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First, a foul odor, and now, tens of thousands of recycled tires pose health risks for Mecca residents. The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday ordered the facility — Consolidated Tire Recyclers — to remove excess tires from it’s property or face big fines. The EPA has also ordered the facility to stop accepting any new

Police in the Hi-Desert say someone’s been playing a dangerous game with drivers — pelting vehicles with rocks — as they speed by. Police say it started late last Friday night when a woman going west on Highway 62 reported hearing a loud “bang” against against her car near Indio Avenue. Fearing for her safety,

State parole and county probation officers are gearing up for the release of thousands of inmates. Over the next year, 135 inmates per month will be released back into Riverside County. It’s all part of the plan to reduce the prison population by more than 30,000 inmates. According to Chief Probation Officer Alan Crogan, most

Over a dozen Mecca residents affected by the smell near Saul Martinez Elementary School hand delivered 600 signed petitions to Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s office. The grassroots organization, Eastern Coachella Valley Environmental Justice is asking for a meeting with Bono Mack in order to discuss her lack of support for the Environmental Protection Agency. “She

Palm Springs business owner Tom Adamo and other Main Street board members collected over 1,000 petition signatures to support public restrooms in downtown. “People are complaining they’re embarrassed to ask the business owners to use the bathroom,” he said. “They feel they have to do some shopping before they could justify the use of their

A fire at an unoccupied Palm Springs daycare center caused an estimated $5,000 in damages, a fire department battalion chief said today. No one was in the A Child’s Place, An Early Education Center, 1534 N. Palm Canyon Drive, when a fire started on the exterior of the building around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Palm Springs

North Indian Canyon just south of the freeway is reopened after clean-up crews finished early, cleaning up the piles of blown sand from the Memorial Day Weekend’s high winds. Indian Canyon closed Friday afternoon, while crews shut down Gene Autry Trail Saturday afternoon. Both Gene Autry and Vista Chino have since reopened. Police projected workers

Students at Palm Desert Middle School made over 1,000 pieces of origami cranes in less than a week. The gifts will be delivered to Japan. The students assembled the cranes in strands so that families can hang them. The cranes, known in Japan as “Senbazuru,” are meant to bring good luck. The students wanted to

Five billion people or nearly three-quarters of the global population use cell-phones, and now there’s new word they could cause cancer. The World Health Organization is doing an about-face after assuring the public that the phones didn’t present a health risk. The change of heart comes after a group of 31 scientists from 14 countries

Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire were battling a brush fire near Idyllwild on Wednesday. At 3:45 p.m., crews reported the fire had scorched one-quarter of an acre of Toro Peak, which is located off of Santa Rosa Road and Highway 74 in Riverside County. News Channel 3 viewers reported seeing smoke

Frustrados y agobiados por el daino olor que ha estado afectando a cientos de residentes del este del Valle de Coachella, hoy la la organizacin Pueblo Unido junto con otras entidades no lucrativas de la region recolectaron centenares de tarjetas firmadas por miembros de la comunidad y las entregaron a representantes de la congresista republicana

Cathedral City police were searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank inside the Stater Bros. grocery store on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. at the store located at the intersection of Landau and Vista Chino. Police told KESQ a man walked up to the counter and gave the teller a

Next stop: Dodger Stadium. The Palm Desert Aztecs have shown a flair for the dramatic this season, but nothing like the last two playoff games they’ve survived. Palm Desert scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to stun Oaks Christian 2-1 and advance to Friday’s C.I.F. Division IV championship game at Dodger

Hoy entregaron mas de 600 firmas solicitando hablar con la Congresista Mary Bono Mack para cuesionar su votacin en temas relacionados con la ciudad de Mecca. Alegan que ella voto a favor de plizas que reducen el presupuesto para agencias de proteccin ambiental. Ahora, los activistas buscan respuestas sobre la proteccion del medio ambiente y

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies helped locate and arrest a man wanted for possibly defrauding thousands of dollars from residents of a Florida nursing home. Jesus Solis, 25, was arrested at a home on the 30000 block of Pauline Ave. in Cathedral City without incident, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Solis had an outstanding

The grand opening of the $8 million outdoor Aquatic Center in the Civic Center Park has been delayed until June 25, a city official said today. The eight-acre center, which includes three pools, diving boards and water slides, was originally expected to open June 11. Recent storms in the southern United States delayed the shipping

Ayer a las 8:42 p.m. hubo una pelea en la que dos hermanos amenazaron con una pistola a un hombre y a sus dos hijas adolescentes. La victima tom un bat de baseball para defenderse, pero los sujetos se lo arrebataron y lo golpearon a l y a sus hijas. La familia fue transportada al