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A Banning brush fire that grew to more than 100 acres over the course of an afternoon was contained today by firefighters, almost 24 hours after the blaze began. The fire, which was contained at a total of 105 acres Friday morning, started up at 11:34 a.m. Thursday near the 11000 block of Mias Canyon

Authorities have identified the man whose body was found early Thursday morning in Desert Hot Springs, launching a homicide investigation in the city. The coroner identified the victim as 35-year-old Emanuel Jenkins of Desert Hot Springs. His body was found at about 4:30 a.m. on the ground in the 66200 block of Pierson Boulevard, said

A Coachella woman was found dead in the open desert in Twentynine Palms Thursday morning, with her abandoned car nearby and now police are attempting to determine her cause of death. Deatrice Yunvondia Frierson, 55, was found at about 11 a.m. Thursday in a desert area east of Singing Sands Road and a quarter-mile north

ALERTA DE CALOR EXCESIVO. En efecto desde hoy a las 11 de la mañana y se extendera hasta las 9 pm. Del dia Miercoles Las temperaturas a traves del condado de Riverside comenzarán hoy con una ola de calor que podría potencialmente empujar las temperaturas a los 120 grados en los próximos días. Esto según

Seven male cougars have crossed Interstate 15 near Temecula over the last 15 years, and one has sired 11 kittens, leaving wildlife biologists heartened because it shows that a single male can enhance geneticdiversity among inbred cougar populations, it was reported today. But the fact only one managed to reproduce shows how tough it is

A suspected gang member accused in an attack on a man who was robbed immediately after being struck by a car and seriously injured, was charged today with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Daquan Gray, 21, of Palm Springs, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include sentence-enhancing allegations of criminal street gang

Watch: Officials say charity Congressional baseball game will go on as investigation into Wednesday’s shooting in Washington, D.C. continues Congressman Raul Ruiz shared a message on social media ahead of the congressional baseball game that takes place Thursday night. His message comes after the shooting that occurred at the GOP congressional team’s baseball practice in

The CEO of Sovereign Health, operator of addiction rehabilitation treatment centers in Palm Desert and two other locations raided Tuesday as part of an unspecified criminal investigation, today accused federal agents who took part in the operation of using strong-arm tactics, threatening company employees at gunpoint and frightening patients. Federal agents served warrants at the

PSPD officers found a dead body on a hiking trail in Palm Springs Thursday evening. Officers found the body of a female in her late 50s on the Lyken hiking trail off of Mesquite Avenue, west of South Palm Canyon Drive at a little past 7:00 p.m. The body was found about five minutes up

Roy’s Desert Resource Center in Palm Springs officially closes their doors. Roy’s placed their last client with housing on Sunday. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio is serving more people now that Roy’s is closed. Read: Rescue Mission numbers rise as Roy’s closure nears While Roy’s isn’t providing shelter to anyone, they will be

A 33-year-old man from Perris is suing the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department due to an incident that occurred at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on October 25 of last year. Watch: KESQ & CBS Local 2 online David Manzo and his attorney are alleging jail deputies broke Manzo’s spine after they were called

A carjacking and burglary investigation leads to a short pursuit and arrest in Indio Thursday evening. 23-year-old Alex Martinez was arrested following a short pursuit. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation on a carjacking and residential burglary led Deputies to a residence on Avenida Romero in Indio. Martinez

Born in Michoacan, Mexico, Samuel Martinez and his family emigrated to the United States when he was only 1-1/2 years old. “They wanted a better life ’cause it’s hard over there in Mexico,” Martinez said. It’s a dream Martinez’s family shares with more than 11 million other undocumented people living in the United States. Martinez

FULLERTON, Calif.- In the 33rd round of the MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Taylor Bryant of Cal State Fullerton. What a ride it has been for the former La Quinta standout, not only drafted this week but also headed to Omaha for the College World Series. From the high of the high, to

Un individuo del Valle de Coachella que fue aprehendido por violencia domestica está en la cárcel de nuevo. Esto despues de realizar un desesperado intento por solicitar su libertad ayer por la mañana. Kevin Rosales de 20 años se escapó de la custodia de las autoridades mientras que era trasladado a la cárcel del Condado

One person was killed and three people were injured today in a freeway crash east of Desert Center. The two-car crash happened about 2 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10, east of Corn Springs Road, Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department said. Special Report: Deadly crashes happening more frequently near Desert Center on I-10

Esta mañana el departamento de policia de Desert Hot Springs realizo varios allanamientos en diferentes casas en busca de miembros de pandillas, como resultado de un operativo en el que llevan trabajando las autoridades vario tiempo para eliminar las pandillas del Valle de Coachella. “Queremos eliminar el crimen las actividades que están ocurriendo en las