The Board of Supervisors will consider whether to order a report aimed at identifying solutions to the ongoing cascade of court dismissals in Riverside County, and whether to make a pointed request to the state’s chief justice to meet with county officials to emphasize the deficit of judicial resources.
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Felony charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a 30-year-old man suspected of hurling his dog over a razor-wire security fence at a cell phone tower in Winchester and abandoning him inside the enclosure.
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Over 200 criminal cases have been dismissed across Riverside County and officials say the pandemic is to blame. The courts and District Attorney’s Office say they are doing everything in their power to prevent dismissals from happening.
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A 42-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder.
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Oscar Ernesto Canas was additionally charged with one felony count of assault with a gun, according to court records. He’s scheduled to be arraigned at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Wednesday afternoon.
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Authorities Monday were continuing to investigate a law-enforcement shooting that left a murder suspect injured in Sky Valley.
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Desert Hot Springs police responded at 7:40 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the 13500 block of Mountain View Road. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and called paramedics, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified.
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The Sally Beauty store chain settled a lawsuit with Riverside County and other government agencies statewide stemming from improper disposal of hazardous products, resulting in a $1.9 million agreement and the company’s commitment to sweeping policy changes, officials said Friday. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, the civil action against the Denton, Texas-based […]
