Friday morning, on the I-10 Eastbound there was a major crash between two commercial vehicles, a big rig and a box truck. This resulted in both lanes being closed down temporarily on the freeway, near Cabazon. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. Friday morning near the Morongo Trail offramp. Cal Fire reported that two
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Police were on the scene of a two-car rollover wreck on Vista Chino at Sunrise Way. Photo courtesy: David Schreiner Initial details were sparse, but a KESQ News Channel 3 viewer video showed two badly-damaged cars. Google Maps also showed that Vista Chino was closed in its westbound lanes between Sunrise Way and N. Cerritos
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Firefighters were working to extinguish a small Mecca vegetation fire Monday morning that was sending smoke into the eastern Coachella Valley sky. The 1.3-acre fire was first reported at 3:21 a.m. in the area of State Highway 86 and Avenue 66. There was no immediate word on the cause or reports of any injuries. Firefighters
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An officer-involved shooting temporarily shut down a portion of the 10 freeway heading east of Coachella Wednesday morning. California Highway Patrol confirmed a pursuit began in the CHP San Bernardino Area at approximately 2:37 a.m. There was no word on exactly where it started but the agency confirmed it started when a vehicle failed to
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Palm Springs Police announced Thursday morning that both Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Drive are now open. Both windy intersections were shut down for several days as strong winds whipped sand across the valley making for dangerous driving conditions, especially in the Palm Springs wash areas. The normally busy roadways connect the city of
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A SigAlert was issued for a full lane closure along Interstate 10 in Indio Monday morning due to broken concrete requiring repair. The road was reopened as of 8:30 a.m. The freeway’s eastbound number 3 lane was closed at 7:28 a.m. as the California Highway Patrol reported a piece of concrete sticking up from the roadbed
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Riverside County Sheriffs’ Deputies were investigating a reported Tuesday morning deadly shooting at a property in near Desert Hot Springs. A statement from the department said deputies were called to a property along the 64000 block of 16th Avenue at 5:04 a.m. This is an unincorporated area along N. Indian Canyon Drive approximately two miles
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More than a dozen Date Palm trees caught fire Thursday morning and were left smoldering at a grove off Dillon Road in Coachella. Firefighters were called there at 3:59 a.m. There was no immediate cause determined for the fire that burned 15 trees, but firefighting personnel were on-scene using water hoses to spray blackened trees and
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Update: North Indian Canyon Drive between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road has been reopened due to improved visibility. The road was previously shut down to all traffic earlier Monday morning due to low visibility from blowing sand. The closure extended through the Whitewater Wash between the city and Interstate 10 from Sunrise Parkway to Palm
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Police and a bomb squad removed an explosive device from a Desert Hot Springs home where a man had been barricaded early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the 12200 block of Ocotillo Road shortly after midnight for reports of shots fired, according to police. Nobody was injured, but officers surrounded the neighborhood. Police said they later
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Update 5/2/23- 12:40 p.m. Indian Canyon is now open to traffic. It was closed at the wash due to wind and sand. Update 5/2/23 – 6:55 a.m. Gene Autry Trail has reopened to traffic through the Whitewater Wash. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed. Update 5/2/23 – 5:45 a.m. Both Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon
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People from Long Beach to Indio reported feeling a small earthquake centered near Banning late Tuesday night. The US Geological Survey reported a Magnitude 3.6 quake at 11:23 p.m. centered 7 miles north northeast of Banning just north of Potrero Canyon. There were no reports of any damage or injuries, but USGS website users reported
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Update – 4/19/23 N Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail are both back open, the city announced. Original Report – 4/18/23 North Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail were both closed to all traffic early Tuesday morning due to wind, sand, and low visibility. An official notification from Palm Springs Police was issued
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Update 4/19/23 1:55 p.m. Indian Canyon Drive has been reopened. Original Report – 4/19/23 7:15 a.m. Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road have both reopened to traffic through the Whitewater wash Wednesday morning as of 7:02 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive remained closed to all traffic due to wind, sand, and low visibility. The
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Updated Sunday at 12:00 a.m. Cal Fire said Saturday that the fire was turned over to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Previous report: UPDATE AS OF 7 P.M. FRIDAY: The fire is now 19 acres and 20% contained. Firefighters say that the change is because of more accurate mapping of the fire Evacuation orders have
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Drivers were back up to speed on Interstate 10 eastbound Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. Traffic was backed up for miles along Interstate 10 through Banning and Cabazon Thursday morning as construction work and a collision closed two of the freeway’s four eastbound traffic lanes. The slowdown continued for more than five miles from the Banning airport
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies say that two suspects wanted in an early morning carjacking in La Quinta were arrested at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. According to the Public Information Officer of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, two men stole a woman’s car at gunpoint at 12:40 a.m. at Dune Palms Road near Avenue 48, according to the
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies were investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian in Palm Desert Monday evening. Deputies were alerted to the incident along Highway 111 at Deep Canyon Road at 9:30 p.m. Authorities said 34-year-old Jamie Dodge, of Palm Desert, was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries. The
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An investigation is underway in Palm Desert after a boarded-up home went up in flames Wednesday night. The fire ignited at 9:40 p.m. in the area of Fred Waring and Deep Canyon near Sacred Heart Church, according to Cal Fire. Crews found power lines down amid the flames, but there were no reported outages. No
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UPDATE 10:30 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive was reopened Tuesday morning at 10:06 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. All Whitewater wash roads are now open again. UPDATE 7:25 a.m. Vista Chino Road has reopened along with Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed. UPDATE 6:39 a.m. Gene Autry Trail
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