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Coachella Valley Sees Scorching Temperatures This Weekend
Residents were being warned to take precautions against the heat as a ridge of high pressure is expected to send temperatures soaring.

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Residents were being warned to take precautions against the heat as a ridge of high pressure is expected to send temperatures soaring.

A 30-year-old man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle on Sunset Boulevard.
The explosion was reported at 3:14 p.m. in the 82900 block of William Way, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
One person was killed and six others were injured, three seriously, in a crash on Interstate 10 in Banning Saturday.
A 60-year-old man died Saturday after falling about 30 feet from a bridge in the Silver Lake district.
A 33-year-old woman was evaluated by paramedics after fire damaged a trailer and an outbuilding.
A woman driving a Tesla crashed into an unoccupied CHP vehicle Saturday and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Los Angeles County's alarming spike in coronavirus cases continued Saturday, as officials reported another 1,094 new cases.
A man was booked into the Central Jail Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer, who was injured during a traffic stop.
If Garcetti is confirmed as the next U.S. ambassador to India, City Council President Nury Martinez is likely to take over as acting mayor.
A 5-year -old boy remains in critical condition following a deadly hit-and-run accident in Harbor City that killed his 4-year-old sister.
An Irvine ma allegedly wore a tactical vest labeled "Press" to impersonate a member of the media while storming the U.S. Capitol.
A fire that burned a commercial structure overnight in the El Cariso area west of Lake Elsinore was under investigation Saturday.
A 57-year-old woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars belonging to two seniors with dementia has pleaded not guilty.
The heat was expected to begin to ease on Tuesday as the upper-level high over the Southwest weakens.
Fire Saturday damaged a commercial building in South Los Angeles that housed two businesses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday appointed a local public defender to serve as a San Diego Superior Court judge.
A Carlsbad city council member submitted her letter of resignation Friday, ending her tumultuous tenure on the council immediately.
A man reportedly died early Thursday after he showed up at his girlfriend's home bleeding from "suspicious wounds," officials said.
Officials said a man walked into a San Diego County gas station wearing a blue face mask and demanded money after brandishing a firearm.