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A 36-year-old Florida man was convicted today of stalking Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast and “Dancing with the Stars” champion Shawn Johnson. Robert Michael O’Ryan, who had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, was then found legally insane by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor. Pastor ordered that O’Ryan be evaluated by the county

Shutting down many Riverside County facilities every Friday may become the norm if the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approves a recommendation by the Department of Human Resources. According to the department, the county would benefit by implementing a synchronized 4-10 work schedule, in which the majority of employees are on the job 10 hours

Blaming an equipment failure, Southern California Edison said power outages hit Palm Springs and Palm Desert last night at nearly the same time, casting nearly 3,000 people in the dark. Power was restored to most an hour later, but nearly 600 others were still without electricity for much of the day Friday. Those people didn’t

Last-minute mail-in ballots are to blame for the backup of uncounted votes in the Riverside County Election, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. Voters like Warren Kassub of Palm Desert say, “Obviously they haven’t given it a lot of thought about the way they are counting them, they need to improve the process.

Traps set up in the Salton Sea region and Mecca have revealed the movement of West Nile into the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control, which is in charge of tracking the movement of mosquito-bourne illnesses, has tracked mosquitoes caught in traps. As News Channel 3 reported last month, West Nile was first

Fire officials say a large fire that tore through a South Los Angeles recycling plant and injured a civilian has been extinguished. City fire spokesman Cecil Manresa says the fire was knocked down shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday after 160 firefighters battled the blaze. The injured person was taken to a hospital, but the extent

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the California border with Mexico, this afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered in the same area as the Easter Sunday earthquake, which measured 7.2 in magnitude, near Guadalupe Victoria, Baja, California. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Ten Riverside County residents suspected of selling heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine were behind bars today, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration served search warrants in Perris, Lake Elsinore and Menifee Wednesday following an investigation that began in January, said Sgt. Don Sharp. During the raids,

Hi Liu, 24, dodged reporters as he stepped off the first tram car that reached the base of the lower tram Friday morning. Liu was missing in the San Jacinto mountains for nearly twelve hours. His only statement: “No, I’m not hurt.” The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says Liu became separated from his group around

A Palm Springs man suffered major injuries today when his sports utility vehicle overturned on westbound Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit. The crash was reported at 10:38 a.m. on the interstate east of Hayfield Road, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ramon Perez. The 56-year-old driver of the 2007 Ford SUV lost control of the vehicle,

Ayer jueves las autoridades arrestaron a un sujeto que en Junio del ao pasado cuando circulaba en su auto sobre el Hwy 111 al norte de Palm Springs se estamp con un vehculo que estaba estacionado en el cual se encontraba una pareja de ancianos residentes de Yucaipa. Ambos fallecieron en la escena y el

El Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de Riverside anunci que hoy viernes terminarn de contabilizarse las 106,000 boletas que estaban pendientes. Se espera que los resultados finales sean dados a conocer con exactitud hoy al medio da, ya que los que han circulado son preliminares.

Los fuertes vientos de ayer derribaron un poste y provocaron un apagn en Palm Springs. Desde las 5:00 a.m. ms de 500 casas se quedaron sin luz en el rea de Windy Point al oeste de Palm Springs. Las cuadrillas de Southern California Edison trabajaron arduamente para restaurar el servicio.

La polica de Indian Wells anunci que hoy viernes de las 7:00 p.m. y hasta las 2:00 a.m. de maana sbado se llevar a cabo un retn de sobriedad con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios, sin licencia con licencia suspendida. Como es costumbre la ubicacin del punto de revisin

A fast-moving fire challenged firefighters Thursday night along Interstate 10 and Whitewater Canyon. But, 90 minutes after the fire broke out, the flames were contained. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fire broke out around 4pm along power lines in the afternoon near Interstate 10 Cal Fire says 52 acres burned, but there were

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer has been killed during a high-speed pursuit of suspects in San Bernardino County. The CHP says seven-year veteran Tom Coleman was pronounced dead at the Redlands intersection where he smashed into a tractor-trailer around 6:30 a.m. Friday. CHP spokesman Daniel Hesser says the four suspects being pursued for vehicle

The search is still on Wednesday for the suspects responsible for lighting a teen on fire over the weekend. It happened at Bagdouma Park in Coachella. Three suspects are wanted by police. However, the victim is expected to survive the incident after suffering second degree burns to his torso, authorities said. During the day, the

Stymied in their plans to hold a one-day strike, registered nurses at the UC Riverside Campus Health Center and other hospitals across the state plan to hold rallies today to protest what they call dangerous staffing shortages. “Our number-one priority remains correcting the chronic staffing issues at University of California medical centers, which we have

Mountain rescue teams converged on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Wednesday for a social visit of sorts. Along with members from the Riverside and Desert Mountain Rescue Units, sheriff’s deputies and representives from the U.S. Forestry Service all showed up for a tramway orientation session. It was put together by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Emergency