Month: May 2019

A former Palm Springs Power baseball player barreled past a woman blocking the doorway of a room at a house party when she found the suspect allegedly raping a 20-year-old unconscious woman inside, an Indio police officer testified Monday. On the third day of prosecution testimony, Officer Ricardo Cerna from the Indio Police Department took

Un hombre de 27 años de edad fue arrestado en relación con un accidente que causó la muerte de dos personas el viernes por la noche en Coachella, según anunció el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside. Según el diputado Mike Vásquez, el viernes alrededor de las 6:54 p.m. en el área de Grapefruit

Los equipos de bomberos han contenido casi por completo un incendio de vegetación que creció a 135 acres durante el fin de semana. Según Cal Fire, el incendio se reportó inicialmente como un incendio de 10 acres el sábado a las 10:53 p.m. En la zona Airport Boulevard y Shady Lane. Unas horas más tarde,

A man and a woman are dead following a multi-vehicle crash in Coachella Friday evening. According to the Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a white passenger vehicle and a grey Ford truck crashed in the area of Grapefruit Boulevard and Mitchel Drive at around 6:54 p.m. Vasquez told News Channel 3

UPDATE: 7:00 p.m. Monday- Cal Fire says the fire remains at 130 acres and is now 90% contained. Resources will remain on scene working to fully contain the fire. UPDATE: 6:30 a.m. Monday- Cal Fire Riverside County says the remains at 130 acres and is now 60% contained. A day assignment of 11 engines is

On October 8, 2016, John Hernandez Felix fired an AR-15 rifle at veteran Officer Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, and rookie Officer Lesley Zerebny, 27, from inside the Felix family home in the 2700 block of Cypress Avenue on, killing both. Monday afternoon, following 13 days of testimony, the jury determined Felix used pre-meditation and deliberation

John Hernández Felix fue declarado culpable de dos cargos de asesinato en primer grado por el homicidio de los oficiales del PSPD Jose “Gil” Vega y Lesley Zerebny. El acusado de 28 años disparó y mató a los dos oficiales que respondieron a una llamada de disturbios domesticos en octubre de 2016 en la casa

The scene Sunday morning was horrifying. A home was fully engulfed in flames, in the 77-500 block of Edinburough Street in Palm Desert. Ryan Szydlowski, who lives across the street, happened to open a window after the fire broke out, and heard a man calling for help, with a fire alarm also ringing. “When i

A Desert Hot Springs High School student was apprehended by law enforcement this morning for bringing a loaded gun to campus, according to Joan Boiko, Coordinator of Communications and Community Outreach for Palm Spring Unified School District. The gun was found in the student’s backpack after a staff member requested a health and wellness check

Un aula de la Escuela primaria Valley View ardió en llamas esta mañana, los bomberos fueron llamados a la escuela en la cuadra 85,200 de Valley Road a las 5:30 a.m. despues de que un trabajador de mantenimiento notó que las llamas y el humo salían del edificio. No se reportaron heridos ni se informó

An autopsy was pending today to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Riverside man who suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving on a Desert Center highway. Anthony Quezada was westbound on State Route 62 just before noon Sunday when his car banked left all the way across the eastbound lanes and came

Commerce Mayor John Soria issued a statement regarding a fight that broke out over the weekend at an annual seminar of the California Contract Cities Association, an advocacy group of cities that contract for public services such as firefighting and law enforcement, at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. The fight,

Firefighters contained a fire in a classroom Monday at Valley View Elementary School. Firefighters were called to the school on the 85,200 block of Valley Road at 5:30 a.m. after a maintenance worker noticed flames and smoke coming from the building. There were no injuries reported, nor any word on any damage estimates. Crews at

A fire broke out at a Palm Desert home on Sunday morning. Neighbors say they could hear a man yelling and rushed to the scene to help. Eyewitnesses tell News Channel 3 flames were billowing from the home, as seen in the video supplied by neighbor Carol Witteman, and an elderly man with a history

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the identity of a man and woman killed in Coachella Friday evening. 75-year-old Jose Prieto and 74-year-old Sofia Prieto of Coachella collided with another vehicle at Grapefruit and Mitchell along Highway 111. Original Story: Two killed in Coachella collision According to the Coroner’s Office, Jose Prieto was pronounced dead

A new Sephora is now open in downtown Palm Springs. A ribbon cutting was held Friday morning to celebrate the opening of the beauty supply store which is located on N Palm Canyon Drive. A Sephora mural was also created right outside the business. “Yeah, the Sephora mural out there which they really wanted had

The Palm Springs Police Department briefly shut down roads in the area of Sunrise Way and Ramon Road due to a structure fire. Not much information has been released on the fire, authorities have only confirmed that crews are at 555 S Sunrise Way. We are working on gathering more information, stay with News Channel

Un cachorro coyote fue rescatado en Thousand Palms el viernes por la tarde. Según John Welsh, del Servicio de Animales del Condado de Riverside, una mujer encontró al cachorro macho, que se cree que tiene alrededor de 3 meses, estaba solo y moribundo alrededor de la 1:30 p.m. La mujer en cuestión lo llevó de

A downtown Palm Springs fixture for after-hours and nighttime entertainment could reopen. The city will hold a hearing May 22 to consider a new request by Zeldas to operate in the Sun Center. The Palm Springs City Council voted to closed Zeldas for at least 45 days on March 20. The next month the property

Un hombre y una mujer murieron luego de un accidente de varios vehículos en Coachella este viernes por la tarde. Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, un vehículo de pasajeros blanco y un camión gris Ford se estrellaron en el área de Grapefruit Boulevard y Mitchell Drive alrededor de las 6:54 p.m.