The Sandalwood Fire was sparked by a garbage truck driver who dumped a burning pile of trash on the side of a road on October 10th. The fire destroyed 76 mobile homes in just minutes. Stacey Holloway, a resident of Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park said it wasn’t easy to return last Monday. “The owners
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A deadly blaze that tore through a Calimesa mobile home community this month was started when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side the road. Now, the waste industry is reviewing longstanding guidance to drivers to dump burning trash to ensure their safety, limit truck damage and
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An East Valley mulch fire that broke out nine days ago continued to burn Wednesday and was 50 percent contained, according to CAL FIRE Captain Fernando Herrera. The fire broke out near 66th Avenue and Martinez Road, at 4:32 p.m. on October 14. The air quality issues created by the blaze have prompted a 4-day
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A family is searching for answers after their loved one was killed by a car Monday night in Palm Springs. Police say the driver of the car never stopped. News Channel 3 has learned exclusively the man was Raymundo Jaime, 30, of Desert Hot Springs. Jaime was riding his bicycle along S. Palm Canyon Dr.
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A 32-acre mulch fire burning near Thermal has produced a lot of smoke into the valley since it first ignited on Oct. 14. A report from the Environmental Protection Agency reveals that there is no evidence that the fire emitting dangerous or toxic materials. However, schools nearby had over a dozen students hospitalized due to
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Firefighters needed 14 minutes tonight to contain a blaze burning inside the garage of a home in La Quinta. The fire was reported at 9:21 p.m. in the 51000 block of Avenida Alvarado and knock down was declared at 9:35 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. No injuries were reported and the cause
Continue ReadingCoachella Valley Unified School District officials announce classes will remain closed on Thursday, but district schools will be back in session on Friday. 11- and 12-month district employees will return to work on Thursday in order to prepare for the return of our students on Friday, the district wrote on its Facebook page. CVUSD schools
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A judge ruled today there was insufficient evidence for an attempted murder charge in the trial of a 20-year-old man involved in an alleged gang-related shooting in Indio. Dominic McNeal was 18 when the alleged crime occurred, and was one of five people arrested for shooting a gang rival Feb. 23, 2018 in a parking
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Retired healthcare executive Dick Grundy talked about the moment he was diagnosed with breast cancer. “I didn’t think it would be cancer. I didn’t have a clue because of my age,” said Grundy. After his wife passed in last March, he made an appointment at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs where he learned
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Desert Sands Unified School District sent out a message to families with children at James Monroe Elementary School explaining structural testing of the campus is underway. This comes following the district’s closure of Madison Elementary last week due to structural damage found on campus. The notice to parents and families explained further that the design
Continue ReadingEl incendio Martínez está contenido apenas en un 50% informaron autoridades, el siniestro inició el 14 de octubre y obligó a la cancelación de clases debido a la preocupación por la calidad del aire. El ultimo incendio generó una investigación por supuesto encubrimiento del centro de reciclaje de posibles desechos peligrosos y que podrian estar
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On Wednesday, the city of Palm Springs planning commission approved a surf park in Palm Springs. Plans are underway to update and upgrade the former Wet n Wild Palm Springs into The Palm Springs Surf Club. The Palm Springs Surf Club will be a place for surfers of all levels to play in the simulated
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The United States Department of Justice announced six men have been federally indicted for their alleged roles in a series of armed robberies at cell phone stores across Southern California, including one store in Riverside County. According to the DOJ, the suspects are accused of “holding store employees at gunpoint, sometimes zip-tying them, then stealing
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Authorities found over half-a-million dollars of marijuana, along with stolen vehicles, at an active grow site in Mountain Center Tuesday morning. Christopher Gerats, 31, and Kevin Valenzuela, 24, both Mountain Center residents, were arrested following the service of three residential search warrants in the community Tuesday at approximately 7:00 a.m., according to Sergeant Frank Schiavone
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Desert Mirage High School has forfeited Thursday night’s home conference football matchup with Yucca Valley. The decision comes due to Coachella Valley Unified School District’s school closures due to air-quality concerns from the Martinez fire, which has been burning since October 14. According to CAL FIRE, the mulch fire was 50% contained as of Wednesday
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Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Little Caesars in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday night. According to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, the robbery was reported just after 8:40 p.m. at the Little Caesars on Palm Drive, near Ironwood Drive. Police said gunshots were fired during the incident. The store’s manager told News
Continue ReadingThe City of Palm Springs honored the LGBTQ community by declaring November 1st through November 3rd as Palm Springs Pride Week. Community members and business leaders gathered together on Arenas Road, which is the largest gay nightclub block in Palm Springs to kick off the Greater Palm Springs Pride season. They commemorated the 50th anniversary
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Every month we bring you coverage of the Coachella Valley Spotlight grant. Today, we take a look at “Boo 2 Bullying.” Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay visited the nonprofit during one of their presentations to a local elementary school to see how they are using their Berger dollars. “We’ve already reached over 11,250 kids
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District announced its schools will remain closed on Wednesday due to concerns over air quality stemming from a mulch fire burning near Thermal. Statement from CVUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria G. Gandera: “As the District continues to work closely with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) , BIA, and CalFire, we will
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En video queda captado un arresto de un jovencito borracho en la Quinta. Los hechos sucedieron en el In n Out alrededor de las 10 de la noche cuando surgió una confrontación entre un grupo de personas. Se trataba de por lo menos unos 100 que amenazaban con iniciar una pelea fuera de control, la policia tomó medidas y comenzo a disolver a los jovenes terminando con el
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