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Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators found the body of a transient on Friday who had sought shelter in a makeshift underground tunnel that collapsed. The search began last Saturday, said Sgt. Andrew Nielsen, about a quarter-mile east of Harry Oliver Tr. in Thousand Palms when a friend of the deceased reported the man missing at the

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit just outside the town of Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 9:47 a.m., and was centered 13 miles south southeast of Guadalupe Victoria and 32 miles south southwest of San Luis, Arizona. People in Calexico reported feeling some of the

A helicopter landed at the trailheads behind the La Quinta Cove around 9:30 Thursday carrying a hiker who had spent the night lost in the Santa Rosa mountains. “I’m an experienced hiker,” said Craig Robertson, “and I have no business being off trail.” Robertson said he had climbed the Bear Creek Oasis Trail several times,

A Palmdale man died today when he drove through a red light at a Palm Springs intersection and his pickup truck was struck by another vehicle. Jeffrey Bowers, 47, died about 15 minutes after the 8:16 a.m. crash at San Rafael Road and Palm Canyon Drive, even though he was wearing a seat belt, according

“My heart hurts. People tell me ‘Don’t worry, you’ll get over it’, but I’m not. Never. It hurts.” John Carriere talks about the pain of indescribable loss. His fiance and young son — killed early in the morning of February 7th. 23-year-old Veronica Sarmiento and 3-year-old Christopher were riding in a car on Avenue 52

The 65th annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is set to begin Friday, with 10 days of music, pageantry and, of course, ostrich and camel races taking over the county fairgrounds in Indio. More than 300,000 residents are expected to attend the fair, which continues through Feb. 27. County Supervisor John Benoit will

One person was hospitalized today following a fire that destroyed a mobile home and heavily damaged another in an unincorporated county area near Desert Hot Springs. No injuries were initially reported, but a woman suffering from the apparent effects of smoke inhalation was taken to a hospital around 5:30 p.m. A second mobile home sustained

A strong Pacific storm that could cause flash flooding and mud slides will likely arrive in Riverside County late Friday, forecasters said. According to the National Weather Service, rainfall will be widespread and moderate to heavy in some areas, lasting through at least Saturday night. The agency estimates the storm will drop up to 2

An Inland Empire lawmaker wants to pull the plug on red light cameras. Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Beaumont, on Thursday introduced AB 1008, which would prohibit the installation of red light traffic cameras beginning next year and require studies for cities to justify existing ones. “People don’t trust government, and red light cameras aren’t helping,” Cook

It didn’t rain on the opening of the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival today, but the fairgrounds won’t remain dry for long. According to the National Weather Service, a storm will reach the Coachella Valley tonight, with a 70 percent chance of rain at the county fairgrounds in Indio, and a 90 percent

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Courts and most municipal offices in Riverside County will be closed Monday for the Presidents’ Day holiday. Law enforcement and fire department personnel will be on duty, but non- emergency local and state agencies will not be open for business again until Tuesday. Trash and recycling services for county residents will be suspended, and public

The fate of a proposal to slash Riverside County supervisors’ pay and take away various perks appears in doubt in the wake of a legal challenge by the county. Earlier this month, former Norco City Councilman Herb Higgins filed a notice to circulate a petition to gather signatures to qualify an initiative for the next

El Departamento de Polica de Coachella ya cuenta con su pgina de facebook con el fin de que los residentes de la ciudad puedan denunciar a travs de facebook crmenes que se estn llevando a cabo en cualquier lugar del municipio.

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The 65th annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is set to begin tonight, with 10 days of music, pageantry and, of course, ostrich and camel races taking over the county fairgrounds in Indio. More than 300,000 residents are expected to attend the fair, which continues through Feb. 27. Click here to submit your

Ayer a las 8:15 a.m. ocurri un fatal accidente cuando una camioneta que circulaba en el rea de North Palm Canyon Drive y San Rafael Street en Palm Springs perdi el control y se impact con otro vehculo. Jeffrey Bowers de 47 aos falleci en la escena.

En el hospital se recupera un hombre que se haba extraviado en las montaas cerca de La Quinta ayer a las 9:30 a.m. La vctima fue rescatada con el apoyo de un helicptero. El hombre pas la noche perdido, por fortuna iba preparado con agua, comida y abrigo.

Ayer jueves a la 1:15 p.m. los bomberos sofocaron las llamas que devoraron una casa mvil y da dos ms ubicadas sobre Dillon Road en Desert Hot Springs. Por fortuna no se reportaron heridos.

Ten men were arrested in Coachella on Wednesday as authorities from two agencies conducted parole compliance checks in the city. “Operation Safe Coachella” targets paroled offenders who break the law, according to Coachella police Sgt. Mike Tapp. The Coachella police Community Action Team, along with California State Parole conducted parole compliance checks, warrant services, and