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A teenage boy was fatally shot in Coachella today, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The homicide occurred about 1:21 a.m. at a house party in the 84700 block of Calle Pino, according to Lt. Terry Hudson of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to the scene and found a teenage boy lying in the backyard

Un motociclista se encuentra en condicin crtica debido a que el pasado sbado alrededor del medio da circulaba sobre la Ave 45 entre Jackson y Golf Center Parkway en Indio donde perdi el control, se impact con un vehculo y sali disparado de la moto. De inmediato fue transportado al hospital.

Rescue workers in Huntington Beach today resumed a search for two Banning residents presumed drowned in the ocean over the weekend. John Shua Lee, 24, and Shao Moua, 20, got caught — along with two others — in a rip current just before 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Marine Safety Lt. Mike Beuerlein said. The search resumed

El pasado viernes la polica realizaba un cateo en San jacinto cuando encontraron ms de 500 plantas de marihuana y 13 bultos ya empaquetados. En el lugar arrestaron a un hombre de 55 aos sospechoso de cultivar el enervante.

Un hombre tras las rejas y otro prfugo de la justicia es el resultado del robo de un carro y un secuestro ocurrido el pasado sbado alrededor de las 3:00 a.m. cuando los sujetos forzaron a punta de pistola a su vctima a subir al vehculo, por fortuna pudo escapar de sus captores y dar

El pasado sbado se llev a cabo un retn de sobriedad sobre el Hwy 111 y Mountain Cove en Indian Wells. Un total de 1003 carros pasaron por el rea, dos conductores ebrios fueron arrestados, ocho ms por manejar sin licencia con licencia suspendida, siete vehculos fueron llevados al corraln.

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One man is behind bars, and another remains on the loose, after a kidnapping and carjacking that lead to a high-speed chase from Palm Desert to Cathedral City today. Tevin Skinner, 19 of Palm Springs, was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and kidnapping. At 2:45 a.m., police got a report of two suspects on the

A backpack giveaway brought thousands of families out to the east valley Saturday morning. They lined up at Van Buren Elementary School. The line streched around the school as hundreds of families waited outside. Slowly, they made their way inside, where volunteers from Martha’s Village, Indio Teen Center and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission handed

The county coroner has said a Desert Hot Springs man has died. James Gardner, 54, was riding a motorcycle on Highway 371 in Anza when he hit the back of an SUV on Aug. 8. Police say he was wearing a helmet at the time. Gardner was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm

Michael Jackson fans will pay tribute to the late King of Pop today by reprising his 1983 “Thriller” video on the eve of what would have been his 52nd birthday. Organizers are hoping enough zombie dancers turn out for “The Thrill Lives On: Celebrating 52 Years of Michael Jackson” to set a Southern California record

A Riverside County judge agreed with defense attorneys on Friday and released a 44-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman. Suzanne Mowery faces three counts of child abuse stemming from allegations she helped a teenager buy heroin on July 4 and smoked it with her. The next morning, 16-year-old Megan Escalante was found dead. Police had reported

A judge has denied the re-trail of a Cathedral City man convicted of 2nd degree murder in a drunk driving crash. Jason Pappas, 38, was supposed to be sentenced two weeks ago, but it came out that one of the jurors in his trial may have been a member of the group “Mothers Against Drunk

Gang crimes in Desert Hot Springs have declined in the last few months, according to the police department. Authorities credit the drop off to the crackdown on the West Drive Locos gang. which they said is responsible for the June stabbing of 23-year-old Jose Villalobos. Villalobos was savagely attacked and killed while leaving a family

One player, who bought their ticket in California, matched all six numbers in Friday night’s $133 million Mega Millions drawing. The winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing were: 04 – 10 – 26 – 32 and 41, and the Mega Ball number was 31. The winner bought their ticket at a liquor store in Morrow

The Coachella Valley Unified School District laid off 54 teachers over the summer. It recently recinded 18 of the those pink slips thanks to money it expects to receive from the federal jobs bill that sought to protect teachers, but even with those educators, class sizes are growing. Grades one through 12 will increase into

Longtime Palm Desert City councilman Dick Kelly died last Friday. The council met for the first time Thursday since his death. Kelly’s replacement on the council is still up in the air. But his wife of 65 years said her husband would want it to be her. Widow Mary Helen Kelly agreed. But she said

A Cathedral City man convicted of second-degree murder in a drunk driving crash could get a new trial. Jason Pappas, 38, is expected to be back in court today. He was supposed to be sentenced two weeks ago. At his sentencing — it came out that one of the jurors in his trial may have

The largest of three lightning-strike fires in the west end of Joshua Tree National Park has scorched about 110 acres, National Park Service spokesman Joe Zarki said. There are no structures threatened but visitors are urged to use caution while driving through the park, and to be alert to the presence of firefighting equipment and