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Cathedral City sting operation targets stores selling alcohol to minors

Three store employees, including a 19-year-old, were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation in Cathedral City, police announced today. Cathedral City officers worked with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and minor decoys to target several alcohol license-holders on Wednesday. The employees who were cited work at Carniceria

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Judge grants new trial to Patricia Brown

Judge grants new trial for the woman previously convicted in the death of her two-year-old stepson. Riverside County Superior Court Judge John G. Evans ruled that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient for a conviction against Patricia Brown. “The weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that Deetrick was not a normal, healthy child long

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“My mom’s innocent” — Family reacts to Patricia Brown’s second trial and chance at bail

INDIO, Calif. – A La Quinta woman convicted of  second-degree murder in the 2003 death of her step-son may be freed from jail in just a few weeks.  Patricia Brown was back in court Friday afternoon after she was granted a new trial March 9.  Brown’s daughters told News Channel 3/CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado they were hoping the case would

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Canadian man convicted of murdering Palm Springs woman in 1990

A Canadian man accused of killing a Palm Springs woman in 1990 in order to drain her bank accounts has been found guilty of murder. #KubicaTrial Anton Michael Kubica shaking his head after hearing jury verdict: #guilty of murder in brutal murder of 78-year-old Palm Springs woman in 1990 pic.twitter.com/GlXYd6XR8W— Shelby Nelson (@KTLAShelby) November 20,

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