A 42-year-old Palm Springs man was sentenced to probation and a suspended prison term today after pleading guilty to attempted murder and other charges stemming from a 2022 stabbing and threats at a convenience store.   Christopher William Freitas also entered guilty pleas on Dec. 9 at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to two felony

DAP Health, along with its subsidiary Borrego Health, reported a possible data privacy breach first detected earlier this year. The possible breach event dates back to July 22, 2024. Officials said on that day, DAP Health detected suspicious activity in its email environment. DAP Health officials said after the detection, they engaged with a specialized

Xochitl Peña from the Desert Water Agency (DWA) joined News Channel 3 to talk about upcoming projects starting this Winter in the Coachella Valley, resident will start noticing soon. There’s two projects DWA crews are currently preparing the areas for so the contractor can start. 1st Project will begin second week of January in in the

A sweeping new law designed to save lives and prevent accidents by boosting visibility at intersections will take effect in Riverside County and across California on Jan. 1. The new “daylighting” law, AB 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk to improve safety by increasing visibility at intersections. The law

Palm Springs Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead over the Christmas holiday. According to Lt. Gustavo Araiza, they received a call just after 2:00 Christmas Day of a rollover crash near the intersection of Ramon Road and Landau Boulevard. Araiza says “that a gray SUV was reportedly traveling southbound on Landau

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Palm Desert station will conduct a DUI checkpoint later this week at an undisclosed location, authorities said. The checkpoint will be held from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday at a location based on “data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes,” according to the department.    Drivers charged with

A car collision in La Quinta halted traffic early Thursday morning. The crash was reported at around 5:35 a.m. in the area of Avenue 52 and Jefferson Street. According to Cal Fire, firefighters responded to a vehicle into a tree that caught on fire. Two patients were discovered in the vehicle, one with minor injuries

PALM DESERT, Calif. — A hiker is recovering after being rescued on the Art Smith Trail. It happened Wednesday afternoon. Rescuers found an elderly person who had run out of energy. They are in stable condition, and firefighters were able to bring them down safely.