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Pretrial motions concluded today ahead of jury selection for the trial of an ex-con accused of shooting his girlfriend and leaving her body in a car that was abandoned on a Perris street. Martin Jason Estrada, 43, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in February 2016 following a Riverside County sheriff’s investigation into the slaying

The May Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is the Waring International Piano Competition. The program’s mission is: “to excite, educate, and engage the community at large with the joy of classical piano by presenting, promoting, and nurturing classic music through live piano performance including international competitions, concerts, and local educational outreach programs for all ages.” The

Los jóvenes estudiantes de la secundaria de Desert Mirage en la ciudad de Thermal hoy fue un dia especial para ellos ya que mas de 200 estudiantes hicieron su compromiso y le dejaron saber a todos a que colegios y universidades iban a ir para continuar con sus estudios de nivel profesional. Jesús Núñez un

The Board of Supervisors will consider today whether to approve Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff’s request to hike the jail access fee charged to cities and other entities that book arrestees for misdemeanor offenses into one of the county’s five detention facilities. The sheriff is seeking a 10 percent increase in the booking fee, raising

A felony burglary charge was filed today against a parolee who allegedly broke into a home in a Desert Hot Springs gated community and was kept at the scene by residents until police arrived to arrest him. Court records show that Jason Douglas Smith, 43, of Desert Hot Springs, who’s scheduled to make his initial

UPDATE: DUI is suspected as a potential cause of an early-morning big-rig collision on Interstate-10 in Whitewater Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. The big rig was traveling westbound on I-10 east of the I-10/Highway 111 split when it lost control and skidded

UPDATE: The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim in an early morning Thousand Palms crash as Anthony Herrera of La Mirada. The 21-year old was driving a 1998 Honda Accord westbound on Interstate 10 east of Monterrey Avenue at approximately 1:57 a.m. this morning when his vehicle traveled off the left side of

Construction is set to resume Tuesday on an Indio road-widening project along Highway 111, which was suspended during the city’s festival season. The project, set for completion by this Thanksgiving, will widen a two-mile stretch of the roadway to three lanes from Madison to Rubidoux streets and replace pavement and traffic signals along the street.

A helicopter owned by a Palm Springs-based charter company went down in a remote desert area in the far eastern reaches of San Diego County Monday, but three of the four occupants escaped with minor injuries, authorities reported. The air crash north of Borrego Air Ranch Airport was reported about 1:30 p.m., according to San

A local homeless outreach program will expand. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments approved $334,000 a year for CV Housing First. “Initially we thought we’d be able to get $865,000 in funding. We’re very fortunate because of the commitment of the county, other cities, desert health care district, the tribe, we ended up with $1.7

A longtime crossing guard in Palm Springs received recognition for his service from a local elementary school, who celebrated his 95th birthday Monday morning. Jack Schreckengost was honored by students and staff at Vista Del Monte Elementary School. He was given a cake, cards from students, and was serenaded with the “Happy Birthday” song in

Detectives with the Cathedral City Police Department are searching for an armed man suspected of burglarizing a home while the residents were inside. “It was really scary to know that something like that could happen overnight,” said Karen Parra, who lives next door to the home. “I woke up around 7 in the morning and

From CrossFit Yucca Valley, Sequoia Barrera made it all the way to the CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin which is considered the Super Bowl of the sport. Last summer she proved that she wasn’t just the best under-18 competitor in California but one of the best nationwide. Now Barrera is the young gun in the

Vice President Mike Pence stood at the U.S. border with Mexico in Calexico and said federal agents will no longer “catch and release” those persons violating immigration laws. After receiving a briefing on the construction of the border wall from U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, Pence addressed Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol

Es un dia de 100 grados de calor, apenas el inicio de un verano abrasador que durará varios meses, en medio del polvo y un desierto seco e implacable se levanta una comunidad de la que muy pocos quieren hablar, alli encontramos a Rosa “no soy nada de lo que era antes, quisiera que todo

A Palm Desert couple accused in the arson death of a former Coachella Valley resident in Indiana were extradited to that state to face prosecution, local jail records show. Noel Montes Cazares, 48, and Misty Lou Allen, 44, were extradited to Monroe County, Indiana, where they are charged in the death of 85-year-old former Palm

Convinced that the defendant would not repeat his previous actions, a judge today decided against revoking bail and ordering jail for a federally convicted man whose brother and sister-in-law were Islamic State-inspired terrorists responsible for killing more than a dozen people in San Bernardino. “You must comply with every aspect of your release,” U.S. District

Un hombre desamparado recibe un tiro en Thousand Palms despues que la policia realizara una revisión de rutina en un campamento frecuentado por personas sin hogar, al tratar de ejecutar una orden de arresto contra el sujeto de 38 años la policia argumentó que el sujeto los amenazó con un arma, por lo que el

A homeless man who was shot and wounded by a sheriff’s deputy in Thousand Palms after he allegedly brandished a gun was in custody today in lieu of $30,000 bail. Michael Curtis, 38, was arrested Sunday and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, according to county jail records.

With the Stagecoach Music Festival wrapped up in Indio, tens of thousands of country music fans streamed out of the Coachella Valley today, with most of the traffic flocking westward and causing congestion on the highways. Westbound Interstate 10 between Indio and Beaumont, and the westbound 60 Freeway between Beaumont and Moreno Valley, carried the