Month: April 2019

El trabajador fue identificado como Christopher Griffin, de 49 años, originario de San Diego, según la oficina del forense. El departamento de policía de Indio está investigando la muerte. Según el sitio web de entretenimiento TMZ, el hombre estaba subiendo los andamios para instalar equipos de aparejo y no estaba usando un arnes de seguridad

A new cannabis consumption lounge celebrated its grand opening Saturday in Cathedral City. The lounge called, “Puff Parlour,” is located just adjacent to “Dank Depot” off Ramon Road. The owners say they wanted to create a unique social experience complete with TVs, a long communal dining table, couches, old school arcade games and parodies of

A man accused of a murdering a Palm Springs man who was arrested at a Kansas storage unit with two of his children and his dismembered wife’s remains is set to be sentenced Monday in Kansas. He was convicted of three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child back in January. Jurors deliberated until

Update: The worker was identified as Christopher Griffin, 49, of San Diego, according to the coroner’s office. The Indio Police Department was investigating the death. According to the entertainment website TMZ, the man was climbing the stage scaffolding to install rigging equipment and was not using a safety harness when he fell. ORIGINAL REPORT: At

The Salvation Army of Cathedral City hosted their annual “Veteran’s Easy Access Expo” Saturday morning. Hundreds gathered at the Riverside County Fairgrounds to honor our veterans. The Salvation Army says the annual event is rooted in history: “The Salvation Army started back during the wars. And we were actually on the front lines with the

News Channel 3 held the ninth annual FIND Food Bank Telethon. Jeff Stahl, Brooke Beare, and Kelley Moody were live Friday from 7-8 pm raising money for the desert’s regional food bank. You can still donate through Sunday, call (760)-775-FOOD (3663) or go online to www.findfoodbank.org/donate. Donations open through the weekend. FIND Food Bank provides

President Donald Trump visited Calexico Friday afternoon. He took part in an immigration roundtable at the El Centro Sector Border Patrol headquarters at 12:45 p.m., and departed at 1:30 p.m. Trump visited a newly completed section of the US-Mexico border fence that is replacing an older part made during the Vietnam War. Watch: Border wall

Braille Institute Rancho Mirage celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Braille Institute Friday with an outdoor party. The party was open to the public, attendees met Braille students, volunteers, and staff. Guests also got to tour the center, enjoy music, food, and raffles and speak with experts on low vision and community resources. Braille Institute

A 51-year-old man remains behind bars today for an alleged attack on his mother at the woman’s home in Indio. Rodney Ruben Jones was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm likely to produce great bodily injury and harm to an elder stemming from an assault Thursday night, jail

A jury that was previously deadlocked found two reputed gang members guilty today in the 2015 shooting death of a 19-year-old man in Indio. Martin Gutierrez Jr., 24, and Enrique Villa Alvarez, 23, both were found guilty of second-degree murder and a gang enhancement in the killing of Indio resident Julio Chavez Barraza on Sept.

A 43-year-old man who had been free on bail in connection with alleged lewd acts on an 8-year-old was taken into custody again today following a judge’s decision to increase his bail to $1 million. Joe Angel Cardoza of Cathedral City is charged with oral copulation or sexual penetration with a victim less than 10

A bicyclist was struck by a car on Bob Hope Drive in front of the Agua Caliente Resort and Casino in Rancho Mirage Friday afternoon. The accident was reported at around 1:30 p.m. The Rancho Mirage Police Department said the car was traveling northbound on Bob Hope Drive when it collided with a bicyclist traveling

The Palm Springs DMV will shut down for six months starting on Friday at 5 p.m. The field office will be shut down for repairs, renovations, and upgrades. The department is in the process of finalizing a temporary office space and hopes to have it open later this month, according to a DMV spokesperson. During

Assemblyman Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) presented News Channel 3 anchor Karen Devine with the Woman of the Year award for the 42nd District. Mayes highlighted Karen Devine’s 27 years as an award-winning journalist in the Coachella Valley and her commitment to the community. “When she is not on-air, Karen gives back to her community through

Cientos de personas se manifestaron por las calles de la ciudad de Calexico por la visita del presidente Trump a esa ciudad fronteriza. Varias organizaciones se unieron para levantar su voz y dejarle saber al presidente Trump que no están de acuerdo con sus decisiones . La mayoría de manifestantes en contra del presidente Trump

El DMV de Palm Springs cerrará durante seis meses a partir de este viernes a las 5 p.m. La oficina se cerrará por reparaciones, renovaciones y mejoras. El departamento está en proceso de finalizar un espacio de oficina temporal y espera tenerlo abierto más adelante este mes, según un portavoz del DMV. Se espera que

One person was airlifted to a hospital this morning with injuries suffered in a two-vehicle collision in Indio. Firefighters responded at 12:30 a.m. to a crash in the 82000 block of Indio Boulevard, between Jackson and Monroe streets, and found three people injured, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. One victim suffered serious injuries

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose 3.9 cents today to $3.701, its highest amount since Nov. 7, one day after increasing 3.8 cents. The recent sharp increases are the result of a series of refinery issues that have reduced supply, according to Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club