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The Palm Springs City Council approved a full closure of a two block stretch of Palm Canyon Drive in downtown at a special meeting Thursday night. The move will allow businesses to expand their outdoor dining space to be able to serve more customers. City officials hope the move will help struggling businesses affected by

Uber and Lyft will keep operating in Riverside County and across California — for now — with a state appeals court today putting on hold a ruling requiring the ride-hailing companies to classify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. Lyft driver, Jose Hernandez, started his day like usual picking up a nearby rider.

A man was killed Tuesday following an industrial accident in Indio. Sheriffs deputies were called to the 38000 Block of Monroe Street near the Quarry Hi-Grade Materials Facility at approximately 6:43 a.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies located a man who had fallen into a non-operational rock grinder. The man was trapped

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A helicopter pilot killed in a crash while fighting one of the hundreds of California wildfires was identified as an employee of an aviation company contracted by the state fire agency who leaves behind a wife and two daughters. Mike Fournier, 52, was identified by his grief-stricken family in Rancho Cucamonga,

Uber and Lyft officials have threatened to shut down their ride-hailing services in California at midnight Thursday night in response to a court ruling requiring drivers to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors. The companies have been fighting the change, which comes as a result of the passage of Assembly Bill 5 that took effect Jan.

A heavy Sheriff’s Department presence was in the residential area near Avenue 51 and Suncrest Street in Coachella Wednesday night searching for a wanted suspect. Police couldn’t confirm what the suspect was for. A helicopter was circling overhead and several streets were blocked off as deputies established a perimeter. They were announcing over a loudspeaker

The owners of My Thai in La Quinta are still picking up the pieces after their restaurant was broken into and burglarized last week. Video footage shows a person shattering the glass door, partially cutting off power, tearing through a cash register and attempting to wreck the DVR system. “I was very upset because we’re