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The fair is back! Thrillville is kicking off at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. It’s replacing the annual Date Festival this year. The Date Festival was postponed two years in a row due to the pandemic. This year, the annual fair was replaced due to a lack of resources and staff. Details: ‘Thrillville’ coming
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We now know when the undefeated Coachella Valley resident Brandun Lee will fight next, Jerry World. 22-year-old Lee, a junior welterweight will fight on the undercard of the Errol Spence Jr-Yordenis Ugas welterweight unification fight on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The La Quinta native comes into his next fight with a
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco gave News Channel 3 an exclusive inside look at the department’s latest high tech gear. A new $700,000 mobile command post will assist deputies in critical incidents, natural disasters and crime scenes. Bianco said the command post will play a key role in responding to emergency operations, including natural disasters
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released additional details in the arrest of a now-former Banning police officer accused of distributing harmful matter to a minor. Banning Police Officer Christopher Sayeski, 38, was arrested on Feb. 3 by the Sheriff’s Dept. He potentially faces charges of sending harmful material to a minor and using an
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Los Angeles Dodgers legend and Coachella Valley resident Steve Garvey will be the grand marshall for this year’s Riverside County President’s Day Grand Parade. The parade will take place Monday at 9 a.m. It will start off at Miles Avenue and Deglet Noor Street in downtown Indio before heading east on Miles Avenue to Oasis
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Hospitalizations COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Riverside County hit a major milestone as the number of patients continues to fall. Since the county’s last report on Thursday, there have been 41 fewer patients in the hospital with COVID-19. The county now has a total of 391 COVID hospitalizations. It’s the lowest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since Dec.
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A man accused of assaulting an officer during a 2019 domestic violence call, prompting police to shoot him, reentered a not guilty plea today. Rigoberto Ramirez, 47, of Indio, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, resisting or deterring an officer using a deadly weapon and willful child cruelty. Ramirez
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new bill in California would allow private citizens go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers, though gun advocates immediately promised a court challenge if it becomes law. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation that would let private citizens enforce the state’s
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A Bermuda Dunes man convicted of raping a developmentally disabled woman was sentenced to six years in state prison today. An Indio jury in December convicted Gabriel Anthony Ortiz, 28, of sexually assaulting the then 20-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe, who investigators say “functions at the competency of a 12-year-old girl,” according to
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A 46-year-old Palm Springs man accused of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against a Coachella Valley girl reentered a not guilty plea today. Jesus Lucio Rivera was arrested in February 2021 and charged with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault of child, forcible rape of a minor and lewd acts on a child
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The “It’s Your Time” (IYT) program by the Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (CVWBC) has helped hundreds of Coachella Valley women start their own business. For Sonia Stewart, having a photography studio has always been a dream of hers. It was 10 years ago that she began to embark on a journey to make her
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“The old adage is this, everybody that goes into a crime scene either leaves something or takes something with them, it’s just up to us to try and find it.” Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team Supervisor Ryan Bodmer says in his nearly three decades as a homicide detective, the advancement in technology, specifically
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California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro resigned today, coinciding with a closed-door meeting to discuss policies related to sexual harassment, following questions about how Castro handled complaints against an administrator while he was president of Fresno State University. The resignation takes effect immediately. A succession plan to replace Castro is being finalized by the Board
Continue Reading UPDATE 2/18/22 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released additional details in the arrest of a now-former Banning police officer accused of distributing harmful matter to a minor. Original Report: 2/17/22 A Banning Police Officer was arrested on accusations of sending harmful material to a minor and using an underage person for obscene material. Officer
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A single-vehicle crash Thursday evening left thousands of customers without power in Desert Hot Springs. The crash happened at around 5:30 p.m. on Palm Drive near Camino Aventura. Desert Hot Springs Police officials said the crash caused minor injuries. Photos from residents show a pick-up truck that got wrangled into some power lines. The crash
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that investigators recently linked to bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating four reports of infants who were hospitalized after
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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Palm Springs man police say was shot and killed by a man posing as bail agent. David Spann, 33, was killed in his Palm Springs home in April last year. He was allegedly fatally shot by Fabian Herrera, who police said was posing
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An Inland Empire lawmaker’s proposal to bring an end to the coronavirus-based state of emergency declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom nearly two years ago will be the subject of a hearing in the state Senate next month. Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, has made several attempts to secure hearings regarding the governor’s ongoing use of
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A fire at Honda of the Desert in Cathedral City has led to the evacuation of employees and patrons Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out just before 3:00 p.m. on the at Honda of the Desert, located at 68-025 Kyle Road in the Cathedral City Auto Mall. Cathedral City Fire Chief Stephen Tumir said a
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has ruled that deputies involved in deadly shootings in La Quinta and Rancho Mirage in 2020 are not criminally liable, according to the DA’s office. The first shooting occurred on Aug. 7, 2020 on the 70800 block of Tamarisk Lane in Rancho Mirage. Deputies shot and killed Jeffrey Monroy,
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