Month: June 2019

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has been accepted into the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the zoo announced Tuesday. According to the Living Desert, the IUCN “determines the status of species such as vulnerable, threatened, endangered or critically endangered.” The non-profit organization is described as “the world’s leading body

Una camioneta se estrell en una oficina de correos de Palm Springs el mircoles por la noche. La oficina de correos est en 333 E Amado Road, justo al otro lado de la calle del Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs. Las fotos proporcionadas por los espectadores muestran que la furgoneta atraves la ventana frontal y

The weather is heating up and some drivers found themselves in a frightening situation on Tuesday morning — stranded on the I-10 freeway due to an overturned car hauler. Some drivers were stuck for hours, running out of gas and water. “We’re trying to get vehicles jump-started, tow trucks out here for those vehicles, and

A grieving Riverside County man is pushing for stronger penalties for drunk driving after a DUI-related crash took the life of his pregnant wife and their unborn child last fall. Krystil Kincaid was 8 months pregnant with her fourth child driving her minivan in Hemet on September 8, 2018 when a speeding drunk driver veered

Law enforcement agents serving search warrants in Indio in relation to violent crime investigations arrested eight people, including four teenagers on Tuesday, according to an Indio Police Department news release. The Indio Police Department served warrants at six homes in the city about 5 a.m. Tuesday, department spokesman Ben Guitron said. Officers arrested four teenage

Military members will receive free admission to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway during the entire month of July, tramway officials announced today. The tram’s “Military Days” is an annual tradition offering complimentary rides to all U.S. active, former and retired military personnel with valid military ID, with free admission also applying to spouses of deployed

The Imperial Irrigation District was working to restore service after a power outage affecting customers in Thermal and La Quinta. In a Facebook post, IID says the outage was in the area of Calhoun Street, Jackson Street, and surrounding areas. 499 customers were affected on a day when the temperature outside was forecast to reach

In the east valley, dust was dancing. Earlier this afternoon a News Channel 3 viewer passed along a video of a massive dust devil in Coachella. The whirlwind was spotted whipping up sand near the intersection of Polk Street and Avenue 52 around 1:30 p.m. “[The] sand twister [was] 100 feet wide, about 200 feet

Cathedral City anunció a las dos candidatas calificados en la elección especial para llenar el asiento vacío del consejo para el Distrito 1. Shelley Kaplan y Rita Lamb fueron nombradas como las dos candidatas calificadas que estarán en la boleta para una elección especial del Distrito 1 que quedó vacante despues de la muerte del

A deputy who suffered a sudden medical event which took him off the streets in May has been released from the hospital and recently made a visit to the Palm Desert’s Sheriff’s Station. In early May, the local law enforcement community came together in support of Deputy Jonathan Cosby, who was admitted to the intensive

The law enforcement community has come together in support of a deputy who is recovering from an “extremely serious medical event”, according to a Riverside Sheriff’s Association post. Several days ago, Deputy Jonathan Cosby, who is assigned to the Palm Desert station, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at a hospital after the medical

A string of break-ins at several local businesses caught on camera have business owners up in arms and seeking answers. Over the past few weeks, both Bernie’s and Dickey’s in Rancho Mirage were broken into. At Dickey’s, a masked man was caught on camera less than two weeks ago, smashing a window near the front

The Coachella City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on a proposal that could turn a vacant downtown building into a cannabis dispensary and coffee shop. According to city staff, the applicants behind the proposed dispensary, to be called “Rootz Cafe”, have already secured an agreement to lease a commercial building at a separate location

La ciudad de Palm Springs abrió un refugio temporal durante la noche de ayer martes en medio de una advertencia de calor excesivo para la región . Los funcionarios de la ciudad se asociarán con el Condado de Riverside para ofrecer refugio de emergencia tambien hoy miercoles en la noche en el Centro Comunitario de

The Indio Police Department were out Tuesday looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers, and pedestrians. Officers say they are doing this due to bicycle and pedestrian deaths rising at an alarming rate. According to IPD, in 2016, 138 bicyclists and 867 pedestrians were killed on California roads. Pedestrian fatalities are up nearly 33 percent

A deputy who responded to a domestic disturbance was wounded tonight in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was subsequently killed in the unincorporated Lake Hills neighborhood near Riverside. The shooting was reported about 7:10 p.m. in the 17700 block of Cedarwood Drive, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect shot

Firefighters contained a fire that engulfed an abandoned structure in Coachella. According to Cal Fire, a single story home on the 84000 block of Corregidor Avenue, right off the corner of Avenue 48 and Van Buren Street, was engulfed in flames. The fire was reported at 9:21 p.m. and was contained at 10:20 p.m. Five

Cathedral City has announced the two qualified candidates in the special election to fill the empty council seat for District 1. Shelley Kaplan & Rita Lamb were named as the two qualified candidates who will be on the ballot for a special election to fill the District 1 council seat left vacant after the death

The city of Palm Springs has opened a temporary overnight shelter Tuesday amid an excessive heat warning for the region. City officials will partner with Riverside County to offer emergency shelter on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Demuth Community Center, 3601 E. Mesquite Ave. The shelter will be open to “anyone who needs it”