News From Around The County
THERMAL, Calif. — Already suspected in a drive-by shooting on the same street last week, a 14-year-old boy was apprehended after authorities say he and a man carried out a second drive-by shooting in Thermal Tuesday evening, May 11. Online records indicate the teen and his adult accomplice were taken into custody in Coachella less than thirty minutes after the […]
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THERMAL, Calif. — Authorities say a one-year-old child was killed after being struck by a vehicle outside a Thermal residence early Tuesday evening, Feb. 2. The fatal accident happened in the area of Shore Oasis Street, northeast of S. Marina and Harbor drives, near Salton City west of the Salton Sea. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Riverside County Sex Trafficking Operation […]
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THERMAL, Calif. — Authorities say one person was killed and another was hospitalized after a fiery, two-vehicle wreck in Thermal early Tuesday evening, Nov. 24. The fatal head-on collision happened near the intersection of Grapefruit and 60th Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Boy suffers “significant injuries” after Temecula assault, attempted sodomy Hemet officer wounded in drive-by shooting – Gunman arrested […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Nov. 20, 4:11 p.m., With additional details. Originally Published: Friday, Nov. 12, 2:25 p.m. THERMAL Calif. — Authorities have announced that two men have now been arrested in an ongoing human trafficking investigation in the Coachella Valley community of Thermal. Both men, who are residents of Thermal, have been charged with a variety of crimes, including human trafficking […]
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THERMAL, Calif. — Authorities are continuing to investigate a man’s murder after his lifeless body was found in the area of Fillmore St. and Ave. 78 in Thermal Tuesday morning, July 21. Tuesday morning’s homicide was the second of three suspicious death investigations to rock the east valley over the last four days. Based on the ongoing investigations, one of […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m. See Original Story below. THERMAL, Calif. — Authorities say a suspicious death investigation has been changed to a homicide investigation after a man’s body was discovered in a burning vehicle in Thermal early Saturday morning, July 18. The man’s murder was the first of three suspicious deaths to rock the east valley over the […]
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LA QUINTA — An Indio convicted felon was arrested after leading deputies on a dangerous pursuit in a stolen pickup truck Tuesday evening, April 2. The man was wanted for questioning in connection to “several thefts, burglaries, and stolen vehicles,” according to sheriff’s officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Released 3 days earlier, sex offender arrested again after incident with child, […]
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LA QUINTA — More than five dozen firefighters spent about two hours knocking down a swift-moving blaze that erupted at a large property in the unincorporated community of La Quinta yesterday afternoon, March 26. One of two homes on the property was destroyed by the fire, but firefighters managed to save the other structure – although not without significant damage. […]
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THERMAL — Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was struck by a train in an unincorporated area of Coachella Valley, between Mecca and Thermal, Thursday morning, Dec. 27. The deadly collision happened near the intersection of Avenue 62 and Grapefruit Blvd., according to fire and coroner officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Body of Palm Desert man, 62, […]
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MECCA — Details are beginning to emerge after a deputy fatally shot a man who officials allege was armed with an axe, early Sunday morning, June 3. The deadly shooting happened in the area of Lincoln Street and 66th Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Mecca. SEE RELATED: Woman’s charred remains found at scene of earlier fatal deputy involved shooting […]
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