A 51-year-old woman accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. In addition to murder, Sheila Johnson of Desert Hot Springs was also ordered to stand trial on a misdemeanor count of being an unlicensed operator and a felony count of
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A massage therapist pled guilty to sexual battery in Palm Springs, however, police are asking for the public’s help in identifying additional victims. Regaberto Castillas Lopez, also known as Manny Sierra, pled guilty to two counts of sexual battery by fraud and one count of failure to report an address change as a convicted sex
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A July 12 trial date was confirmed today for a 50-year-old felon accused of preying on two Moreno Valley schoolgirls and trying to kidnap one of them. Rene Rodriguez Ramirez of Indio is charged with attempted kidnapping and annoying minors in connection with alleged offenses that occurred in April. During a status hearing at
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Update 6/21/24 – 11:00 AMIndian Canyon opened at the wash announces Palm Springs Police. All roads at the wash are now open. Update 6/18/24 – 4:10 PM Gene Autry is back open at the wash. There is no word on when Indian Canyon could be back open. Last week, Palm Springs’ city engineer shared updates
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With rising temperatures, doctors say it’s important to protect infants from the heat. Babies and young children overheat and dehydrate quickly. Dr. Rebecca Ward, MD from the Desert Care Network Family Medicine said it’s important to keep babies cool, to prevent heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “There are a lot of
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The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Installation and Business Awards Dinner Thursday. The chamber will be recognizing the winners of this year’s Chairman John A. James Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award. The event will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa. We’ll be hearing first
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The Hershey Bears took Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals to tie up the series 2-2. The Bears beat the Firebirds 3-2 at Acrisure Arena. Game 6 of the #CalderCup Finals? CONFIRMED🤝@TheHersheyBears | #HERvsCV pic.twitter.com/ZD8EFHOVTL— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) June 21, 2024 With this result, it means the Firebirds won’t be able to close
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American Idol, and Indio native, Abi Carter will return to the Coachella Valley for her first-ever full concert at Acrisure Arena! Abi announced the show during the first intermission of Game 4 of the Firebirds-Bears Calder Cup Finals match-up. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, June 25. Additional presales will
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Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is dedicated to defensive tactics – or use of force – which includes ground fighting. “Our curriculum is based on Jiu-Jitsu and they’ll also
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Rancho Mirage Mayor Steve Downs announced he has been diagnosed with a treatable form of prostate cancer. The announcement was made at the city council meeting on Thursday, which Downs was not in attendance for. Downs issued a letter about this diagnosis which was read during the meeting. “Unfortunately, I’m not able to be with
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Indio City Council received a surprise during Wednesday night’s meeting regarding the planned Public Safety Campus. In February, News Channel 3 was first to tour the completed portions of the 43,000-square-foot facility, located at 46800 Jackson Street, which is made up of a new fire station, new dispatch center, and new public safety services building.
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A 59-year-old probationer who killed a Cabazon man in a rage over accusations — ultimately verified as lies — that the victim had sexually assaulted the defendant’s girlfriend was convicted today of first-degree murder. After deliberating only two days — with an intervening court holiday on Wednesday — a Riverside jury on Thursday found
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A 21-year-old Mountain Center resident accused in a shooting that injured a teenager in Palm Springs received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to lesser charges today. Jesse Alnarldo Simpson Jr. was sentenced Thursday by Judge Gregory Olson at the Larson Justice Center in Indio after pleading guilty to evading arrest and assault with a
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The Academy of Music Performance (AMP) will host Indio’s “Make Music Day,” celebrating the longest day of the year with live music open to the public on Friday, June 21, 2024. Friday’s one-day event is free to attend from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 82719 Miles Avenue in Indio at the Academy of Music
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Starting today, June 20, the Riverside County Animal Services is launching “IndePETdence Days” to celebrate pet adoptions and free up kennel space for the annual Fourth of July impound explosion. All pet adoptions are free during IndePETdence Days, which will continue through Saturday, June 22. “Every shelter experiences a lot of stray impounds leading up
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During the entire month of July, all U.S. military personnel- active, former, and retired- with valid military identification will receive free admission to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, along with a special gift for “Military Days.” Spouses of deployed military members, as well as military widows and widowers, also qualify for the promotion. Military personnel
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Around 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a structure fire was reported by Cal Fire in the unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs, the community of Desert Haven. The fire was contained by 8:30 a.m. The fire was located off of 20th Avenue and Circle B Drive. There were no injuries and no casualties involved. Firefighters fought
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Indio city leaders are beginning to work on phase two of the city’s Public Safety Campus that includes a new Police Headquarters. Our crews attended Wednesday’s city council meeting where a majority vote approved Capital Improvement Funds to begin designing and building phase 2 of the Public Safety Campus. Overall there was an outline of
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The California Highway Patrol is reporting two separate crashes early Thursday Morning. The collisions happened around 5 a.m. with a wreck involving three vehicles East of Date Palm Drive, near Cathedral City. Three people from that crash were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. According to CHP the number three and four lanes
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With a $1.5 million grant, College of the Desert (COD) is launching an educational initiative aimed at young adults who have been through juvenile detention systems. The program is expected to start on campus in the fall of 2024. The California Community Colleges’ Rising Scholars Network is funding the program with a $1.5 million grant.
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