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Jurors deadlocked today in the trial of a former Los Angeles police officer suspected of fatally shooting a developmentally disabled man and critically wounding the victim’s parents at the Corona Costco. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 33, of Corona, is charged with voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He additionally faces sentence-enhancing
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A convicted felon accused of stabbing a 35-year-old Banning man during a street confrontation, then hitting a police officer with a brick while trying to get away, was charged today with assault on a peace officer and other offenses. Alejandro Munoz, 31, was arrested Sunday following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with the
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The city of Desert Hot Springs has purchased the former library from the Riverside County Library System. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of the former library building to the city of Desert Hot Springs for $350,000. The former library operated from 1972 to 2021 before being replaced by a new $12
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A 39-year-old man was arrested after a Border Patrol K-9 led agents to find $250,000 worth of liquid methamphetamine over the weekend at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The arrest happened Saturday at around 4:45 p.m. The driver, a Mexican citizen, was referred to secondary inspection after a Border Patrol K-9 unit alerted agents to
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A Los Angeles City commission today voted to preserve the Brentwood home of Marilyn Monroe and recommended it be designated a historic-cultural monument after it was almost demolished last year at the request of the property owner. The five-member Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously to prevent demolition efforts of the movie star’s iconic home, located
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A 30-year-old Desert Hot Springs man who tried to kill his father by severely beating him and setting fire to his mobile home as he lay unconscious on the floor was sentenced today to 17 years to life in state prison. A Banning jury in November deliberated less than a day before convicting Miguel Angel
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With the city of Palm Desert becoming a Certified Autism Center™, they are on the path of ensuring the community is genuinely inclusive based on the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). A local parent and advocate of making the entire Coachella Valley is championing more cities to do the same. Josh Heinz
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shooting at Rancho Las Flores Park on Van Buren Street in Coachella Wednesday just before 9 p.m. Deputies said that they got reports of a man firing multiple rounds into the air and ground during a fight at the soccer fields. The suspect drove away before the
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Indio Police are getting a pay raise as part of a new 3-year contract agreement with the city. The Tentative agreement was approved Thursday evening by the city council. A staff report said the compensation package, negotiated by the Indio Police Officers’ Association for the city’s 88 full-time police department employees, is meant to attract and retain a high-caliber workforce. The memorandum of
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PGA West is set to host a brand new event this year in addition to the American Express 2024 Tournament and Concert Series. “A lot of people remember it as the Bob Hope Classic,” said Donald Zauner, PGA West General Manager. He added, “Bob Hope had seven movies that all began with “Road to.” Like
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Home prices declined across Riverside County in December 2023, mirroring a statewide trend, while statewide home sales in 2023 experienced their steepest decline since 2007, the California Association of Realtors said today. The median price of an existing single-family home in Riverside County in December was $607,500, down from $620,000 in November but higher
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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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