Month: January 2017

A hiker is recovering after suffering serious injuries from falling 30 feet at Joshua Tree National Park. Officials said 26-year-old Colin Campbell fell around 11 a.m. Sunday after rock climbing in an area called Jumbo Rocks at the park. San Bernardino County Fire crews had to perform a hoist rescue. Campbell was found several hundred

Two people were forced out of their home in Thermal Sunday morning due to damage from a structure fire. More than a dozen CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters responded to the fire at the mobile home just before 8 a.m. at the 84000 block of Echols Road. Crews said the American Red Cross is helping the

One person is dead and two others injured following a crash in Desert Center Sunday morning. Police said a vehicle overturned just before 4 a.m. on Highway 177. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, the other two victims were flown to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. California Highway Patrol is investigating the

The Office of the Governor announced Saturday that Governor Jerry Brown will undergo further treatment for prostate cancer. Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, issued the following statement: “Fortunately this is not extensive disease, can be readily treated with a short course of radiotherapy, and there are

Palm Springs Police officers have re-opened South Palm Canyon Drive after a crash closed parts of the road Saturday night. Officers say the crash happened in the area of South Palm Canyon Drive between East Sunny Dunes and Palo Verde. South Palm Canyon Drive between East Sunny Dunes and Palo Verde was closed for nearly

Local animal lovers splashed into ice cold water Saturday morning all for a good cause. Society’s Outcasts Animal Rescue (SOAR) hosted their first ever polar bear plunge. It might sound welcoming, but the pool in Rancho Mirage was chilled with 1,000 pounds of ice. But that didn’t stop the swimmers. A few brave souls plunged

Wet ‘N’ Wild Palm Springs is two months away from re-opening for the 2017 season, but before they open the park gates, they’re hiring more than 300 employees. Saturday morning the water park hosted a job fair. Dennis Campbell Jr. is one of many applicants who’s hoping to get hired. “I always wanted to take

Saturday afternoon Ben and Jerry, who are two of ‘Guide Dogs of the Desert’s’ ambassador dogs, celebrated their 12th birthday at Ben and Jerry’s ice cream parlor. “Both these puppies were donated to the school and Ben and Jerry sponsored them and named them. That’s why they’re Ben and Jerry, for the ice cream store.

Indio Police (IPD) officers will be performing pedestrian safety enforcement operations on Monday, January 30, focusing enforcement on crash-causing factors involving motorists and pedestrians. Routine traffic patrols will focus efforts in trouble spots, while special targeted patrols will be deployed to crackdown on drivers and pedestrians who violate traffic laws meant to protect all roadway

After a series of storms and wet weather, parts of some roads throughout the valley broke down into pieces. “I ran into a small pothole down there but nothing extensive that would warrant driving around it,” Russell Goodwater said. Drivers near the Coachella Valley Preserve on Thousand Palms Canyon Road were lucky Riverside County got

A woman facing sentencing for the murder of her toddler stepson may get a new trial in the case. KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Jeremy Chen was there as an appeals court judge put a last-minute delay on the sentencing for Patricia Brown. Brown was found guilty in January of 2016 of

People in the Valley are dealing with a number of damages after recent storms — from flooded streets to leaky roofs. The Contractors State License Board is warning people to be vigilant when hiring a contractor. Danielle Pinkerton, the owner of Pink Tanning and Body Spa, is one of many who’s battling the aftermath of

Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 checkpoint arrested two people suspected of smuggling methamphetamine inside an SUV’s spare tire early Thursday morning. A 47-year-old woman was driving with a 22-year-old man as her passenger. Agents said they’re both from the United States. The woman pulled up to the checkpoint when a canine team

According to PSPD, N. Indian Canyon Drive at the Wash in Palm Springs has been reopened following a near week long closure. Araby at the Wash and Dune Palms in La Quinta remain closed

The Public Health Department has confirmed a child with underlying health conditions has become the first flu-related death of the year in San Bernardino County. The first flu-related death in Riverside County was also a child; only 12 years old. Health officials haven’t released specific information about the child who recently died in San Bernardino

President Donald Trump’s series of actions aimed regarding immigration has some people on high alert. “I am afraid, but fear either makes us quit or go stronger and I feel that that’s what it has done for me and our community and all our people,” said Samantha Yanez, a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

More than 15 people with the committee, ‘Save Oswit Canyon’, arrived at Palm Springs City Hall Thursday afternoon with more than twice the amount of signatures they were looking for to rezone the area. The group was looking to get 5,000 signatures, and it reached that goal five months earlier than the six-month deadline approached.