Month: May 2019

Traffic was back up to speed Friday after an overnight collision involving a big rig semi truck and a vehicle. That collision was slowing southbound traffic on Highway 86 in Coachella early Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol said traffic was backing up southbound on Highway 86 near Avenue 50 for more than a mile.

There was pushback against Governor Gavin Newsom’s death penalty moratorium as family members of victims murdered by people on death row spoke out in Riverside Thursday. It’s all part of a statewide tour to urge the governor to reverse his decision. This is the second stop on the “Victims of Murder Justice Tour” that will

Don Jose Luis Arevalo es el buen samaritano que rescato a la perrita que fue dejada en un basurrero en la ciudad de Coachella este pasado 5 de mayo atras de un negocio en 49849 Calle Harrison. “Le dije a mi hija quizas han dejado un perrito porque yo luego leugo detecte que era un

A puppy just a few weeks old was found burned and beaten in a dumpster behind a Coachella shopping center at 49849 Harrison Street on Sunday at around 1 p.m. According to the Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation, a non-profit shelter in Sherman Oaks, the puppy was found in a Walmart shopping bag. A portion

Un bartender de un hotel de Palm Springs acusado de violar a una mujer que se hospedaba en el lugar en marzo fue acusado, según el portavoz de la Oficina del Fiscal del Distrito del Condado de Riverside, John Hall. Alejandro Adan, de 30 años, de Desert Hot Springs fue arrestado la tarde del 3

Más de $ 1 millón de dólares en subsidios federales se anunciaron hoy para el cuidado de niños y programas de educación infantil para los hijos de trabajadores migrantes en el Valle de Coachella.”Los niños de los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes que trabajan arduamente en nuestras comunidades son desatendidos, lo que los pone en desventaja para

Senator Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County) honored 10 veterans from the county this past weekend. Stone presented the Veterans Service Awards to five Coachella Valley residents and five Southwest County residents who gave their all to protect this country. The awards are not entirely based on military service, Stone says, but also the contribution the Veteran

A Palm Springs hotel bartender who is accused of raping a woman who was staying at the hotel in March has been charged, according to Riverside County District Attorney’s Office spokesman John Hall. Alejandro Adan, 30, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested on the evening of March 3 at the Kimpton Rowan hotel in the

The Palm Springs Police Department announced N Indian Canyon at the Whitewater Wash is back open. The roadway was closed on Tuesday due to the heavy winds and sand pile-up Stay with News Channel 3 for any road closure updates.

The Palm Springs Police Department announced North Indian Canyon was closed to all traffic yet again Tuesday evening due to winds and sand pile-up. The major traffic route between Interstate 10 and the city of Palm Springs remained closed Thursday morning from Tramview Road to Garnet Road. According to News Channel 3’s Chief Meteorologist Haley

A Sherman Oaks non-profit animal shelter is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who has information about a puppy that was dumped in a Coachella dumpster over the weekend. The puppy was rescued from a dumpster behind a Coachella shopping center at 49849 Harrison Street on Sunday around 1 p.m. The dog was found in

Un refugio de animales sin fines de lucro de Sherman Oaks ofrece una recompensa de $ 10,000 para cualquier persona que tenga información sobre un cachorro que fue arrojado en un contenedor de Coachella durante el fin de semana. El cachorro fue rescatado de un contenedor de basura detrás de un centro comercial de Coachella

Spring has sprung at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert with a baby boom! Since mid March, zoo officials say eighteen babies have been born. A spotted calf, a cuddly kid, three adventurous lambs, four sand kittens, six painted pups, and making history, the first chicoan pecary birth with three brand new

Testimony ended Thursday in the trial of an ex-con accused of killing two Palm Springs police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call at his family’s home. The jury will return to court at the Larson Justice in Indio on Wednesday for jury instructions. The instructions are expected to take an hour. Closing statements

Over $1 million in federal grant money was announced today for childcare and early childhood education programs for the children of migrant workers in the Coachella Valley. “Children of hard-working migrant farm workers in our communities are underserved, which puts them at a disadvantage to live a healthy life and to get out of poverty,”

Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for his work on TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” was scheduled for an arraignment today on suspicion of one felony count of domestic violence, stemming from an alleged attack on his girlfriend at a Palm Springs hotel. Brendon, 48, was with his girlfriend in the bar of a hotel in

Anayeli Zavala will resign from Desert Hot Springs City Council in July. The councilwoman made her announcement during this week’s city council meeting on Tuesday, according to Doria Wilms, public information officer and assistant to the city manager for Desert Hot Springs. Zavala was elected and sworn in as a councilmember in December 2015. Her

La policía reveló la identidad del señor de 76 años que murió atropellado el 25 de abril cuando una mujer bajo la influencia de drogas o alcohol no respetó el señalamiento de alto en la intersección de las calles Mission Lakes y West Drive en Desert Hot Springs donde Thanom Pimpa caminaba por el área

A person was transported to the hospital after a crash in Palm Desert, near the River. According to Cal Fire, a crash with a single vehicle on its side was reported at 11:31 p.m. on the intersection of Bob Hope and Highway 111. The victim required extrication from their vehicle, they were hospitalized with serious

With N Indian Canyon Drive shut down again at the Whitewater Wash, the main way around the closure is Gene Autry Trail. However, a construction project on Gene Autry several lanes are closed, slowing traffic. It’s a headache for drivers already made worse due to the windy conditions that shut down N Indian Canyon. Some