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This month’s One Class At A Time winner teaches special education at Indio High School and has been working at that campus all five years of her tenure as an educator. Victoria Shatavy, Indio High School teacher and Walter Clark, Walter Clark Legal Group “My own children are in special education and I realized that
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A man wanted in connection with a murder in Fontana on Monday is dead along with his teenage daughter after a shootout with police on Southbound Interstate 15 in Hesperia. Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in a news conference Tuesday afternoon that they believe the suspect’s daughter, Savannah Graziano, 15, was the female passenger injured in
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A foster parent was arrested Monday after a 16-month-old infant died in a Beaumont home, the Beaumont Police Department announced. Police said they received a call to the 1500 block of Ruby Lane at around 2:15 p.m. after the father reported that he found the toddler face down, not breathing in his playpen. The father
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A man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs will return to court for the start of his retrial on Wednesday. Jose Larin-Garcia, 22, of Cathedral City was arrested for the murders of Carlos Campos, Jacob Montgomery, Yuliana Garcia and Juan Duarte Raya on February 3, 2019. When police arrived on scene, they found
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A Palm Springs man who was allegedly walking onto State Route 62 in Joshua Tree and acting erratically was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said today. At around 9:10 p.m. Monday, a 36-year-old man was reportedly walking onto the highway near El Reposo Street, punching vehicles and screaming, according to Officer Michael Radford
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Authorities today identified a 31-year-old man who was fatally shot in Coachella in early August. At about 4:50 a.m. on Aug. 7, deputies responded to the 84000 block of Fiesta Road to a report of a shooting, according to Sgt. Richard Carroll of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Carroll said an adult male with gunshot
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Proposition 1 will be on your ballot this year. It will decide whether or not to put the right to an abortion and contraception into the state constitution. And it’s not just a ballot question, it’s also a campaign issue for local candidates. Pro-choice advocates held a rally in Palm Desert to support Prop 1’s passage. Supporters included
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Authorities say a suspect was found dead inside a north La Quinta home early Tuesday morning after an hours-long standoff with police from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said the suspect was acting paranoid, but nobody else was hurt. The two family members who reported being shot at, but not hit,
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Desert Hot Springs firefighters were mopping up early Tuesday morning following a fire that left two homes uninhabitable. Firefighters said a carport fire spread to the two buildings on the 66700 block of Granada Avenue between Desert View Avenue and Hacienda Avenue at 3:20 a.m. A carport and trash fire quickly spread to two houses. No injuries
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The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has awarded the Palm Springs Police Department a $55,405 grant to combat alcohol-related crime. The grants strengthen local law enforcement efforts by combining the efforts of local police officers and ABC agents. ABC agents have expertise in alcoholic beverage laws and can help communities reduce alcohol-related problems.
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Unemployment is back down to pre-pandemic levels in the Coachella Valley, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, plenty of employers are still looking to hire and organizers of the 27th Valleywide Employment Expo are aiming to address gaps in the labor force. More that 80 employers will
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A new round of family entertainment events and concerts has been announced by Acrisure Arena. Monday morning, arena officials and guests announced upcoming performances from: Sesame Street Live on January 11 and 12Harlem Globetrotters on February 24Journey with Toto on April 25PBR on February 10 and 11Ramón Ayala on February 26 https://youtu.be/BrTDnguIgpc The announcement of
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Thousands of people attended the 31st Annual Thunder and Lightning Powwow in Cabazon this weekend. The three day powwow kicked off on Friday, which also happened to be California Native American Day. A spokesperson with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians says the annual event drew over 900 tribal dancers and 20 drum groups. This
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A man and a woman accused of a residential burglary are behind bars after Palm Springs police searched the roof of a grocery store as well a nearby steep hillside. The incident began at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Police said a homeowner called 911 reporting a theft at their vacant rental property on the
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. The galactic grand slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the small space rock
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Beyond what they learn academically in kindergarten, students learn everyday routines: how to take care of class materials and how to be kind to their peers, according to Golden Empire Elementary School kindergarten teacher Carla Randazzo. While developing those skills became more difficult for students going to school
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A domestic violence suspect was arrested Sunday, September 25 after he allegedly fled from authorities and used his vehicle to ram Riverside County sheriff’s vehicles during the pursuit. At about 1:25 a.m., Thermal Station deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit as they were pursuing a man in the 47000 block of Indio Boulevard. The
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A person is in the hospital with serious injuries after crashing their car into a tree in Banning. Authorities had to extricate the person from their car before they were transported to a nearby hospital. According to Cal Fire, the crash happened after 4:00 a.m. on the I-10 east freeway just west of Sunset Avenue.
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In Thermal, The Flying Doctors and the Coachella Valley Medical volunteers hosted a free health fair clinic at the Desert Mirage High School from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Congressmember Raul Ruiz joined local medical volunteers to provide services to the community, including flu shots, COVID testing, and more health resources. This event was open
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Firefighters in Palm Springs are working to identify the cause of a fire inside a condo complex located on north Via Miraleste near east Vista Chino. Authorities say the fire started in the walls of the second story of the complex just before 4. p.m. Saturday. No one was injured. A resident of the complex
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