California and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), forging a new climate partnership between two of the largest economies in the world.
The flames may have been squelched, but the devastation wrought by the wildfires that swept through Maui last week will endure for years. With the death toll of 96 expected to climb even higher, already this has been named the deadliest American fire in over a century.
On April 3, 2023, deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a sexual assault of a minor. The Palm Desert Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation and, through the course of the investigation, identified the suspect as Oscar William Alvarez, a 65-year-old resident of Palm Desert.