Month: January 2019

Cal Fire crews are responding to the report of a person trapped under a tractor near the intersection of Wheeler Street and Highway 111 in Mecca. The incident was reported at 10:08 a.m. A Mercy Airlfit air support helicopter unit has been requested to the scene. Stay with News Channel 3 for the latest updates

Trial proceedings were slated to begin tomorrow for the attempted murder trial of a man accused of shooting two men in the parking lot of a Cathedral City bar. Santos Franco, 21, of Palm Springs, is accused in the March 5, 2017, shooting of two men outside The Block Sports Bar & Grill following an

Trial proceedings were slated to get underway today in the attempted murder trial of a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and another woman with a screwdriver, then barricading himself inside an Indio home for nearly three hours before surrendering to authorities. Erick Maciel, 33, faces felony counts of attempted murder, torture, aggravated mayhem, domestic

La Corte Suprema está permitiendo que la prohibición militar transgenero del Presidente Trump entre en vigencia. Los jueces no se pronunciaron sobre los meritos del caso, pero permitirán que la prohibición siga adelante mientras los tribunales inferiores trabajan a traves de ella. Es un golpe para la comunidad LGBTQ, y las personas transgenero aquí en

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie kicks off the 2019 Desert Town Hall series, presented by the H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Christie served as Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Today, he kicked off the annual speaker series at Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa. “We left 10-degree weather in

Indio senior Alejandro de la Rosa and the Rajahs are undefeated in DVL play at 10-0 with only four games left in the regular season. “Our whole philosophy when we play is an extra pass so if someone is more open than you are you should give the ball up to them, ” said de

The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump’s transgender military ban to go into effect. The justices did not rule on the merits of the case, but will allow the ban to go forward while the lower courts work through it. It’s a blow to the LGBTQ community, and transgender people here in the valley are

Two months after giving birth to her third child, Elizabeth Smart, 31, says she was glad to escape the cold of Utah for Palm Desert. “My great grandparents, and now my grandma is a snowbird down here, so I come here probably once a year to visit her in the winter.” Smart also saw the

Kaye Ballard has died at the age of 93, friends confirmed to News Channel 3. She passed away at her Rancho Mirage home. Earlier this month, the legendary actress was honored at the 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival with a “Best of Fest Award” for her film which profiled her life, “Kaye Ballard: The

A few elementary school kids got a lesson in pedestrian safety Tuesday morning in a push to reduce collisions on local streets. These active learners are being tested with the red light, green light game. It’s one of a few activities third graders from Cabot Yerxa Elementary School are engaged in as they learn to

Palm Springs Police Department officers arrested a 63-year-old man on December 7 for indecent exposure and public intoxication after he allegedly drunkenly got naked on an Amtrak train. At 2:21 a.m., PSPD officers responded to the Palm Springs Amtrak station located at North Indian Canyon Drive and Palm Springs Station Road in reference to a

College of the Desert will start offering English as a second language courses at the new Coachella library starting Monday. Classes offered at the Coachella Library will include non-credit English as a second language foundation and level 1 classes. These classes are designed to improve English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The full program

Las autoridades están buscando a dos sospechosos que robaron la tienda de Coachella Sears. Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, los diputados recibieron informes de un robo en el bloque 49000 de la calle Cesar Chávez. Un portavoz de la RSO confirmó que dos hombres adultos entraron a la tienda, uno armado

Un incendio matutino quemó varios remolques y autos en el condado de Riverside en una zona no incorporada al norte de Palm Springs esta mañana. El incendio, que se informó a las 6:01 a.m. en la cuadra 61000 de El Dorado Road, fue contenido a las 6:39 a.m. No se reportaron heridos. En el caso

Se presentaron hoy cargos contra un hombre que recibió un disparo de un agente del alguacil del condado de Riverside en La Quinta la semana pasada. Christopher Curci, de La Quinta, de 23 años, fue impactado tras enfrentarse a la policia en una casa en la cuadra 77300 de la avenida Montezuma, de acuerdo con

A Desert Hot Springs man who allegedly stabbed his sister in the face must stand trial on a mayhem charge, a judge ruled today, but the judge dismissed an attempted murder charge. Juan Angel Lopez, 37, is accused of attacking his sister on Dec. 7, 2017 at a transient camp in the city. After the

Al llevar las clases a los residentes donde viven y trabajan, College of the Desert ofrecerá cursos de ingles como segundo idioma en la nueva Biblioteca de Coachella cuando comience el semestre de primavera, el 28 de enero de 2019. “College of the Desert se complace en asociarse con la Ciudad de Coachella para ampliar

Charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer were filed today against a man who was shot by a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy in La Quinta last week. Christopher Curci of La Quinta, 23, was shot by a deputy last Wednesday at a home in the 77300 block of

A man fleeing Beaumont Police officers late Sunday night drove into oncoming traffic and hit a car, killing the suspect, police said today. Around 10:35 p.m., the unidentified 28-year-old man from Moreno Valley was being pursued by officers at speeds exceeding 80 mph westbound on State Route 60, east of Jack Rabbit Trail. He was