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Trial date set for DUI offender accused of killing dad, daughter in crash

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An April 25 trial date was confirmed today for a multi-convicted DUI offender accused of killing an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving-under-the-influence wreck north of San Jacinto.   Scott Brandon Bales, 49, of Moreno Valley allegedly caused the 2022 collision that claimed the lives of

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Jury begins deliberations in trial of father accused of killing toddler, stabbing mother and good samaritan

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The jury began deliberating in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff along Highway 74 south of Palm Desert, as well as attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan. Adam Slater, 53, of Palm Desert allegedly killed

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Suspect arrested after weapons investigation in Desert Hot Springs

A 39-year-old man was arrested following a weapons investigation Monday in Desert Hot Springs. The man was arrested after a Desert Hot Springs police, with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau/SWAT and K-9 units, executed multiple search warrants and an arrest warrant, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Officers’ Association.

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