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Suspect Killed, Deputy Injured In Shooting In Coachella
A Riverside County sheriff's deputy escaped serious injury after being shot in the chest while exchanging gunfire with a suspect.

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A Riverside County sheriff's deputy escaped serious injury after being shot in the chest while exchanging gunfire with a suspect.

The driver of a sedan died after slamming into the back of a big rig that was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 15, CHP officials said.
Three school districts in the Coachella Valley have reported a combined 1,654 active COVID cases among students and staff.
A lawsuit challenging the city of San Diego's COVID- 19 vaccine mandate for city employees has been announced.
Journalism organizations in San Diego Tuesday decried the killings of three Mexican journalists over the past month.
Police asked the public to help identify a suspect who fatally shot a man outside an Encanto-area barbershop 13 months ago.
Ghost guns are untraceable and unregulated firearms that can be easily assembled.
Two vehicles were followed and shot at in a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs Sunday, though no one was injured.
A 30-year-old man was behind bars Friday without bail for allegedly torturing and killing his 7-month-old son.
A probationer with multiple felony warrants was allegedly found to be in possession of a loaded shotgun in Temecula.
A group of community activists are calling on state officials to introduce a reward for information leading to the killer of a teenager.
Strong winds wreaked havoc in the city of Claremont, damaging homes, toppling trees downing power lines and leaving people without power.
A person was killed during a traffic crash Sunday in Koreatown, authorities said.
Sunday's test positivity rate was 15.1 percent, down from 16.1 percent on Saturday and from 17.4 percent last Sunday.
The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals decreased by one person to 1,162, according to the latest state figures.
The number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals has increased by 17 people to 1,309.
Fierce winds continued to batter parts of the Southland Saturday, toppling trees and causing scattered power outages.
Strong Santa Ana winds were expected to continue Saturday across the mountains, coastal foothills and the valleys.
Fulgent Genetics Inc. says it plans to sue Villanueva for saying that the FBI warned him against using its COVID-19 testing services.
The number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals increased by four people to 1,292, according to recent data.