The court granted a defense motion on Friday to place Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian J. Lopez in a misdemeanor diversion program for his alleged involvement in the 2023 crash that killed bicyclist Christopher Thomas. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, District Attorney Mike Hestrin was opposed to the motion. The court ruling

Some parents with students at Desert Sands Unified School District said they were unable to reach schools as well as the District office on Friday. District officials say they are aware of the issues with incoming calls to DSUSD placed from wireless carriers. They state the District’s carrier Frontier has confirmed the problem is related to

Thousands continue to flee the wildfires in LA County, many of their homes destroyed or in evacuation zones. News Channel 3 is catching up with some of those evacuees calling the Coachella Valley their temporary home. LOCAL ASSISTANCE FOR LA FIRE VICTIMS + HOW YOU CAN HELP(From City of Palm Springs) Relief Offers in the

A person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a four-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in La Quinta. The crash was reported at around 3:30 p.m. near Calle Tampico and Washington Street. CAL FIRE confirmed there were four patients in the crash. Two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. One

A Palm Springs Police Department employee accused of fatally rear-ending a 31-year-old motorcyclist, another off-duty PSPD employee, pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other offenses. Juliana Leigh Granados, 25, of Cathedral City allegedly killed 31-year-old PSPD Community Services Officer Nicholas Griego on Thanksgiving. Along with murder, Granados is charged with DUI gross vehicular

Following concerns that firefighters lacked resources and dealt with low water pressure to combat the devastating Palisades Fire in the initial stages of the crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered an independent investigation into the matter.   In a letter addressed to the heads of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and L.A. County

An April 7 trial date was confirmed today for a 23-year-old man accused with two others in a shooting at a Coachella Valley residence. Caillou Marcus Renteria of Coachella is charged with attempted murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and a sentence-enhancing gun use allegation for the 2022 attack. During a status hearing at the

UPDATE: THE Palm Springs Police Department says 911 Services has been Fully Restored. In a social media post, the Department said all technical issues causing the temporary disruption have been resolved, and services are now functioning as intended. PREVIOUS STORY: The Palm Springs Police department updates on Thursday that all wireless 911 calls are being