Voters throughout the Coachella Valley will be asked to decide the fate of Measure AA on November’s ballot. If approved, Measure AA will authorize the Desert Healthcare District to enter into a $646,231,750 30-year lease-to-purchase agreement with Tenet Healthcare for Desert Regional Medical Center. If not renewed, the current agreement for Tenet to operate Desert Regional ends in
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Border Patrol agents discovered approximately 122 pounds of blue fentanyl pills hidden throughout a vehicle at the Calexico West Port of Entry last week. The discovery took place last Wednesday. At around 10:05 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 47-year-old man driving a gray sedan who was applying for admission into the United States from Mexico.
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A Coachella Valley bus driver is now speaking out after he claims to have been assaulted following the Donald Trump rally in Coachella. He wanted to remain anonymous, over fears of retaliation, but the driver says what started out as a normal shift, quickly took a turn for the worse. “At the beginning, everybody was
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The California Highway Patrol is hiring public safety dispatchers for its Indio office. Dispatchers are the first point of contact for people in emergency situations. The CHP office in Indio covers 6,000 square miles, extending from the Arizona state line to the San Bernardino County line and from Imperial to Riverside County. California Highway Patrol
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Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year. The scholarships were awarded to more than 50 students from different majors. School officials said the scholarships recognize academic excellence, but also community involvement. In addition to financial assistance, scholarship recipients gain access to a range of resources
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A project aimed at restoring habitat surrounding the Salton Sea is expanding. The project, called the Species Habitat Conservation (SCH) Project, created a number of ponds and wetlands, which are important habitats for fish and birds. These wetlands also help reduce dust emissions, improving air quality surrounding the Salton Sea. The toxic dust that is
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Update 5:35 p.m. The roadway is back open. Some traffic remains in place, but all lanes are back open. Original Report 3:48 p.m. Two lanes on the westbound side of Interstate 10 have been shut down due to asphalt and tar on the roadway, the California Highway Patrol announced. CHP has the #2 and #3
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Two court dates were confirmed today, including the start of trial, for a 23-year-old man suspected in a late-night shooting last year that injured two people in Palm Springs. Joel Ramirez Benitez of Palm Springs is accused of felony counts of attempted murder, assault with a gun and a sentence-enhancing allegation of causing great bodily
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A 28-year-old man accused of driving under the influence and crashing into the guard rail on Interstate 10, killing the female passenger in his vehicle, pleaded guilty today to DUI gross vehicular manslaughter. In addition to the guilty plea, Giovanny Michel Solis Rivero admitted a sentence-enhancing allegation of a serious felony involving great bodily injury
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Two people were arrested on suspicion of starting the Jack Fire in Beaumont over the weekend. The Jack Fire was first sparked at around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday in the area of Jack Rabbit Trail and Highway 60. It burned 261 acres before it was fully contained on Tuesday. According to CAL FIRE, a vehicle
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Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella was temporarily placed on a lockdown after an unfounded report of a student with a gun on campus. The report was first made at around 11:30 a.m. The school was placed on lockdown following the report. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the student was detained, a search was
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NOTE in the story published Tuesday on this case, CNS referenced the defendant as acquitted entirely for the death of the victim. That was not accurate, owing largely to the court clerk’s incomplete notations in the summary minutes available to the public. At 5:15 p.m. Monday, those minutes showed “acquitted” of murder, but did not
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Over the past few years, Palm Springs’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) has been seeing a drop. This year’s summer months are also seeing a steady decline. TOT, also known as “Bed Tax,” is a tax of 12% of the rent charged to transient guests in hotels/motels. This could be a problem for city funds as
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A woman struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City over the weekend was identified as Christina Barrington, 60, police announced. The crash was first reported to police on Friday, Oct. 11 at around 12:45 a.m. in the area of East Palm Canyon Drive and Bankside Drive. Officers arrived and found Barrington down
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Four new inductees will be added to the Coachella Valley Media Hall of Fame, and among them are several members of our station. News Channel 3 evening anchor John White, News Channel 3 anchor and media professor Laurilie Jackson, and La Poderosa morning radio personality Adolfo Iñiguez Lomelà are among the 2025 inductees. Former KMIR
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The man suspected of possessing two loaded guns and a high-capacity magazine outside Donald Trump’s weekend rally near Coachella was out on bail today — and reportedly is threatening to sue Riverside County after being called a possible assassination threat to the former president. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Sunday that deputies might
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Deputies are searching the area after a pursuit ended in a rollover crash Monday night in Mecca. The incident started at around 9:10 p.m. Deputies were called out to the area of Hammond Road and Johnson Street in Mecca regarding a suspicious vehicle. Deputies arrived at the scene, found the vehicle, and attempted a traffic
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“Chaotic” – a word that some attendees at former President Trump’s Coachella rally described the event after its conclusion Saturday evening. Marti King attended the rally and opted to leave the event before the former president finished speaking to get ahead of the crowd, but even with this foresight, was met with some trouble while
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By Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story BANNING, California (KABC) — Adam and Carlie Whitlatch shared a love story that started when the two were just 11- and 12-year-old middle school students in Beaumont. The couple were married for exactly 13 days when the future they planned together came to a tragic
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A 44-year-old found dead from apparent gunshot wounds over the weekend in Coachella was identified by the coroner’s office. Roman Gamboa Jr. of Coachella was found dead Saturday at around 3:20 a.m. on the 85400 block of Cairo Street. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were originally called to the 51800 block of
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