Light rain has been reported in the valley. No real issues to report so far, but forecasters are predicting the rain to pick up in the late evening hours. The Date Festival and Modernism week events have not been impacted directly by the rain, and organizers say the events are going on as planned. The
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Live on the Red Carpet: Stanley Tucci, Star of Conclave
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UPDATE: Three people have been detained in a pursuit that started in Coachella and ended in a crash on westbound Interstate 10 near Cook Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies located and attempted to pull over a stolen car around 1:00 p.m. on Friday near Cesar Chavez and 54th Avenue in Coachella. The
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UPDATE: The Riverside County Coroner reports that 72-year-old Patrick Petre, the bicyclist involved in the Palm Desert traffic collision on Thursday, died from his injuries Friday afternoon. The driver involved is cooperating with the investigation. An early morning collision in Palm Desert sent a bicyclist to the hospital with major injuries. According to the Riverside
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A Banning man is dead after being struck by a driver early Thursday morning in Cabazon. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 5:40am. The victim, a 60-year old Banning man was walking on the roadway near Malki Avenue in Cabazon, when he was struck by another Banning resident driving on
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A Las Vegas man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Coachella last October had a court date in Indio Thursday morning to face charges of carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. Vem Miller, 49, was arrested Oct. 12. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the rally. Miller did not appear before the
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The Eisenhower Health Family Birth Center is thrilled to announce the arrival of the Coachella Valley’s first baby of the New Year. According to a release sent out from the hospital just after noon, they state the baby boy was born at 3:13 a.m. on January 1, 2025, and weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces and
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A bicyclist was killed in a Rancho Mirage collision with a driver on New Year’s Day. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called to a major injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and bicyclist just after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Highway 111 and Frank Sinatra Drive. Deputies located a man on
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A driver died after being ejected from a vehicle in Banning Monday afternoon. According to Banning Police they received a call just before 4 pm reporting a traffic collision at the 5200 block of W. Ramsey Street. Upon arrival, they located two vehicles that were involved in the collision and two additional parked vehicles that
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Palm Springs police arrested a 24-year-old Cathedral City man on suspicion of multiple charges after his allegedly reckless driving was observed by detectives. The suspect was traveling northbound on North Indian Canyon Drive in a white Jeep shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Palm Springs Police Department. According to the report released on
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Palm Springs Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead over the Christmas holiday. According to Lt. Gustavo Araiza, they received a call just after 2:00 Christmas Day of a rollover crash near the intersection of Ramon Road and Landau Boulevard. Araiza says “that a gray SUV was reportedly traveling southbound on Landau
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Desert Hot Springs Police were investigating a Saturday traffic collision that sent two people to the hospital and officers searching for the driver of an off-road utility vehicle who reportedly left the scene. The crash happened just before 2:30 pm in the area of Palm Drive and 20th Avenue. Police say the driver of a
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Update 11/18/24 The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement on the incident: “A single-engine Cirrus SR-22 landed hard at Palm Springs International Airport in California around 12:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 17. Two people were on board. The FAA will investigate.” The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident as well. According
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Update 11/6/24 Police announced one of the drivers in Tuesday’s crash has died. The driver, identified as a Desert Hot Springs man, was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center. Police said the investigation revealed that the driver who died traveling westbound on Pierson Boulevard when for unknown reasons, he failed to yield at the
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Six students on a Coachella Valley Unified School bus were injured Tuesday just before 1:00 pm. Cal Fire says the bus was involved in a 3-car collision on Ramon Road near Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. According to Dr. Esparza from Coachella Valley Unified, who went to the crash scene, 6 out of the
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A Perris man, his wife and their adult daughter who perpetrated sexual, psychological and other abuse on six children placed in their care after being rescued from a home where their natural parents imprisoned them and inflicted trauma that gained international notoriety were sentenced Friday. “Today’s sentencing marks a significant step in delivering justice to
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The first flu death in Riverside County was reported Friday and the victim lived in the Coachella Valley. According to a release from Riverside County Health, an elderly man from eastern Coachella Valley has been reported as the first individual in Riverside County to die from flu-associated causes for the 2024-25 flu season. Flu season typically
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One person is dead and homicide detectives are searching for those responsible. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at 3:23 Saturday morning, deputies from the Thermal Station were dispatched to the 51-800 block of Shady Lane, in the city of Coachella, regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, deputies located a man
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One person is dead after an early morning accident in Desert Hot Springs Sunday, and police continue to search for the driver responsible. According to the California Highway Patrol, 48-year-old Todd Osborne of Desert Hot Springs was walking along Palm Drive and 20th Avenue when he was hit by a car around 7:00 am. Officers
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that a student who brought a pellet gun to Toro Canyon Middle School, located on the 86-000 Block of Avenue 66, earlier this week is now facing charges. The incident happened Wednesday, at 2:15 p.m., when someone reported that a juvenile brought a weapon to the location. Upon arrival,
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