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Riverside County Supervisors called on state officials Tuesday to support California’s Enterprise Zone program. The board also hopes to avoid anti-business regulatory changes they said would increase costs to businesses that hire workers in communities with high rates of poverty and unemployment. Supervisor John Benoit authored a resolution in support of the business incentive program

An investigation was under way today into the death of a U.S. Marine from Camp Pendleton who was killed in a skydiving accident near Perris Valley Airport in Riverside County, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched about 3 p.m. Tuesday on a report of aninjured skydiver at or near 2000 Goetz Road, north of where Perris

Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Coachella that sent one person to the hospital. An emergency was reported just before midnight, just west of Harrison, near Bagdouma park. The caller told police her brother had been shot in the driveway of her home. Officers responded to a residence located at 52000 Calle Camacho in

The 12th annual Native FilmFest, which features films by, about and starring Native Americans and other indigenous peoples, opens in Palm Springs tonight. Organized by the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, the festival will open with a mixer at 7 p.m. and an 8 p.m. screening of Norwegian film “Pathfinder” at Camelot Theatres. Feature films, documentaries

80 prominent Republicans, including former Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, have signed a brief in support of gay marriage. The brief will be submitted to the Supreme Court this week in support of a suit that aims to strike down California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ban on gay marriage. Arguments on that case are scheduled for

Doctors don’t have all the answers for some of the bugs circulating around the valley right now. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Looks like the respiratory bug that’s been going around is slowing down, at least in Palm Springs. Although

On Tuesday, Rachel Salazar talked News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 through her family’s nightmare from Saturday night. She says it all began when her brother, Antonio Salazar, 27, and his wife Angelina, of Thermal, left a nightclub in Indio. Antonio got emotional after having too much to drink, she said. He then jumped

Broken glass, crashed cars – not the scene of a real car crash, but very real, adding to the statistics. Palm Desert High school, Cal Fire, and local law enforcement teamed up to put on the ‘Every 15 Minutes’ reenactment – an all too real portrayal of one devastating statistic. “Somewhere in the U.S., every

What comes to mind when you think of spending your recreational time in the Coachella Valley? The Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau has noticed a growing trend where people are spending their time and it may be a surprise. Hiking is gaining popularity all over the valley with both locals and visitors. There

A big rig caught fire today on Interstate 10 eastbound near HWY 62. The fire shut down two lanes initially before firefighters got the blaze under control. The firestartedjust before 4 p.m. today. Special thanks to Freddy Padilla for sending in this video.

SunLine Transit vehicles travel more than 21 million miles throughout Riverside County every year. Now, they’re on the move — from portables, to permanent. “We’ve currently been working out of an admin building that’s over 25 years old; it’s actually trailers believe it or not,” said Sunline Transit Agency General Manager Mikel Oglesby, “We’re coming

80 prominent Republicans, including former Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, have signed a brief in support of gay marriage. The brief will be submitted to the Supreme Court this week in support of a suit that aims to strike down California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ban on gay marriage. Arguments on that case are scheduled for

A 35-year-old Palm Desert man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after slamming his blue Volvo into the back of a semi-truck this morning. Around 8 a.m., the man was speeding past Whitewater rest area on the westbound I-10. As he tried to change lanes in an attempt to avoid slower traffic, he

Just after noon today, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit 3 miles southeast of Loma Linda. There are no initial reports of injuries or damage.

Due to scheduling issues, the penalty phase of trial forone of two men who carjacked, kidnapped, robbed and killed a 55-year-old Indioresident was postponed today and pushed back to next week. Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, could face the deathpenalty for the May 7, 2008, murder of Daniel Kuzawa. Earlier this month,jurors convicted

Dos hombres fueron arrestados por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza con marihuana con valor de $73 mil dlares despus de que fueran sorprendidos cuando brincaban la garita internacional cerca del rea conocida como Imperial Dunes en Calexico, California. Despus de rastrearlos unos minutos en su intento por huir finalmente tomaron en custodia a los dos

Two men were arrested with an estimated $73,000 worth of marijuana last Friday night when they were spotted climbing over the U.S./Mexico border fence near the Imperial Sand Dunes. Agents finally found the two Mexican nationals, ages 23 and 26, hiding in the brush just south of Interstate 8. Upon searching the men, agents discovers

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a lawsuit brought by a lesbian Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall refused Monday to dismiss Tracey Cooper-Harris’ challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage

Backers of an initiative to increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack and raise taxes on other tobacco products to expand financial aid for California residents enrolled at public universities received permission today from Secretary of State Debra Bowen to begin gathering signatures. What backers have dubbed as The California Residents College Accessibility and

Costs to operate the county hospital are exceeding revenues by tens of millions of dollars, while higher labor and service expenses are certain to leave the sheriff’s and fire departments’ budgets in the red at the end of the current fiscal year, according to a report Riverside County supervisors will review today. The Executive Office’s