Update – 07/22/20 A man whose body was found in Thermal was determined to be a homicide victim, authorities said on Wednesday. Nobody has been arrested in the crime, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Brosche. It’s at least the second homicide investigation this week in Thermal. On Saturday, deputies found a body in
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Desert Hot Springs police shut down the area of Santa Cruz Road and West Dr. for hours due to an active crime scene early Wednesday morning. The road has since reopened. Police arrived on scene just after midnight, after reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds inside a car.
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A shelter-in-place at the Twentynine Palm Marine Base was lifted Tuesday morning after a person who “sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound” was being treated, according to the MAGTF Training Command Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms Facebook page. A Twentynine Palms Marine Base spokesperson confirmed there were reports of a shooting on
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Imperial County Firefighters were battling a major fire in Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea early Monday morning. By sunrise, the firefighters dispatched from numerous nearby agencies had mostly contained the blaze. One body was found Monday in the fire damage and authorities were investigating, according to the Calipatria Fire Chief. Courtesy:
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced three arrests for the murders of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso, who have been missing since 2017. The three men were arrested for murder on Saturday, June 27th. Riverside Sheriff’s Department-Central Homicide Unit have arrested Manuel Rios, age 28 of Coachella, Abraham Fregoso, age 32 of Indio, and Jesus Ruiz
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UPDATE: As of 5 a.m. Friday morning, Grapefruit Boulevard was reopened to traffic after being shut down for several hours. Grapefruit Boulevard was closed to traffic in both directions early Friday morning following a deadly hit-and-run collision. The closure extended from Leoco Lane to Cesar Chavez Street. An unidentified woman died in the roadway after
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At 10:40 this morning a significant quake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck in the Eastern Sierra just South of Lone Pine in the Owens Valley. People felt light shaking as far as Carson City, NV and Las Vegas, as well as Long Beach and Sacramento, California. There are no immediate reports of injuries of significant
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One person has died following an officer-involved shooting at C.V. Guns & Tackle in Palm Desert. Reports of a robbery came in at around 10:30 Monday night at the gun shop off Broadway and Cook Street, according to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson. Deputies arrived on scene after alarms were set off at the
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A rollover crash on Interstate 10 has left two dead and several injured, according to California highway patrol. It happened Friday night just after 11:30 p.m. near the exit of Cook St. Calfire confirms an SUV rolled over on the highway injuring a total of seven victims after reportedly bouncing off the center divider. Six-year-old
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Palm Springs Police said the intersection of E. Vista Chino and N. Farrell Drive was closed to all traffic Monday morning due to a traffic collision. Police said three vehicles were involved in the wreck. Officers closed the road to all traffic at 7:53 a.m. At least one motorist was taken to a hospital for
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Firefighters were working to contain a large warehouse fire in Redlands Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol shut down both directions of Interstate 10 between California and the Mountainview interchanges after the fire was first reported at 5:31 a.m. Image courtesy: CalTrans Media reports indicate the fire was burning at an Amazon.com distribution center. The
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire at a Palm Desert bar early Tuesday morning. Crews were called to the Red Barn along the 73200 block of Highway 111 at 3:39 a.m. where heavy smoke was showing from the front of the building. Live report from the scene the fire during our morning newscast A
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A bicyclist has died after being hit by a car in Coachella. The collision happened just before 9:20 p.m. Tuesday on Tyler street and Avenue 54. The victim died at the scene of the collision. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. An investigation was ongoing, and Tyler Street was closed to traffic. Police
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Two people have been injured in a traffic accident off the side of the I-10 in Indio. Just before 9:30 P.M., one car went off the highway, near the area of Pueblo Street and Mesquite Avenue (between Golf Center Parkway and Jackson). News Channel Three has just learned that one victim was transported by helicopter,
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Emergency crews are on scene of big rig rollover on Interstate 10 westbound west of Bob Hope Drive. The accident was reported Saturday afternoon at 2:34. The big rig driver suffered a head injury and was taken to an area hospital. At one point, the number 3 and 4 westbound lanes were blocked, leading to
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New numbers are in Friday showing Riverside County’s unemployment rate reach double digits, which is higher than the nationwide rate for April. According to data from the Employment Development Department, A shocking unemployment rate here in our county rises from 5.2 percent in March to 15.3 percent for April. Deanna Moore has been desperately trying
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire reported Wednesday morning at the Regent Apartments complex in Palm Desert. CalFire crews were called to the 73300 block of Country Club Drive at 4:30 a.m. where some residents were evacuated from their units. “Firefighters took quick action and rescued the people out of the apartment complex and
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A 6.5 Magnitude earthquake, centered in a remote area of central Nevada near the California border early Friday morning, could be felt across much of the west coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was reported at 4:03 a.m. centered west, northwest of Tonopah. The area is 130 miles south of Reno, 225
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Desert Hot Springs Police said early Monday morning that a missing toddler was found safe. “Zaydin and Jose Duran were located last night. Zaydin was safe. Thank you for your assistance,” a department statement emailed to KESQ News Channel 3 said. Three-year-old Zaydin Duran was reported missing at 5:41 p.m. Sunday. He was described as
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A Palm Desert father is accused of throwing his one-year-old daughter “over a steep cliff into a ravine” off Highway 74 in Palm Desert after a rollover crash on Wednesday, deputies tell News Channel 3. The child was found dead on the scene. Deputies have identified Adam Slater, 49, of Palm Desert, as a suspect
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