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Riverside County announces relocation of 100-plus families from troubled Oasis Mobile Home Park

OASIS, Calif (KESQ) – Riverside County officials are announcing that more than 100 families have been successfully moved out of Oasis Mobile Home Park. News Channel 3 has reported on the ongoing efforts to help those residents and hold the park’s owners accountable for the unsafe conditions there. These conditions included sewage spills and high

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Local support services discuss importance of recognizing teen dating violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and local services are stressing the importance of providing services to the Valley’s youth when needed.  8.2% of California’s 11th-grade students report being “hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose” by their partner in the past twelve months, according to the Center for Disease Control and

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CVUSD teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student

COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 42-year-old teacher with the Coachella Valley Unified School District was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student. Mario Manuel Valenzuela of Coachella was arrested on Friday on charges of lewd acts on a child. The investigation into Valenzuela’s arrest started in December when the student told school administrators that

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Prosecution testimony begins in trial of man accused of killing his baby on Highway 74

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Prosecution testimony got underway Wednesday in the trial of a felon accused of killing his year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife after turning irate during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells. Adam Slater, 53, of Palm Desert allegedly killed baby Madalyn in 2020 during an act of rage that

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CVAG staff reports on ‘CV Housing First’ homeless assistance program

On Wednesday the Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ Homeless Committee received the latest annual report in its CV Housing First program. Staff reported that of the 175 Coachella Valley clients targeted for assistance in 2024, 50 people were housed through the program, while 59 individuals returned to the streets. The number of permanently housed individuals

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