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The first steps toward major job cuts are under way to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Layoff notices went out to nearly 100 sheriff’s deputies around the county. According to Riverside Sheriff’s Association President, Pat McNamara, the department started sending out layoff notices Sunday night. The notices inform deputies that their duties will end on

Roman Soliz checks out the latest gadget to fall in his hands: a new tablet computer. He and more than 250 of his freshman classmates will be getting one during a special ceremony on Wednesday. “On a scale of 1 to 10, this [tablet] is a 10, and my computer is a 1,” he said.

A suspect was arrested in connection with the abduction of a 9-year-old Riverside girl who was taken from her home as she slept, assaulted and dumped out of a car several miles away, police said today. Lt. Guy Toussaint said details of the arrest would be released at an afternoon news conference. The child, whose

Usted quiz los ha visto, son personas que se sitan en las esquinas, estacionamientos o enfrente de algn comercio. Son jornaleros, personas que estn en busca de trabajo temporal. Esta situacin que se vive y es una realidad en miles de ciudades de toda la nacin. Salimos a las calles de Cathedral City para ver

Palm Springs police were looking for a man who shot and killed his girlfriend’s dog inside her home on Monday. Police responded to the call along the 1900 block of Marguerite around 4:30 p.m. on Monday after they received a call concerning shots fired in the area. They found a pit bull had been shot

Gov. Jerry Brown will release his revised budget proposal for California Monday, but recent improvements to state revenue could create a problem for him. The governor is still expected to ask for an extension in tax increases set to expire June 30 to balance the state’s remaining $15.4 billion deficit. Brown says the tax hikes

A 19-year-old woman reported to law enforcement that she was sexually assaulted by several men in the La Quinta Cove, a sheriff’s sergeant said today. The woman was attacked between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. Sunday, sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Hoyt said. She reported the crime to deputies Sunday afternoon, he said. The suspects, two or more

A hair cut-a-thon raised money for the family of a 2-year-old who drowned earlier this month in Indio. The International Beauty School, 81695 Highway 111 in Indio, held the event Sunday, with both instructors and students offering haircuts. Tickets cost $10, but organizers say many came just to donate. “It feels really good. I didn’t

Two robbers believed to be working in concert robbed two women today in the parking lot of Casino Morongo, authorities said. The first victim was at her car in an outdoor parking lot of the casino when she was accosted by a man in a dark pullover shirt and black pants who brandished a handgun

Durante el fin de semana unos 20 estudiantes de preparatorias del Valle de Coachella recibieron becas de la fundacin del Dr. Corren. Las becas van de los 2,500 a 5 mil dolares y son distribuidos a estudiantes Mxico-americanos que muestren un buen rendimiento acadmico. Mas de un milln de dolares ha sido proporcionado por la

Palm Springs police were searching for a man considered armed and dangerous after a dog was shot and killed at a home along the 1900 block of Marguerite Street on Monday afternoon. The call came in around 4:30 p.m. at the home located near the Cathedral Canyon Golf Course, south of Dinah Shore. Officers on

A major valley hotel will close for part of the summer for renovation. The Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Indian Wells will undergo a major lobby makeover this summer. Due to the extensive construction associated with the project, they will close their doors for business between July 6 and July 27. No

Equality California, the group behind the massive movement to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of California, named a new executive director on Monday. Roland Palencia was hailed as a “trailblazing LGBT activist” with more than 20 years of experience on the front lines of the LGBT equal rights movement, healtcare issues and leading a

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Relatives of children with chronic health disorders and the doctors who treat them pleaded with the Riverside County Board of Supervisors today to refrain from cutting a program that serves low-income youngsters. During a hearing at the County Administrative Center, the board heard from beneficiaries of the California Children’s Services program, which provides taxpayer-funded healthcare

An ex-con accused of gunning down a grandmother at a Cathedral City house party has a separate case pending that will be the subject of an upcoming preliminary hearing, a judge decided today. Gabriel Cuevas Cardoza is accused of killing 52-year-old Mary Ellen Rodriguez and wounding two others after being turned away from an April

The firefighting family of Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Dept. will remember the life of firefighter and paramedic Dave Lezchuk on Tuesday after he lost his battle with brain cancer. Lezchuk succumbed to his fight on May 11 after a long career on firefighting. Most recently Lezchuk was a Fire Apparatus Engineer-Paramedic and

Gov. Jerry Brown has released a revised state budget that calls for a 5 percent increase in spending over the plan he released in January but says a renewal of expiring tax increases is still needed to close California’s remaining budget deficit. The governor announced his updated spending plan on Monday for the fiscal year

Ayer a las 8:25 a.m. los paramdicos acudieron al rea conocida como Show Creek en las montaas San Jacinto despus de recibir el reporte de que un excursionista estaba extraviado y severamente deshidratado. Ville Jokinen pretenda recorrer la travesa conocida como Pacific Crest Trail desde la frontera con Mxico hasta Canad.