Thermal News

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved final plans for an 8,900-square-foot fire station in Thermal, clearing the way for bidding to start among developers interested in working on the project.

Two people were found dead Sunday in Thermal, and authorities believe the pair was murdered.

City homicide detectives are now investigating a fire early Friday that killed a homeless man staying in a closed-down tavern.

Riverside County sheriff's deputies say the bodies were discovered early Sunday on a dirt trail in a vineyard.

Deputies found two dead bodies Sunday morning on a dirt trail in a vineyard in Thermal, officials said.

Police are looking for two crafty men who duped a young Thermal woman out of thousands of dollars in a scam involving bars of gold and the promise of riches, police said.

Authorities today are asking for the public's help in finding two men who used a semi-automatic pistol to commit a robbery.

A Thermal couple is accused of burglarizing two La Quinta homes while out on bail for other burglaries.

Light rain fell in many areas of the valley Friday morning, and more showers may come through during the weekend, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.

There are times when a newspaper must cast the spotlight, as uncomfortable as it might be, on a community issue that deserves greater attention than it now is receiving.

Thermal, CA - With the 2010 season just weeks away, HITS, Inc. is preparing for full horse show circuits in Thermal, CA, and Ocala, FL.

Coachella Valley Unified School District is facing more than $6,700 in fines after receiving five citations from OSHA - the most serious involving heat illness.

Some people think of the Holocaust as so long ago and so far away that it seems like a scene in a long-forgotten movie.

Stephanie Maldonado doesn't look like your typical community activist. For one thing, she's just 12 years old.

Did you know that the top five food businesses in Aliso Viejo create 3.3 tons of food waste each week? Under a new pilot program, city officials hope to divert that waste, which includes old produce, leftover scraps from restaurants, and coffee grinds to a composting facility in Thermal, a community south of Indio.

Immigration advocates and a former federal judge who handled a case involving the Purepecha Indians in Duroville will participate in a Coachella Valley documentary screening about the group.

A dog rescued from Duroville Trailer Park in Thermal is available for adoption. Named 'Duro,' by Michelle Hodge of Animal Samaritans SPCA, the dog is a male shepherd-lab mix about two years old.

Fashion trends can fade as quickly as an overwashed T-shirt. As a result, clothing retailers desperate to avoid a recession-era pile-up of suddenly untrendy shirts they can't sell have been ordering fewer and demanding a quicker turnaround to save them from guessing what may or may not be in style.

While Melinda tries to enjoy a romantic cruise with Jim, she encounters an angry ghost who is haunting a newlywed couple.

On a daily basis, they protect local residents from criminal activity and extinguish fires that threaten their homes.