Inland carpool-lane study stalls -- P-E

With decades of growth threatening to drop speeds on Inland highways into the single digits, transportation experts say Southern California must build more freeway lanes and use existing lanes better.

Political Notebook - 08/06 -- P-E

Riverside Councilman Frank Schiavone will have the deep pockets of the Riverside Sheriff's Association backing his challenge to Riverside County Supervisor Bob Buster in the 2008 race for First District supervisor.

Restrictions set for voting machines -- The Californian

The state's chief elections official will sharply restrict electronic voting machines in the Feb. 5 elections, and a long list of new security requirements she issued late Friday night leaves questions for even the handful of voters who might need them.

'A 75-year vision' to save Salton Sea - San Diego Union-Tribune

Today, Smith is an Imperial County businessman working to help resuscitate the dying desert sea that few dare to enter and on bad days can drive visitors far from shore with its smell.

Ex-Inland man issues new al-Qaida threat -- P-E

A former Inland resident who is now a member of al-Qaida threatened foreign diplomats and embassies across the Islamic world in a new video Sunday, saying they would be targeted as "spy dens."

Inland agencies rolling out the armored vehicles  -- P-E

The Riverside Police Department has joined a growing number of Inland law-enforcement agencies that have added an eight-ton weapon to their arsenal.

Corona nonprofit's campaign focuses on child safety -- P-E

Petersen and Russell created the Corona-based nonprofit organization 4 R Kids Sake to spotlight the dangers of leaving children alone in and around cars.

Police still searching for Soboba Casino heist suspect -- The Desert Sun

Police continue to search for the Soboba Casino worker who is suspected of stealing $1.5 million.

BREAKING @ 12:07 PM: Police arrest Soboba Casino heist suspect -- The Desert Sun

Palm Springs in running to become wildlife waystation -- P-E

Wildlife WayStation, a 160 acre nonprofit sanctuary and hospital for maltreated and abandoned wild animals, hopes to move at least some of its facilities and animals from the mountains of the Angeles National Forest above the San Fernando Valley to Palm Springs.

Council candidates get down to debating -- The Desert Sun

Palm Springs City Council candidates joined Sunday for a debate on local issues.

Fish clean-up task force to meet this month -- The Desert Sun

The Salton Sea’s fish clean-up task force is having its next meeting Aug. 28.

Opinion: Warming pain -- P-E

The fight over whether regulatory mandates or market forces offer the best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions rests more on political creed than real-world practicality.  California's elected officials should be seeking the most cost-effective way to reach the state's ambitious climate-change goals.

Opinion: Police-badge clarity -- P-E

Last week's legal advice from the attorney general should finally end the misguided practice of distributing official-looking badges as political favors.  So Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle -- and others like him across California -- should start collecting the honorary badges given to civilian volunteers and political patrons over the years.