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Four people accused in the killings of a Coachella Valley couple who vanished nearly five years ago reentered not guilty pleas during an information arraignment on Thursday. Click here for complete coverage on this case The suspects are due back in court for a status conference hearing on May 13 Manuel Rios, 29, of Coachella;
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On Friday, the College of the Desert board of trustees will meet to discuss bond measures, as well as future projects such as the Palm Springs campus. COD’s Palm Springs campus has been in development since 2004 with almost $1 billion raised in tax revenue for construction, according to Palm Springs city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell.
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Matthew Kotz has spent nearly his whole life serving the community. But tonight, it was the community’s turn to honor Kotz. During the women’s quarterfinal match, the BNP Paribas Open had a celebrating heroes feature played on the video board for Kotz. Not just 🎾 celebration inside Stadium 1 today – @BNPPARIBASOPEN honored local Battalion
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A Coachella Valley public health leader was recognized on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for her work caring for the region’s disadvantaged communities. Rosa Lucas is a nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. She says her mission since she first arrived in the Coachella Valley in 1985 has been to expand opportunities
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One valley city is featured in a new report as one of the safest cities in California, despite being home to one of the highest number of homicides in the valley last year. According to online safety resource website SafeWise, Cathedral City was #41 on the list of most safe cities in California. It’s the
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For many families in the Coachella Valley, having access to safe and affordable childcare has become rare within the last few years. Riverside County currently has a team called First Five. It’s part of a state program that helps its community’s service partners make sure young children and their families have the support they need.
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*Updated March 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. An 83-year-old man was killed in a fire that destroyed two mobile homes early Wednesday morning in Sky Valley. The fire was reported at 12:27 a.m on the 69200 block of Parkside Drive. Crews arrived and found a double-wide mobile home fully engulfed inside the Desert Crest Country
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Maksim Khorin is a 12-year-old boy from Ukraine who was able to escape his home country along with his grandparents. They were able to flee Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and head to the Poland border as the Russian invasion was starting. They soon after made their way to the Coachella Valley by plane. The three of them
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Four Coachella Valley High School students received scholarships from BNP Paribas and Bank of West. On Wednesday, the banks hosted a special event at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal to award its 6th Annual BNP Paribas Open scholarships to Samantha Campos, Fernando Ruiz-Chavez, Justin Garnica, and Lydia Rodriguez. The students are part of CVHS’
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Eight people, none of them children, were injured today when a car crashed into a building at a Mead Valley school. The crash was reported at about 1:15 p.m. at Tomas Rivera Middle School in the 21600 block of Martin Street, near Clark Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Multiple engine crews and
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FIND Food Bank, a hunger-relief nonprofit organization, received a $125,000 donation from members of the Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta, it was announced today. Individual residents of the club came together to raise funds for the food bank, with the donation equaling approximately 562,500 meals, according to FIND spokeswoman Kayleen Sullivan. The donation comes
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A 49-year-old was killed in a suspected DUI rollover crash Monday night in Joshua Tree. The crash happened at approximately 8:40 p.m. near Center Avenue and Shifting Sands. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old man from Joshua Tree, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tracker northbound. Kevin Spruell Sr., 49, from Joshua Tree, was
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Coachella Valley History Museum officials today began auctioning off VIP passes to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The Light the Date Grove Silent Auction will be held virtually starting Wednesday and running until March 31, with proceeds going toward the museum’s project to install landscape lighting at the
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Briana DeAztlan is a local woman tasked with making sure Tennis Paradise lives up to its name. One of four flower walls on site at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. A graduate of La Quinta high school and the esteemed Parsons School of Design in New York, she’s a successful business woman in charge of bringing
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Southern Caifornia native Taylor Fritz is feeling right at home. The 24-year-old American standout is advancing at this year’s BNP Paribas Open after a gutsy performance over Jaume Munar on Tuesday inside Stadium 2. Taylor Fritz moves on 6-4 2-6 7-6(2) huge ace on match point 💪🏼 🇺🇸 local ties! Fritz heatin up 🔥 #TennisParadise
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Republican State Senator Melissa Melendez will not be running for Congress. On Tuesday, News Channel 3 learned that Melendez missed the filing deadline to run in the newly drawn 41st congressional district. The new district includes most of the Coachella Valley and is currently held by longtime Republican Congressman Ken Calvert. The 41st district is shaping up to be
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One person is undergoing surgery at a local hospital after being shot. Witnesses told investigators they saw the victim at the parking lot of Best Buy in La Quinta, however, the location where the shooting occurred remains in question. The incident was first reported at 5:31 p.m. Sgt. Soto, public information officer for the Riverside
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UPDATE: Police confirmed the two boys were found and their mother, suspected of illegally abducting them, was taken into custody. The CHP announced Tuesday night that the boys had been found safe, and Garcia had been taken into custody. No further details were released. Photos: CHP RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside Police are searching for two
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When the news broke last month The Walt Disney Company was developing a master-planned residential community in Rancho Mirage, many were excited about the magic of Disney popping up right in our own backyard. But for others, it exacerbated existing concerns about affordable housing and where people who work at such luxury resorts can live.
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A house fire ignited Monday night in Cathedral City displacing a single mother and her younger five kids. Her two older kids already moved out. “I’m still in a lot of shock,” Elizabeth Barron told News Channel 3’s Marian Bouchot. Firefighters were called to the home fully engulfed in flames at the 67300 block of
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