(CNS) – A Mexican national who once lived in Riverside County was sentenced Monday to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine that was dropped in the desert by an airplane that had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Juan Carlos Iturriaga-Centeno, 34, a one-time resident of Mecca, pleaded guilty […]
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The Palm Springs Air Museum is hosting their annual flyover on Saturday, September 11th to remember the tragedy that rocked the United States twenty years ago. A total of 27 local city and county fire stations in the Coachella Valley and high desert, including the 29 Palms Marine Base will be recognized during this year’s […]
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(CNN) — Search and rescue efforts are underway after a US Navy helicopter crashed off the San Diego coast Tuesday, officials said. One crew member was rescued and the search is ongoing for five others, a Navy spokesperson told CNN. The condition of the rescued crew member was not disclosed. The helicopter, based on the […]
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The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war
(CNN) — The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Commander of US Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and bloody exit from the United States’ longest war. “I’m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the end of […]
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Four people died after a helicopter crashed in California Sunday, authorities said. The aircraft crashed before 1:15 p.m. PST north of Sacramento, according to a news release from the Colusa County Sheriff Department. CCSD deputies and fire personnel discovered all victims deceased on the scene, although their cause of death is not yet known and their identities have […]
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A small airplane crashed Friday northwest of Banning Municipal Airport, killing both people aboard. The plane crashed about 9:35 a.m. at Hathaway and Ramsey streets in a field near the airport, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Both people on the plane died at the scene, the fire department reported. Their names were withheld, […]
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Two men were displaced Thursday in a fire that tore through a double-wide mobile home and ignited a small patch of vegetation in Anza. The non-injury blaze was reported at 11:06 a.m. in the 38000 block of Western Hills Road, north of Highway 371, and extinguished about two hours later, according to the Riverside County […]
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(CNN) — US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian CF-18 fighters intercepted two Russian reconnaissance aircraft while they were flying off the Alaskan coast on Monday, according to North America Aerospace Defense Command. The intercept comes amid ongoing tensions between the US and Russian militaries as US officials have expressed concerns about increased Russian military activity […]
