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Riverside County fire crews quickly contained a fire at a Desert Hot Springs duplex. Calls reporting the fire came in just after 11 a.m., and crews reported seeing flames shooting out of the structure, located at 66424 Ironwood Drive. The fire was contained about 20 minutes later. There were no reports of injuries. Two adults

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt can move ahead with a $150 million loan to meet payroll and cover bills, but a hearing will be held next month on an alternate financial proposal by Major League Baseball, attorneys involved in the team’s bankruptcy case agreed today. During a hearing before a bankruptcy judge in Delaware

El juez gir una orden de arresto en contra de un sujeto que no se present en corte ayer y que est acusado de posesin de pornografa infantil y de videos de actos sexuales con animales. Se trata de Joel Simpson de 35 aos de Palm Springs quien se encontraba en libertad condicional y ahora

El forense del Condado de Riverside confirm oficialmente la identidad de la mujer que falleci despus de chocar con su auto de frente con un semais en la I-10 a la altura de Washington Street en Palm Desert el pasado 21 de Junio. Se trata de Ins Tula Mendoza de 43 aos residente de Thousand

A new era in child safety begins Tuesday with new rules from the Consumer Product Safety Commission on infant cribs. Drop-side cribs, the standard of the industry for decades are now banned. Tthe drop-sides have a rail that can be lowered or raised to allow parents easier access to lift a baby. Too often children

Ayer a las 2:44 a.m. un vehculo se impact con un rbol, cuando la polica lleg el carro se estaba incendiando, de inmediato sacaron al pasajero en estado de gravedad el cual fue abandonado por el conductor de 16 aos que fue localizado mal herido minutos ms tarde. El choque ocurri sobre Mission Lakes Blvd.

Fireworks went on sale on Tuesday for residents of Cathedral City. All four stands represent non-profit businesses or chairities, including Calvary Bible Church, Cathedral City Boxing Club; Cathedral City Police Officers Association and St. Louis Church. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the following locations: * Rio Vista Plaza at

The National Weather Service has issued as excessive heat warning for the eastern portion of Riverside County. The warning extends from 10 a.m. on Tuesday until 8 p.m., and comes very close to the Coachella Valley. Residents in the areas of Chiriaco Summit, Desert Center, Blythe, Brawley, Calexico and El Centro need to be prepared

The Department of Fish and Game is shortening a popular hiking trail in our local mountains. The department fenced off the last half mile of the Bump and Grind trail Monday morning. The goal is to protect the big horn sheep that supposedly roam the area, said a department spokesman. Mark and Laurie Mallory hike

More than 375 union workers with the Coachella Valley Water District are at an impasse in their negotiations with the district. Many workers for the SEIU 721 union turned out Tuesday morning for a rally designed as a show of power and to send a message that they stand firm behind their demands. Some workers

Trabajadores del Distrito del Agua del Valle de Coachella (CVWD) se manifestaron hoy para exigir algunos cambios en su contrato. Esta dependencia (CVWD) aprob un presupuesto de 220 millones de dlares a principios de mes, lo que refleja algunos recorte salariales y de personal. Algunos de los empleados estn considerado jubilares, esperando colectar su fondo

Un hombre de Palm Springs fue arrestado como sospehoso de poseer pornografa infantil. Se trata de Joel Bradley Simpson de 35 aos fue arrestado despus de que la polica recibiera una denuncia, los agentes sirvieron una orden de cateo en el domicilio de Bradley y en su computadora encontraron video y fotografas pornogrficos donde aparecan

Mercedes Soto works at the Coachella Valley Water District and is also a union member; she says she fears that changes in the contract will have a negative effect on her family. “I struggle to think about how it?s going to affect my family and even more so, how it?s going to affect 300-plus families,”

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire decreased today for the 51st time in 53 days, falling seven-tenths of a cent to $3.815, the lowest since March 3. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 7 cents lower than one week ago and 21.6 cents

Some of the largest solar projects in the world are in the works for eastern Riverside County, but now those developers are saying they’ve been blind sided by what they see as a last minute money grab by the county. Tuesday county supervisors will vote on a solar energy development tax. Opponents of the fee

Riverside County residents voiced opposition today to proposed changes to supervisorial district boundaries based on the last census, focusing their criticism on a plan to remove several neighborhoods from one supervisor’s longtime domain. The first public hearing on the Redistricting Steering Committee’s “working maps” was dominated by residents from the city of Riverside’s Arlanza, Eastside

Empleados de Indio tendrn un 5% de aumento de salario a partir del prximo viernes, en cambio los administradores de la ciudad experimentarn un recorte del 10 al 15% en sus ingresos ya que consideran muy alto su salario. Estos acuerdos con parte de la reestructuracin administrativa de Indio para enfrentar el dficit econmico.

Ayer desde las 5:00 a.m. os bomberos trabajaron duro para sofocar un incendio de basura en el rea del Hwy 111 y Magnesia Falls en Rancho Mirage. Por fortuna no hay daos personales que lamentar, solo una estructura abandonada result ligeramente daada por las llamas.

La polica investiga en torno al robo por tercera ocasin en un mes en agravio de ABC Recovery Center de Indio, un centro de rehabilitacin no lucrativo para personas con vicios. Cuando los empelados llegaron al lugar, ayer lunes, se encontraron con que faltaban dos aires acondicionados. Anteriormente ya haban robado un televisor, un estereo

A varios das del asesinato de tres hombres y de un cuarto mal herido cuya condicin es crtica, la polica no ha revelado muchos detalles al respecto para no entorpecer la investigacin. Solo dijeron que ninguna de las tres vctimas cuenta con record delictivo y/o criminal, y que la persona que est en el hospital