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Two men arrested, out on bail in connection with seizure of illegal marijuana in Thousand Palms

UPDATE: 9/19/2025 THOUSAND PALMS (CNS, KESQ News Team) – Two men suspected of illegally cultivating marijuana in Thousand Palms are out on bail Friday. Riverside County Sheriff’s officials say the two suspects were arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on Thursday on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation and sale or transportation

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Jury finds Winchester man guilty in Riverside County’s second fentanyl-related murder conviction

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted drug dealer who supplied a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 30-year-old Temecula man was convicted today of murder. It is the second fentanyl-related murder conviction in Riverside County. After deliberating less than a day, a Riverside jury on Wednesday found Quinn Aaron McKellips, 39, of Winchester guilty in

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How Riverside County’s cold case team and Texas Rangers brought a killer in a 32-year cold case to justice

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A three-decade-old murder case in the Coachella Valley is moving forward in court after investigators used DNA technology to identify a long-haul truck driver as the suspect. On March 30, 1993, the body of 30-year-old Sherri Herrera, a mother of four from Tulare, was discovered off the eastbound Hayfield Road on-ramp

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Cathedral City man to stand trial for alleged vehicle break-ins at DesertX

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 40-year-old Cathedral City man accused of targeting vehicles whose owners were touring a popular outdoor art showcase in the Coachella Valley must stand trial for receiving stolen property, a judge ruled today, while dismissing multiple felony counts originally filed against the defendant.    Steven Patrick Porter was arrested in April

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