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Starting in December, the Palm Springs Unified School District will use drug-detecting dogs at its middle and high school campuses, it was reported today. The dogs will not search actual students, but will sniff backpacks and their personal belongings. Do you think drug-sniffing dogs are needed on Palm Springs school campuses? Let us know in

A man was shot twice today in the fourth suspected gang- related shooting within the past five weeks in one Indio neighborhood. The unidentified victim was shot twice during a confrontation with several people while walking near Swingle and Helen avenues around 2:10 a.m., said Sgt. Anthony Baur of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The

California Fish and Game officers searched today for what one resident described as “a large, panther-sized black cat,” on the roof of a local residence, a sheriff’s investigator said. The cat was spotted at about 8 a.m. Saturday morning in the 78,000 block of Calle Remo in La Quinta, said Investigator Matt Diaz of the

The city of Moreno Valley got a $500,000 federal grant to target gang activity, the city announced. The U.S Department of Justice funds will be used for the city’s School Resource Officer Program, said Acting Assistant City Manager Michelle Dawson. A portion of the funds will pay for a resource officer to work at Rancho

(CNN) – This weekend marks the end of an era for many fans of the iconic Liberace. The Las Vegas museum dedicated to preserving the glitz, the glamour and even the gaudiness that defined the entertainer’s career is closing Sunday after more than 30 years. Despite his dynamic history, the draw of the Liberace Museum

People who want to vote in the Nov. 2 election have until the end of Monday to submit their voter registration forms, county Registrar Barbara Dunmore advised today. The Registrar’s office in Riverside will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Monday to accept the forms. Mail-in forms must have a Monday postmark if prospective voters want

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in a residential neighborhood in an unincorporated area of Indio late Wednesday night. It happened just before 11 p.m. on the 81000 block of Sirocco Avenue. Investigators say two homes were hit by gunfire during the shooting, but no one was hurt. Witnesses say two cars

A shooting near Indio High School left a teenager in critical condition Thursday at Desert Regional Hospital. The teenage boy was found with a gunshot wound to the head but the suspect got away. The Indio Police responded to a shots fired call at around 2:10 p.m. on Clinton Street north of Granada Street. The

Cathedral City police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Thursday evening at a shoe store. Police responded to the alarm at Payless Shoe Store at 7:37 p.m. on the 31300 block of Date Palm Drive where employees told them a man wearing a stocking mask and holding a gun robbed them. He took off

The teenager who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a shooting near Indio High School has died from his injuries, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Records show he died Thursday night at 7:38 p.m. The shooting was reported at 2:10 p.m on Thursday on Clinton Street at Granada Street, said Ben

(KABC) With less than three weeks until the election, both political parties are pulling out all the stops. President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Sarah Palin are just some of the big names coming to California to help candidates. Clinton will be at the University of California, Los Angeles Friday to campaign for

Indio police are investigating a report of a man trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl from a city sidewalk. The teenager told police she was walking home alone in the area of Cheyenne Road, north of Buffalo Trail in Indio on Monday when a passing car honked at her. Inside, she told authorities a white

Iraq War Veteran Troy Yocum is hiking 7,000 miles across America, banging his drum and sounding the call for $5 million to help military families in need. With Emmie the SuperDog by his side, he took the first step of his 16-month quest on April 17, 2010. Now they are on track to complete the

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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on Thursday when the discovered he had two warrants out for his arrest for deserting the U.S. Marine Corps. Kaderrious McCoy, 20, of Twentynine Palms, was taken into custody after his girlfriend told deputies he burst his way into her home and assaulted her. Deputies found McCoy

A 23-year-old man was in the hospital Friday, after an early morning shooting. According to Indio Police, the shooting happened at 12:51 a.m. at the Circle K on Madison near Highway 111. The victim suffered from 2 gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. Police said

Ayer jueves a las 5:30 p.m. el chofer de una camioneta se estamp con un rbol en el rea de Vista Chino y Avenida Caballeros en Palm Springs. En el accidente se involucr otra camioneta, el chofer de esta result herido y ahora se recupera en el hospital.

Ayer jueves a las 10:00 a.m. una mujer que circulaba en su auto sobre Thousand Palm Canyon Road en Thousand Palms perdi el control en una curva y se volc. La mujer result herida y ahora se recupera en el hospital.

Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will prosecute distribution and possession of marijuana in California even if the state’s voters approve a ballot measure to legalize the drug. Holder says the Justice Department strongly opposes the California ballot measure, and he says the department remains firmly committed to enforcing the federal Controlled Substances

La polica investiga in tiroteo entre individuos a bordo de dos autos en movimiento ocurrido el pasado mircoles a las 11:00p.m. en Sirocco Ave cerca de Clinton Street en Indio. Segn el reporte nadie result herido aunque dos casas recibieron impacto de bala. Las autoridades ya cuentan con la descripcin de los autos.