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Firefighters are battling at this hour a blaze that has burned through the roof of a two-story commercial building in Tustin. Eighty firefighters were sent to 17291 Irvine Blvd. about 8 a.m., Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority said. The firefighters were in a defensive mode, pouring water on the building from the

Lawyers for an ex-con accused of gunning down a Riverside police officer earlier this month are expected to argue today that search warrant records and other material allegedly tying the defendant to the case should remain sealed. Earl Ellis Green, 44, is charged with first-degree murder, vehicle theft, being a convicted felon in possession of

Replacing the California Department of Forestry with an independent fire authority to serve Riverside County would increase the county’s costs in the near-term by tens of millions of dollars, according to a report that the Board of Supervisors will consider today. The Executive Office drafted a 33-page study comparing the costs of contracting with Cal

Medicare is starting a new program on January 1, 2011. The change is designed to combat the more than $60 billion in fraudulent claims each year. In addition, Medicare overpays millions of dollars for medical equipment. The main focus of the law change relates to the purchase and rental of Durable Medical Equipment such as

Angel Ruiz lives a few houses away from the Hemet Police Department on Latham Street, the target of at least nine attacks earlier this year. He said before the improvements, anyone could get access to police cars. Now, he said people should think twice before messing with department. “I think it’s pretty good what they

Overnight temperatures have dipped into the 30s, and that means living on the streets of any desert city can be brutal if not deadly. Starting Wednesday, the cold weather shelter in Riverside will begin serving the homeless. Seventy-two additional beds are being placed in service to provide more capacity during the coldest, wettest months of

A farm worker plowing a field in Perris today found the remains of a skydiver, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Although the identity of the remains has not been confirmed, they are likely those of 50-year-old Vladimir Frolov, a Russian tourist who has been missing since he jumped from a plane over Perris in September, he

The Poker Room at the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs was shuttered today, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs. “We closed the Poker Room, so obviously that staff has to find another place to go. We’re trying to absorb who we can,” said casino spokeswoman Therese Everett-Kerley. The Poker Room will be transformed

Deputies with the Morongo Basin Station of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department recently conducted a sting operation to catch adults buying alcohol for minors outside convenience stores. The sting was codenamed “Shoulder Tap.” Deputies used minor decoys to approach adults as they enter a store and ask them if they would buy them alcohol.

A chimney fire damaged a Thousand Palms home today, but no one was hurt. The blaze was reported at 1:39 p.m. at a home on Desert Palm Drive, near Desert Moon Drive, according to Melody Hendrickson of the Riverside County Fire Department. About 18 firefighters quickly contained the flames to the fireplace, Hendrickson said.

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del punto de revisin del Hwy 95 en Blythe decomisaron 47 libras de cocana con valor de $1.5 mdd. La droga estaba oculta en una SUV que lleg al lugar y fue olfateada por un perro de la unidad K-9. La mujer que manejaba el vehculo fue arrestada.

En el hospital se recupera un hombre que ayer lunes alrededor de las 6:00 a.m. fue herido de bala en la cara cuando el y su hermano circulaban sobre Monterey Ave en Thousand Palms y se les emparej un carro blanco y abri fuego en contra de ellos. lvaro Colon y su hermano llegaron a

Based on “scary” cost projections, the Board of supervisors decided today against pursuing the idea of dropping a firefighting contract with the California Department of Forestry and creating an independent county fire department. Board members reviewed a 33-page study by the county Executive Office comparing the costs of contracting with Cal Fire — which the

Ms de 120 soldados disfrutan de sus familias despus de regresar de Afganistn a la base militar de Twentynine Palms, con el fin de pasar son los suyos las festividades de fin de ao.

Jackie Autry, widow of “Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry, was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed a homeless man in Palm Springs on Thanksgiving night, police confirmed today. The 69-year-old Palm Springs resident was driving on Sunrise Way, north of Ramon Road, when she struck 50-year-old Jesus Cardova Diaz just before 7

Amid allegations that he stripped off his police uniform and got into a pool naked while investigating a noise complaint, John Fox. Jr. was fired from the Cathedral City Police Department on Monday. News Channel 3’s Mike Daniels received a note from Lt. Chuck Robinson on Tuesday that stated simply: “As of yesterday, John Fox

A Desert Hot Springs man shot in the face in a car-to-car attack in Thousand Palms was expected to live, a sheriff’s sergeant said today. Alvaro Colon, 18, was shot in the 32900 block of Monterey Avenue about 6 p.m. Monday, Sgt. David Florez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Florez said Colon’s wound

In commemoration of World AIDS Day, which is Wednesday, Kaiser Permanente Southern California today awarded grants totaling $357,557 to 35 nonprofit organizations to fund a variety of services for people living with HIV and AIDS, including dental care, youth education and screening programs. Since 2000, Kaiser Permanente Southern California has awarded more than $3 million

Academy Award winner Robert Duvall will receive the Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, organizers announced today. “For nearly 50 years, Robert Duvall has transfixed cinematic audiences with his gritty, intuitive performances, ” said Harold Matzner, the festival’s chairman. The award will be presented to Duvall at the festival’s

A 24-year-old man who was killed in a crash that also injured four others in Coachella was identified today as an Indio resident. Teofilo Isidoro-Huexca was pronounced dead at 4:31 p.m. Sunday on westbound Avenue 52 near Douma Street, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Isidoro-Huexca was driving a Buick on Avenue 52 when