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Four Riverside County-based members of an anti-government militia group were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and other federal charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors announced today. The attack on the building disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to certify the results
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Veterans day is this weekend, and numerous cities and organizations throughout our Coachella Valley are hosting events to commemorate the day. Below is the list of the 2023 Veterans Day events happening throughout our valley. COD Veterans Day Event The Veterans Resource Center and TRIO Veteran Student Support Services will honor local veterans with a
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The Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved construction contracts to repair the major roads severely damaged by Tropical Storm Hilary in August. N Indian Canyon Drive, Little Morongo, and Dillon Road have been closed since August at the Mission Creek Cross due to the damage sustained from the storm. Assistant City Manager Daniel Porras
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The American Express donated to 16 local organizations during their Community Impact Celebration. The $1 million donation, which was distributed amongst the award recipients, was collected during the 2023 PGA Tour Golf Tournament. The 16 recipients of the award are apart of charitable organizations that provide support for health and wellness services, families, education and
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The family of a man who was killed last week is searching for answers as they cope with the tremendous loss. The body of Johnny Sanchez, 32, of Desert Hot Springs was found in a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 15700 block of Country View Road in Whitewater on November 1. Two men
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A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested at work on Monday on suspicion of possessing narcotics, the agency announced on Tuesday. Samuel Espinoza, 35, of Fontana was employed as a San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff for the past five years and was assigned to the Transportation Division. He voluntarily resigned from the Sheriff’s Department
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A Coachella man was arrested on suspicion of stealing several high-value golf clubs and equipment in La Quinta. The theft was reported to Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on Oct. 28 within the 81000 block of Contento Street, the agency reported on Tuesday. Deputies were told the items were stolen from a vehicle. The La Quinta
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Update 11/7/23 Juan Reyes pled not guilty to his charges on Tuesday. He is being held without bail. Original Report 11/6/23 A man suspected in the fatal shooting of another man who was found last week outside a vehicle in Whitewater pleaded not guilty to murder today. Daniel Tomas Pacheco, 40, of Whitewater and Juan
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Two Los Angeles men who allegedly supplied fentanyl-laced pills and methamphetamine for a drug trafficking organization that used the darknet and encrypted messaging to sell narcotics to people in all 50 states are facing federal charges, officials announced today. The two-count indictment charges Omar Navia, 38, of South Los Angeles, and Adan Ruiz, 27, of
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The Board of Supervisors today approved interim Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco’s resolution directing that the names of supporters and opponents of local ballot measures not be included on the ballots themselves. In a 4-0 vote — with Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez absent due to illness — the board authorized the Office of the
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating “historical” human skeletal remains found over the weekend in Twentynine Palms. The remains where found by a man while walking his dog on Saturday at around 9:15 a.m. in the area of Canyon Road and Two Mile Road, the agency announced on Tuesday. Deputies responded to the
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A juvenile pair of suspected auto thieves were arrested after a pursuit ended in Indio Tuesday morning. Officers encircled the Trilogy community at Avenue 51 and Jackson Street when two suspects jumped from a car that had been reported stolen and ran into the gated complex at 6:00 a.m. A spokesman for Indio Police said
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Calling all nonprofits! Organizations can now be registered for the second annual Coachella Valley Giving Day. It’s set for Tuesday, March 5, 2024. CV Giving Day is a 24-hour online event that aims to raise money and awareness for nonprofit organizations in the Coachella Valley area. “Last year, we witnessed the incredible impact when community
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Rancho Mirage Mayor Richard W. Kite announced his resignation from the city council. Kite has been a resident of the Coachella Valley for 65 years, graduating from Palm Springs High Schoolin the early 1960s. He has been a member of the Rancho Mirage City Council for 23 years. The city was just 27 years old
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A Colorado man was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday evening on Interstate 10 and Highway 62. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said Erasto Dominguez-Castro, 61, of Colorado Springs, Colorado died minutes after he was struck by a car in the freeway’s westbound lanes on Interstate 10. The collision happened at around 6:07 p.m.,
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We are one year from the next general election and two local races are shaping up to be re-matches from 2022. The 47th Assembly District and the 41st Congressional District races will again be expensive, hard-fought races in 2024 In the 41st congressional district race, Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert will once again face Democratic challenger
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Coachella Valley Jeremiah Estrada is joining the San Diego Padres. Estrada was removed from the Cubs’ 40-man roster on Friday, sending him to the waivers. The Padres claimed Estrada on Monday. We have made the following roster moves.We now have 34 players on our 40-man roster. pic.twitter.com/e7k0mddPxu— San Diego Padres (@Padres) November 6, 2023 Estrada,
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News Channel 3 has learned new details following a shooting on Halloween night that involved a home on Flora Avenue and Cholla Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The home was, at the time, a licensed vacation rental with Airbnb. Police said no injuries have been reported, but the home was damaged. Interim City Manager Doria
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Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a 37-year-old man accused of gunning down his octogenarian grandparents inside a gated community in Palm Desert. Frank Scott Castro III is charged with two counts of murder, along with a special circumstance allegation of perpetrating multiple killings and sentence-enhancing allegations of discharging a firearm causing great
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A 66-year-old man was found guilty today of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his girlfriend during a frenzied attack in Palm Springs that was ignited when she told him their relationship was finished. Along with the murder count, a Riverside jury convicted Miguel Hernandez Toscano of child cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a
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