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Brush Fire Forces Evacuations In Thermal: 30-Acres, 10% Contained
Roughly 30-acres have burned as residents flee a brush fire burning through "heavy mulch" in the Thermal area.

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Roughly 30-acres have burned as residents flee a brush fire burning through "heavy mulch" in the Thermal area.

Riverside's representative joins Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on her first official visit to Taiwan.
A lawfully armed Norco resident who owns a liquor store fired his 12-gauge shotgun at robbery suspects, police say.
He was to serve a year in jail after throwing a rock through the Palm Springs Starbucks Reserve window. Now he's out on a Fed Kick program.
The raid was conducted in the 18700 block of Bridge Street, near Mystic Lake.
A hemp farm was illegally converted to a marijuana cultivation site, and the farm's permit-holder is Temecula-based, officials said.
Muhammad Noor Ul Ain Atta, 39, pleaded guilty Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles.
The body of Jesus M. Hernandez, 35, of Coachella was found around 2 a.m. on July 14 in Thermal.
The blaze was reported Tuesday in the 87000 block of Avenue 66.
The interchange is often a choke point, and officials said that to facilitate traffic flows, a new diamond-shaped interchange is required.
The two-year agreement with Dudek Consulting formally marks initiation of the Salton Sea North Lake Pilot Demonstration Project.
A 31-year-old man was killed Saturday in a fatal DUI crash on East Palm Canyon Drive.
A convicted felon, found with a large amount of narcotics and a weapon, was charged this week in Coachella.
Sgt. Matt Lewis, killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash, was "a family man who loved his 4 children & grandchild," the department said.
The deadly collision occurred on the southbound 215 Freeway, north of McCall Boulevard, Monday morning.
The two exhausted-looking deer were plucked from the waterway in Indio on Monday.
Patrol officers were called to investigate and confirmed there were "no apparent signs of trauma" that would suggest foul play.
Wearing facial coverings and hoods, the alleged robbers were holding long rifles. A store employee fired on them with a shotgun.
Adam Slater, 50, pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges.
Adam Slater, 50, pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges.