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The Joshua Tree parents accused of housing their children a plywood shed for 4 years appeared in court today. Daniel Panico and Mona Kirk were charged with three felony counts of child abuse on March 2. The judge has decided to keep a protective order in place with an exception to allow Kirk and Panico

The first segment of the CV Link is finally open, runners and bikers are free to use the path as they please, but they don’t know where to park. Douglas Fong and his wife used the link for the first time today. “We want to build up our endurance so it’s a good segment we

The Coachella Valley’s premier gala to fight cancer was held in Rancho Mirage Sunday night. More than six hundred people showed up the rock and roll-themed event was at the Heckmann Estate which featured food from ten different local restaurants, as well as a performance by singer-songwriter Richard Marx who was honored with the Spirit

The Joshua Tree family whose children were found living inside a box made of plywood for years now have a new home. Mona Kirk, 51, and Daniel Panico, 73, were arrested on March 1 on child cruelty charges The couple has now been released from jail after pleading not guilty. Friends of the family have

A man accused of gunning down a Pomona police officer at the end of a chase that turned into a shooting and hour-long standoff was charged today with capital murder. Isaias De Jesus Valencia, 38, of Pomona, is accused of the Friday night killing of Officer Gregory Casillas, 30, of Upland. The murder charge against

A convicted felon and state prison inmate who allegedly robbed a Cathedral City medical marijuana dispensary at gunpoint last year pleaded not guilty to robbery charges. Travion Riddick, 24, formerly of San Bernardino, faces three counts of robbery and firearm allegations stemming from the alleged April 26, 2017, heist at No Wait Meds, 68860 Ramon

Se investiga la muerte de un hombre que sufrió lesiones fatales tras un altercado entre miembros de la familia en un hogar de Thermal, dijo hoy un sargento del sheriff. Los agentes del alguacil que respondieron a las 7:27 a.m. el lunes a una llamada por disturbios familiares en una casa en la cuadra 65000

An Indio man accused of killing his girlfriend and setting fire to the Thermal mobile home she shared with her children displayed behavior consistent with a mental disorder, but more testing could be done to determine whether he may be exaggerating his symptoms, two psychologists testified today. Christian Pacheco, 23, is accused in the death

Los padres acusados ​​de mantener a los niños en una Caja de madera durante 4 años comparecieron hoy ante el tribunal. Daniel Panico y Mona Kirk fueron acusados ​​de tres delitos graves de abuso infantil el 2 de marzo. El juez ha decidido mantener una orden de protección con una excepción para permitir que Kirk

Serena Williams was eliminated by her older sister Venus Monday evening from her first tournament since becoming a mother. Venus Williams was a 6-3, 6-4 winner in their third-round match of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. “Her level was super high,” Venus Williams said. “It was really difficult to close

During a March 7 Palm Springs City Council meeting, Mayor Robert Moon said, “We are partners in the city with the tribe and we should be addressing a very major issue with the tribe in advance and we did not this time.” A week after the meeting and Moon’s statement, the Palm Springs Neighbors for

A Coachella Valley couple was put into a panic when scam artists called the father saying they had kidnapped their son, demanding money for his release. It’s a crime called virtual kidnapping and according to the FBI, this type of scam is on the rise. “If you try to f**k me I am going to

Drivers in the Coachella Valley are getting sticker shock when registering their cars with the DMV. Taxes that went into effect at the first of the year are starting to make a major impact. There is also major pain at the pump, gas prices are the highest they have been since September 2015. “It was

The Riverside County Fair and Date Festival starts Friday. From ride inspections to having mixture of private security and deputies on the grounds, safety is a top priority. For the past two weeks, state inspectors as well as inspectors with the ride company Butler Amusements have been testing the rides to make sure they are

A winter storm brought blistering cold winds and light rain to parts of the Coachella Valley and measurable snow to our local mountains. Snow that fell in Banning stuck to the ground and covered people’s cars. The temperature was not cold enough for the snow on the roads to last, so driving conditions were not

Hundreds of people turned out for the Desert Town Hall series at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort Friday. The keynote speakers were former congresswoman and mass shooting survivor Gabby Giffords and her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Kelly and fellow astronaut Megan McArthur took questions from high school students at the Youth Town Hall before

Two national retailers changing their firearms sales policies in the wake of the mass shooting two weeks ago in a Florida high school which took the lives of 17 people. Shoppers who want to buy a gun or bullets at Walmart or at Dick’s Sporting Goods will now have to be at least 21 years

A new bill proposed by Republican state Sen. Jeff Stone aims to eliminate state income tax for 90 percent of Californians and require wealthy part-time residents to start paying income taxes for the time that they are living in the state. Senate Bill 1352, the Saving Money and Reducing Taxes Act, aims to change the

The Board of Supervisors today authorized the Riverside County Fire Department to accept a donation of rescue gear valued at $14,000 for training on extrication techniques employed during vehicle crashes. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on fire Chief Dan Talbot’s request to take possession of the Honda Ex Demo Extrication