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A series of violent deaths hit the valley early in the week. Four people are dead in three different cities, leaving police to search for answers and families pleading for help. “Boom, boom, boom, boom. Gunshots!” That’s how Khalihia Ellis described the second shooting in her Desert Hot Springs neighborhood within 12 hours. Officers set

Rep. Raul Ruiz will face a challenge from Republican State Assemblyman Brian Nestande and possibly former State Assemblyman Ray Haynes, also a Republican. The democratic incumbent was first elected when he defeated Former Congresswoman Mary Bono in 2012 in a very close election. NewsChannel 3 Anchor John White previews the campaign ahead in this story

President Barack Obama has used his fifth State of the Union address to tell lawmakers that he’s still willing to work with Congress. But Obama said he’ll sidestep obstructionist lawmakers “whenever and wherever” necessary to reduce the wage gap between rich and poor. One executive action he’ll take is to increase the minimum wage for

Cal fire was mopping up after an early evening fire broke out at a home in Palm Desert just after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Cal Fire says when crews arrived on scene they saw smoke coming from a home on the 72-900 block of Grapevine Street. The heavy smoke was coming from the attic area of

Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Andrew Walker went to the office of Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz for help processing his long-stalled Veteran’s Affairs claim. Getting that difficult issue taken care of – thanks to the help of his representative – was enough. But then, Walker received a surprise phone call inviting him to accompany the

A man has died after he was shot in Desert Hot Springs around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to Officer Jim Henson with the police department. Authorities are asking residents in the area of Palm Drive and Buena Vista Avenue to be safe while investigators search the area for the shooting suspect(s). The shooting victim was

Un inmigrante trado a Estados Unidos sin autorizacin cuando era nio y la directora general de General Motors acompaarn a la primera dama Michelle Obama para escuchar a su esposo el martes cuando pronuncie su mensaje sobre el Estado de la Unin. La Casa Blanca suele invitar a ciertas personas a que acompaen a la

A sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man in a Coachella neighborhood Monday night. According to Deputy Armando Munoz, it started at 9:45PM on the 4800 block of Camino Real in Coachella, near Avenue 48 and Calhoun. Munoz said the deputy was serving two felony arrest warrants at a home when a fight broke out

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is investigating after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night. KESQ & CBS Local 2 confirmed the victim’s identity on Tuesday afternoon after speaking with his mother Khalihia Ellis. She said her son Darnaiel Patterson was shot and killed in the 66-300 block of Desert Avenue. Police

El Departamento de Polica de Desert Hot Springs recibi una llamada ayer a las 10:20 p.m. que reportaba un tiroteo en la manzana 66-300 de Desert View Avenue, al llegar al lugar encontraron herido de bala a un hombre de 19 aos cuya identidad no ha sido revelada. De inmediato fue transportado al hospital donde

Deputies with the Cabazon Station are investigating after a woman’s body was found around 5:50 p.m. Monday. Authorities said the woman suffered traumatic injuries that caused her death. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Jennifer Horton of Cabazon, according to police. Horton’s body was found inside a home in the 14200 block of Broadway. Detectives

A Homeland Security Department drone has crashed off the coast of Southern California. Customs and Border Protection says the drone was being flown on a border security mission when a mechanical problem developed about 20 miles southwest of San Diego late Monday night. Spokesman Mike Friel says the crew operating the drone from Texas decided

Police say two Southern California girls who vanished during a weekend sleepover have been found near their hometown. Riverside police Sgt. David Amador says in a statement last night that 12-year-old Raylynn Bolt and 14-year-old Diana Tourdot were found by police in San Bernardino, about 15 miles away from Riverside. Police did not say anything

A San Francisco firefighter has filed a legal claim alleging fire officials falsely identified her to the media as the person responsible for killing a 16-year-old survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash. According to Elyse Duckett’s claim, fire officials wanted to protect the firefighter who first ran over Ye Meng Yuan and was responsible for

A Riverside middle school has scratched District Attorney Paul Zellerbach off its list of future speakers after a presentation to students by the county’s top prosecutor drew complaints over his use of profanity, which Zellerbach says he doesn’t remember using. “If it was felt by anyone that I said anything that was inappropriate or was

Police say two Southern California girls who vanished during a weekend sleepover have been found near their hometown. Riverside police Sgt. David Amador says in a statement last night that 12-year-old Raylynn Bolt and 14-year-old Diana Tourdot were found by police in San Bernardino, about 15 miles away from Riverside. Police did not say anything

Victor Eisenhut, the store manager at Pet Oasis in Rancho Mirage says the pet store has been kicked off line since Friday morning and it’s not the first time. Other businesses in the Monterey Marketplace were knocked off a couple weeks ago. “We can’t process anything electronically. I don’t care what it is, debit card,

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released a photo of a bank robbery suspect late Monday. According to a news release, they say around 10:00 a.m Monday, a woman entered the U.S. Bank, located on the 57-000 Block of 29 Palms Highway. The unknown white female handed the teller a note, saying this is a

Thirty-three couples, some straight, some gay, all wedded in front of a world wide audience in the tens of millions on the Grammy’s. The message of acceptance and equality from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit song “Same Love” was brought to a powerful visual expression of it on music’s biggest night. “I’ve now watched it

A horas de que el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama se dirija a la nacin durante el Estado de la Unin, el congresista demcrata Ral Ruiz representante del distrito 36 que incluye al valle de Coachella, dijo sentirse esperanzado y espera que el mantario aborde temas que afectan directamente a la comunidad hispana,