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A 34-year-old man who slipped into an inebriated woman’s room at the Palm Springs hotel where he worked and sexually assaulted her as she lay unconscious was sentenced today to seven years to life in state prison. A Banning jury in November deliberated less than a day before finding Alejandro “Alex” Adan of Desert Hot
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Jury deliberations resumed today in the sanity trial of a 37-year-old man who gunned down his octogenarian grandparents in Palm Desert, in what his attorney contends were acts of a mentally disturbed person, but the prosecution maintains were outright murders. Deliberations began Jan. 11 after a few days of testimony in the mental competency trial
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A high-speed rail line connecting Southern California with Las Vegas got a major boost today with the approval of $2.5 billion in bonds. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the funding, via private activity bond authority allocated for the Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project. The 218-mile rail line will primarily run along the
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FARM, Tac/Quila, Front Porch and Clandestino are now Certified Autism Centers (CAC). The Palm Springs restaurants were awarded this designation after the owners, Liz and Mark Ostoich, and the majority of their employees received autism-awareness training from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES.) “We had over 80 percent of the front
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After stunning the world of golf by becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991, 20-year-old Nick Dunlap has decided to take some well-deserved rest. The American sophomore defied the odds by winning The American Express tournament on Sunday, his achievement making headlines across the
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What started out at a dark and rainy day, ended with sunshine and champagne for Trilogy in La Quinta. Nearly three years after facing a potential water crisis, the local retirement community voted to purchase the troubled 229-acre Coral Mountain Golf Course on Monday morning. “We are so excited that we have our course back,”
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Agua Caliente’s 3rd annual Polo and Balloon Classic event will begin next Wednesday, January 31. The event celebrates the game of polo while featuring local artists and designers. On January 31, attendees will be able to mingle with polo players at a cocktail party at CODA Art Gallery on El Paseo. The event will feature
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Monday’s wet weather caused some localized street flooding throughout the Coachella Valley making it difficult for drivers. “It’s not easy driving in the rain,” said Cathedral City resident, Avr Salcedo. “Especially here in Cathedral City and Palm Springs, they don’t know how to drive.” Salcedo says he knows what to expect when it rains on
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Updated post by Olga R. Rodriguez (AP): SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State University faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation’s largest public university system, their union announced. Members of the California Faculty Association will return to work
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A felon accused of beating a Cabazon man with a chunk of wood and stabbing him multiple times must stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, a judge ruled today. Sergio Martinez Gutierrez, 45, was arrested last summer following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary
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A convicted felon accused of stabbing a 35-year-old Banning man during a street confrontation, then hitting a police officer with a brick while trying to get away, pleaded not guilty today to assault on a peace officer and other offenses. Alejandro Munoz, 31, was arrested last week following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with
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A man suspected of shooting a 25-year-old man multiple times in a Coachella parking lot re-entered a not guilty plea to attempted murder today. Issac Vargas, 24, also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a crime while on bail, causing great bodily injury, and discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He
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A person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a travel trailer caught on fire Monday afternoon in Mecca. The fire was first reported at around 2:00 p.m. on the 91300 block of 2nd Street. According to CAL FIRE, firefighters arrived at the scene and saw a fully involved travel trailer with exposure
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A First Alert Weather Alert will remain in effect throughout the day due to widespread rain that may lead to flooding on low-lying roads like North Indian Canyon Drive. As of this afternoon, the #2 southbound lane on Indian Canyon Drive is closed due to pooling water. The #2 westbound lane on Vista Chino is
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision off Cesar Chavez Street and Avenue 50 in Coachella Sunday shortly after 7 p.m. The accident left two people with major injuries. The driver of one vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, while a juvenile passenger in the other vehicle was
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Golf fans braved the wind and rain to take in the final day of the American Express PGA Tournament in the Coachella Valley. Sunday, News Channel Three issued a First Alert Weather Alert that extends though Monday because of the expected rainfall. The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert as
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Calling all local business leaders! Congressman Ken Calvert and his team will be hosting a Small Business Roundtable Coalition event. It’s set for Wednesday, January 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at ‘Big Wheel Tours’. The address is 74200 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. Organizes announced the event would offer business leaders a chance to discuss the impacts of
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The organizers of the celebration and grand opening of the Marsha P. Johnson LGBTQ+ Youth Drop-In Center say, “This isn’t just an opening; it’s a powerful statement of acceptance, love, and support. The Transgender Health and Wellness Center will run the center. The MPJ Drop-In Center was created as a safe haven and resource for
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The historic Rock House located along Third Street in Desert Hot Springs is now officially an Historic Landmark. The dedication ceremony is took place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. It was the first time the public has been allowed to visit the property, which was purchased by the Desert Hot Springs Historical
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Sunday morning, the Palm Springs Police Department issued a road closure in the area of East Vista Chino between North Cerritos Road and North Sunrise Way. The closure is only affecting westbound traffic. The road is being shut down so crews can repair a power pole that was damaged in an overnight crash. Officials say
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