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The man who investigators said was posing as a bail agent when he shot and killed a Palm Springs man last month appeared in court Tuesday. He’s facing a murder charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life. Fabian Herrera is charged in the deadly shooting of David Spann, 33,
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Sally Buzbee will be The Washington Post’s first woman executive editor. Buzbee was appointed on Tuesday, and she will take charge on June 1. Buzbee is, of course, defined by so much more than her
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Despite the cancellation of this year’s George Charity Car Show, the Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association presented a donation check to Desert Cancer Foundation. The show was cancelled earlier this year due to the pandemic. PSCA gave sponsors the option of a refund but encouraged donations to the DCF, a non-profit that supports residents undergoing cancer
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Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for hate crimes targeting the sex and race of the victims. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed notice with the Fulton Superior Court on
Continue Reading A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at least 11 mass shootings in the country over the weekend that combined left at least 17 people dead and 35 more wounded, according to CNN reporting and an analysis
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Some sectors of Riverside County’s economy are contending with ongoing hardships and may not return to prosperity in the months ahead because of the lingering impacts of the yearlong coronavirus lockdowns, officials told the Board of Supervisors today. “We have some industries that are really continuing to struggle,” said Lou Monville, head of the county’s
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Riverside County is set to receive nearly $500 million from the Department of Treasury through the American Rescue Plan to help with recovery from the pandemic, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz announced on Tuesday. Ruiz said the county will receive $479,874,599 from the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Fund to strengthen public health efforts, support vital
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(CNN) — La contaminación del aire derivada de la producción de alimentos en Estados Unidos está vinculada a un estimado de 15.900 muertes prematuras cada año, según un nuevo estudio publicado el lunes en Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. De ese total, se estima que 12.700 muertes, cerca del 80%, están vinculadas con la
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las acciones de Estados Unidos sufrieron un impacto por las ventas este martes y el Dow cayó brevemente más de 600 puntos, a medida que los inversores están cada vez más preocupados por el aumento de los precios de las materias primas, la escasez y la inflación. Los precios están
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The Board of Supervisors today formally approved increasing penalties for residents who ignite fireworks illegally inunincorporated communities within Riverside County, as well as designating places where legal pyrotechnics can be purchased and lit. The board voted 5-0 without comment to amend Ordinance No. 858, establishing the revised penalty formula and elevating the authority of the
Continue ReadingMore than 178,000 migrants were encountered at the US-Mexico border in April, a slight increase over March, for the highest one-month total in two decades, Customs and Border Protection officials announced Tuesday, though fewer unaccompanied children arrived. According to Customs and Border Protection, 17,171 unaccompanied migrant children were encountered in April, down from nearly 19,000
Continue ReadingA federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s petition for bankruptcy, saying it was filed in “bad faith” in order to avoid litigation by the New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office, which has sued to dissolve the NRA for allegedly misusing charitable funds. Tuesday’s decision means the NRA will not have bankruptcy protections,
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives and the Biden administration say they have reached an agreement “in principle” on the long-running standoff over a subpoena for former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify about the ex-President’s obstructive acts. Details of the agreement were not immediately made publicly available, and it’s merely called an “accommodation” in
Continue Reading Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which in turn ramped up airstrikes on the coastal enclave, as unrest spread to cities and towns beyond Jerusalem. As both sides traded airstrikes on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation
Continue Reading Former standout college quarterback Colt Brennan died this week in a California hospital, his family confirmed to CNN. “He had been in a long-term rehab facility,” Brennan’s sister, Carrera Shea, told CNN on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, he relapsed.” Brennan, 37, was pronounced dead at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, according to the Orange County coroner. The
Continue ReadingRep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, has been asked to negotiate directly with his Republican counterpart Rep. John Katko to find a way forward on the January 6 commission, a senior Democratic aide told CNN Tuesday. The aide said the hope is that a deal could be reached by
Continue ReadingBiden administration officials have privately voiced frustration with what they see as Colonial Pipeline’s weak security protocols and a lack of preparation that could have allowed hackers to pull off a crippling ransomware attack, officials familiar with the government’s initial investigation into the incident told CNN. Because their investigation is still ongoing, Colonial has yet
Continue Reading Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Al menos 71 cadáveres han sido retirados de las orillas del río Ganges en el este de la India, mientras una segunda ola de covid-19 asola el país y envuelve su sistema de salud. Las autoridades locales están investigando y se llevó a cabo una autopsia de los cuerpos, pero «debido
Continue ReadingA sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican state-level efforts to restrict voting access faced a contentious debate Tuesday in a key Senate committee. The clashes over its provisions underscore the steep odds Democrats face in enacting the far-reaching legislation, which touches on everything from rules for early voting to
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UPDATE 5/12/21 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Michael Bourriague, 78 was found dead near the area of State Route 86 and 84th Avenue in the unincorporated community of Oasis. Bourriage was last seen in Desert Hot Springs on Sunday. There was no information as to how he got to Oasis, which is a nearly
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