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A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty today to a felony after being arrested for allegedly illegally possessing a firearm and shooting it in a negligent manner. Eddie Amezquita was charged with felony counts for discharging a firearm in a negligent manner, possessing an undetectable firearm and illegally carrying a loaded firearm. He pleaded guilty to the
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N Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash is back open after a major injury crash shut the road down for seven hours. The head-on collision was reported at around 7:30 a.m. Lt. Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police Department said one driver suffered major injuries while the other sustained moderate injuries. Both were transported
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We Are One United, a local Palm Springs-based nonprofit, was awarded a $2.1 million grant from the California Board State and Community Corrections Violence Intervention grant program to tackle youth violence in the northern part of Palm Springs. Youth violence has long been a problem in the northern part of the city. The community-focused organization
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An elderly couple was rescued from a hiking trail in Indio Thursday just before Noon. The initial call to first responders took place just before Noon at the Indio Hills Badlands Trailhead, which is located on Ave 42 and Golf Center Parkway. CAL FIRE deployed a team to find the couple. They were brought down
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The students have not been selected yet because the grant is so new to the campus. Avisina Rodriquez, the Dean of Student Engagement speaks with us about how the student of the Coachella Valley will benefit from this grant and how they will be able to apply. For more details on the grant, go to
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A 28-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly assaulting another motorist with a deadly weapon in a road rage incident. The man, a Salton City resident, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a firearm, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Coachella Community Action Team
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You can watch today’s full hearing below By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in his desperate bid to stay in power and hosting a dramatic Oval Office showdown in which he weighed replacing
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A hiker was found dead along an Indio trail after becoming separated from their spouse Wednesday afternoon. A couple in their mid-70s went out on a hike at the Badlands Trail located near Avenue 42 and Golf Center Parkway. The couple was staying at a time-share resort located near the trail, according to Ben Guitron
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With this summer storm, came power outages for several residents and businesses. Fortunately, power is back up and running in most areas. Many people in the Valley were excited to see some rain come back to the desert. “Sun is shining, nice cold rain, can’t get any more perfect than that,” said resident Will Will.
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Riverside County health officials are reporting the county’s first probable Monkeypox case. Officials said tests conducted on tissue samples from the unidentified man from eastern Riverside County showed a preliminary positive for an Orthopoxvirus. Additional testing will be conducted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) laboratory to confirm whether it is Monkeypox, according
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It’s been one outage after another for one Palm Springs neighborhood. Some of the residents are seeking answers from Southern California Edison after experiencing five power outages within the past three weeks. Palm Springs resident SCE customer Marvin Grossman lives in the neighborhood off of East Vista Chino near North Gene Autry Trail. He has reached out
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“True champion material.” Irann Orozco is an 18-year-old skilled fighter from Desert Hot Springs. She’s been a student at Kihon MMA for years, but wasn’t introduced initially to mixed martial arts. “Days you don’t feel like going, keep going. Those could be your best days.” – @IrannNayeli 💪🏼Skilled fighter Irann Orozco is already turning heads
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Two Desert Hot Springs residents have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at the Rancho Mirage RV Park last week. The shooting happened at approximately 10 p.m. on June 16, at the RV park located on the 70200 block of Highway 111. Alejandro Suarez, 43, was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved funding for the first phase of a plan for affordable housing for residents of the hazard-plagued Oasis Mobile Home Park near Thermal. The board approved the allocation of $7 million for phase 1 of the Oasis Villas Apartments. Officials said the complex will create new affordable and safe
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A 15-year-old boy is behind bars after authorities found multiple handguns during a search warrant in Indio. The weapons-related search warrant took place Tuesday evening on Beverly Court in Indio. It was led by the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with assistance from the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team, the Palm Desert Business
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The Riverside University Health System today announced the county has received a conditional $76 million award from the state to build a behavioral health campus in Coachella. It’s a “once in a generation opportunity to build the facilities needed in Riverside County for those with behavioral health needs,” RUHS Behavioral Health Department Director Dr. Matthew
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A local pickleball coach is calling her players heroes after a woman had a medical emergency on the court. Instructor Mary Barsaleau says the sport isn’t a very dangerous one, but earlier this month it was a life or death situation when a player in her tournament hit the ground. “It was a heart attack,”
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Highway 74 was closed in both directions for several hours after a major injury crash near Vista Point. The crash was first reported at around 11:50 a.m. Officer David Torres of the California Highway Patrol said the crash was between a semi-truck and a Dodge Ram. The driver of the Dodge was airlifted to Desert
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A power outage in Cathedral City left more 7,600 customers without power at one point Wednesday afternoon, according to Southern California Edison. Power was back to all but five customers by 5:30 p.m. The outage also affected businesses in the area of Vista Chino and Landau, including a CVS pharmacy. There is no word on
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A 43-year-old man is behind bars after authorities found hundreds of fentanyl pills along with additional narcotics at a home in Coachella Wednesday morning. At 7:00 AM, members of the Coachella Community Action Team (CCAT), with the assistance of the Southern Coachella Valley Community Service District Team (SCVCSDT), the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team (SET),
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