4.7 Earthquake strikes North of Paso Robles
A 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 4:42 p.m. this afternoon North of Paso Robles near Pacific Coast Highway. No reports of injuries or damage, but the shaking was widespread.
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Suspect dead after officer-involved shooting on freeway
UPDATE: Traffic is flowing normally on Interstate 10 in Palm Springs following a deadly officer-involved shooting Thursday morning. Authorities say that a suspect shot at a Banning Police Officer after midnight today, during a traffic stop off of Highway 243 in Banning. The suspect fled the scene, but a pursuit began later after he was
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Unidentified human remains found in Yucca Valley amid search for missing woman
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced unidentified human remains were located in the open desert terrain of Yucca Valley on Saturday. The remains were transported to the County Coroner’s Office for identification and to determine a cause of death. Officials say the identification process could take several weeks, and no further details will be
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LPGA and Chevron to move ANA Inspiration from Coachella Valley after 2022
The ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage is now The Chevron Championship in a move that will see the Coachella Valley losing one of its signature events. The LPGA and IMG announced Tuesday morning Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is the Rancho Mirage event’s new title sponsor and team up with ANA for this winter’s tournament at the Mission
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Power restored to North Shore residents after early morning outage
Nearly a thousand North Shore IID customers were left without electricity early Tuesday morning due to an Imperial Irrigation District service outage. The outage was reported shortly before 4:00 a.m. IID tweeted a statement saying, “We are currently experiencing a power outage in North Shore affecting 954 customers. Troubleshooter in route. Additional updates to follow.”
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Man killed in Palm Springs crash identified
The Riverside County Coroner has identified a man that was killed in a crash in Palm Springs yesterday as Amadeo Tapia, 52, of Cathedral City. The incident happened near the intersection of East Palm Canyon and Farrell Drive at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. East Palm Canyon Drive between South Farrell Drive and Escoba
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Truck fire blocks freeway lanes east of Coachella
Traffic lanes on Interstate 10 eastbound were closed Thursday morning due to a big rig truck fire east of Coachella. The truck was hauling containers of water when it caught fire east of Dillon Road and was reported at 5:25 a.m. Both eastbound freeway lanes were brought to a standstill due to the intense flames
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CAL Fire responds to a burning motorhome in Thermal
Cal Fire responded to a motorcoach on fire off of the eastbound lanes of the I-10 in Thermal Wednesday morning. In a tweet sent out by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 8:26 a.m., there was a commercial vehicle fire off the eastbound lane of Interstate 10, west of Cottonwood Springs Road in Thermal. When
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Desert Hot Springs woman killed in fiery head-on wreck
A fiery Desert Hot Springs head-on collision resulted in at least one fatality late Tuesday night. Police and medics were called to the area of Little Morongo Road between Dillon Road and Two Bunch Palms on the city’s westside at 10:51 p.m. Officers say two vehicles collided there at approximately 10:46 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. One vehicle
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Man hospitalized after early morning shooting in Indio
UPDATE 9:13 a.m. All streets have been opened back up. Detectives remained on the scene to continue investigating the shooting. ORIGINAL STORY: Police were investigating an early morning shooting that left one man injured early Thursday morning in Indio. A large police presence was seen at Oleander Avenue and Cactus Street and focusing their efforts
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All lanes reopen on I-10 after gas leak
The Palm Springs Fire Department says all lanes on the I-10 are now open after being closed due to a methane gas leak, which has been mitigated. CHP issued a Sigalert around 5:00 p.m for both east and westbound lanes on the highway due to the gas leak in the area near Garnet Avenue and
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1 person dead, 3 injured in Indio car crash
One person is dead and three others suffered major injuries after a head-on crash in Indio tonight. Cal-fire says two cars were involved in the crash, which was reported at 8:55 p.m. on Dillon Road and north Fargo Canyon Road. Air ambulances were requested to the scene and 3 patients were airlifted to the hospital. Victims
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2 people injured in Indio rollover crash
Two people are recovering tonight after a two vehicle rollover crash in Indio this afternoon. The crash was reported just after 1:30 p.m. in the area of Avenue 44 and Sola Street near the Wallace memorial Baptist Church. Cal-fire says two people were trapped in the wreckage and had to be cut out of the
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Second lockdown lifted at Desert Mirage high school
Desert Mirage high school students can now head to campus after a second lockdown was lifted Friday morning. Students on school buses say they were told to wait away from the school until the scene was secured just before 7 a.m. A representative from the Coachella Valley Unified School district told News Channel 3 that
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New school resource officers assigned to DSUSD schools
The Indio Police Dept. shared on social media that they have a few new officers assigned to their School Resource Officer unit this year. They are welcoming the following officers to the program for the 2021-2022 school year: Officer A. Plata – assigned to Amistad High School. Officer J. Romero – assigned to Shadow Hills
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One person displaced by La Quinta house fire
Cal Fire has confirmed one person has been displaced by a house fire at a two-story residence this afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:42 p.m. on Platinum Way in La Quinta. Firefighters arrived on the scene of the single-family dwelling and were able to put out the attic fire. Crews stayed at the scene
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Palm Springs Unified School District reports 43 student cases of COVID-19, 13 staff
43 students and 13 staff members of the Palm Springs Unified School District are infected with COVID-19. The Palm Springs Unified School District released the latest figures on its website. The district has added an active case tracker to its website “to provide our PSUSD families and staff with a summary of campus COVID-19 cases.”
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IID issues new warning to customers targeted by phone scams
Imperial Irrigation District is warning Coachella Valley customers once again to be on the lookout for scammers, this time using spoofed numbers that connect to the district. IID Public Information Officer Robert Schettler detailed the scheme and said scammers have threatened to shut off customers’ power “unless you pay your power bill, like right now
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Brush fire in Thermal now 95% contained
CAL-FIRE officials said that a brush fire in Thermal is 95% contained. Tyler street was closed between Avenue 66 and Avenue 62, but it had reopened as of Monday morning. What’s being called the “Tyler Fire” started at 12:30 p.m Saturday afternoon on Tyler street and Avenue 66 in Thermal. The Palm Springs and Cathedral
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Firefighters respond to Indio structure fire
A fire broke out at 2:05 p.m. in Indio on King Street. CAL-FIRE says it destroyed an outbuilding behind a home on King street, but the home did not sustain any damage. Firefighters on scene also reported multiple palm trees went up in flames. Some power lines were threatened, but no outages were reported. The
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