A 27-year-old Corona man accused of leaving La Quinta Middle School with a then-12-year-old girl he had been communicating with via social media was sentenced today after pleading guilty in September. Joshua Meza previously entered guilty pleas to six felony counts of committing a lewd act on a child under 14 and one felony count

A 38-year-old man suspected of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 30-year-old man in Palm Desert must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today. Gregory Michael Gauto of Palm Desert was held to answer to the felony charge Friday at the Riverside Hall of Justice, according to case records.    The defendant

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced today the receipt of a nearly $1 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) aimed at prosecution costs in DUI cases. The $942,459 grant, which covers “a vertical prosecution team of four deputy district attorneys,” was green-lit by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on

A man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of stealing $2,000 in US currency, electronics, and safes from multiple businesses in Rancho Mirage and Thousand Palms throughout October. The suspect, a 48-year-old from Thousand Palms, was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle in the area of Ramon Road and Thousand Palms Canyon Road in Thousand

A 21-year-old man who entered guilty pleas after sexually assaulting a ride-hailing service driver at the conclusion of the ride while out on bail for a similar assault was sentenced to three years and six months in prison today.   Luis Enrique Lora of Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty to three sexual battery-related felony counts and

It’s expected to be a busy night in Palm Springs. Several people are celebrating Halloween in Palm Springs at VillageFest at the annual Halloween Spook-tacular. The celebration festivities include a youth costume contest that starts at 7 p.m. and trick-or-treating with VillageFest vendors and downtown merchants according to Palm Springs. Palm Springs Police and Fire

There’s been a couple of instances of Riverside County voters receiving multiple mail-in ballots. News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle went to speak with voters and officials about the issue. We hear concerns pretty frequently from viewers about the voting by mail process and it’s easy to get confused and know your vote is counted. “We

A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in Coachella. The collision was reported just before 7:00 p.m. in the area of Avenue 49 and Grapefruit Boulevard. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived to the scene and found the pedestrian in the roadway. They were pronounced dead at