Month: June 2019

A fire ignited early Sunday morning at a recycling center in Cathedral City — the third waste facility fire in the valley in 10 days. Reports of a commercial structure fire came in after 2 a.m. at the Palm Springs Recycling Center at 36630 Sunair Plaza, near the intersection of Cathedral Canyon Drive and East

Our mountain communities and businesses have been struggling since February’s record breaking storm damaged parts of highways 74 and 243. This weekend, Idyllwild is hosting its first annual “Idyllwild Songwriters Festival” featuring dozens of diverse artists. “We have trios, duos, solos…we have blues; we had a classical guitar yesterday. It’s different every hour,” said Brett

UPDATE: Police said Anita Evans was safely located Saturday evening. Incident Type: Palm Springs Police Department Missing Person AlertDate: 06-15-2019Current Time: 19:22:08Details: As a result of the Silver Alert Anita Evans has been located safely. Thank you for your assistance.https://t.co/oxAXRWfUzR — Palm Springs PD (@ PalmSpringsPD ) June 16, 2019 ORIGINAL STORY: Palm Springs police

Some valley political groups held a rally today in Palm Springs, calling for President Trump to be impeached. About 100 people turned out to Frances Stevens park near downtown Palm Springs, with demonstrators waving flags and banners. Political activists also gave speeches, including Joy Silver, former democratic candidate for state senate. Protestors said the president

A fire is burning at a Burrtec Recovery and Transfer facility on Edom Hill in Cathedral City. At least four fire engines have been called to the scene since the fire broke out shortly after 10:00 Friday night. It’s not clear what’s on fire, but heavy smoke can be seen coming from, or directly behind,

The La Quinta Arts Foundation announced they will not be staging the popular and nationally recognized Arts Festival in 2020. In a news release, the LQAF cited numerous reasons for the decision, including the festival outgrowing the La Quinta Civic Center Campus, their venue since 2005. The foundation also noted the $13.6 million Complete Streets

The California Department of Transportation announced escorts will be expanding their hours starting Saturday to help people “Escape to Idyllwild.” The announcement comes as crews continue their construction on Highways 74 and 243 following February’s Valentine’s Day storm that destroyed portions of those roads. The areas damaged are HWY 243, south of Beaumont, and HWY

High winds and lower temperatures are being felt around the valley. While some are frustrated by the windy conditions, others say they’re just grateful for the cooler weather coming with it. Several cars were forced to turn around yet again due to the closure on Indian Canyon on Friday caused by low visibility. Jack Cunningham,

Six local philanthropists were named as distinguished honorees for the upcoming 13th Annual National Philanthropy Day In The Desert Awards Luncheon. Those chosen Friday by The Association of Fundraising Professionals CA, Desert Communities Chapter will be awarded and celebrated in November. This year’s distinguished honorees include: Outstanding Philanthropists – James and Carol Egan Outstanding Fundraising

A 16-year-old boy was killed today when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding with a friend overturned on the Morongo Indian Reservation just east of Banning. Prince Waters of Cabazon was fatally injured about 1:20 a.m. when he was thrown from A 2016 Polaris side-by-side utility task vehicle (UTV) at the intersection of Morongo and

The woman arrested by California Highway Patrol officers on suspicion of drunk driving following a deadly crash in Morongo Valley Wednesday night shouldn’t have been driving at all, officials from San Bernardino County court services confirmed to News Channel 3 Friday. She was also previously convicted of misdemeanor driving under the influence. Court records confirm

Two men who put more than a dozen women and girls to work as prostitutes throughout Southern California, running the sex trafficking operation out of motels in Hemet, were each sentenced today to 15 years and four months in state prison. During a hearing last month at the Banning Justice Center, Rodrick Rozel Morris, 25,

Cal Fire Riverside firefighters rescued baby bunny stuck in a drain pipe. The bunny was found by a resident in Temecula who then called the crews over at Riverside County Fire Department Station 84. A firefighter arrived, inserted a hose down the pipe, and the bunny climbed up the hose to the safe arms of

El robo ocurrió poco antes de las 11:30 a.m. en el Rabobank en Cook Street y Hovley Lane, confirmó un agente. El sospechoso huyó de la escena con una cantidad no revelada de efectivo. El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside confirmó que el sospechoso sigue en las calles. El sospechoso es descrito como

Tickets will go on sale for the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival today. Organizers of the festival revealed dates for next year’s event on Monday. The two-weekend annual festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio will take place on April 10-12 and April 17-19, according to concert promoter Goldenvoice. Tickets will go

Whipping winds were believed to have overturned a big rig semi truck Friday morning just west of Palm Springs. The big truck was on its right side and blocking both northbound traffic lanes on Highway 111 just south of Overture Drive near Windy Point. The wreck was reported at 6:16 a.m. The California Highway Patrol

A man and woman accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit during a string of armed robberies throughout the Coachella Valley were in court today for a preliminary hearing. Javier Taylor, 34, is accused of taking part in 18 robberies and an attempted robbery in Coachella, Indio, Thousand Palms and La Quinta in October

Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus awarded the highest number of degrees in school history during this year’s commencement ceremony. 394 Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees were given to students during the 29th annual commencement ceremony at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage Thursday evening. One student spoke with News Channel 3