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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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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Palm Springs police are investigating an unattended death they responded to on Friday, July 30 around 8:17 p.m. Today, police announced they had ruled the death a homicide. An investigation remains underway.
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All workers in health-care facilities across California will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under a revised order issued today by the state Department of Public Health. https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1423399851350319107 The state had previously announced that workers in health-care settings had the option of either being vaccinated or undergoing weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order
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Wednesday night Riverside county sheriff’s deputies with the Thermal station, along with investigators were conducting a death investigation. The first report of an adult male body near the 49600 Block of Cesar Chavez came in just before 8 pm. The sheriff’s department says at this time, no other information is available as it is still
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One person is dead after being hit by a car this morning. Police responded to the scene on Sunrise Way between E Vista Chino and Sandalwood Way around 5:30 a.m. Authorities say a man in a wheelchair was struck by a car and died at the scene. The man was later identified by the coroner’s
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Cal Fire confirmed one person died early Saturday morning when a vehicle hit a pole, resulting in a fire. The accident took place on Highway 111 near Monterey just before 1:30am. It was a solo traffic collision and the fire was put out shortly after crews arrived on scene. No word on if there were
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A woman is in critical condition following a hit and run crash in Indio Wednesday morning. Police said the crash happened on Avenue 48 near Jackson Street at around 2 a.m. The crash was between a Chevy Malibu and a silver 2002 Ford pick-up truck. The driver of the Malibu was taken to Desert Regional
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A car crashed into a home in Coachella near Avenue 52 and Las Palmas Street. It happened at 9:27 p.m. Authorities say the home was not occupied at the time. The driver of the vehicle was evaluated by paramedics at the scene but refused medical care. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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An investigation is underway in a Palm Desert area intersection following a shooting Thursday night. It happened around 10:45 p.m. in the area of Varner Road and Washington Street. KESQ Our crew at the scene says a man was found lying dead in the roadway. On July 15, 2021, at 10:36pm, Palm Desert Sheriff Station deputies
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Indio Police have confirmed that a dead body that was found inside a car in a Rancho Mirage parking lot is Deborah Jean Suer. Family and law enforcement had been looking for her since Monday. Suer’s vehicle was spotted and reported to police earlier today off of Monterey and Dinah Shore Drive, near the Regal
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Two Desert Hot Springs residents said they found two black bags in a wash near Wardman Dog Park with dead puppies. Anthony Giannotti said he was resting in a shady area in the wash Thursday morning when he heard a thump. After checking to see what the noise could have been, he said he saw
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The Palm Springs Police Department confirmed a woman is dead after a shooting in a Palm Springs neighborhood during the early hours of Thursday. The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Alexus Franco of Indio. Police say the shooting happened on N. Granada Ave in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates. News Channel 3 first starting
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said they responded to an overnight shooting in Thermal at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday. They said they responded in the area of Jackson Street and Airport Boulevard. Officials said there were four victims, two of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries. They also said the suspect fled the scene before deputies
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a death just north of Desert Hot Springs. Officials were called to the area of Johnson Road and 15th Street just before 11 a.m. We do not have any other details at this time, but authorities say they will be on scene for most of the day investigating.
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A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in the city of Indio Monday night. The crash It happened around 9:00 p.m. near the area of Shadow Palm Avenue, west of Monroe Street. Police said the pedestrian, later identified as Domingo Cordova, 57, was found dead in the roadway. Officers originally told News Channel
Continue Reading A man was struck and killed in a hit and run crash early Friday morning in Palm Springs, police confirmed. Sgt. Kyle Stjerne of the Palm Springs Police Department said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the area of East Palm Canyon Drive between Broadmoor street and Golf Club Drive just after 4
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Update 06/24/21 The District Attorney’s office has filed murder charges against Jeff Burgess, 42, a Sky Valley resident. Along with the murder count, Burgess faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury. Burgess is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, June 24 at the Banning Justice Center. The victim has only been
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California Highway Patrol officials say one person died in a deadly rollover crash in Banning. It happened near the intersection of Morongo Road and Garcia Road around 3:20 a.m. There’s no word yet if there was anyone else in the vehicle or how it happened. News Channel 3 has reached out to investigators for more
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PINYON CREST, Calif. 06/15/21 9:00 p.m. The fire acreage has been downgraded to 341 acres due to more accurate mapping, the San Bernardino County National Forest reported. Containment has reached 80%. Crews continue to remain on scene, mopping up. Highway 74 has been fully reopened and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. 06/14/21
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