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DirecTV customers across the Southland have lost access to CBS and KCAL indefinitely in a fee dispute between CBS Corp. and AT&T, which owns the satellite provider.
   KCAL is owned by CBS. The blackout also affects the Smithsonian Channel and the CBS Sports Network. Beginning minutes after 11 p.m. Friday, when a contract between the two sides expired, the following message appeared on the screens of DirecTV viewers who selected either channel:

   A small earthquake rattled parts of Riverside County Friday morning, but there were no reports of serious damage.
   A temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 was detected at 11:40 a.m. about nine miles southeast of Anza and about 22 miles southwest of Rancho Mirage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
   The quake was felt in some areas of the Coachella Valley and as far south as San Diego, according to the USGS ``Did You Feel It?'' online map.

Residents of a high desert community hit hard by this month's big earthquakes no longer need to boil tap water.San Bernardino County authorities announced Wednesday the boil-water notice for Trona and neighboring areas has been lifted and citizens do not need to rely on bottled water.The Mojave Desert community of 2,000 residents was strongly shaken by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on July 5 and a magnitude 6.4 foreshock on July 4.The county says damage assessments resulted in 31 residences red tagged and 51 yellow tagged.

Two horses were killed in a freak collision at Del Mar during training on the second day of its season.The accident occurred Thursday morning when Charge A Bunch, trained by Carla Gaines, threw rider Geovanni Franco, turned sharply and collided with Carson Valley, who was trained by Bob Baffert.Carson Valley's rider, jockey Assael Espinoza, was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and Franco was not injured.

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Temperatures are expected to soar into the triple
digits once again today in the Inland Empire before the region cools off
slightly through the end of the week.
   An excessive heat warning for the Coachella Valley and a heat advisory
covering the Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario metropolitan area are both set to expire at 8 p.m.
today, according to the National Weather Service.
   NWS officials urged residents in those areas to drink plenty of fluids
and check up on elderly relatives and neighbors, especially those without

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 4.9 aftershock of last week's Southern California earthquakes has been felt widely in the region.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 6:11 a.m. Friday and was centered about 5 miles (8 kilometers) northeast of the Mojave Desert city of Ridgecrest.

The quake was felt very lightly in the Los Angeles area.

There have been thousands of aftershocks of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on July 4 and the 7.1 quake that occurred the next day.

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Temperatures will soar into the triple digits today (Friday)
throughout the Inland Empire, and residents were advised to take precautions to
prevent heat stroke and other problems.
   ``Take this heat seriously, even if you're healthy and feel you are
acclimated to high temperatures,'' Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron
Kaiser said. ``Temperatures like those predicted can lead to life-threatening
issues. Just a few precautions can help you stay safe.''

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Military veterans and their spouses are eligible for
job training, placement assistance and other benefits under a $488,635
federal grant awarded to Riverside County, it was announced today.
   The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act grant will directly support
the county's Veterans' Employment-Related Assistance Program until March
31, 2021.
   According to the Economic Development Agency, 00 approved applicants
are eligible for skills advancement training and referrals under the program.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a July 4 earthquake in the Southern California desert may have killed a man in neighboring Nevada.

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake near Ridgecrest was felt far and wide.

The Nye County Sheriff's Department says deputies on Tuesday found a 56-year-old man pinned under a Jeep in Pahrump, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) from the quake's epicenter.

The man was last seen alive at a local gas station the day before the earthquake.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes low-income adults age 25 and younger eligible for the state's Medicaid program regardless of their immigration status.