After Robert Durst was arrested for the killing of his longtime friend, the New York real estate heir sat down with a prosecutor for hours, making potentially damaging claims and lamenting his many physical ailments. “My life expectancy is about five years,” the eccentric millionaire said in the 2015 jailhouse interview in New Orleans. The
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President Trump is slated to visit the Coachella Valley Wednesday. He’ll be here for a fundraiser in Rancho Mirage. Billionaire and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will host a golf fundraiser at Porcupine Creek for the president’s reelection campaign. Trump will touch down at Palm Springs Airport, where temporary flight restrictions will be in place from
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Last week, the Trump administration delivered it’s 2021 budget request to congress proposing cuts to Medical, Medicaid, and Social Security. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz M.D. held a press conference Tuesday speaking out against these cuts. Ruiz said, “A budget is a statement of values, it shows what we prioritize and what we care about as
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Coachella man suspected of driving under the influence Tuesday afternoon. Froilan David Ramirez, 40, was arrested after a short pursuit that started in Coachella and ended on Avenue 50 and Jackson Street in Indio. Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Ramirez in Coachella after suspecting he
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The Palm Springs Police Department is offering residents the opportunity to voluntarily surrender their firearms, organizing a “Gun Buyback Program” this weekend. The buyback will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Palm Springs Police Department building on 200 S. Civic Drive. The process is anonymous with no questions asked.
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It’s widely known that opioids such as fentanyl are driving our nation’s drug overdose deaths. But more people are abusing the powerful stimulant methamphetamine around the desert, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. Other law enforcement agencies will tell you it’s a drug problem that’s never really gone away. The Coachella Valley is in the
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The Riverside County Sheriff said today that three men killed execution-style at a Perris cemetery were slain to “send a message for something ” Sheriff Chad Bianco held a news briefing with Perris Mayor Michael Vargas to provide general details regarding the triple killing that occurred at Perris Valley Cemetery in the 900 block of
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The Bump & Grind Trail will be closed for most of Wednesday as part of security preparations for President Donald Trump’s Rancho Mirage visit. Click here for more on Trump’s Rancho Mirage visit and his Coachella Valley history The trail will be closed starting at 5 a.m., the closure also includes the trailhead behind the
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While caring for one of his two young children, 65-year-old Raymond Thompson says he’s experiencing significant stress after receiving his latest eviction notice from the manager at Cathedral Palms Senior Apartments, which is government subsidized housing for low-income seniors. “They want me and my daughters out on the streets. It isn’t fair. It’s not right
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President Donald Trump arrived at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday afternoon for an approximately four-hour visit to meet with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games and attend fundraising events in Beverly Hills. Trump will take his traditional helicopter ride to Santa Monica before traveling by motorcade to the Montage Beverly Hills. According to the White
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV ) — A crossing guard has died after he was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning. It happened at about 8 a.m. near 54th Street and Leavenworth Road at Christ the King Parish School. The crossing guard was employed by Wyandotte County. 89-year-old Bob
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Tonight at one minute to midnight is the deadline to register to vote for the March 3 presidential primary election. Would-be voters can register online at https://registertovote.ca.gov/ or mail in a voter registration form, which can be found at libraries, post offices and most government agencies. However, if eligible voters miss the deadline, they can
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A family who lives near Desert Hot Spring says that a man, now identified as 61-year-old, Carl Cimino of Desert Hot Springs was taken into custody outside their home after he was found making breakfast in their kitchen. The man was ultimately apprehended by a Sheriff’s Department K-9, according to The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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Controlled burns are continuing this week in the San Bernardino National Forest south of Idyllwild to eliminate overgrowth, according to a U.S. Forest Service official, who said motorists and others in the area should not be alarmed by the smoke. According to the USFS, controlled burns that got underway in November will move forward over
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WXIN) — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Detective Larry Craciunoiu investigates homicides. It’s telling that he’s taken on the case of Fred Farmer, a west side man reported missing after allegedly telling a family member last November 8 he was going on a hunting trip with
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A man’s remains were found in Desert Hot Springs Monday night after emergency responders extinguished a dumpster fire, according to Desert Hot Springs Assistant City Manager/Public Information Officer Doria Wilms. At 11:01 p.m., a patrolling officer witnessed smoke coming from the 14200 block of Palm Drive. The officer responded to the location and found a
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A highway construction project along Interstate 10 scheduled to last almost three years is set to get back underway Tuesday. The I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, dubbed the I-10 Tune-Up, is a three-phase project spanning nearly 20 miles from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to the Highway 111 interchange in Palm Springs that Caltrans warns will bring
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President Trump’s team preparing for his stop here in the Coachella Valley. Two C-17 planes touched down on Monday. Temporary flight restrictions going into effect at 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Uber and Lyft drivers should also be advised that service to the Palm Springs International airport might be impacted Wednesday, as the
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Staff at the I-10 Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership say a burglar broke-in and stole several items. The break-in happened at around 3 a.m. on Sunday. Staff says they arrived a short time later and found one of the glass entrances had been broken. Paul McKenna, the general manager of the dealership, says the burglar
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