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A package of bills promoted by the father of murdered Escondido teenager Amber Dubois that is intended to improve law enforcement handling of missing person cases was approved today by the state Assembly. The bills, authored by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, and Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucaipa, must be signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before

Police were learning more on Friday about a burned body found this week in Joshua Tree. Investigators tried to identify the victim using fingerprints, but were unable to do so because of the burns on her hands. A passing motorist reported the fire on Tuesday along Highway 62. Firefighters stopped the fire and found the

A 45-year-old hiker who became lost and ran out of water above the Indio Hills area of the Coachella Valley was resuced Friday afternoon, and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The rescue effort was launched after the hiker called 911, said Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The

Ayer jueves alrededor de las 6:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en un condominio ubicado sobre Coyotes Drive en Palm Springs. El fuego inici por un desperfecto en el aire acondicionado y se expandi rpidamente causando daos valorados en $50 mil dlares. No hubo heridos.

Ayer oficiales del sheriff buscaban a un delincuente en el rea de Drawbridge Ave en Indio, tocando puerta en puerta, sorpresivamente encontraron a otro que era buscado por la polica en Indio. Se trata de Anthony Gonzlez responsable de balear a un hombre en el Hotel Royal Plaza Inn de Indio. Ahora el malandrn est

La mayora de las escuelas inician actividades el prximo lunes, con grandes cambios en comparacin con el pasado ao escolar. Ms alumnos por clase, menos maestros por plantel, menos autobuses escolares y ms presencia policaca en zonas escolares por lo menos las primeras dos semanas. Las autoridades recomiendan a padres de familia tomar tiempo suficiente

La polica de Coachella en conjunto con el Departamento de Seguridad de Pacific Railroad estn haciendo su mayor esfuerzo en mantener seguro el trnsito en las vas del tren. Por eso agentes estn poniendo su mayor atencin en sancionar a conductores que no respeten el reglamento de trnsito en dichas reas. Ayer 15 choferes fueron

Southern California’s valleys and deserts have finally gotten relief with the collapse of a heat wave that departed with a final round of blistering temperatures, thunderstorms and flash floods. Temperatures Friday are down markedly across the region as high pressure recedes, and many beaches are foggy as the Pacific Ocean marine layer pushes back in

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit an area south of the Salton Sea on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor hit at 10:32 a.m. in an area 4 miles north of Obsidian Butte, and 7 miles west of Niland according to USGS maps. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators need the public’s help in tracking down a man they say is armed and extremely dangerous. Detectives said a Morongo man arrived home early Tuesday morning, and noticed a light on in a back room. He walked into his house and was confronted by a 15-year-old Hispanic male. After a

A man suspected of using a stolen key to enter a Desert Hot Springs home to steal jewelry and a laptop was behind bars today. Cristian Alberto Reynaga, 22, of Desert Hot Springs, was arrested about 6 p.m. Wednesday at his home at 62843 Kitetail Drive, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs

Two earthquakes shook an area south of the Salton Sea this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first one measured 3.7 in magnitude and hit at 7:34 a.m. about 30 miles west of El Centro and 35 miles south south-east of Borrego Springs. No one was injured. The second measured 3.4 in magnitude

Residents in the La Quinta Cove believe someone has intentionally set a string of fires in their neighborhood. Fire officials are investigating ten fires in just the last three weeks that have mostly involved garbage cans and vegetation. On August 4th, residents say someone set four fires involving trash bins and trees in front of

Firefighters put out a fire that burned a home in Indio late Wednesday night. They arrived at the home on the 8300 block of Mesquite around 11:30 p.m. They say flames shot through the roof and got up 20 to 30 feet high. About two dozen firefighters knocked out the blaze in about a half

It was another hot and dry day in the desert Wednesday. But it could have been a lot worse. Storm systems from San Diego to the high desert left several roads in Yucca Valley flooded. Thunder and lightning also lit up various pockets of the Southland. The desert heat sent many out of the valley

Fifty of the Coachella Valley’s top young readers will be honored today for their participation in a Boys and Girls Club reading program. The Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley will recognize the youths who participated in its Top 50 Readers program at an 11:30 a.m. luncheon at the La Quinta Senior Center.

Fire crews were battling wildfires in Cabazon, Joshua Tree, Big Bear and several other areas on Thursday afternoon after lightning-fueled storms sparked fires in dry brush, according to Cal Fire. An air attack was launched around on a fire that broke out on the Morongo Indian Reservation north of Banning. Click here to submit your

More thunderstorms struck today over western Riverside County and the San Jacinto Mountains, dropping hail, downing utility lines, flooding valley roads and raising concerns about lightning-sparked wildfires. A late-afternoon storm system moving about 5 mph southwest from Hemet over Homeland, Winchester, Menifee and Lake Elsinore was “capable of producing golf ball size hail” and “winds