A 58-year-old transient who ignited the 2013 Silver Fire near Banning, which blackened more than 20,000 acres and injured multiple people, pleaded guilty today to over a dozen felony charges and was immediately sentenced to 16 years in state prison. During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center, Stephen Patrick Medlock admitted 14 counts of
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The world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, will headline the field at this week’s American Express in La Quinta. “Wherever I sit at in the world rankings, it doesn’t really affect how I’m going to play this week. I’m still going out and trying to play good and win the tournament,” said Scheffler. All smiles from
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The American Express PGA tournament begins on Thursday. As a result of the tournament, tourism in the area spikes. Local businesses thrive during the event as the tourism brings an economic boost. Pat McCabe, the Executive Director of the tournament says that the event beings over 65 thousand people to the desert. The spike in
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A 25-year-old man suspected in a high-speed traffic collision that killed three people in Palm Desert re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges of murder. Ricardo Adrian Meza of Palm Desert was charged with three counts of murder for the Dec. 28, 2022, deaths of Elena Morron, 84, of Los Angeles, and Anza residents
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A pursuit suspect pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday to charges related to a police chase that ended in a crash that injured a baby last week in Thermal. Christopher Gonzalez, 34, was arraigned in court on Tuesday. He was charged with reckless evading of a peace officer, child endangerment, and hit-and-run with injury. The
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The Cathedral City Fire Department on Saturday will continue its series of events aimed at promoting community safety, education and engagement. A smoke alarm installation campaign throughout the community will get underway at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to the fire department. Firefighters and volunteers will install and test smoke alarms until 2 p.m. that day
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A Coachella man suspected of trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl in Thermal re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges. Christian Daniel Arreola, 20, is charged with one felony count each of assault with intent to commit mayhem, sexual battery, and attempted kidnapping, robbery and/or rape. He initially pleaded not guilty to the
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Coachella Valley residents can now access Riverside University Health System’s Mobile Crisis Response services all week long, 24 hours a day. The county’s Mobile Crisis Response Team is composed of therapists, case managers, substance abuse counselors and peer support specialists who are trained to help individuals during mental health emergencies. The county partnered with Sycamores,
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Cathedral City Fire Department’s dispatchers received call at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday by a Palm Springs firefighter that lives two homes down from where flames broke out. The fire happened off Senora Road and Avenida Ximino in Cathedral City. According to Battalion Chief, Robert E. Williams no one was believed to be inside the home. Upon
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Los Angeles-area resident Stacie Fox is speaking publicly about what recently happened to her elderly mother in hopes of preventing others from falling victim to the same theft scheme. Fox said her 84-year-old mother was in her parked car a couple stores down from Trader Joe’s on Town Center Way in Palm Desert getting ready
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Tom Whitney is one of 156 professional players in the field this week for the American Express, set to make his 2024 season debut on the PGA TOUR. “I was a little bummed I didn’t get into the field at Sony but the silver lining is I get to make my debut here in my
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The lineup for the 2024 Coachella Music and Arts Festival is out! Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, and Doja Cat will headline the festival, along with No Doubt, who are making their return to the desert. D.A.N.C.ERegister now for access to passes at https://t.co/qujCsdlTip. Presale begins Friday, 1/19 at 11am PT. pic.twitter.com/DlApQGXnBb— Coachella (@coachella)
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Tickets for the 5th Annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are now on sale. The home is being built inside the Bajada Estates in La Quinta. The 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath (plus flex room) house will be built by GHA Companies and is worth an estimated $850,000. St. Jude, located in Memphis, takes patients from
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Update 1/16/24 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the relationship between the suspect and the victim in Sunday’s deadly stabbing at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella. Investigators learned that the suspect was the daughter of the victim. The victim was identified on Monday as Elba Estrada, 53, of San Bernardino. Investigators said the suspect,
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The National Auto Body Council (NABC) donated four cars to members of the Coachella Valley. These cars were given through the Recycled Rides program and were refurbished by auto repair companies in the desert. Donors from Allstate, Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California, Hertz, Seigner’s Collision and Fix Auto partnered with NABC
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This week, the City of Desert Hot Springs announced the reopening of Little Morongo Road. The major thoroughfare was closed for five months following major storm damage from Tropical Storm Hilary. News Channel 3’s Tatum Larsen spoke with city officials today who said that the opening of Indian Canyon Drive and Dillon Road are to
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A 33-year-old man suspected in a vehicle theft pleaded not guilty today to felony charges in a case where police said they found multiple firearms and home-made explosive devices. Zachary Hernandez was charged with one felony count each of receiving a stolen vehicle, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and receiving stolen property, according
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One year after announcing her highly anticipated return to the road with her ninth concert tour, Together Again, today five-time GRAMMY®️ Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee Janet Jackson reveals she will be adding 35 dates to the run. In addition, Nelly will join Jackson on tour across all dates as her special
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Eisenhower Health will continue to host ceremonies for three of its medical centers this week. The ceremonies come after major milestones in the hospital’s Passion for Excellence campaign. The campaign reached a milestone on the road to its $259,000,000 goal for funds to help expand projects including the Washington Family Center (formerly the Eisenhower Renker
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Temperatures around the Coachella Valley continue to drop as a cold front and high-winds linger. The cooler weather may be enough to cause some people to dust off their space heaters for warmth at night. Although these portable heaters can be convenient, they can also be extremely dangerous and even deadly. According to the U.S.
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