Category: Desert Communities

CHP: Mother, 27, and child, 3, were not wearing seatbelts when fatally ejected in Thousand Palms rollover crash

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif., — Authorities say a mother and her young child were killed when a vehicle they were in was involved in a rollover traffic accident in Thousand Palms Tuesday morning, Feb. 15. The deadly solo-vehicle crash happened on Varner Road, east of Monterey Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: $2 million bail each for Orangecrest parents accused […]

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Oasis teen arrested after Mecca man, 28, found murdered

MECCA, Calif., — Authorities say an Oasis teen was arrested for the murder of a local man, who lifeless body was found in the 91800 block of Avenue 66 in Mecca early Monday morning, Feb. 7. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Lake Elsinore motorcyclist who officials say ran red light ID’d after deadly crash Man arrested for DUI after wrong-way 91 […]

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Sales of Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru, Quick Quack Car Wash and AT&T/Spectrum at Palm Desert’s Monterey Crossing total nearly $16 million

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced today that the firm has completed the sales of three new construction retail pad properties at the newly developed Monterey Crossing shopping center in Palm Desert. The trio of sales at the shopping center, which […]

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Although shot multiple times, deputy returns fire killing armed suspect in Coachella

COACHELLA, Calif., — A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy is continuing to recover today after he was shot multiple times at the end of a Coachella foot pursuit that turned into a fight for survival last night, Friday, Jan. 28. Although he was struck in the chest and injured, the deputy managed to return fire, killing the suspected gunman. The deadly […]

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Local man, 90, ID’d after deadly Indio crash that injured four others

INDIO, Calif., — Authorities say an elderly man was killed in an Indio two-vehicle head-on collision that injured four other people Friday afternoon, Jan. 14. The fatal accident, which happened outside the Heritage Palms Golf Club at the intersection of Miles Avenue and S. Heritage Palms, forced the hours-long closure of the intersection and the cause remains under investigation. LEADING […]

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Wanted RivCo felon who rammed police vehicles, trapped deputy under overturned vehicle, fatally shot

Authorities say a multi-agency search for a wanted felon that began in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest as a domestic violence investigation ended several hours later in Beaumont after a deadly officer and deputy involved shooting. The suspect was killed in a hail of gunfire after the wanted man rammed several citizens’ and law enforcement officers’ vehicles with his full-size […]

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Murder-suicide suspected after man and woman found deceased inside Whitewater residence

WHITEWATER, Calif., — Authorities say a check the welfare call in the unincorporated area of Whitewater led to the discovery of two bodies Tuesday evening, Dec. 28. Deputies were sent to the home, located in the 13000 block of Mesquite Road, after a concerned 911 caller reported not having heard from the homeowner, according to officials.  LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Porch-pirates […]

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Oregon man arrested for DUI/murder after Palm Springs five-vehicle wreck kills one, injures six

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man was arrested for murder, gross vehicular manslaughter, and DUI, after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction collision in Palm Springs that left one man dead and six other victims injured early Monday evening, Dec. 27. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of N. Palm Canyon Drive and Alejo Road and forced the hours-long […]

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Coachella stabbing leads to search warrant, arrest of local felon

COACHELLA, Calif., — Authorities say a local felon was arrested several days after allegedly stabbing another man late Saturday evening, Dec. 18. The stabbing, which left the victim with non-life-threatening knife injuries, happened in the 85-000 block of Avenue 52, between Hwy. 111/Grapefruit Boulevard and Education Way, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Jurupa Valley bicyclist, 45, ID’d after fatal […]

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Suspicious death investigation continuing after man found deceased near Desert Hot Springs

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., — A suspicious death investigation is continuing after a man was found deceased in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Desert Hot Springs early Wednesday evening, Dec. 15. The man’s body was discovered in the area of Worsley Road and Indian Canyon Drive, just east of Hwy 62, during an unknown trouble investigation, sheriff’s officials […]

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