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A man was injured after he was bucked from a horse Sunday night near the Indio/Coachella area. According to John Welsh with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. along Jackson Street, near Avenue 48. The city boundaries of Indio and Coachella run parallel along Jackson Street. The man

According to the Palm Springs Police Department, a man has died at a local hospital after getting hit by two cars in Palm Springs. It happened on N. Gene Autry Trail, north of Via Escuela. PSPD says the man was hit in the road by two cars around 9:20 p.m. One vehicle stopped, while the

The California Highway Patrol will inspect child vehicle safety seats today near the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. Inspections are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cardenas market, 82266 Highway 111, following the fair’s annual Presidents Day parade. Inspections and installations are free, done by certified technicians and take about 30

“We’re coming together as a county as well as families and friends and it’s just a great time for everybody,” said Makenna McIntyre, also known as this year’s Queen Scheherazade. The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is back and for many locals it couldn’t come soon enough. “Every year it’s a tradition for

President Barack Obama is teeing off on a private California golf course owned by supporter Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of the Oracle software company. Ellison ranks third on Forbes’ annual list of the 400 richest Americans, with an estimated $41 billion fortune. His 249-acre desert property in Rancho Mirage features a 19-hole private golf

Just outside the pink walls of the Annenberg estate at Sunnylands, some neighbors in Rancho Mirage await the chance to see President Barack Obama’s motorcade, impressed he chose to visit the Coachella Valley once again. For some residents, it’s historic and an honor to have the president staying just blocks away from their homes. Others

The President’s visit makes for a historic weekend for Coachella Valley residents. They might not get to see him in person, but for many, they are getting closer than ever. It is the neatest thing for people to get as close to Air Force One as we are right now and that’s exactly what they

Golf Legend Arnold Palmer received a warm welcome at Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert Saturday morning. The club held a special ceremony honoring “The King,” as he’s often referred to, with a stone monument and plaque. Palmer and his design company created two Palmer Signature Golf Courses at Indian Ridge. “It’s been 20

A suspected burglar, out on bail, was arrested early Saturday morning by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to the Sheriff’s Department news release, they responded to a residential alarm on the 77-000 block of California Avenue in Palm Desert just after 1:00 a.m Saturday. When they arrived on scene, deputies found evidence of a

Detectives with the Indio Police Department arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection to burglarizing the same church three times in less than two months. The theft occurred at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, located at 82450, Bliss Avenue in Indio. Enrique Labastida, 30, is suspected of stealing audio/video equipment twice, a donation box,

AIr Force One came rumbling into the Coachella Valley for the second time in eight months, once again, giving people a chance to see the grandeur of a presidential visit up close and personal. “Oh it was exciting, we saw it,” said Steve Fleischman. “Air Force One came right over the boulevard here, really low

The 68th Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival kicked off Friday, welcoming families for the 10-day event. The fair runs through Feb. 23. Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor John Benoit helped open the festival, with the Shadow Hills High School chamber singers who sang the national anthem. Queen Jasmine Valenzuela, 3, of Coachella was

Mientras una severa tormenta de nieve y fro azota el este de Estados Unidos, California sufre una de las peor sequa que en dcadas y eso est afectando a cientos de miles de personas. El Presidente de Barack Obama, visita hoy viernes la ciudad de Fresno, para hablar sobre los esfuerzos que realiza su gobierno

En Palm Springs, las calles Kirk Douglas Way entre Ramon Road y El Cielo Road estarn cerradas hasta las 4:00p.m. del lunes. Tambin Airport Center Drive entre la Avenida Evelita y El Placer Road estarn clausuradas hasta el lunes por la tarde. En Rancho Mirage, las siguientes calles tambin estarn cerradas al flujo vehicular durante

The excitement of the presidential visit can be felt all around the Coachella Valley. People began lining up near Palm Springs International Airport Friday morning in hopes of catching a glimpse of President Obama when he lands. As Cal Trans began to set up barricades at Kirk Douglas Way near the airport, cars lined the

Road closures are expected this weekend in areas near Rancho Mirage but some additional road closures will occur in Palm Springs as President Obama makes his way into town. Kirk Douglas Way between Ramon Road and El Cielo Road beginning at 2:00 PM on Friday through 4:00 PM Monday. Drivers will still be able to

Two meth busts were made by border patrol agents on Thursday at the Indio Station. Over 21 lbs. of methamphetamine was seized in the two separate incidents, according to agents with El Centro Sector Border Patrol. Agents said the first bust was made around 10:45 a.m. after a bus was stopped at the Highway 86

Un hombre de 52 aos fue arrestado en Coachella despus de que la polica lo sorprendido con cobre hoy viernes a las 4:00 a.m. La polica recibi una llamada que reportaba actividad sospechosa en el rea de la Avenida 54 cerca de Harrison Street en Coachella. En el lugar haba un poste de la luz

A 52-year-old man was arrested in Coachella after police found him with copper wire and burglary tools early Friday morning. Police were called to Avenue 54 near Harrison Street on a report of a suspicious person just after 4 a.m. They discovered a street light had been tampered with and copper wire was pulled from

A brush fire ignited near Gene Autry Trail and Highway 111 in Palm Springs. Firefighters responded are were able to put the fire out quickly. The fire, that started shortly before 10 a.m., never grew large but smoke was visible behind Vons grocery store. Nobody was injured during the incident. Firefighters stayed on scene until