Month: February 2019

The Riverside County Cannabis Regulation Task Force served a search warrant at “Flight Club,” an illegal cannabis dispensary in Thousand Palms. News Channel 3’s I-Team reported numerous times on “Flight Club,” which used to be named “Good Good” before shut down by the DA on Jan. 17. Read: Thousand Palms marijuana dispensary raided The location

After a number of complaints about the quality of care at local skilled nursing facilities, I-Team Investigator Karen Devine started asking questions and digging deeper to uncover the kinds of complaints and incidents reported to the State. There are 10 Valley facilities, regulated by the California Department of Public Health or CDPH. Many people utilize

Despite the weather, crews were out turning the future site of Tyson Ranch into a music festival destination for this weekend. The scattered showers actually helped with the setup, said a festival producer. “The rain has really helped compact the sand and soil so it’s made it easier to do the setup,” said Jason Benavidez,

The City of Palm Springs canceled VillageFest Thursday night because of expected rain. “The City of Palm Springs would like to alert the community that VillageFest, the City’s weekly street fair held every Thursday night along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado Roads, will be cancelled tonight due to expected rain throughout the evening,”

A male toddler was taken off life-support this week after drowning at a residence in Cathedral City, according to police. The Cathedral City Police Department revealed in a news release that last Tuesday night, paramedics were called to a residence on the 29300 Block of Avenida La Paz regarding a baby not breathing. Police arrived

The Coachella Valley community is reacting after developments came to light leading police to believe actor Jussie Smollett faked a hate crime. Chicago Police allege the gay, African American “Empire” actor hired two brothers to help stage the attack against himself in Chicago earlier this month. Prosecutors say the actor misled police and the public.

El pasado 12 de octubre del 2018 fue la gran apertura del parque de recreación de la ciudad de North Shore, esa misma noche una fuerte tormenta lo destruyo dejándolo en ruinas, por eso las autoridades lo cerraron indefinidamente;pero hoy hablamos con las autoridades del centro de recreación del Valle de Coachella y nos dicen

The brand new Agua Caliente Elementary School campus in Cathedral City was officially opened this morning. Students and teachers celebrated with a farewell assembly at the old campus and parade to the new one. “We have a lot of very excited students, a lot of very excited staff and family members. I know in just

The High Desert is covered in snow. And the area not-particularly known for snowy conditions is reeling a bit from the inclement conditions. The weather forced Morongo Unified School District schools to declare a snow day today, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Morongo Basin Station. Additionally, State Route 62 was forced to be shut

VillageFest ha sido cancelado.La ciudad de Palm Springs emitió el anuncio alrededor de las 4:35 p.m. jueves “La ciudad de Palm Springs mando un comunícado para informar a la comunidad que VillageFest, la feria semanal de la ciudad que se celebra todos los jueves por la noche a lo largo de Palm Canyon Drive entre

Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs has reopened at the wash. The thoroughfare, which serves as a major artery connecting Palm Springs to both Interstate 10 and Desert Hot Springs, was closed for over a week due to heavy rains and flooding caused by a storm that rolled through the region on Valentine’s Day. The

The body of Piotr Hopper-Jasinksi has been found. Hopper-Jasinksi was reported missing from his residence on the 54800 block of South Circle in Idyllwild Tuesday. The 62-year-old’s body was found Wednesday afternoon in the area of the 54000 block of Village Center Drive, less than a half mile from his home. According to the Riverside

A single-engine airplane that crashed outside near Morong Valley, killing both people aboard, was rented from a Corona-based flight school by a recently certified pilot who failed to provide the school with required passenger and emergency contact information, according to a preliminary report released today. The pilot had been certified on Jan. 7. The Cessna

Update – 2/21/19: Hopper-Jasinski’s body was found Thursday morning. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, there were no signs of foul play in his death. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/RSO/status/1098625935438311425″,”author_name”:”Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/RSO”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;UPDATE: We are saddened to confirm that the body of Mr. Piotr Hopper-Jasinski, was located yesterday afternoon in the area of 54000 Village

Update – 2/21/19: Caltrans has confirmed, “SR-74 from SR-371 to Big Horn is now open but only accessible with chains.” —————————– SR 74 has been shut down on the Palm Desert side. Only Pinyon residents are being allowed to go up with proof of residency and a vehicle with four-wheel drive or chains. Going up

Fire crews were able to put out a Palm Desert blaze Wednesday night in under a half hour. The fire was reported at the intersection of Prickly Pear and El Paseo at 11:35 p.m. The fire had been ‘knocked down’ by 11:56 p.m., according to Cal Fire. 8 fire engines responded to the scene which

February’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant recipient is Umbrella Ministries. The organization aims to provide support to mothers who have experienced the death of a child. The nonprofit is made up of a network of women who have lost a child, who provide comfort and encouragement to those in need. In the last 22 years, more

A quadruple homicide suspect was in the car with three of his victims the night of their alleged murders, according to the suspect’s defense attorney. 19-year-old Jose Larin Garcia appeared in court at the Larson Justice Center in Indio today for a felony settlement conference. His attorney, John Patrick Dolan, spoke with News Channel 3’s