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CATHEDRAL CITY – He’s called a pimp, a thief, and a scam artist by local prosecutors, and now theU.S. Marshals are adding the title of “fugitive” to Boaz Benmoshe. His trial for allegedly running a Coachella Valley prostitution ring is on hold until federal marshals catch him all over again. Benmoshe was first arrested by

COACHELLA – A 32-year-old man was in custody today on suspicion of attacking his mother and brother when she refused to give him money, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Taurino Galindo was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday at a home in the 50000 block of Jalisco Avenue when deputies responded to a report of a domestic

INDIO- U.S. Border Patrol Agents seized more than $1.45 million dollars worth of narcotics yesterday near Indio. Agents tell News Channel 3 a black Dodge Charger entered the Highway 111 checkpoint for inspection, and was referred to the secondary inspection area. During the secondary inspection, a Border Patrol canine team alerted to the center console

INDIO – Joseph Edward Duncan III, who is representing himself in his murder trial, will have a “standby counsel” waiting to help him during his trial, if he needs it. Duncan is charged with first-degree murder in the April 1997 death of Anthony Martinez, who was snatched from an alley in Beaumont by a knife-wielding

The Miss California USA pageant is coming to the desert. It’s bringing a lot of change, feeding of the past year’s controversy. “I never expected to get the title how I did,” says Miss California USA, Tami Farrell. Runner up, Tami Farrel was crowned Miss California after Carrie Prejean was de-throned for “contract violations.” “There

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Police announced they have made an arrest in last week’s murder of Chi-lu “Tony” Chen. Anthony Raymond Magdaleno, 29, was arrested this week after witnesses identified him from surveillance video seen on local television stations. Magdaleno is being held on a million and a half dollars bail. Chen was shot about

THERMAL – Riverside County firefighters are keeping a close eye on a fire that is still smoldering, this morning, in the east valley. Fire crews contained a vegetation fire that ignited Sunday afternoon around 1:30 near the intersection of Avenue 73 and Pierce Street. When the first engines arrived on scene, the fire was estimated

PALM SPRINGS – News Channel 3 learned Monday that the injectible form of the H1N1 vaccine should start arriving in Riverside County sometime this week. Health officials say when it does get here, they will look at medical groups that have the highest priority for the shots. President Obama declared the outbreak of the H1N1

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Neighbors worked together, loading up a large van in Desert Hot Springs, emptyinga house that belonged to Myrna Blanc. She is disabled from a car crash and can hardly walk. We first showed you in August how she was being evicted from her home. She made a bad decision and signed

INDIO – A reputed gang member from Los Angeles County should appear in an Indio courtroom,Tuesday afternoon to respond to charges connected to a murder in Desert Hot Springs. His original hearing on Monday was delayed becuase of an “unknown medical problem.” Eighteen year-old Anthony Magdaleno was arrested last week, accused of shooting and killing

LA QUINTA – A Palm Desert man is behind bars, today, accused of holding his ex-girlfriend against her will at her home. Joshua Hill, 29, is accused of violating a restraining order, coming to the woman’s home, and holding her hostage of three days. He’s also accused of assulating and robbing her earlier today. He

THERMAL – Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Thermal man, and plan to charge him with attempted murder of a peace officer for nearly running down a California Highway Patrol officer over the weekend. Investigators say they arrested 19 year old Juan Manuel Felix Borboa on Sunday, just hours afterthe incident early Sunday morning. Witnesses

CABAZON – Family members of firefighters killed in the 2006 Esperanza blaze will gather in Cabazon today on the arson-set wildfire’s third anniversary. During a small ceremony at Cal Fire Station 24, some families will gather to remember Mark Loutzenhiser, Jess McLean, Jason McKay, Daniel Hoover-Najera and Pablo Cerda. The crew of U.S. Forest Service

Esta página de Internet fue creada para satisfacer las necesidades de la población hispana en el Valle de Coachella y todo el Condado de Riverside, a través de un recopilado de información de varias agencias gubernamentales. Nuestra meta es proporcionarle la información necesaria a la comunidad hispanos para que se preparen en caso de una

COACHELLA – An unattended candle caused a fire at a Coachella house Saturday, a fire captain said. The fire at 86140 Las Flores Avenue was reported at 3:53 p.m., said Capt. Lonny Olson of the Riverside County Fire Department. No injuries were reported, Olson said. The blaze, confined to a single room, was put out

PALM DESERT – The City of Palm Desert authorized spending $2,300 to clean up dry brush at a local country club golf course, it was reported today. More than a week after a Los Angeles bankruptcy court approved a $300,000 loan to the owners of Palm Desert Country Club, residents at the bankrupt club as

PALM DESERT – There was great weather for the 45th annual Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade rolling out Sunday, with a big crowd on hand to check them all out. Under the watchful eyes of judges, including News Channel 3’s own Emilie Voss, the floats and bands were closely evaluated. But our question this year,

NEAR DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A house is now destroyed after a fire Sunday morning. It started just after 11 at a home near Power Line Road, north of Dillon and west of Indian. Firefighters tell News Channel 3 a man living in a trailer next to the home was smoking a cigarette outside.. then

RIVERSIDE – The chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians surrendered to authorities today after being indicted on federal charges of accepting more than $250,000 in bribes from tribal vendors and concealing income from the Internal Revenue Service. Robert Salgado, 67, was notified today that he was named in a 36-count indictment returned last

A Palm Springs nightclub is cleaning up after an air conditioning fire Thursday. It started at 4:17 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Firefighters had to break through the roof of the Confession nightclub to get to the smoke and ventilate it. The situation was under control by 4:47 p.m. Les Michaels, the show producer at Confession, says