RSO: 25 deputies & 11 inmates infected with coronavirus
The Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco confirmed there are 25 employees and 11 inmates infected with coronavirus. 22 employees are assigned to the…
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Department of Public Social Services in DHS closes after staff reports flu-like symptoms
Several employees working at the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services office in Desert Hot Springs reported flu-like symptoms,…
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Cathedral City stops rental evictions during coronavirus outbreak
Cathedral City renters today are relieved by new rules that temporarily bar evictions due to nonpayment of rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Two…
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Driver sought in hit-and-run crash in Coachella
Authorities put out the call today for information on a motorist whose car hit a man in the roadway in Coachella last night and fled the scene. The…
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21-year-old murder defendant mentally competent to stand trial, judge rules
A 21-year-old Escondido man accused in the stabbing death of his girlfriend in Palm Desert late last year is mentally competent to stand trial, a…
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RSO: Gang member busted with meth and stolen gun
A reputed gang member was arrested today after deputies reported finding a stolen handgun and methamphetamine in his possession while serving a…
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DUI checkpoint scheduled on Saturday in Rancho Mirage
Sheriff’s deputies will be screening vehicles looking for intoxicated drivers on Saturday in Rancho Mirage. A DUI/ driver’s license checkpoint will…
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Man sentenced to 25 Years to life for killing girlfriend’s 22-month old baby
A man convicted of fatally beating his girlfriend’s 22-month-old baby in Indio nearly a decade ago was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state…
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Valley school bus driver pleads guilty to molesting 11-year-old
A former Coachella Valley school bus driver pleaded guilty today to inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl multiple times while on the job in…
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Palm Springs officials to hold coronavirus news conference on Thursday
Update – 3/5/2020 Officials announced there are no plans to cancel any of the upcoming large events like Coachella, Stagecoach and the BNP. Various…
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Palm Springs quadruple homicide case gets new courtroom
A Cathedral City man facing a possible death sentence for allegedly shooting and killing four people in Palm Springs last year made a brief…
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Elks Lodge pancake breakfast returns to raise money for Indio police K-9 unit
The Indio Police Department’s three-dog K-9 unit could see another dog added to the mix soon, police officials said today, and an upcoming fundraiser…
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Local school bus driver charged with molesting 3 girls
Prosecutors today charged a school bus driver for the Coachella Valley Unified School District with molesting three girls who were under 14 years old…
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Evacuations in place after fire erupts in Santa Ana River bottom near Norco
A wind-whipped brush fire broke out today in the Santa Ana River bottom on the east end of Norco, quickly blackening roughly 100 acres and prompting…
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Mistrial declared for DHS man charged in ex-girlfriend’s shooting death
A mistrial was declared today when a Banning jury deadlocked in the murder trial of a 27-year-old felon accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the…
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Desert Hot Springs man sentenced to 18 Years in 2018 shooting
A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for shooting a man with a semi-automatic firearm in Desert Hot Springs in…
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Mexican citizen sentenced to life for Coachella Craiglist murder
A Mexican citizen who claimed he was in debt to a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of a Cathedral City resident during a…
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Woman receives four years for Coachella Valley armed robbery spree
A previously convicted felon received a four-year sentence today after pleading guilty to being the getaway driver in a string of Coachella Valley…
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“Buffy” actor pleads guilty to attacking girlfriend at a Palm Springs hotel
Actor Nicholas Brendon struck a plea deal with prosecutors today, staving off a possible four-year jail sentence for the former “Buffy the Vampire…
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Two reputed gang members arrested for shooting where children were present
A 22-year-old reputed gang member was behind bars today, accused of shooting up a home with adults and children on the property in Desert Hot…
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