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Five people are without a home after a residential structure fire Saturday night in Desert Hot Springs, according to CAL FIRE Riverside. In a tweet, CAL Fire Riverside said the blaze was fire reported at 11:30 p.m on the 65000 block of Acoma Avenue near Pierson Boulevard in Desert Hot Springs. Authorities said eight fire
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Rancho Mirage High School football player, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez is asking the Coachella Valley for continued prayers before heading into his final brain surgery on December 12. “I just want to thank the whole Coachella Valley for being my main support group through these last few surgeries. Thank you for all the help and support.
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Music lovers gathered around Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino Friday night for a sold out show to see Old Dominion. Old Dominion made a quick stop in Indio for their “Make it Sweet” tour, with special guest Ryan Hurd. The band just released their third self-titled album last month. Plus, they are country music award
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A Pioneertown man is behind bars after being found with more than 30 firearms and several thousand rounds of ammunition. Thursday, deputies served a search warrant for a burglary and stolen property investigation at a home on Pipes Canyon road, just west of Highway 247. They identified 34-year-old Justin Channell as a suspect and found
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Voters in Indian Wells will get the chance to vote on term limits for council members. The decision was made at Thursday night’s City Council meeting. Currently, after eight years council members must step down after a two-year term before running again. The proposed change would limit council members in the
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The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Twentynine Palms man on Friday for allegedly making death threats against a congressional staffer and an intern. Robert Stahlnecker, 48, of Twentynine Palms, was arrested at his residence on charges of threatening federal officers and employees, interstate communications with threat to injure a person, and anonymous
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The Environmental Protection Agency said water that tested with dangerously high levels of arsenic at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal has improved, but still isn’t safe to drink. At a meeting in Mecca Friday night, EPA officials said the water has tested clean since late October. From April through September, tests showed levels of
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“I was lying on the pavement wondering if I was going to stay alive,” said Peter Nelson. Meet Peter Nelson, a La Quinta resident of 32 years, who’s no stranger to danger. Not wanting to re-live the details of the accident, Nelson was lucky to survive that St. Patrick’s Day in 2017. “Trust me, cars
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is behind bars following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. RSO revealed that investigators were able to quickly discovered that Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez,
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A 26-year-old convicted felon and current state prison inmate was sentenced to five years in prison today for his part in a robbery of a Cathedral City medical marijuana dispensary in 2017. Travion Riddick, formally of San Bernardino, was also sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dean Benjamini to an additional yearfor possessing or
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A 25-year-old mother has been sentenced to life probation for her involvement in the death of her infant daughter who died in a crash on Highway 74 in Palm Desert in May 2016. Kristen Lauer’s daughter was unrestrained at the time of the crash. Lauer, a Rancho Mirage resident, initially plead guilty to murder and
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Four-time Golden Globe-winning actress Laura Dern will receive the Career Achievement Award at the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, organizers announced today. Laura Dern is one of the most outstanding and talented actresses of her generation,” said festival Chairman Harold Matzner. Over her 40-year acting career, she has brought to the screen so
Continue Reading A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is out on bail following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student through social media. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. Authorities found Valadez at Valle Del Sol Elementary School, where
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s sergeant caught something far from routine on their bodycam on Friday morning. The sergeant, who has not been identified, spotted a cat of unknown origin in an unknown location, trapped in a Maruchan ramen bag. As the responding sergeant approached, a small dark dog howled, the feline got spooked, then ran
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A Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant who was injured in a crash in Thousand Palms on Thursday remains hospitalized Friday in stable condition. The vehicle crashed while en route to a call of a reported bank robbery in at around 10:50 a.m. The call was later confirmed as being unfounded. According to the California Highway Patrol,
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Christmas is right around the corner and to help local families in need, the California Highway Patrol is hosting their annual “CHiPs for Kids” toy drive. The department is asking for the community’s help to collect unwrapped, donated toys to be distributed for Christmas. On Friday, December 5, KESQ and CHP representatives will be outside
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Tamale lovers rejoice, the Indio International Tamale Festival returns to the Coachella Valley this weekend. More than 150,000 people are expected to gather and celebrate food, family and Indio’s cultural heritage. There will be tamale vendors selling all kinds of tamales, from traditional and gourmet to dessert tamales such as strawberry, chocolate, date, and raisin. For
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For more than an hour Thursday night, Palm Springs city council members heard residents’ heated concerns at a packed out special meeting about the forthcoming Agua Caliente arena planned for downtown. “The appeal to me of Palm Springs is that it’s a small, manageable community,” said Fergus Hughes, who lives across the street from the
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of a body found in a Desert Hot Springs field last week. Last Tuesday at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Desert Hot Springs Police Department received reports of a body found in open field on Verbena Drive and Ironwood Drive. Authorities have identified the victim as Ezequiel David
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former Republican leader in California’s state Assembly is dropping his party affiliation, saying Thursday that he’s tired of the political bickering. Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley said he switched to no party preference on Monday and pulled papers Thursday to run for re-election as an independent next year. Just left
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