The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed it has launched an investigation into a shooting in Thousand Palms Sunday night. Deputies at the scene said the incident was reported around 9:00 p.m. off of El Centro Way and Desert Moon Drive. One male victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Deputies
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a hiker rescue in Palm Desert Saturday afternoon. Cal Fire responded to the Cross Loop Trail around 3:00 p.m. and the sheriff’s department deployed a helicopter to help crews on the ground hoist the hiker to safety. Officials said the hiker was moderately injured and taken to the
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Carolyn Sung, CNN The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO convened its second emergency committee on the issue on Thursday. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency
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A man and a woman were killed in a murder-suicide Thursday morning in Desert Hot Springs, police confirmed. A man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds inside an apartment building on the 66200 block of Sixth Street at around 4:30 a.m. Deputy Chief Steven Shaw said the female victim was approximately 62
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday that he’s tested positive for Covid-19 but will continue to work while in isolation at the White House despite his mild symptoms. In a video posted to Twitter, Biden told Americans that he is “doing well” and that his symptoms continue
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Six of the 13 Turpin family children have filed a lawsuit against Riverside County. They escaped their abusive parent’s Perris home in western Riverside County in 2018. “Our clients are telling us that what happened in this foster family, in many instances was worse,” said Elan Zektser, attorney with Oakwood Legal Group, representing the Turpin siblings.
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An Indio father is raising concerns about homelessness in his community, after his young daughter stepped on a drug needle while attending the city’s Second Saturdays event on Miles Avenue and Smurr Street back on July 9. News Channel 3 obtained cellphone video from David Villareal that shows him holding a diaper and walking towards
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Update 10:15 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday night that the dispute that led to the stabbings was domestic violence. “Through the course of the investigation, and video surveillance review, this incident was determined to be a case of domestic violence,” reads a news release by the Sheriff’s Dept. The two people killed
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Southern California Edison has restored power to 3,117 customers in Palm Springs who were without power after a transformer fire this morning. At 3:45 a.m., neighbors reported hearing an explosion at the Gallery Apartments on East Ramon Road. A fire then quickly ignited after the transformer explosion. The incident knocked out power for residents in
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A Palm Springs man was hospitalized this morning, after being hit by a car on a busy Cathedral City road Thursday night. Police said the man, who appeared drunk, was reportedly jaywalking across East Palm Canyon, near Cree Road, when he was struck at around 10:40 p.m. last night. The man suffered moderate injuries and
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News Channel 3 is getting a first look into a long-awaited report detailing the findings of an investigation into the county’s care of the Turpin siblings, who were abused for years in a Perris home. Part of the assessment reads: “With respect to the Turpin siblings, we conclude there were many times over the last
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A person of interest in custody following a mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago-area suburb, Robert E. Crimo III, 22, was arrested in connection with the shooting. A total of 26 patients were received at Highland Park Hospital, according to Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of NorthShore University Health System.
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The Palm Springs Police Department has launched an investigation into a deadly car crash early this morning. Officers responded to the scene on Highway 111, north of Gateway near the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway around 1:30 a.m. The preliminary investigation revealed two vehicles were traveling in the same direction when one rear ended the other
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Firefighters responded to the scene of a vegetation fire burning in Thermal this afternoon. According to CalFire, the flames broke out just after 3:00 p.m. on Avenue 69 and Pierce Avenue. Officials said the fire is estimated to be 4 acres as of around 5:00 p.m. Firefighters contained the fire just before 7:30 p.m. Get
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A vegetation fire grew to less than an acre before being forward progress was stopped Thursday morning in Thermal. Cal Fire said they were first notified of the first at around 8:15 a.m. It was burning out in the area of Avenue 66 and Fillmore Street. Forward progress was stopped in a little under an
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California state leaders have reached a budget agreement that would send inflation relief payments to 23 million Americans, amid soaring inflation and rising gas prices. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) issued a joint press release on Sunday night announcing
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a rollover crash in Palm Desert this evening. The incident happened at the intersection of De Anza Way and Portola Avenue just after 7:30 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Firefighters said the vehicle was carrying 5 people inside, and some of them had to be removed from the vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, Chandelis Duster and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The opinion is the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades and will transform the landscape of women’s reproductive health in
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N Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash is back open after a major injury crash shut the road down for seven hours. The head-on collision was reported at around 7:30 a.m. Lt. Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police Department said one driver suffered major injuries while the other sustained moderate injuries. Both were transported
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Update: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identified the man killed in the shooting as Alejandro Suarez, 43, of Rancho Mirage. Investigators said they are continuing to work to identify a suspect or suspect(s). Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator Anderson of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Grasso of the
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