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A 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing a person in downtown Palm Springs Tuesday morning was arrested. The stabbing was reported at around 5:40 a.m. on the 400 block of E Arenas Road, near El Segundo. Police said a man called asking for help but was unable to provide specific details. “Upon arriving at the scene,
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A fire destroyed two homes and left two people injured in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:35 a.m. on the 66800 block of Estrella Avenue, east of Mesquite Avenue. CAL FIRE officials said the fire started at a single-story home and spread to the house next door. Two people
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Smoke from nearby wildfires including the Line Fire in San Bernardino County continues to infiltrate the Valley, reducing air quality and creating respiratory issues. Air Quality has dropped to “Moderate” or “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” levels here in the Valley. There are also Excessive Heat Warnings in the Inland Empire and areas West of the
Continue ReadingUpdate 9/9/24 – 11:30 p.m. The fire has burned 25,813 acres. Containment remains at 3%. Update 9/9/24 – 6:30 p.m. Containment has grown to 5%. Update 9/9/24 – 6:00 p.m. The fire has burned 23,714 acres. Containment remains at 3%. An update from fire officials will be held at 6:00 p.m., you can it live
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The Coachella Valley is no longer under an Excessive Heat Warning, but Riverside County east and west of the low desert is until 8 PM Tuesday. Still, high temperatures this afternoon Smoke density is expected to increase over the mountain and desert areas through this evening. Check the current air quality where you are here.
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Update – 10:45 p.m. The fire burned 54 acres and is 100% contained. Update – 4:45 p.m. Forward progress has been stopped Update – 4:25 p.m. The fire grew to 50 acres, however, forward progress has been slowed, officials said. Original Report – 3:50 p.m. Riverside County Fire Department crews are working to contain a
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A probationer accused of gunning down a Mecca man outside his home was acquitted today of first- and second-degree murder counts, and jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a voluntary man slaughtercharge. Gilbert Contreras Martinez Jr., 36, of Coachella, is accused in the 2018 death of 40-year-old Hugo Nunez. Jurors convicted him of
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Police released the photo of the vehicle of a man suspected of following and harassing a student walking to Desert Hot Springs High School Monday morning. The incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. in the area of Via Loreto and Pierson Boulevard. The student told authorities that she was walking to school when she noticed
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A group of scouts and other volunteers helped local Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Nelson install a “reflecting bench” on the top of the popular “Cross Hike” in Palm Desert over the weekend. The scouts carried the bench, which weighed over 200 pounds, up the trail. It took about five hours to install. The bench is
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Poor air quality has prompted the South Coast AQMD to extend the Wildfire Smoke Advisories in effect until Tuesday at 11:59 PM. for parts of San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties. The decision is in response to two wildfires in the region. The Line Fire, between Highland and Running Springs, has burned more than 20,000 acres and
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Service has been restored for Spectrum customers across the Coachella Valley, following an overnight outage over the weekend. The outage started Saturday evening and lasted until Sunday morning. News Channel 3 received emails from residents from Palm Springs to Indio, saying their internet, landlines and cable were impacted. In a statement to News Channel 3,
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