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State health officials say whooping cough is now an epidemic in California and is on pace to break a 50-year record for infections and deaths for the year. As of June 15, California had 910 recorded cases of the highly contagious disease, and five babies – all under 3 months of age – have died

Las ciudades de Indio, Coachella y La Quinta mostraron el mayor crecimiento poblacional, casi el doble que en el ao 2000. Las cifras son un clculo aproximado basndose en los datos del censo del ao 2000 asi como informacin de fechas de nacimientos, fallecimientos, e informacin de migracin. Cabe mencionar que la poblacin de Coachella

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has reduced the magnitude of an earthquake at the Ontario-Quebec border region of Canada today. The magnitude-5.0 quake was felt in Canada and in several U.S. states, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. There have been no reports of injuries or

With an American flag and the Gasden flag which contains the words “Don’t Tread On Me” by their sides, Matthew Perdie and Brooks Blanton are taking a walk on the wild side. What makes it wild: Some of the people they have met on their trek coast to coast. “We just got snuck up by

Riverside County homeowners upside-down on their mortgages and facing foreclosure may be eligible for help through a taxpayer- funded program expected to be available this fall, state officials reported today. The California Housing Finance Agency — CalHFA — has received federal approval to allocate roughly $700 million in funds distributed to California under the Emergency

Ayer en la madrugada se registraron dos incendios en el Valle de Coachella. El primero a la 1:54 en una casa abandonada ubicada sobre Comanche Street en Indio, causando daos por $10 mil dlares. A las 3:34 los bomberos acudieron a pagar un bungalow localizado en Pastn Street en Rancho Mirage donde las prdidas totalizaron

Ayer martes a las 2:45 p.m. 200 bomberos sofocaron un incendio de maleza en el rea conocida como Old Ranch cerca de Hemet. Las devoraron ms de acres. Segn el informe unos nios que jugaban en el lugar iniciaron el fuego.

Supervisores del Condado de Riverside piden accin legal y que un juez determine si deben tomarse en cuenta las 12,500 boletas que llegaron tarde al no ser enviadas de Moreno Valley antes del cierre de casillas en las pasadas elecciones primarias del 8 de Junio. A finales de esta semana se entablar la demanda para

Ayer mircoles alrededor de las 2:30 p.m. se accident un semais que circulaba sobre la I-10 en el rea de Desert Center, donde el chofer perdi el control, se volc y derram 170 galones de insecticida en la autopista. El conductor fue transportado al hospital va helicptero seriamente lesionado. El trfico se estanc unas 16

Mercedes-Benz de Palm Springs ya inici los trabajos de renovacin y expansin de sus instalaciones como parte de un proyecto de mejoras en todos sus concesionarios a nivel nacional totalizando $1.4 bdd. Localmente se invertirn $3 mdd. Se prev los trabajos terminen a fin de ao.

The Riverside County cities of Hemet and Lake Elsinore on Tuesday night approved proclamations in support of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, the Los Angeles Times reports. The city councils of both municipalities voted in favor of resolutions that stated agreement with the Arizona law that allows law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of

Firefighters are watching some hot spots, but have fully contained a 90-acre wildfire near Hemet and Anza. It broke out Tuesday afternoon near Old Ranch and Sage Roads. The fire was fully contained as of 10pm Tuesday night. Investigators say the cause appears to have been kids playing with fire. Nearly 200 firefighters were working

The McCallum Theatre will be undergoing some renovation work before its fall season begins. The $1.4 million make-over is the first major renovation for the McCallum since it was built in 1988. The entire inside of the theatre and lobby are getting new paint jobs, seats are being upgraded, carpeting is being replaced, and a

Richard Noble is spending a lot more time than usual on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. For 36 hours, he says he’s planning not to eat. He’s setting up his strike for the public to watch and learn from on the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon Drive in Downtown Palm Springs. He says

Two teenagers were taken into custody late Monday night after police found them carrying a handgun and several bullets. Police responded to several 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of Susan Drive and Avenida Maravilla. When officers got to the area, they found a group of three teenagers, two males, one female, who matched

A Coachella Valley teen was back on the streets Monday after a weekend arrest for what authorities called hate crime vandalisms. Three separate incidents were reported to the Palms Springs Police Department on Saturday within a span of three hours. Anti-gay slurs were scratched on cars and painted on homes in a Palms Springs neighborhood.

Directors from short films featured at the opening night of the Palm Springs International ShortFest are expected to attend tonight’s screenings at the Camelot Theatre. The 6:30 p.m. “Opening Night: For Laughing Out Loud,” will feature eight comedic short films,” said festival spokeswoman Emily Davis. Directors Douglas LaMore and Brian H. Mack of the film

The man accused of kidnapping “Party of Five” star Jeremy London in Palm Springs, last week, claims there was no violence or kidnapping involved, and the two actually “partied” together the night of the alleged abduction. London claimed 26-year-old Brandon Adams kidnapped him after helping change a tire on Palm Canyon last Thursday. He claims

Two-thousand people are still homeless in Mexicali, Mexico today after Easter?s 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The Berger Foundation donated $75,000 to Martha’s Village and Kitchen for relief efforts Monday. The money will provide food and personal hygiene items for thousands of homeless people in Mexico. The quake destroyed homes and agricultural resources leaving many people homeless

A trucker was seriously hurt today when his tractor-trailer rolled over, spilling about 60 pallets of bug spray cans across eastbound Interstate 10 west of Desert Center, the California Highway Patrol reported. That amounts to nearly 180 gallons of insecticide. The big rig crash was reported at 2:31 p.m. on the interstate near mile marker