Month: August 2019

What started as a celebratory family hike in Palm Springs ended in tragedy when a mother died due to extreme heat. 35-year-old Elsa Leon went on a hike with her husband and son on the morning of August 3 at the Skyline Trail, a notoriously rigorous hike right behind the Palm Springs Art Museum. Josiah

Un oficial de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California est muerto, otros dos oficiales estn heridos, luego de un tiroteo con un sospechoso en Riverside. Los hechos sucedieron en Eastridge Avenue y Box Springs Boulevard, justo al lado de la Interestatal 215, en Riverside. “Por lo que entendemos, la Patrulla de Carreteras realiz algn tipo

– Identifican agresor que resulto baleado en un operativo policial el sujeto amenazaba clientes de una barbera hispana en Palm Springs. Se nego a soltar un arma cortopuntantes cuando llego la polica y fue cuando abrieron fuego en su contra en camino Parocela y sur Palm Canyon Drive.Kevyn Matthew Weintraub de 43 anos insultaba con

A baby in Indio is safe after being accidentally locked inside a car on Sunday. Indio police officers received a call around 4:30 p.m. that the baby was trapped inside a car on Indio Blvd. after the family dog triggered the lock. The mother of the baby had briefly exited the vehicle after arriving at

Una mujer de Palm Springs fue arrestada en Rancho Mirage durante el fin de semana por conducir bajo la influencia y poner en peligro a nios. A las 10:20 p.m el domingo, los agentes de la Estacin del Sheriff de Palm Desert respondieron a un informe de una colisin de trfico en la cuadra 36700

On Monday, deputies served a search warrant at a Thermal home and arrested a man who was already out on bail for an unrelated charge when they said they discovered ammunition, drugs and evidence of drug sales. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies with the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force, along with a SWAT team,

Update – 08/12/19: Munro was rearrested on Friday at San Juan Road in Desert Hot Springs, according to jail records. He is being held on $150,000 bail and expected to appear in court on Tuesday. ======================== Original Story – 08/08/19: A man accused of fleeing from Desert Hot Springs police and backing over an officer

Fred Gonzalez is no longer the director of security for the Coachella Valley Unified School District. Internal documents obtained by the I-team revealed that district patrol officer Rene Aguilar is currently serving as interim director, and “covering (the) district director” position. “Rene Aguilar is currently supporting our Security Office,” offered Superintendent Maria Gandera. Gandera would

California Highway Patrol officers arrested an alleged wrong-way driver early Monday morning after a minor collision and reportedly punching another motorist in the face. Officers were called to Interstate 10 in the eastbound lanes near the All American Canal at 4:59 a.m. That’s where CHP officers said a big rig driver tried to make sure

A man was arrested for suspected street racing in La Quinta, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. A deputy spotted a Ford F-150 engaged in a speed contest around 11 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Eisenhower Drive and Vista Laguna, sheriff’s Sgt. David Aldrich said. The deputy pulled over the driver, later identified

The Narrow Door hosted its fourth annual backpack giveaway in Thermal at the Mountain View Estates on Saturday. According to organizers, at least a thousand people came through the event, picking up school supplies, grabbing books, getting haircuts, and visiting with doctors. “I got a backpack, some pencils, a ruler, some crayons, and a coloring,”

Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is looking to staff its new Asian restaurant which is slated to open in September. Mozen Asian Kitchen has openings for supervisors, cashiers, hosts, hostesses, Asian cuisine cooks, and more, according to the casino’s news release. The event will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the

A Cathedral City man accused in the 2016 killing of his roommate is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing today. Trial for Scott Edmund Pettigrew, 50, has twice been delayed since his arrest more than three years ago. His trial was initially scheduled to begin March 12, but it was pushed back

Traffic was moving again in Palm Springs Monday morning after a late Sunday night crash. Police say it happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Broadmoor Drive and East Palm Canyon Drive. Sgt. Mike Casavan tells KESQ News Channel 3 the two-vehicle collision caused injuries ranging from moderate to serious. Three of those injured were taken

Today is the deadline for voters to register and be eligible to cast a ballot in the August 27 Cathedral City special vacancy mail ballot election. It’s meant to fill the empty council seat in District 1. Shelley Kaplan & Rita Lamb are the two qualified candidates who will be on the ballot for the

A baby in Indio is safe after being accidentally locked inside a car on Sunday. Indio police officers received a call around 4:30 p.m. Sunday that the baby had been accidentally locked inside a car on Monroe Street. After working for a few minutes, the officers were able to reunite the healthy 5-month-old baby with

While we are getting a bit of a break from the extreme heat this weekend, temperatures will still be in the triple-digits. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with the emergency room at JFK Memorial Hospital who say they have been seeing dozens of patients every weekend with the symptoms of heat illness. With all

On Sunday, two free health clinics were offered to the public in the Coachella Valley. One at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Mecca and the other at the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians gymnasium. Many received free dental and eye care including teeth cleanings, eye exams and some people even got glasses for free.