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Riverside County reports that a Thermal property near 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street, which contained mulch and other materials, has been cleaned up. Illegal dumping and mulch fires have been an issue in the East Valley for years. “This is just the first one. There’s a whole bunch of them coming,” said Riverside County Supervisor
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La Quinta native and star collegiate golfer Charlie Reiter will compete in the American Express™ PGA TOUR event on January 16-19, 2020. Reiter attended Palm Desert High School. During his Junior year, he won the CIF/SCGA Southern California Regional Championship. The victory earned him a spot in the California State High School Championship. He also
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Palm Springs Unified School District responded to the growing concerns from parents in North Palm Springs neighborhoods. The issue, a lack of school bus service. The Palm Springs Unified School District eliminated bus service for high school students more than ten years ago, citing budgetary restraints. “Due to having to get up and get on
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A traffic stop conducted by Indio Police earlier this week led to the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of a cache of weapons in Thermal, the Indio Police Department announced Friday. On Wednesday, IPD Street Crimes Detectives conducted a traffic enforcement stop at the intersection of Highway 111 and Oasis Street. During the
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrested a convicted felon during his visit to jail. According to the department, James Davey, 36, of Hesperia, traveled to the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center in San Bernardino on Thursday to visit a female inmate. While he checked in for his visit, authorities learned of his felon status and
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Wells Fargo has issued a statement after its Rancho Mirage location was robbed Thursday morning. “Our top priority is always the safety and well-being of our customers and team members, and we are thankful no one was harmed during this robbery. We recognize this has been a very stressful situation for all involved. Counselors, through
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The Palm Springs Police Department announced Friday that they had arrested a man earlier this week who was allegedly found in possession of “hundreds of dollars in quarters” and burglary tools that seemed designed to break into coin-operated machines. On Wednesday at 3:45 p.m., a patrolling officer spotted a man, later identified as 31-year-old Nathan
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Six people were arrested by members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Palm Desert Station Burglary Suppression Unit (BSU) Thousand Palms on Thursday. On December 2, a commercial burglary was reported on the 72200 block of Varner Road in Thousand Palms. While investigating the incident, BSU members were able to identify the suspect as 29-year-old
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A group of a dozen Palm Springs residents mailed letters to state officials Thursday asking them to become involved in a proposal by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to build an arena on tribal land in downtown Palm Springs. Their group, Palm Springs Together, believes the plan to build the arena should require
Continue ReadingCalifornia could be the first state to sell its own prescription drugs under a proposal announced by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday. He said the plan would “take the power out of the hands of greedy pharmaceutical companies.” Newsom said he wants California to contract with generic drug companies to make medications on its behalf —
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Relatives of employees at a local Wells Fargo voiced their frustrations after the bank was robbed Thursday morning. The robbery marked the second hold-up at that location in just over six months time. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, Riverside County Sheriffs public information officer, at approximately 9:16 a.m., a man entered the Wells Fargo bank
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A new restaurant is soon opening in South Palm Springs, in the former location of the Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club. Construction is well underway at AsiaSF on South Palm Canyon Dr., the second location for the San Francisco based Asian fusion restaurant featuring cabaret performances. Richard Owings lives just up the street from AsiaSF.
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A man accused of an armed robbery was arrested in Indio early Thursday morning. The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force served search warrants at five Indio residences at 5 a.m. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the search warrant stemmed from an investigation into a Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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Over 200 tennis shoes were donated to multiple valley non-profits that help the homeless. 1,300 employees from Cornerstone on Demand were on hand at the JW Marriott Hotel in Palm Desert to help with the donation giveaway. Many of these volunteers decorated shoes donated by Tom’s and gave them away as part of the corporation’s
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Police and fire crews are at the scene of an accident in Cathedral City Thursday evening. At around 7:16 p.m., a vehicle ended up on its side near the intersection of Date Palm Drive and Varner Road. A witness on scene said that one of the involved drivers was looking directions on their phone before
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The board of trustees sent News Channel 3 a written statement: “We hired Emily Barry Helm as a part time temporary manager to help us carry on with business efficiently. According to her resume she has 35 years of proven administrative, communications, planning abilities and customer service skills.” The board told us Helm currently works
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The Riverside Country Sheriff’s Department is investigating a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian Thursday evening in Coachella. Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for RSO, said the collision was reported at approximately 5:59 p.m. on Frederick Street and Jalisco Avenue. Flores confirmed the pedestrian was hospitalized. The driver of the vehicle stayed at
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One person was injured after a casita fire in Indio on Thursday afternoon. The blaze, which was reported at 3:43 p.m., was broke out on a property on the 46500 block of Vargas Road in Indio. Fire crews were able to contain it by 3:56 p.m. Riverside County Paramedics transported the victim to an area
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A Mesa Verde woman and her husband pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder for the death of the woman’s 18-year-old mentally disabled daughter and were immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Jill Williams, 37, and Steven Williams, the victim’s 41-year-old stepfather, entered their pleas just as a preliminary hearing was about to
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