Month: March 2017

A truck driver is recovering Thursday following an overnight wreck east of the Coachella Valley. Officers with the California Highway Patrol said a 61-year-old Magdaleno Perez of El Centro crashed his big rig along Interstate 10 at Box Canyon Road Wednesday at 8 p.m. Investigators said Perez drifted off the road in the westbound lanes

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire surpassed $3 on Thursday, for the first time since Jan. 11, 2016, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.002. The increase comes one day after a 35-day streak of increases in Riverside and San Bernardino counties totaling 19.8 cents ended when

El precio promedio del galón de gasolina regular alcanzó los $3 en el Inland Empire al que pertenecen los condados San Bernardino y Riverside, es el costo más alto desde Enero 11, 2016. Con el aumento de hoy suman ya 35 dias consecutivos de incremento en el precio del combustible totalizando 19.8 centavos de acuerdo

A 75-year-old Indio woman who suffers from dementia was reunited with her family after she went missing for about a day, authorities said Thursday. Clara Sevilla went missing around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. She has walked away before but had always been located within a couple of hours. Sevilla was found in good health in La

Customers in the Imperial Irrigation District could potentially have an easier time going solar as Riverside County Board of Supervisors decided to move forward on a potential ordinance requiring IID to offer net metering. The board voted unanimously to direct county staff to draft a potential ordinance. This comes after the IID did away with

On Wednesday, women across the country took the day off work to hit the streets in solidarity for ‘A Day Without Women’ events. In Palm Springs, more than 200 people came together wearing red to celebrate women. “I have a hard time understanding why the hatred is going on. We are here to celebrate women

Members of the Scorpions Water Polo Club at the Aquatic Center in Palm Desert were practicing on Wednesday night, but in this game, the goal wasn’t focused on the fundamentals. The goal was to raise money for 4-year-old Isaiah Lopez and his his family. Lopez has been battling leukemia for half of his life and

Officials at a no-charge medical clinic in the Coachella Valley are talking to KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Lauren Coronado about what the new proposed health care plan would mean for locals who use the facility if it passes. Directors at the Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine clinic say they are bracing

Cal Fire crews quickly put out an apartment fire in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out just before 2:30 p.m. at an apartment on Caliente Drive. Crews were able to contain it to one room at the two-unit apartment complex. Nobody was home at the time of the fire, authorities said. Neighbors

Deputies in Yucca Valley arrested an 18-year-old man on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property on Tuesday. Authorities said they were able to recover some of the stolen property that was taken from the home in the 57000 block of Hidden Gold Drive, but they’re still searching for one item in particular; a

Attempted murder, torture, mayhem and false imprisonment charges have been filed against an Indio man accused of stabbing two women with a screwdriver and barricading himself inside a home. Erick Maciel, 31, is slated for arraignment Wednesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Two women are recovering at the hospital after Maciel allegedly

Police locked down Coachella Valley High School for about 15 minutes early Wednesday morning after a student posted a video on social media showing himself with firearms and ammunition, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The school was locked down at 6:45 a.m., according to an automated call sent out to parents of students

3-8 Update: Attempted murder charges were filed Wednesday against the two men accused in a shooting in a Cathedral City bar restaurant parking lot that left two men hospitalized. Santos Franco, 20, of Palm Springs and Felipe Arechiga, 24, of Desert Hot Springs are both charged with two counts of attempted murder stemming from the

La policía cerró por 15 minutos la CV HIgh School como medida de seguridad despues de recibir el reporte de que uno de los alumnos habia subido un video a las redes sociales en las que mostraba armas y balas de acuerdo al reporte del sheriff. El cierre se dio a las 6:45 a.am. de

A 35-day streak of increases that boosted the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire to its highest amount since Jan. 12, 2016, ended today when it was unchanged, remaining at $2.998. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 19.8 cents during the streak, including one-tenth

Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a man’s death at the Diamond Generating Corporation in N. Palm Springs. The coroner’s office identified the man as 47-year-old Daniel Collins of Hemet. Cal Fire responded to the medical emergency at 10:13 a.m. Monday. The company is located at 15775 Melissa Lane in the unincorporated

According to officials with the BNP Paribas Open, Serena Williams has withdrawn from the 2017 tournament due to a left knee injury. Check out updates made to the Tennis Gardens and a preview of events for the week. The breaking news began surfacing Tuesday afternoon amidst the second day of qualifiers. The first round of