Month: June 2019

A new traffic signal is coming to the east valley at a notoriously dangerous intersection. The traffic signal will replace the four-way stop signs at Grapefruit Boulevard and 62 Avenue this summer. “This is a much-needed improvement for traffic safety in the eastern Coachella Valley, particularly at this intersection which warrants a traffic signal,” said

Surveillance video captured a thief brazenly walking into a Palm Desert garage and steal an electric bike with the owner only a few feet away. The incident happened on June 1 at around 6:30 a.m. The homeowner, David Meeks said he was only around the corner trimming the hedges when it happened, but he didn’t

A 3.3 Magnitude earthquake shook the west end of the Coachella Valley early Thursday morning. The US Geological Survey reported the quake at 5:38 a.m. 6.83 miles (ca. 11 km) east northeast of Cabazon. A map shows the quake’s epicenter in the mountains just north of the Interstate 10 Highway 111 interchange and just south

The city of Palm Springs announced the launch of a new app, myPalmSprings, Thursday. It’s designed for residents and visitors to find city-related information and report issues to city hall. “The City of Palm Springs is always looking for innovative ways to improve our service to residents and visitors,” City Manager David Ready said. “With

Cal Fire announced the grand opening Thursday morning of their new ‘Southern Region Interagency Operations Center.’ News Channel 3’s Madison Weil got a behind-the-scenes tour of the new state of the art facility, which is 25 years in the making. “This is a great day in the California Fire Service. This modern building and the

Thursday night, Concepcion Barajas will join a record number of soon-to-be CSUSB Palm Desert graduates at “The Show” at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage for commencement. But her story is particularly unique; she managed to earn her degree over the past few years while simultaneously helping three of her four children

A pit bull that was reported to have been contained ended up charging and biting two animal control officers today in Riverside and was euthanized. The officers arrived shortly after 10 a.m. in the 5700 block of Walter Street to investigate a report of a dog being involved in a previous bite, according to John

Las altas temperaturas no detienen a nuestra gente trabajadora aqu en el Valle de Coachella, alguno de ellos van hasta con sus hijos al trabajo aprovechando las vacaciones. Don Ramn Garca dice que lleva ms de 30 aos trabajando en el campo piscando uvas;su da comienza a las 5 de la maana porque a las

Hope, un cachorro que fue encontrado quemado y abandonado en un contenedor de Coachella en mayo, se ha dirigido a casa. El 5 de mayo, el perro fue descubierto en un contenedor de basura detrs de un centro comercial ubicado en 49849 Harrison Street en el calor de la tarde, alrededor de la 1 p.m.

A suspected DUI driver was arrested for sparking a Wednesday night Morongo Valley crash that ultimately took the lives of two teenagers. At 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a collision occurred between two vehicles on State Route 62, one traveling eastbound, one traveling westbound. The eastbound driver was attempting to make a left turn into the

As electric companies work to prevent wildfires, Southern California Edison is warning customers of the possibility their power could be shut off during fire season. SCE says they could de-energize lines in high risk areas during extreme weather conditions. Some homeowners in the high desert received written notices from the power company, divided over the

Concepcion Barajas logr lo impensable se gradu como Sicologa de la Universidad de San Bernardino en el Campo de Palm Desert, siendo madre de 4. La tambien abuela consigui su titulo inspirada en su familia ​​​​​​, simultaneamente apoyaba las carreras superiores de sus tres hijos que atienden Cal State colleges. Su hija Amanda gan su

Hope, a puppy that was found burned and abandoned in a Coachella dumpster in May, has made her way home. On May 5, the dog was discovered in a dumpster behind a shopping center located at 49849 Harrison Street in the afternoon heat, around 1 p.m. The animal was in a Walmart shopping bag and

News Channel 3 and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation are teaming up to surprise valley nonprofits with $10,000 grants. On Monday, CREATE Center for the Arts in Palm Desert was awarded a surprise Spotlight grant to assist with programming and renovations. The center provides a space for arts exploration and empowerment for the

Record setting heat yesterday, but only in Thermal, the NWS tweeted out that PSP had reached 117, but the correct high was 116, so we did not tie the record at PSP. Today, we’re running about 10 degrees cooler, so while still hot, it’s far less dangerous. The Excessive Heat Warning has moved Eastward today

A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was honored last week for his exemplary efforts fighting vehicle theft locally. Indio California Highway Patrol Captain Michael Stefanoff presented Deputy Joshua Smith with a Master (Fifth) 10851 Pin on June 7, according to a Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Facebook post. Smith was honored because he helped take 20 suspects

A driver crashed a van into the Palm Springs Post Office Wednesday night. The post office is on 333 E Amado Road, right across the street from the Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs. Photos provided by viewers show the van went right through the front window and service desk. Palm Springs Fire Captain Nathan Gunkel

It was the hottest day of the year, so far, and hundreds were left without power. “It is 117 degrees, and this is not good,” said Debra Platt, a La Quinta resident. Platt and, about 600 other people who live near 50th and Washington in La Quinta, experienced an unexpected outage Wednesday. An Imperial Irrigation

A sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head in an apparently unprovoked attack at an Alhambra fast-food restaurant died at a hospital today, while a Utah man remained jailed for allegedly shooting the lawman and possibly killing another man in downtown Los Angeles. Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano, 50, who had been on life support

The Coachella City Council is scheduled to vote on July 24 on a proposal that could turn a vacant downtown building into a cannabis dispensary and coffee shop. An old empty building at 791 Orchard Street in Coachella is the original proposed site for “Rootz Coachella”, a location for which there is already an agreement