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A youth soccer coach admitted to sexually assaulting a young boy on several occasions over the course of a two-month period in 2017 and was immediately sentenced by an Indio judge to eight years in state prison, prosecutors announced Monday. Stephen William Morgan, 33, a resident of the United Kingdom who came to the U.S.
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Border Patrol arrested a man and two girls at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Monday morning after allegedly finding drugs strapped to the teens’ bodies. According to El Centro Sector Border Patrol, Friday at approximately 10:15 a.m., a 63-year-old man driving a 2019 red Toyota Corolla with two 17-year-old female passengers approached the checkpoint. A
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A Banning man was killed in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend and police are still seeking answers as on Monday. At 5:33 p.m. Sunday night, officers responded to the are of Ramsey Street and Apex Street for a report of a pedestrian suffering from injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival,
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A 32-year-old worker at a La Quinta residential-care facility pleaded not guilty today to murder and torture charges stemming from the death of a patient whose body was found in a trash bin outside the facility. The murder charge against Cristina Noelle Canimo, of Palm Desert, includes a special circumstance allegation of inflicting torture during
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Sunday’s second annual Ironman Triathlon in La Quinta brought with it road closures, and as a result, some traffic backups in the valley. Some small business owners also tell News Channel 3 their businesses were hurt by the closures, because regular customers had a hard time getting to the businesses. But the triathletes and their
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Last week, Palm Springs Police Department detectives busted an illegal marijuana cultivation after a water leak tipped off law enforcement. On December 5, Palm Springs Code Enforcement officers received a report of water flowing out of a garage of a residence on the 2900 block of Chuperosa Road. Responding officers noticed an intense smell of
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Police and Firefighters were working to clear a collision that was backing up traffic on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Monday morning. All lanes had reopened to traffic at 9:00 a.m. and residual slowing was beginning to clear. The earlier collision was in the freeway’s westbound lanes between Washington Street and Cook Street. Westbound traffic
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Local radio host Bill Feingold is returning to the airwaves Monday. He’s been off the air due to an ongoing battle with cancer. The host was been diagnosed with stage IV liver cancer and many have been following his story. It’s been three and a half months since he’s been on the air. Watch News
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – A group of Coachella Valley elementary students received a generous gift on Sunday. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay tells us why it pays off to be good in class. “I got a bike that I really love,” 4th grader, Gloria Camacho told News Channel 3. Christmas came early for 400 Coachella
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Five people are without a home after a residential structure fire Saturday night in Desert Hot Springs, according to CAL FIRE Riverside. In a tweet, CAL Fire Riverside said the blaze was fire reported at 11:30 p.m on the 65000 block of Acoma Avenue near Pierson Boulevard in Desert Hot Springs. Authorities said eight fire
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Rancho Mirage High School football player, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez is asking the Coachella Valley for continued prayers before heading into his final brain surgery on December 12. “I just want to thank the whole Coachella Valley for being my main support group through these last few surgeries. Thank you for all the help and support.
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Music lovers gathered around Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino Friday night for a sold out show to see Old Dominion. Old Dominion made a quick stop in Indio for their “Make it Sweet” tour, with special guest Ryan Hurd. The band just released their third self-titled album last month. Plus, they are country music award
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A Pioneertown man is behind bars after being found with more than 30 firearms and several thousand rounds of ammunition. Thursday, deputies served a search warrant for a burglary and stolen property investigation at a home on Pipes Canyon road, just west of Highway 247. They identified 34-year-old Justin Channell as a suspect and found
Continue ReadingINDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Voters in Indian Wells will get the chance to vote on term limits for council members. The decision was made at Thursday night’s City Council meeting. Currently, after eight years council members must step down after a two-year term before running again. The proposed change would limit council members in the
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The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Twentynine Palms man on Friday for allegedly making death threats against a congressional staffer and an intern. Robert Stahlnecker, 48, of Twentynine Palms, was arrested at his residence on charges of threatening federal officers and employees, interstate communications with threat to injure a person, and anonymous
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The Environmental Protection Agency said water that tested with dangerously high levels of arsenic at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal has improved, but still isn’t safe to drink. At a meeting in Mecca Friday night, EPA officials said the water has tested clean since late October. From April through September, tests showed levels of
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“I was lying on the pavement wondering if I was going to stay alive,” said Peter Nelson. Meet Peter Nelson, a La Quinta resident of 32 years, who’s no stranger to danger. Not wanting to re-live the details of the accident, Nelson was lucky to survive that St. Patrick’s Day in 2017. “Trust me, cars
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District employee is behind bars following reports of an alleged sexual relationship with a student. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Thursday, CVUSD officials alerted officials and the Thermal Sheriff’s Station began an investigation. RSO revealed that investigators were able to quickly discovered that Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez,
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A 26-year-old convicted felon and current state prison inmate was sentenced to five years in prison today for his part in a robbery of a Cathedral City medical marijuana dispensary in 2017. Travion Riddick, formally of San Bernardino, was also sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dean Benjamini to an additional yearfor possessing or
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A 25-year-old mother has been sentenced to life probation for her involvement in the death of her infant daughter who died in a crash on Highway 74 in Palm Desert in May 2016. Kristen Lauer’s daughter was unrestrained at the time of the crash. Lauer, a Rancho Mirage resident, initially plead guilty to murder and
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