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A family member has identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday night in Desert Hot Springs. According to his sister, 35-year-old Kelly Macon was walking home from the store to his son when he was shot and killed. “They say he didn’t suffer but I don’t know how many times he got shot. I
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Former State Senator Jeff Stone vacated his seat to take a role with President Donald Trump’s Labor Department on November 1. Since the announcement, a handful of potential candidates have either dove into their race, or expressed interested in running. Now, that pool of candidacy has two dates to look forward to. Governor Gavin Newsom
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A 25-year-old man convicted in October in the shooting death of an Indio man was sentenced Friday morning Nestor Cervantes was sentenced to 50 years to life for the murder of 25-year-old Christopher Luis Aguilar. Cervantes of Coachella was driving near Avenue 54 and Shady Lane in Coachella at about 7 p.m. in July 2014
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Cal Fire, Riverside firefighters have contained a structure fire that broke out in Desert Hot Springs this afternoon. Fire officials said they found light smoke coming from a structure located at a construction site. The fire was reported just before 12:30 p.m. on Little Morongo Road, just north of Dillon Road. It was contained within
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A 16-year-old Saugus High School student who walked into the campus quad and shot five classmates, two of them fatally, then turned the gun on himself died today at a hospital. Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow, a junior at Saugus High, died at 3:32 p.m. Friday, according to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff’s officials said his mother was
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The 2nd Annual Cinema Francais, a french film festival is coming to the Camelot Theater at the Palm Springs Cultural Center November 22 – 24. Beth Fromm, the Executive Director of the Desert Film Society tells News Channel 3 about this year’s event. “I think it’s just great to support Camelot
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Deputies found a pair of guns, drug paraphernalia and what was believed to be methamphetamine during a probation compliance check in Palm Desert Friday morning. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 11:03 a.m., officers from the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force were conducting a probation check a house in the 74000
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A 53-year-old Cathedral City man who fatally beat his roommate three years ago was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison. A jury in August convicted Scott Edmund Pettigrew of murder, elder abuse and violating a protective order stemming from the death of his roommate, Anita Mimie Cowen, 66, with whom he lived
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Cathedral City leaders voted Thursday to implement a heightened enforcement program answering to a growing number of complaints from people who live next to short term vacation rental homes. The city approved a new enforcement pilot program based on the success of a similar program in Palm Springs. Residents will call the STVR Hotline (760)
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies detained two people early Friday morning in connection to an overnight shooting. The violence broke out shortly before 1:00 a.m. along the 61000 block of El Dorado Place. No injuries have been reported. There was very little information on the crime, or if any arrests had been made. Police are investigating
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News Channel 3 has learned that one of the top Democratic candidates running for President is making a stop in the valley Friday. According to an email from a campaign organizer and a link to the Pete Buttigieg campaign, we have confirmed that the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana is planning to be in Palm
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The Palm Desert City Council unanimously voted to approve plans for “DSRT Surf,” a manmade surfing development in the Desert Willow Golf Resort. City documents show that the project will be for nearly 18-acres inside Desert Willow. Phase one of the project will feature a four-story hotel, a wave pool machine, surf center and a
Continue Reading A family member has identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday night in Desert Hot Springs. According to his sister, 35-year-old Kelly Macon was walking home from the store to his son when he was shot and killed. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department said the shooting occurred Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the
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A Cathedral City street is filled with firefighters and police following a fire at a business Thursday night. The business is located on the 31900 block of Avenida El Pueblo, just north of Ramon Road. Witnesses said they saw flames coming out of the auto shop they live across the street from. Witnesses added that
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in Coachella Thursday night. Deputies received reports of shots fired in the area of 2nd Street and Vine Avenue at approximately 8:07 p.m. Deputies at the scene did not find any victims or suspects, they did locate evidence of a shooting. 2nd and Vine will be
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Experts say new technologies might kill some jobs, but would also create new ones. Could your job, or next job, be taken by a robot? Roughly half of the Coachella Valley’s jobs are connected to tourism and hospitality in some way. In an I-Team report, we find that technology and automation are changing what these
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The Eastern Riverside County Interoperable Communications Authority (ERICA) has voted to bring back access to scanner traffic for local media. The ERICA board vote 3-2 this afternoon in favor of restoring access to scanner traffic for local media organizations. Desert Hot Springs, Indio, and Palm Springs voted yes, while Cathedral City and Beaumont voted no.
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A man was killed Tuesday night in Desert Hot Springs and a homicide investigation is underway. On Tuesday at 10 p.m., DHSPD officers responded to the 66200 block of Estrella Avenue for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located a victim who was treated on scene by Cal Fire paramedics. Before the victim
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Indian Wells is changing its city policy on short term rentals. On December 31, all owners renting out their properties will be required to only book to tenants committing to a 29-night minimum, except during the BNP Paribas Open, when shorter-term rentals will be allowed. Previously, property owners who were issued short-term rental licenses/permits in
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A 40-year-old Coachella man led sheriff’s deputies on a brief car chase, which ended when the man struck an uninvolved car, authorities said Thursday. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a restraining order violation in the area of Laguna Lane and Capitola Avenue about 9 p.m. The caller told deputies her husband,
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