Mental competency hearing delayed for man accused of attacking 7-year-old
A hearing to set a date for the mental competency trial of a man accused of severely injuring a 7-year-old Desert Hot Springs boy in a random attack…
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Palm Springs Library set to resume contactless pickup
The Palm Springs Library will resume contactless pickup of checked-out items beginning Friday. The Library-A-Go-Go program will allow patrons to…
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Fantasy Springs Casino is hiring in multiple departments
The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio is looking to fill multiple food service, gaming and finance jobs. Looking for a job? Visit our Now Hiring…
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Pair must stand trial on charges of molesting an 18-month-old boy
A man and woman accused of molesting the man’s 18-month- old son and filming it in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial on several felony charges, a…
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Mother of three killed in head-on crash near Moreno Valley
Authorities today publicly identified a 31-year-old mother who was fatally injured in a head-on collision near Moreno Valley that her three young…
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Indio man accused in fatal shooting pleads not guilty
A 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Miguel Mejia…
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Job fair planned for Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella
An in-person job fair will be held tomorrow at the Spotlight 29 Casino owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indian. The casino is looking…
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Indio man accused in fatal shooting charged with murder
A murder charge was filed today against a 38-year-old man accused of shooting a motorist found inside a crashed vehicle in Indio. Miguel Mejia…
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LifeStream Blood Bank facing “critical” shortage of donated blood
LifeStream Blood Bank announced today it is facing a “critical” shortage of donated blood, putting surgical patients at risk of having their…
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Official: Six County hospitals full, others adding capacity wherever possible
Hospitals throughout Riverside County are contending with bed shortages, and some have reached their limit, but others are continuing to open up…
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Reputed gang member sentenced to 50 years to life for shooting cousin in Indio
A Coachella Valley gang member who shot his cousin in the back of the head in Indio was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison. An Indio…
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Online auction to feature items from Elvis’ honeymoon hideaway in Palm Springs
A collection of furniture and other items from the Palm Springs estate where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon will be auctioned off…
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Parolee charged in murder of Desert Hot Springs woman
A murder charge was filed today against a parolee accused of bludgeoning a woman to death with a hammer in Desert Hot Springs. Joseph Cantu Montanez,…
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Felon accused in home invasion robbery of person they met on a dating app
A felon accused of orchestrating an armed home invasion robbery at the Palm Springs residence of a victim he met through a dating app was behind bars…
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Riverside County State Senator’s proposals challenge Governor’s public health mandates
Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, today introduced legislation seeking to prohibit state agencies from revoking business licenses based on…
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Man killed in 100-ft wind turbine fall near Desert Hot Springs identified
A man who suffered fatal injuries in a 100-foot fall while working inside a wind turbine near Desert Hot Springs was identified today as a…
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FEMA ranks Riverside County among riskiest in the U.S. for natural disasters
Riverside County has landed in the top 10 of an unenviable list — the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) rankings of the riskiest counties…
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Former Riverside County deputy charged with murder seeks case dismissal
Update 01/04/21 The court date was pushed back today to March 4. The woman charged as an accessory to the murder is also set to return to the Larson…
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Superior Court: Countywide suspension of jury trials to continue
The moratorium on jury trials in Riverside County Superior Court will continue until at least the last week of January as a precaution to reduce…
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Father & son charged in guns, drugs, explosives discovery in Bermuda Dunes
A father and son were arrested today in connection with the discovery of a cache of high-powered weaponry, drugs and explosives earlier this year at…
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