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A suspected gang member wanted for a string of Coachella robberies remained behind bars Wednesday afternoon, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On Tuesday at 10 a.m., a search warrant was served by members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s SWAT team at a residence on
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Cinema Culturas and the City of Indio will host several short film screenings Wednesday as part of Cinema Culturas’ weeklong Festival in the Fields. The free event will feature short films created by Indio High School students who participated in Cinema Culturas’ “Storytelling, Film and Student Professional Development” workshop, hosted by Dr. Judy White, Riverside
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A man was arrested over the weekend for alleged continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 10. Alfonso Gonzalez Meraz, 31, was arrested Friday morning on Lawrence Drive in Thermal, jail records reveal. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson told News Channel 3 the Thermal Sheriff’s Station first received word of the
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A man fatally shot in Cathedral City last week has been identified. 23-year-old Jaime Antonio Monjaraz died at Desert Regional Medical Center on Friday night. Cathedral City Police Department Commander Paul Herrera confirmed the victim’s identity on Tuesday. According to CCPD, Monjaraz was a Desert Hot Springs resident. Monjaraz’s best friend, Alex Estrada, spoke with
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The valley is remembering the lives of two Palm Springs police officers who were killed in the line of duty three years ago Tuesday. Lesley Zerebny and Jose ‘Gil’ Vega were shot and killed by John Hernandez Felix after they responded to a family disturbance call on October 8, 2016. Dozens attended a memorial service
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Se identificó a un hombre muerto a tiros en Cathedral City la semana pasada. Jaime Antonio Monjaraz, de 23 años, murió en el Desert Regional Medical Center el viernes por la noche. El comandante del Departamento de Policía de Cathedral City, Paul Herrera, confirmó la identidad de la víctima el martes. Según el CCPD, Monjaraz
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Southern California Edison has messaged Desert Hot Springs customers informing them to be prepared as there may potentially be a Public Safety Power Shutoff of electrical lines in the area Wednesday. Clearer version of the outage map In a message sent to customers who will be affected across Southern California, SCE wrote that the reason
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With the sun beating down on the valley floor nearly every day of the year, staying cool is always a challenge, especially in school buses, most of which in service locally don’t have air conditioning. “i mean it gets really hot in the desert so, yeah I’m surprised there wouldn’t be air conditioning already on
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An elderly woman was found in a pool at a Palm Desert community after drowning Tuesday afternoon. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies received reports of the drowning at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 53000 block of Calloway Lane, inside the Del Webb Sun City community. Investigators do not
Continue Reading“I really love this sport and I feel like being captain is what I’ve always wanted to be,” Molly Murphy said. A goal, now realized. Murphy earned that title on the Palm Springs volleyball team for her senior season. “Molly is such a bright person. She has such a great character and she’s a natural
Continue ReadingThis week, October 6-12th, is Fire Prevention Week. The Riverside County Fire Department is holding an open house at fire stations in the Coachella Valley providing an opportunity for residents to mix with firefighters and learn safety tips. To find where the next open house will be this week, you can visit rvcfire.org. The Fire
Continue ReadingA total of 50 people were arrested last Friday in a sweeping raid that took place throughout the Coachella Valley. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested people with charges ranging from robbery to public drunkenness. Deputy Mike Vasquez says a series of complaints lead up to the raid. “We had focused areas that were going to
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced Tuesday that it received a $48,000 grant for enforcement and education programs intended to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will fund programs including DUI and driver’s license checkpoints, the creation of “Hot Sheets” to identify repeat
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Un hombre de 31 años fue arrestado durante el fin de semana por presunto abuso sexual de un niño menor de 10 años. Alfonso González Meraz fue arrestado el viernes por la mañana en Lawrence Drive en Thermal, revelan los registros de la cárcel. Un portavoz del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Riverside recibió
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A man who allegedly shot at three people in Thermal was charged today with three counts of attempted murder and one count of negligently discharging a firearm. Juan Pablo Linares, 19, of Thermal, allegedly fired a handgun at the victims — none of whom were hit by the gunfire — on Sept. 27 as they
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One man is dead, another has been hospitalized after being shot in a Cathedral City neighborhood late Friday night. UPDATE: Man fatally shot in Cathedral City identified According to a news release by the Cathedral City Police Department, officers received several reports of a shooting at approximately 11:15 p.m. in the area of Navajo Trail
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Pre-trial motions will be heard starting today in the death penalty trial of a man accused of setting fire to his mother outside her Indio workplace, causing injuries that killed her about a month after he allegedly doused her in flammable liquid and set her ablaze. Israel Guardado-Ramirez, 38, is accused of setting fire to
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. A local martial arts class is helping students gain confidence through self-defense training and character building. News Channel 3 spoke with a mother who found closure for her daughter who was a victim of bullying. “I never thought my daughter would go through that its..what do you tell somebody…you
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Sheriff’s deputies announced the arrests today of 50 Coachella Valley residents for various drug-related crimes during a sweep that also resulted in the seizure of weapons and stolen vehicles. GALLERY: Arrest details for East Valley patrol saturation sweep The operation was largely centered in the city of Coachella, as well as other unincorporated areas throughout
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The government of Saudi Arabia, which suffers from a battered image and seeks to open itself to tourism and expand cultural ties with Western countries, has found a willing partner in the Coachella Valley-based contemporary art biennial Desert X, which said this week it will collaborate on an exhibition in the kingdom in early 2020,
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