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An unregistered sex offender wanted in two states was arrested in the High Desert on Wednesday. The incident that led to the arrest started at around 2:00 p.m. Deputies conducted a traffic stop in downtown Joshua Tree. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. revealed that from that traffic stop, deputies developed leads that revealed a
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An arrest has been made in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old Coachella Valley resident earlier this year. On January 1, 2022, Travis O’Brien, 22, was found dead in the 69000 block of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Overdose Death Investigations and Narcotics Unit (ODIN) determined that O’Brien was
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Authorities put a call out for the community’s help in finding a Yucca Valley man last seen in the Fontana area on August 9, 2022. Robert Frank Lewis, Jr., 43, was released from the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on August 9. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, following his release, Lewis
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During times of High Heat, the Palm Springs School District has a plan for all staff and students when creating outdoor physical activity. Activities like recess, physical education classes, field trips, fine outdoor art, and athletic practices and competitions are all considered when creating instruction when heat warnings are implemented. “Drinking water will be easily
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A local family is remembering Desert Hot Springs resident Paul Nava, 58, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week. It happened just after 8 p.m. last Wednesday. Police say Nava was crossing the street, on Palm Drive and Cahuilla Avenue, when he was stuck by car. Police say the car immediately fled, and
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The One Class At A Time award for the month of August has been presented to Kristen Bossi, who teaches a Career Technical Education Film and Digital Production class at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Indio. News Channel 3 and attorney Walter Clark surprised Ms. Bossi with the $500 award, which she nominated herself for
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A Cathedral City woman was treated at a local hospital after possibly being bitten by a bat, the Department of Animal Services reported on Wednesday. The woman told Animal Services she woke up and the bat landed on her shoulder. She thought it was her dog and shooed her pet away twice. That’s when she
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A boat inside a home in Cathedral City caught on fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was initially reported at around 3:30 p.m. on Raposa Road, near Panorama Road. John Rizya, a witness, told News Channel 3 crew that he saw the fire break out in the home’s garage as he was driving by after picking
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If he signs it, California would become the eighth state to do this for vasectomies — joining Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois,
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A gang member who shot and seriously wounded a Cathedral City bar patron without provocation, as well as wounded another man accidentally, was sentenced today to 52 years to life in state prison. A Murrieta jury in May convicted 40-year-old Tomas Lucio Zaragoza of Desert Hot Springs of attempted murder, firearm assault and multiple sentence-enhancing
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A woman died Tuesday after authorities said she assaulted a man who was legally armed with a gun at a home in the Tri-Palm Estates & Country Club neighborhood. The shooting happened in the area of San Miguelito and Westchester Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m. “Deputies learned an adult male was assaulted by an adult
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Three adults and three dogs were displaced from the home after a shed caught on fire behind a residence early Wednesday morning in Indio. The fire occurred on the 81000 block of Alberta Avenue, west of Clinton Street, shortly before 4:00 a.m. According to Cal Fire, the first arriving crews found a shed fully engulfed
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A convicted felon today is facing six years in state prison after pleading guilty to placing a bomb inside a cement trash can on Halloween 2020, causing an explosion that flung debris onto Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. Michael Henry Hardisty, 58, of Cathedral City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one felony count of possession
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As we prepare for extreme heat in Coachella Valley going into the holiday weekend, medical professionals are also readying for an influx of heat-related illnesses. They are also sharing some tips on how to beat the heat. We are experiencing an EXTREME HEAT WARNING, from the National Weather Service. Doctors say you can prepare by
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A man was killed, while a child and a woman were hospitalized following a crash that may have been caused by fatigue on State Route 62 near Twentynine Palms. The crash happened on Wednesday at around 5:10 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 30-year-old woman from Chula Vista was driving her Fiat westbound
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Riverside County reported 25 new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 197. Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, provided the updated numbers, which can be found at www.rivcoph.org/mpx/Data — a monkeypox dashboard that shares a breakdown of cases in the county with city-by-city data and
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We all saw our fair share of COVID misinformation during the pandemic and the harm it caused. We also saw the massive learning gap the pandemic left behind. Now, these two issues are up for consideration, along with several other ones. State lawmakers have been working to send governor Gavin Newsom many new bills. Mandatory
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Jeremiah Estrada lived out his dream on Tuesday night, making his Major League Baseball debut in an impressive performance as a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Let’s go! @Jeremiah13Estra making his @MLB debut for the @Cubs! Epic! @KESQ @pdhsalumni @PDAztecsports @pdhsofficial pic.twitter.com/mGKm7qp3GB— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) August 31, 2022 The 23-year-old Estrada tossed a scoreless
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Class is back in session across the Coachella Valley which means schools have had to deal with the high temperatures to keep their students safe. All districts within the valley have some form of heat safety protocols in place which school are expected to follow. However, some parents from DSUSD have voiced their concerns about
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New legislation is headed toward Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk that would make California a refuge for transgender youth from conservative states. SB 107 would protect out-of-state transgender youth from being prosecuted in their home state for seeking gender-affirming care. “This is a bill about saving lives,” said Jacob Rostovsky, CEO of Palm Springs-based non-profit Queer
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