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The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is awarding their inaugural Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity, or CIELO Fund, grants to 25 Latino-led organizations across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. According to the founding chair of the CIELO Fund, Jesse Melgar, the objective behind providing funding for local organizations is to work to address issues within
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Update 2/7/23 Almendarez has been located safe, police said. Update: Jessica Almendarez was located this morning. We would like to thank the community and the media for your assistance on sharing this information. #MBSheriff https://t.co/IBmp82UqlP— Morongo Basin (@morongobasinstn) February 7, 2023 Original Report: 2/6/23 The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. is asking for the community’s
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A 33-year-old man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting following a mental health crisis call Monday afternoon in Moreno Valley. The incident started at around 12:31 p.m. when the man’s family called the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in reference to a mentally disturbed subject. MORENO VALLEY: Deputy Involved Shooting in the 25400 block of Filaree
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A 15-year-old and a 24-year-old were arrested in connection to an armed robbery at a gas station in Palm Springs early Monday morning. The robbery was reported just before 1:00 a.m. on the 3600 block of E. Ramon Road. Witness told police that two Hispanic male suspects entered the store and stole a case of
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Fire consumed a mobile home in Thermal today, and the flames spread to several palm trees. Fire crews responded at around 11:40 a.m. to the 88700 block of Avenue 70 in Thermal to a report of the single-wide mobile home on fire, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Arriving crews found the home fully
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A 25-year-old woman accused of driving under the influence in a Desert Hot Springs crash that killed a motorcyclist pleaded not guilty to DUI gross vehicular manslaughter today, according to court records. Mia Janae Perry of Rialto was arrested Oct. 21, 2021, after the late-night collision, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department.
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School-aged children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend school. The state public health officials confirmed Friday, that they were ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic. “The state did not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for children,” says a PSUSD representative. “Since we follow state public health guidelines, there
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Cal Fire reported a person died in a rollover crash on the I-10 freeway east of Indian Canyon Drive. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the driver Monday morning as Anthony Juarez, 31, of Cathedral City. Officials said the crash was reported at 10:48 p.m. Sunday. Juarez was the only occupant of the vehicle. California
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California Highway Patrol confirmed a male pedestrian was killed in a crash in Thermal Sunday evening. Around 8:30 p.m., a westbound vehicle on Avenue 62 hit a male pedestrian in the roadway. The male was pronounced deceased on the scene. The area was shut down momentarily, and traffic was directed to use an alternate route
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Update 2/5/23 The gunshot victim was identified as a 17-year-old male resident of Desert Hot Springs. Investigators identified and arrested an 18-year-old male from Cathedral City for murder. If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Investigator B. Cline of the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Torres of the
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After a two year hiatus the ‘Palm Desert Senior Games and International Sports Festival’ returned to the valley this week. The tournament is organized by the Desert Recreation District along with the City of Palm Desert. Thousands of athletes from the valley and throughout the country participated in the senior games. Out of all the
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A motorcyclist died following a crash Sunday morning in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Police said it happened before 10 a.m. off South Palm Canyon Drive and Sunny Dunes Road. Emergency crews reportedly found a 42-year-old Palm Springs man unresponsive when they arrived. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Investigators said they
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The Beaumont Police Department identified 38-year-old Nicholas Norman of Beaumont as a suspect in an attempted homicide of a woman. Norman is wanted on charges of attempted murder, mayhem, arson, and torture. On Friday at 7:43 a.m., the Beaumont Police Department responded to a home off of Olea Court for a welfare check. The reporting
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Update 2/6/23: Authorities release new details in deadly deputy-involved shooting on I-10 near Whitewater Original Report 2/5/23 Representatives with the California Highway Patrol confirmed that a shooting closed a part of the I-10 freeway. Officials said a suspect was leading a pursuit that began in the high desert. Shots were reportedly fired, and officials said
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The 7th Annual Black History Month Cultural Appreciation Fashion Music & Art Extravaganza will be Aneka Brown’s last year producing the event. At the event, there was a big reveal of a Marconi-designed piece of artwork of Sammy Davis Jr. “Seven is the number of completion, and I feel comfortable walking away and leaving the
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Hundreds of people attended the Desi Foundation Run and Walk Saturday morning at the Rancho Mirage Community Park. The fundraiser is helping support dozens of valley families with children battling cancer. The was the 5th run and walk held in Desirae Cechin’s honor. She passed at just 6 years old from Neuroblastoma Cancer in 2016.
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Families gathered at Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park to remember loved ones they lost to COVID-19. People were encouraged to bring photos of their loved ones and share their memories. Community leaders and Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem, Karina Quintanilla also showed their support. “We all had loss. But I think as we step away
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32-year-old Solwyn Nelson of Desert Hot Springs is dead from an assault with a deadly weapon. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of an assault on Saturday at 12:21 a.m. off Dillon Road near Johnson Road in the unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs. When deputies arrived, they found Nelson with traumatic injuries.
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Update 2/4/23 Police have arrested a suspect, a 36-year-old man. Jail records show the suspect was arrested Friday at around 2:00 p.m. on Blue Jay Street. He has not been officially charged but is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. He remains in custody on $1,000,000 at John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. Original
Continue ReadingCNN, WPDE By Zachary Cohen, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Phil Mattingly, CNN US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday. The operation ended a remarkable public drama that prompted a diplomatic fallout between
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