Authorities are warning parents about an online scam that is growing around the U.S., including here in the Coachella Valley. It’s called ‘Sextortion’, or ‘Sexploitation’, and it’s a difficult concept to grasp, but the consequences can be devastating. It’s a scheme that Detective Sergent Miguel Torres with the Palm Springs Police Department, is seeing much
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This Memorial Day weekend, LifeStream Blood Bank is supporting the Children of the Fallen Patriots Foundation to raise funds for military families in need. From May 24 to May 27, LifeStream will donate $5 for every successful blood and platelet donation. The push comes amid an ongoing nationwide blood shortage. Supplies in the U.S. are
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Oscar Lua, a former linebacker who played with the Indio Rajahs, USC Trojans, and New England Patriots, is giving back to where his journey started in Indio by helping build a 64-unit apartment complex called the Skyline at Bliss and Oasis. Lua, who is now the president of Statewide Services, mentioned that giving back to
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A vigil will be held to remember Jaden Asher Ramos, a 17-year-old senior at La Quinta High School who was tragically killed just a day before his 18th birthday at an after-prom party in La Quinta. The vigil will take place at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert at 7:30 PM on May 26, 2024.
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The San Bernardino County District Attorney officially charged an 18-year-old accused in a violent crime spree that ended up with the murder of a Marine at a park in Twentynine Palms. Rudy Garcia Jr., a Twentynine Palms resident, was charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted carjacking, attempted second-degree robbery, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm,
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After a four-year closure, the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMoD) is having its grand reopening today, May 24, at 10:00 AM, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. Over the closure, the CDMoD Board of Directors has initiated a program to prioritize steps for the future of the organization, devising a five-phase “Re-Imagination”
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At 2:10 PM on Thursday, May 23, 2024, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Palm Desert Station assigned to the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team (SET) located a wanted vehicle that was used in commission of mail carrier burglaries in the city of Alhambra, California. With the assistance of the Palm Desert SET and the Indian
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The City of Palm Springs released a statement saying they were “shocked” and “astounded” by a $105 million counteroffer from the Section 14 survivors group. Section 14 near downtown Palm Springs was home to hundreds of people, mostly minority families, until the 1950s and 1960s when they were evicted. The city later participated in clearing those
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Construction has officially begun on the long-awaited DSRT Surf resort inside the Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert. Members of City Council joined staff, developers of the project, and members of the media for a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning. The project, which was approved by council in 2019, will encompass 18 acres and “represents
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Indio’s Abi Carter has had a packed schedule after winning American Idol this past Sunday. She found some time to speak exclusively with News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony, looking back on her big win, her journey and what’s next. “I was just standing there, and absolutely shocked. Like actually shocked because I don’t think I
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The Palm Springs Air Museum will honor fallen comrades during Memorial Day weekend with a Memorial Day service and a flower drop. “This is the 27th year that we’ve done the flower drop,” said Fred Bell, the Director of the Palm Springs Air Museum. “The feedback is always overwhelmingly positive.” During their service, the Air
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The Palm Springs Fire Department is responding to a report of a gas leak in the northern portion of Palm Springs. The incident was initially reported at around 4:30 PM on the 600 block of Garnet Avenue. The roadway is just off of Interstate 10 near the N Indian Canyon Drive exit. Details remain limited,
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A 19-year-old injured in a shooting Thursday night in Banning is recovering in the hospital. The shooting was reported at around 10:00 PM in the area of Preffered Lane and Fashion Way. Police were initially dispatched to respond to reports of shots heard in the area and a subject struck by gunfire. Officers located and
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Palm Springs Police Department responded to the 2000 block of N. Palm Canyon Drive Thursday morning after at least four reports of shattered windows in the area. Blurry surveillance footage shown to PSPD shows a vehicle traveling northbound on Palm Canyon, but it is unknown if the footage is related to the crime. There is
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California’s law is meant to give Arizonans an option to receive legal abortions from their doctor over the next several months. The move
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A 50-year-old convicted felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them will ask a judge next week to consider lowering his bail so he can get out of jail. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio is charged with attempted kidnapping and annoying minors in connection with alleged acts
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We now know the identity of the person who was killed in an unprovoked shooting at a Twentynine Palms park earlier this week. Officials with Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station have identified the victim as 35-year-old, Robert James McDonald, a Marine Gunnery Sergeant and beloved flag football coach. “I can’t shake his hand. I can’t say
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It’s the latest tool in the fight against truancy and absenteeism in our local schools and a new four-legged partner is helping some local kids receive the emotional support they might need to stay on track. Dinah is a 2 1/2-year-old standard poodle who is now assigned to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Crime Prevention Unit. Lauren Valles is Dinah’s handler.
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Border Patrol agents arrested three people allegedly found with 51 pounds of methamphetamine at a gas station in the Coachella Valley. The incident happened on Thursday at around 10:30 PM at a gas station on Dillon Road, just off of Interstate 10. Authorities said Border Patrol agents saw two suspicious vehicles driving eastbound on Interstate
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A SpotFund has been started in honor of Jaden Ramos, who was tragically killed just a day before his 18th birthday at a post-prom party. The fundraiser will benefit the local Animal Samaritans which serves as a tribute to Ramos’ memory and his love of animals. The Ramos family said in part, “In lieu of
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