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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
Citi and fan club pre-sale tickets go on sale Tuesday for Madonna at Acrisure Arena. The Celebration Tour show was announced Monday morning, among seven new dates added. The Acrisure show is Thursday, January 11, 2024. According to a news release announcing the new shows, Madonna’s Celebration Tour has sold out more than 40 shows ahead of its July 15th
Continue Reading
Three people are behind bars following a traffic stop in Palm Desert just after midnight on Sunday. Riverside County Sherriff’s deputies tell us they conducted a traffic stop at Berkey Drive and Varner Road. During the stop, deputies saw a firearm inside the vehicle. After further investigation, deputies discovered additional firearms. Some of them were illegally
Continue Reading
Palm Springs police said Saturday morning a missing “at-risk” teenager had been found after walking away from her home overnight. The department said Morgan Norris, 16, disappeared between the hours of midnight and 3:30 Saturday morning. She was described as 5’5″, 118 pounds, and last seen wearing a pink shirt and dark leggings. Norris reportedly left from
Continue Reading
Update 12:45 p.m. 3/17/23 Gene Autry Trail is back open N Indian Canyon remains closed Original Report 9:10 a.m. 3/17/23 The Palm Springs Police Department announced East Vista Chino had reopened through its Whitewater Wash crossing Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. The closure had extended from Clubhouse Drive and the Cathedral City limit. The roadway
Continue Reading
Update 3/14/23 The bicyclist was identified as Nelson Esteban, 58, of Palm Springs. The driver, a 45-year-old man, was arrested on charges unrelated to the collision. He remained in custody as of Tuesday, March 14 on $10,000 bail. Original Report 3/13/23 Police shut down a stretch of Ramon Road in Palm Springs Monday morning following a
Continue Reading
A driver was killed after hitting a tree in Rancho Mirage early Friday morning, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. KESQ The wreck happened at 2:02 a.m. on Morningside Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive. At some point, the vehicle caught fire, a department spokesperson added. Morningside Drive was closed between Frank Sinatra Drive and
Continue Reading
A lockdown that led to several tense hours at Coachella Valley High School has been lifted following unfounded reports of a student with a knife, officials confirmed. Parents and guardians were outside the gates of the school Tuesday morning, waiting for information on the lockdown. Eventually, they were directed to the main gym to pick
Continue Reading
The City of Palm Springs reopened Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Monday morning after briefly closing the roadway due to high winds, blowing sand, and low visibility. Alternate routes were: Highway 111Gene Autry TrailVista Chino via Date Palm Drive Weather will continue to impact the Coachella Valley. You can watch our latest forecast
Continue Reading
Interstate 10 traffic was being slowed Monday morning following a 3 vehicle wreck in the eastbound lanes near Haugen Lehmann Way in Whitewater, according to the California Highway Patrol. The eastbound freeway’s two middle lanes were shut down due to the collision reported at 6:29 a.m. At least four miles of backup was reported in
Continue Reading
A big rig hauling human waste rolled over on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Thursday morning spilling its load on the roadside and backing up eastbound drivers on the freeway. The crash also involved another vehicle at 4:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol but caused no injuries. Traffic was backed up in the
Continue Reading