Four men previously convicted in the murder of a retired Palm Springs art dealer will each represent themselves in their retrial. Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, Miguel Bustamante, and David Replogle made their first court appearance in June. All four are serving life sentences in the brutal murder of Clifford Lambert, 74, for financial gain. Clifford
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The Cathedral City Police Department confirmed that a single-vehicle rollover is a fatal incident. The crash was reported at around 4:58 p.m. in the area of Date Palm Drive and Varner Road, north of Varner Road. Police confirmed Date Palm was closed in both directions from I-10 to Varner for several hours. The coroner’s office
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Windi Eklund is a mother of three and a California charter school policy advocate whose children have attended charter schools for the past five years. “I”m very worried about the future of charter schools in California,” said Eklund. While her children are set to begin their studies this fall in their charter schools, she empathizes
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As fire season ramps up larger fires have become inevitable throughout California. Agencies have begun reconfiguring operations to mitigate the spread of COVID 19 amongst first responders and potential evacuees. Cal Fire started testing out what is known as the Mass Fever Screening System. It aims at detecting warmer temperatures among several crew members by
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Similar to Monday, temperatures climbed into the one-teens this afternoon. Palm Springs recorded a high of 115° — two degrees warmer than yesterday. An average high for the date is 108°. An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 11:00 a.m. Thursday for temperatures that could climb to 120° through Saturday. Extreme heat can significantly
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man found dead inside a burning vehicle in Thermal last week. Authorities were initially called to a vehicle fire call at around 1:40 a.m. on July 18 in the area of Avenue 57 and Pierce Street. A body was found inside the vehicle after the
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The woman who sued Cathedral City and its former police chief reached a $500,000 settlement, newly obtained court documents reveal. In April 2019, Cathedral City Police Department Dispatcher Loran Candelas sued the city, and its then police chief Travis Walker. Candelas accused Walker sexually assaulted her at the Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells in October
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A big rig rolled over on the westbound side of Interstate 10 east of Dillon Road in Coachella Tuesday afternoon. The driver told News Channel 3 he is okay, however, both lanes on the westbound side are blocked by the big rig on its side. Traffic is flowing as cars are getting around the accident
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Cases Changes Today There were 723 new cases reported since Monday across Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 35,910. Last four Tuesday case totals: June 29 – 17,296July 7 – 21,101July 14 – 26,481July 21 – 30,890 The doubling rate was at 26.7 days as of July 27. This is
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UPDATE – DHSPD Located Arthur Molina and say he is safe. ——————————– The Desert Hot Springs Police Departement is asking for the public’s help in finding Arthur Costa Molina, a 71-year-old with cognitive health issues who was last seen Monday morning. Molina is described as: Asian male adult5 feet, 5 inches tall135 pounds with a
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A motorist was injured today in a rollover crash that temporarily closed state Route 74 west of Mountain Center. The wreck happened about 11 a.m. on the eastbound side of the two-lane highway, just south of Old Control Road, within the San Bernardino National Forest, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said the
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Palm Springs Unified School District says enrollment numbers for kindergarten are significantly down this year due to COVID-10. And for PSUSD families, the school year is just around the corner, officially beginning next week on August 5th. “We’re down about 50% in our kindergarten enrollment. And in our transitional kindergarten we were down about 60%,”
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With the potential of wildfires, earthquakes and flooding on top of living in a pandemic, now more than ever we all need to be prepared. Drop, cover and hold on! Do you know what to do in case of an emergency or natural disaster? “We sit on the San Andreas fault line and many people
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: MORE: Riverside County reports 1,720 new cases & 34 deaths since Friday There were 1,720 new cases
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All three local school districts will soon begin the new school year with online learning. but State Senator Melissa Melendez, who represents the Coachella Valley, recently tweeted: There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID. Students should return to school, in person, and all school sports/activities should resume.Let’s
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The city of Palm Springs has issued a new supplementary order that requires restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries, and breweriesto close from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. According to the city, guests are allowed to stay until 11 p.m. Only staff needed to close, open or clean can be in these facilities between the hours of
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Gavin Ludwick, 7, of Desert Hot Springs remained hospitalized Monday since July 18 when he was attacked near his Desert Hot Springs home. “Last night he moved his left hand for the first time since the attack and he squeezed my finger and that was awesome. Everybody in the room had the biggest smile on
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A big rig fire is blocking several lanes, causing traffic back up on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near Monroe Street. According to Caltrans, the fire is blocking lanes #2, #3 and Monroe St off ramp. A SigAlert has been issued. The lanes are expected to be closed for another 1 to 2 hours
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A young man who allegedly injured an officer while resisting arrest and another man were behind bars today following a traffic stop, during which Palm Springs police said they found two loaded guns. Leo Capatin, 20, of Palm Springs, was taken into custody Sunday night and booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Monday that the suspect in an hours-long standoff on Friday was wanted in connection with a homicide. Ruben Esquivel, 31, of Coachella was arrested Friday night in Thermal. Esquivel swarmed the area of 70th Avenue and Pierce Street in Thermal Friday beginning at around 4:24 p.m. Esquivel remained
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