.346 million each before taxes. Six tickets — one each in California, Arizona, Missouri, New

Deputies are warning residents in the high desert to lock their cars after 20 break-ins in a three-week span. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office describes the crew of burglars as methodical and brazen. Most of the 20 break-ins have occurred during the day. Jeff Jenson found his truck broken into by the burglars a week

They’re known as the “Canadian 7”: Biscuit, Puck, Hat Trick, Carom, Zamboni, Laser and Chirp. On Monday, these seven canines are flying to Calgary, Canada. They are the latest animals at the Riverside County Animal Shelter to be spared from being put down. It’s a program known as the Adoption Alliance. No-kill shelters are asked