Month: August 2015

A News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 update on the the conflict of interest allegations involving Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, and one of the city’s developers, Richard Meaney. Tuesday our newsroom obtained a letter from the Riverside County Grand Jury’s office. It states the agency will not be taking action on a complaint

Traffic was backed up for several miles Tuesday when a suspicious package prompted the California Highway Patrol to temporarily shut down eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 through Indio. The pipe bomb looking device was discovered by a Cal Trans crew about 9:45 a.m. on the freeway near the Monroe Avenue exit, Officer Rudy Garcia said.

MEXICO (AP) Un juez federal emiti por primera vez en Mxico una sentencia por desaparicin forzada contra un militar. El Consejo de la Judicatura Federal inform el martes en un comunicado que el juez conden a 31 aos y tres meses a un subteniente de infantera del ejrcito por la desaparicin forzada de una persona,

Funcionarios de salud confirmaron que un paciente tratado por el virus del Nilo Occidental en el Condado de San Bernardino muri. El vocero del Departamento de Salud el Dr, Maxweell Ohijuare dijo que la vctima viva en Ontario y tena ms de 60 aos de edad y que perdi la vida hace unos das. A

UPDATE: News Channel 3 has been given documents that show charges have been dismissed by a Judge in this case. ——————- Former collegiate football player and Cathedral City local, Brent Rausch, was arrested for domestic violence Monday night, according to Palm Springs Police. The former Desert Chiefs quarterback was arrested just before 11:00 p.m by

“It’s like walking through the rain storm. It is. I don’t know what else to say,” said 92-year-old Kathleen Fremont, while talking about the golf course sprinklers she says are damaging her home and her quality of life. Living right next to the 13th hole at Palm Desert Greens, she says the side of her

Plans have been approved to build a new bridge for the eastbound lanes over the Tex Wash near Desert Center. The bridge was destroyed in July during a summer storm. The collapse shut down the freeway for 5 days before a temporary solution was ready to go. Currently traffic is reduced to one lane in

Three homes are destroyed by a vegetation fire in a Banning neighborhood. The fire started just after 3:00 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Indian School Lane near San Gorgonio Avenue. The fire engulfed three homes and a pool house and also damaged several outbuildings and fences. It also burned 2 acres of vegetation

California lawmakers are renewing their efforts to allow terminally ill patients to legally kill themselves after an earlier defeat. Democratic legislators are expected to announce a new plan Tuesday to make California a right-to-die state. Legislation that stalled would allow patients to take life-ending drugs if they had permission from two doctors and less than

Health officials say a patient being treated for West Nile virus in San Bernardino County has died. The county’s public health officer, Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, said Monday that the victim from Ontario was more than 60 years old and died several days ago. No other patient information was released. The Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper says five

A brush fire in Thermal is contained after threatening power lines Monday afternoon. The fire at 80th Avenue and Harrison Street burned a little more than an acre. The call went out about 4:00 p.m. Monday. Imperial Irrigation crews sent a trouble shooter to the area but didn’t report any outages because of the fire.

Volunteers worked Monday night to gather supplies for the homeless community in Palm Springs. Crystal Fantasy on Palm Canyon Drive hosted the event to collect items for the Homeless Outreach Care Bag program. Volunteers will later deliver the bags that include essentials like water, food and clothes. Crystal Fantasy is also donating 40 percent of

The wait for a nearby grocery store is just about over for people in the La Quinta Cove. They’ve been without a store since Ralph’s and Fresh & Easy closed last year. Now Juel’s Market is set out to be your neighborhood gem. It will host its grand opening Friday at 10 a.m. The store

Police continue to search for a man who robbed a Bank of America on Monday, located at Highway 111 and Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. They got the call just after 11:00 a.m Monday that a man had just held up the branch. The suspect is only described as a man wearing a black

El Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella investiga el robo de ms de una docena de tapas de hidrantes de un sector residencial en Cathedral City. Este lunes por la maana, empleados del distrito se desplazaron sobre el lugar sobre la manzana de Madrid Road, justo al norte de Vista Chino. Alrededor de 15

El Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Riverside confirm que se encuentra investigando un asalto bancario cometido hacia la sucursal Bank of America esta maana en Rancho Mirage. De acuerdo con las indagaciones, el robo se suscit justo despus de las 11:00 a.m. este lunes. El banco fue clausurado temporalmente mientras el gremio policial efecta

Inmigrantes indocumentados celebran que el llamado acuerdo Lpez-Venegas traiga esperanzas para quienes tuvieron que salir de Estados Unidos al no tener documentos. La Comisin Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Mxico, CNDH, inform que bajo ese acuerdo, quienes hayan firmado la salida voluntaria y satisfagan varios requisitos podrn ser candidatos para volver a suelo estadounidense, acudir

The Coachella Valley Water Distirct is investigating the theft of more than a dozen brass fire hydrant caps from one Cathedral City neighborhood. Monday morning, employees with the water district were seen surveying the area on Madrid Road, North of Vista Chino. We counted more than 15 hydrants without caps. Neighbors say thieves have hit

The Living Desert has two new additions to their growing Zoo, 2 baby African Crested porcupines were born late last month. Living Desert officials say that a male and female were born on July 22nd, to Skittles and Nusura, the babies parents. “It’s always fun to welcome new additions to The Living Desert, especially when

More than one hundred people showed up to a candlelight vigil to remember 16-year-old James Wilson Jr. of Banning. Wilson died crossing the railroad tracks on San Gorgonio Avenue near Banning High School. According to the teen’s father, Wilson attempted to jump the tracks ahead of an on-coming train and his backpack got stuck. Friends