Update: 10/24/22 A 22-year-old man was arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area after calling police about the murders. The two people found dead were identified as Hector Ramos, 23, of La Quinta, and Monique Vega, 26, of Valverde. New details here Original Report: 10/23/22 Riverside County Sheriff’s are on scene of a double homicide
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Motorists were facing a traffic slowdown on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Tuesday morning following a wreck involving a big rig and a construction truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes east of Morongo Trail and the Desert Premium Outlets mall at 2:51 a.m. Only minor injuries were reported,
Continue ReadingCNN, KMPH generating… A man arrested in connection with this week’s kidnapping and killings of four California family members — including a baby girl — used to work for the victims’ family business, a sheriff’s spokesperson says. Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was formally arrested late Thursday on four counts of murder and four counts of
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Indio Police are now calling the death of a man whose body was found early Friday morning a homicide. Investigators say a driver crashed his bullet-riddled truck into a retaining wall. News Channel 3 has learned the body also had gunshot wounds. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao spoke with Vincent De La Cruz, who
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Update 9/8/22 4:30 p.m. The kitchen at Colonel Mitchell Paige Mitchell School was given a perfect score of 100 and an “A” rating, following an inspection by the Department of Environmental Health Thursday morning. DSUSD announced that Inspector Dana Covos with the Department of Environmental Health found no areas of contamination or uncleanliness anywhere on
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Students at Dr. Carreon Jr. Academy resumed classes Thursday morning after a lockdown due to nearby police activity at the start of the school day. Three people in a Toyota Camry struck a wall and then jumped out of the vehicle at Avenue 48 and Arabia Street at 7:48 a.m., according to police spokesman Ben
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Police announced the investigation of two deaths at a Beaumont home Thursday and said a person of interest had been taken into custody. Officers were called to a home on the 1500 block of Creekside Lane Wednesday evening at 6:21 p.m. for a welfare check, according to a statement from the Beaumont Police Department. The
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Flood waters from rain in our local mountains shut down Indian Canyon Drive between Interstate 10 and the city of Palm Springs early Friday. The closure marked the second time in two weeks the roadway was closed due to water. Palm Springs Police closed the road at 6:00 a.m. between Sunrise Parkway and Garnet Road.
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Desert Hot Springs Police were investigating a deadly hit-and-run collision that left a man dead Wednesday evening. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man killed as Paul Nava, 58, of Desert Hot Springs. KESQ News Channel 3 viewers called in details of the incident in front of King’s liquor store. Police confirmed the collision
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A death investigation was underway in Coachella Thursday morning after a man was found with an apparent gunshot wound. Investigators cordoned off the street at Vista del Norte just south of Tyler Street. Deputies said they were notified of the incident just after 2:00 a.m.m when a driver passed by the location and saw a person down in the street.
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Indio Police Department is conducting a suspicious death investigation at the intersection of Date Ave and Denslow Street. According to the department, at around 3:50 a.m. on Tuesday, police were notified of an unresponsive man on the ground on Denslow Street. The circumstances surrounding the man’s death have not been released, as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Indio Police shut down Fred Waring Drive Monday morning between Jefferson Street and Clinton Street due to a traffic collision at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. The department urged drivers to avoid the area for several hours, according to a Facebook post shared shortly after 8:00 a.m. The collision involved two
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Firefighters were on the scene of an early morning fire in the La Quinta Cove Monday that burned two homes and a travel trailer. The scene was on the 53000 block of Eisenhower Drive. The fire was reported at 3:02 a.m.  13 fire engines, two battalion chiefs, and a ladder truck helped at the scene. No injuries were reported.
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A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash at the intersection of Via Escuela and Farrell Rd. The crash happened Thursday night around 8:20 p.m. when the motorcyclist was hit by a white pickup truck. The roads were closed as Palm Springs Police investigated the crash. Both roads were back
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PS…Test, Riverside County’s first nonprofit clinic, has become the first in the county to collect sputum (phlegm) samples for monkeypox testing. The Palm Springs clinic has touted itself as a leader in accessible services, known for offering 100% free STI testing and treatment. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance*
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The Indio Police Department has made strides over the years with responding to calls about homeless individuals throughout the community and directing them toward resources, however, challenges persist, according to a recently released report by the ASU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The report analyzes gaps in the Community Outreach Resource Program (CORP) as
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One person was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle Monday morning in Palm Desert. The crash happened at the intersection of Washington St. and Tucson Circle at 8:05 a.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a 29-year-old man laying in the roadway with major injuries. He was declared dead at the scene.
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon Saturday morning. Law enforcement arrived at the Desert Oasis Apartments on Country Club Drive in Palm Desert just after 8:00 a.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said a victim was walking with his son when his neighbor approached them, threatened them,
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Firefighters responded to a residential structure fire Saturday night, according to Cal Fire. The fire was reported just after 7:00 p.m. on Ironwood Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Fire officials said the flames originated in an exterior electrical panel that extended into the attic of a four-plex. The fire was contained at 7:35 p.m. and
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is seeing growing demand for active shooter training from our local governments. “We intend to put this on for our contract partners, our community groups, and our schools and that is all being orchestrated right now,” said Captain Dean Agnoletto at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He noted the department
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