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Prosecutors today charged a school bus driver for the Coachella Valley Unified School District with molesting three girls who were under 14 years old while on the job a decade ago. Jose Luis Moncada, 64, of Desert Hot Springs, was charged with eight counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 14 years old,
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The Indio Police Department’s three-dog K-9 unit could see another dog added to the mix soon, police officials said today, and an upcoming fundraiser could provide the catalyst. The Indio Elks Lodge is hosting its yearly pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday for the local police dog unit, composed of Mikey, an English lab, two German
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Authorities are investigating a threat made towards Cathedral City High School Tuesday morning. According to a school email, students reported being tagged in an Instagram post showing a picture of guns and threatened violence on the campus. Joan Boiko, a spokesperson for the Palm Springs Unified District, confirmed that police and the district’s Educational Technology
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A wind-whipped brush fire broke out today in the Santa Ana River bottom on the east end of Norco, quickly blackening roughly 100 acres and prompting evacuations. The blaze was reported about 10 a.m. in the vicinity of Arlington and California avenues, within the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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The 42nd district state assembly primary is an interesting showdown between a Republican, a Democrat, and a very notable No Party Preference. The incumbent is former Republican Chad Mayes who changed his affiliation. Mayes says, “We’re running a little experiment, we’ll see how it turns out.” Republican and current Mayor of San Jacinto, Andrew Kotyuk,
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A mistrial was declared today when a Banning jury deadlocked in the murder trial of a 27-year-old felon accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the chest in Desert Hot Springs nearly five years ago. Following almost five days of deliberations, the jury hung 8-4 in favor of conviction, according to John Hall, spokesman for the
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department – La Quinta Station deputies rescued three dogs involved in a crash Monday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened near the area of Madison Street and Airport Boulevard. There are no details available on what led up to the crash, but the La Quinta Sheriff’s Station confirmed no one was injured. Deputies
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One year ago today, Jason Perez Gonzalez, 30, of Indio was stabbed to death at a Jeep run in Ocotillo Wells, about two miles west of Highway 86. Authorities say Jason was found with multiple stab wounds on his chest and back and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Imperial County Sheriff’s Station has
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Super Tuesday is less than 24 hours away. Residents in the Coachella Valley have already begun submitting their ballots. California is one of 14 states heading to the polls for the big day. “There will be 534 polling places throughout Riverside County,” Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Spencer said. Among several choices, voters are given the
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A long running Palm Springs art festival held on different weekends throughout the year at Frances Stevens Park in Palm Springs has a new home at The River in Rancho Mirage. The City of Rancho Mirage approved permits on Friday for March 7-8 weekend. After the City of Palm Springs denied the festival’s permits in
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A Twentynine Palms man accused of molesting multiple children over a nearly 10-year span died after suffering a medical emergency in jail. Gary Lynn Shannon, 72, was pronounced dead Sunday evening at Kaiser Hospital. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Morongo Basin Station, Shannon returned to to the West Valley Detention Center
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A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for shooting a man with a semi-automatic firearm in Desert Hot Springs in 2018, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed today. Carlos Anthony Beltran, 39, of Desert Hot Springs, was sentenced Friday, immediately after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge, according
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A traffic collision investigation blocked traffic on Gene Autry Trail in both directions near Interstate 10 Monday morning. Five vehicles were involved in the collision. According to Sgt. Mike Casavan, a woman was thrown from the wreckage. She sustained major injuries and was rushed to the hospital. Palm Springs Police reported a road closure at
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A Mexican citizen who claimed he was in debt to a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of a Cathedral City resident during a Craiglist car purchase and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday. Gabriel Gaytan Cardenas, 34, was
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The Bernie 2020 Coachella Valley office held a canvassing training event on Sunday while preparing for Tuesday’s presidential primary. Organizers said yesterday 25 volunteers knocked on more than a thousand doors in the valley and targeted areas in Beaumont and Idyllwild. Sunday, 10 volunteers were at work. They tell News Channel 3’s they’ve been canvassing
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The 14th annual “Dancing with Our Stars” fundraiser was held at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage on Sunday. The event allows amateur couples to raise funds for a number of chairities here in the valley competing in different ballroom dances. The organization, “Dancing with Our Stars” tells News Channel 3 they have raised
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Veterans of the Vietnam War were honored at a ceremony held at the Palm Springs Air Museum on Sunday. The ceremony took place in a new hanger dedicated to the Vietnam War and the Korean War. We are told 90 veterans from all branches were there. Veteran names, branch of service and military action were
Continue ReadingA senior campaign aide has announced that Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the 2020 presidential primary race. His decision to drop out of the race comes after former Vice President Joe Biden won a crushing victory in the South Carolina primary. Saturday night’s results are re-energizing a Biden campaign that had flagged in the
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February is Black History Month in the City of Palm Springs and the entire community was invited to the 33rd Annual Black History Month Parade and Town Fair on Saturday in downtown. “This is one event that I always make sure I have in my calendar and I make sure I don’t miss it no
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz spoke with the Riverside County’s Departments of Emergency Management and Public Health getting critical information on emergency protocols and preparedness and how they’re planning to communicate these procedures with the county’s residents. “The county has pandemic preparedness plans that they have developed, they are working on a communication structure that will
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