Month: June 2019

A big rig hauling 40,000 pounds of butter spread overturned on I-10 this morning, leading to a closure of a freeway onramp in Banning. At 6:55 a.m., a 23-year-old man from Lathrop was driving a 2019 Volvo truck tractor pulling a trailer westbound on I-10, when he began to lose control of the vehicle. The

The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force made 17 arrests as part of a saturation patrol and probation compliance operation in Coachella and La Quinta on Thursday. According to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department news release, the sweep was conducted “in response to an increased number of shooting incidents that have occurred in both

Hoy viernes a las 7:05 a.m. un camión se volcó en la carretera 111 a la salida en la calle Overture de Palm Springs, lo que obligó al cierre de la carretera . Y según informaron los agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California el percance estuvo relacionado con los fuertes vientos . Por

A box truck suffered a particularly unique mechanical failure this morning, as its side ripped off while it was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 near the Indian Canyon Drive exit on the freeway. The driver, who was traveling from Texas to Fresno, told News Channel 3 that he noticed that his truck was becoming hard

Gene Autry Trail closed to traffic Friday morning after being closed due to blowing sand and dust. Indian Canyon Drive also remains closed to all traffic through the Whitewater Wash in Palm Springs, according to Palm Springs Police. The closure was reported at 12:32 a.m. this morning. Indian Canyon Drive shut down four and a

Friday morning, a box truck overturned on Highway 111 heading out of Palm Springs, forcing a road closure. The accident was “likely wind-related” according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers were still investigating the accident as of 8:30 a.m. It was reported just south of Overture Drive at 7:05 a.m. Wind and reduced visibility

Alerta de tráfico : La policía de Palm Springs cerró esta mañana la calle Gene Autry Trail en el área del vado debido al acumulamiento de arena derivado de los fuertes vientos . Tambien se recuerda a los automovilistas que la Indian Canyon Drive permanece cerrada al tráfico en el Whitewater Wash. No han mencionado

A community meeting was held tonight at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Golf Resort Palm Springs in Cathedral City to discuss emergency power outages during wildfire season. Residents near high fire risk areas are being warned of potential planned power outages during dangerous weather conditions like extreme heat and high winds. “We might possibly shut

La nueva instalación significa un acceso más fácil a los beneficios para el área de Coachella Los residentes en Coachella y las comunidades aledañas pronto tendrán un acceso más cercano a múltiples servicios que pueden mejorar su calidad de vida. Este jueves, 20 de junio, se llevo acabo una ceremonia de corte de cinta marcando

The County of Riverside is getting millions in state funds to help house the homeless in several developments, one of them at an apartment complex in Cathedral City. The Cathedral Palms Senior Apartments has been home for this couple for the past three years. A roof over their heads after being homeless for a few

Update – 6/20/19 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed this police activity was the arrest of a suspect in two of the three bank robberies that occurred over the past week. Read more about the arrest here —————————————– Numerous viewers have called in and messaged us regarding heavy police activity near Indio Boulevard and Highway

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced they have arrested a suspect in two of the three bank robberies that have occurred in the past week. Christopher Franco, 43, of Indio, was arrested Wednesday night at the City Center Motel on the 83500 block of Indio Boulevard. RSO said Franco was identified as the suspect in

A family pet lost its life in a house fire in Palm Springs Thursday morning. The flames broke out at about 10:30 a.m. on Canon Drive, south of Ramon Road near the intersection of El Cielo Road. News Channel 3 reporter Jake Ingrassia spoke with Owen Fox, the homeowner, who says the fire started in

A convicted felon was convicted today of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend along Interstate 10 in Whitewater and, four months later, strangling his 82-year-old cellmate at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. A Riverside County Superior Court jury deliberated three days before finding 42-year-old Rigoberto Villanueva of Fontana guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for

The Coachella Valley’s police and sheriff’s departments sent out condolences to the family of Sacramento Police Officer Tara O’Sullivan, 26, who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday. O’Sullivan was shot while trying to help a woman retrieve belongings from her home after police responded to a disturbance involving a man and a

A Morongo Valley teenager has erected a memorial cross at the location outside of a Circle K convenience store on Highway 62 where two people were killed on Wednesday. 18 year old Asha Osborn created the cross to “let the parents know that this is a loving town,” said her mother Patti. Patti Osborn said

Mosquitoes in the eastern Coachella Valley tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV) virus this week, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Thursday. Vector Control said the infected mosquitoes were collected from a trap in the Thermal-Oasis area. This is the first time SLEV has tested positive in the Coachella Valley this

Update – 6/20/19: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced a suspect in this bank robbery has been arrested. Christopher Franco, 43, of Indio, was identified as the suspect in the robberies of the Pacific Premier Bank and Rabobank in Palm Desert this past week. Franco was not named a suspect in the armed robbery at

UPDATE – 6/20/19: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a suspect in this bank robbery has been arrested. Christopher Franco, 43 of Indio, was identified as the suspect in this bank robbery and another one that occurred on June 17, 2019 at the Pacific Premier Bank on Fred Waring Drive. RSO have not identified Franco