Month: June 2019

UPDATE at 7:19 a.m.: Fire remains at 214 acres and is 80% contained, according to Cal Fire. Resources will remain on site until full containment is reached. Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a brush fire burning near Beaumont that has charred over 200 acres. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1145046973730312193″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;WILDLAND FIRE – Lamb

A man was killed Friday night when he was hit by a car on a San Jacinto street. Officials say a car, driven by a 25-year-old San Jacinto man, hit a man who was homeless on State Street. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries. The driver remained on

A man accused of assault with a deadly weapon was arrested Friday morning. Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force officers arrested 25-year-old Rodolfo Martinez-Fernandez of Indio at his home on Vargas Road. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the arrest stems from an incident that happened in an unincorporated area of Palm Desert in

UPDATE 11:15 a.m: All lanes back open, according to CHP. ORIGINAL STORY: I-10 eastbound is at a standstill due to a two vehicle rollover crash reported at 10:10 a.m. by the California Highway Patrol. Cal Fire is also on scene. No information has been provided on injuries. The accident initially blocked two lanes on the

A morning boot camp brought out members of the community looking to honor the memory of James Hoyt, a Palm Desert High School football player who lost his battle to a rare form of bone cancer earlier this month. Those who knew James say he was passionate and funny, but most of all, brave, especially

Police and firefighters were on the scene of a deadly traffic collision in Thermal Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol reported that two vehicles collided just south of the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Harrison Street at 5:34 a.m. One person was killed in the wreck, and debris was scattered over the roadway. The Riverside

With the 4th of July coming up in less than a week, many residents will be looking to buy fireworks, however, fireworks remain illegal in Riverside County. Local residents can buy ‘safe and sane’ fireworks in four Coachella Valley cities. Kelsey’s Heroes, a local sports nonprofit that organizes sporting events for special needs children, is

El propietario de un concesionario de automviles local est pidiendo la ayuda de la comunidad para identificar a una mujer que le rob un vehculo de su lote al medio da. Nacho Bustillos, propietario de Nacho’s Auto Sales en la autopista 111 en Indio, dijo a noticias Telemundo15 que el lunes al medio da, una

A man who was found at a Kansas storage unit with his dismembered wife’s remains and two of their children has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison. Thirty-six-year-old Justin Rey was sentenced Friday for child endangerment, contributing to a child’s misconduct and sexual exploitation of a child. The exploitation charges stem from sexually

UPDATE: All lanes had reopened by 3 p.m., according to CHP. *** A cement truck has overturned on Interstate 10 eastbound near the Jefferson Street exit in Indio. The crash was reported at 11:33 a.m. Debris has reportedly spilled across the roadway, halting traffic. There is no information on injuries at this time It is

A local car dealership owner is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman who stole a vehicle off his lot in the middle of the day. Nacho Bustillos, owner of Nacho’s Auto Sales on Highway 111 in Indio, told News Channel 3 that on Monday afternoon, a woman arrived at the lot and

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation finalized a settlement agreement today in which it agreed to remove architectural barriers to access at the Betty Ford Center, a well-known drug and alcohol treatment facility it owns and operates in Rancho Mirage, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that the Betty Ford Center violated

A homicide investigation is underway after two women’s bodies were found following a house fire in the High Desert earlier this month. On June 9 at 10:23 p.m., San Bernardino County Fire Department firefighters and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the scene of a residential fire at a home on the 75600

A man was arrested, 19 computers were seized, and $1,000 cash was confiscated during a Thursday night illegal gambling bust in Yucca Valley, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department news release. At 7:52 p.m., members of the Yucca Valley Multiple Enforcement Team (M.E.T.) and deputies assigned to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s station executed

La Polica y los bomberos se encontraban en el lugar de una colisin mortal en la maana del viernes en Thermal. La Patrulla de Carreteras de California inform que dos vehculos colisionaron justo al sur de la interseccin de Airport Boulevard y Harrison Street a las 5:34 a.m. Una persona muri en la escena. Los

The Cathedral City Police Department is in Palm Springs investigating a shooting Thursday night. The Palm Springs Police Department confirmed just after 9:20 p.m. there was a gunshot victim in the area of E Ramon Road and Kirk Douglas Way, however, a Palm Springs Police Department spokesperson said the shooting originally occurred somewhere in Cathedral

A 41-year-old Yucca Valley man died after being shot by deputies following a 14+ hour standoff on Thursday. At 12:42 p.m. on Wednesday, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were contacted because a man was reportedly armed with a handgun and threatening a woman in a located on the 4700 block of Warren Vista Avenue in

One person is dead, three have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in Desert Center. According to the California Highway Patrol, the single-vehicle rollover occurred on eastbound Interstate 10 at Corn Springs Road. The crash was reported at 6:52 p.m. Five Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire Department engines and three airships are

A former world champion boxer who killed a 29-year-old pregnant mother of three when he struck her vehicle head-on in Hemet while driving under the influence was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison. Marcos Forestal-Coutin, 29, pleaded guilty in March to DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation. No

Dr. Maria G. Gandera was officially appointed as the new superintendent for the Coachella Valley Unified School District at tonight’s board of education meeting. Gandera had been serving as the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and Risk Management. She takes over for Dr. Edwin Gomez, who stepped down on June 13, 2019. Gandera had