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  1. Shaking recorded overnight in SoCal, Mexico

    Some shaking was reported early Tuesday both in Southern California and south of the border in northern Baja California, Mexico

    • 7:51 AM
  2. The city of Jurupa Valley's Special Enforcement Team, with assistance from Riverside County's Animal Control and Code Enforcement officers, arrested 28 men and seized more than $14,000 in connection with a suspected illegal cock-fighting ring. Photos courtesy Riverside County's Animal Control

    Cops bust cockfight ring, 28 arrested

    Twenty-eight people suspected to be staging illegal cockfights have been arrested in rural Riverside County.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  3. Biker hospitalized after collision with big rig

    A motorcyclist was hospitalized Monday after hitting a big rig on westbound Interstate 10, just west of Bob Hope Drive, closing two lanes of traffic for about an hour.

    • 12:37 AM

  4. Four injured following crash on Avenue 50

    A two-vehicle Indio crash that hospitalized four people remained under investigation Monday.

    • 12:36 AM
  5. A cockfighting bust on Sunday netted 28 arrests in Jurupa Valley in rural Riverside County. Courtesy of Riverside County Animal Services.

    28 arrested in Riverside County cockfighting bust

    JURUPA VALLEY -- Twenty-eight people suspected to be staging illegal cockfights have been arrested in rural Riverside County.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  6. Magnitude-5.5 quake strikes Northern California

    The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-5.5 quake struck at 1:07 p.m. about 18 miles east of Trinidad in a rural, unincorporated area of Humboldt County.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  7. Motorcyclist hits big rig on I-10 near Bob Hope

    A motorcyclist was hospitalized Monday after hitting a big rig on westbound I-10, just west of Bob Hope Drive, closing two lanes of traffic for about an hour.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  8. Four injured in two-car collision

    A two-vehicle Indio crash that left four people hospitalized remained under investigation today.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  9. Live fire training today, Tuesday for Palm Springs firefighters

    The Palm Springs Fire Department will conduct live firing training exercises today and Tuesday at 287 W. Racquet Club Road in Palm Springs.

    • Feb. 13, 2012

  10. Public Safety Insider: Earthquake warning system closer to reality

    By the end of this month, the Coachella Valley could be one step closer to securing some of the final dollars needed for an early earthquake warning system.

    • Feb. 12, 2012

  11. Series of earthquakes shake up Salton Sea region

    INDIO — The Coachella and Imperial valleys rumbled with a series of earthquakes centered at the southern end of the Salton Sea Saturday.

    • Feb. 12, 2012

  12. 2 accused of shoplifting in Cabazon outlet mall

    CABAZON — Two Los Angeles residents were behind bars this weekend on suspicion of shoplifting from several stores at Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon and other outlet malls in Southern California.

    • Feb. 12, 2012
  13. A power pole broke in half Friday and downed electrical lines set a fence on fire on Cahuilla Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Broken power pole sparks blaze in Desert Hot Springs

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A broken power pole snapped in half Friday and the downed electrical lines set a fence ablaze, but didn't spark a nearby house on fire as initially feared.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  14. Trial date set for 2 accused in slaying of Canadian businessman

    INDIO — A late spring trial date was set Friday for two of five people accused in the throat-slashing murder of a Canadian businessman who owned a vacation home in Indio.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  15. Arrest made in La Quinta theft

    A Coachella teenager accused of committing two armed robberies in La Quinta was arrested Thursday following a struggle with a Riverside County sheriff's deputy.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  16. Pickup hits, injures 12-year-old near Indio

    A 12-year-old suffered minor injuries Friday after being hit by a pickup near Indio.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  17. Palm Desert power outage caused by main line failure

    A main line failure was blamed for knocking out electricity Friday to 1,331 Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  18. Mecca man suspected of having drugs arrested

    A Mecca man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing drugs, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  19. La Quinta doctor convicted of DUI on probation

    A doctor with a La Quinta address was placed on probation after pleading guilty to driving under the influence, the Medical Board of California announced Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  20. Deputies searching for suspects in Coachella robbery

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who broke into a Coachella home and tied up occupants during an armed robbery Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  21. Group flees car after routine traffic stop in Coachella

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies searched a Coachella neighborhood for four people who fled during a routine traffic stop Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  22. William "Billy" Dobbs is seen on his boat in Tsawwassen, B.C. A late spring trial date was set today for two of five people accused in Dobbs' death. Submitted photo

    Trial date set in throat-slashing death of Canadian businessman in Indio

    A late spring trial date was set today for two of five people accused of murder in the throat-slashing death of a Canadian businessman who owned a vacation home in Indio.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  23. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 11 pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday near Salton City, the agency reported. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Border agents confiscate 11 pounds of methamphetamine

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 11 pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday night at a checkpoint near Salton City.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  24. Authorities: Arrest made in La Quinta strong-arm robbery

    A 17-year-old male from Coachella has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in La Quinta Park earlier this week, where a teenager was robbed at knifepoint, La Quinta police said this afternoon.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  25. Deputies searching for four involved in Coachella pursuit

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies are searching for four people who fled from an official during a routine traffic stop this evening in Coachella.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  26. Victims tied up and robbed at gunpoint

    Sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who broke into a Coachella home and tied up occupants during an armed robbery this morning.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  27. A wood power pole broke in half Friday in Desert Hot Springs on Cahuilla Avenue, falling onto a wood fence and setting it on fire next to a home. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Fence catches fire as lines downed in DHS

    When a power pole broke in half Friday in Desert Hot Springs, the fallen lines set a fence ablaze but didn’t spark a house fire as initially feared.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  28. Pickup hits child near Indio

    A 12-year-old suffered minor injuries today after being hit by a pickup near Indio.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  29. Mario Mendoza Gonzalez was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing drugs for sale, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Mecca man suspected of possessing drugs

    A Mecca man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing drugs, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  30. Police identify woman hit by garbage truck

    A woman who was hit by a Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services garbage truck was identified as an Indio resident Thursday.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  31. No injuries in Highway 62 crash near Indian Canyon Drive

    No injuries were reported in a crash that blocked a lane Friday on Highway 62 near Indian Canyon Drive, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  32. Boy hit by car in Cathedral City in critical condition

    CATHEDRAL CITY — A boy was hit by a car in Cathedral City and sent to the hospital in critical condition Thursday afternoon.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  33. CHP: Man on all-terrain vehicle struck by pickup

    A pickup truck hit a man on an all-terrain vehicle near Palm Springs on Thursday.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  34. Elderly man hit by vehicle in November dies from injuries

    A Desert Hot Springs man who was hit by a vehicle Nov. 19 died Feb. 1 from his injuries.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  35. Woman displaced after fire destroys apartment

    A Cathedral City woman was displaced Thursday after a fire destroyed her living room.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  36. Cathedral City firefighters remove a couch from a Cathedral Palms Senior Apartments unit this afternoon. A woman was displaced in the 4 p.m. fire. The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City fire displaces woman

    A woman was displaced after a fire destroyed her living room at a Cathedral City apartment complex.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  37. Boy hit by car in Cathedral City

    A boy was hit by a car in Cathedral City this afternoon and sent to the hospital in critical condition.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  38. Collision leaves at least one with minor injuries

    At least one person suffered minor injuries tonight in a traffic collision in Thousand Palms.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  39. Palm Springs man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl

    A Palm Springs man pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in his care and was immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  40. DHS man dies from injuries suffered in November collision

    A Desert Hot Springs man who was hit by a vehicle Nov. 19 died last week from his injuries.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  41. Pickup hits ATV rider near Palm Springs

    A pickup struck a man on an all-terrain vehicle near Palm Springs this afternoon.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
  42. Earl Joseph Gomez, 47 Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Murder-for-hire suspect pleads not guilty

    A Blythe man accused of plotting to have two people killed pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and other charges.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  43. Woman hit by garbage truck critically injured

    Indio — A woman was critically injured Wednesday after she was hit by a Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services garbage truck in Indio.

    • Feb. 8, 2012

  44. Woman was 'hostile,' ex-officer testifies in DHS police brutality case

    INDIO — Testifying in the trial of a lawsuit alleging brutality by Desert Hot Springs police officers who went to a home to investigate a hit-and-run crash, a former sergeant said Wednesday a woman at the house was hostile and aggressive toward officers and he ordered her to go back inside in an effort to “keep the peace.”

    • Feb. 8, 2012

  45. Dog tossed from third-story SF apartment window

    A woman tossed a dog out a third-story San Francisco apartment window, police say.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  46. Vehicle collision shuts down Highway 74

    Three people were injured in a head-on collision that shut down Highway 74 for 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  47. Homes evacuated after gas main catches fire

    Firefighters evacuated 33 homes Wednesday after a 2-inch gas main caught fire in Palm Desert.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  48. Suspect held in theft of sporting goods

    A Cathedral City man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing merchandise from a Thousand Palms golf store and selling it online.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  49. Blythe man arrested in murder-for-hire plot

    A Blythe man was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to have two people killed for money.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  50. Deputies searching for suspects in La Quinta Park robbery

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who robbed someone at knifepoint in La Quinta Monday afternoon.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

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