Firefighters contained a fire that broke out in an abandoned Desert Hot Springs building late Tuesday night. The flames were reported on Palm Drive near Pierson Boulevard at just after 11:30 p.m. Firefighters said smoke was coming from the second floor of the building, a News Channel 3 viewer identified as the Barbershop building. The
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A Cathedral City man was in custody early Monday morning accused of firing a shotgun from his home on the 68500 block of McCallum Way near Avenida Maravilla. Police arrested Manuel David Davila, 44, late Sunday night after a SWAT team surrounded a home and ordered him out. Officers had been called there due to
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Dr. Jacob Shefa is now back home with his wife Leesann and their son Evin after spending two months battling coronavirus at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He also spent one month in rehab. “What I feel really is just the ocean of support that I had really at the pinnacle of the
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UPDATE: Palm Springs police released new details Friday morning on a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. on the city’s northside in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates. Police say they received several 911 calls after residents heard gunshots near Palm Vista and Granada Avenue. During that same time, Police said two apparent victims with
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Coachella Valley police were investigating two unrelated shootings early Thursday morning, one in Coachella, the other in Rancho Mirage. Neither were fatal. In a statement, the Riverside County Sheriffs Department said deputies found victims who were shot at while riding bicycles in the area of Calle Camacho and Avenue 52 at approximately 12:45 a.m. They
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Did you feel it? A minor 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the Los Angeles area (1 mile north of Pacoima). The shaker registered an initial 4.5, but was revised downward to a 4.2 magnitude by USGS seismologists. Residents north of Los Angeles felt the shaking when the quake struck at 4:29 a.m. There were no
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Firefighters were battling a tamarisk tree fire along the Union Pacific railroad tracks in Bermuda Dunes early Wednesday morning. The flames were reported at 4:04 a.m. between the railroad tracks and Country Club Drive near the Bermuda Dunes Airport approximately a mile east of Washington Street. The California Highway Patrol closed Country Club Drive between
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A Sig Alert was issued and Interstate 10 traffic was backed up Monday morning in Cabazon after a big rig rolled, causing the trailer to break into three pieces and spilling ramen noodles on the roadway. A Sig Alert was issued and currently still remains in place as of 12:30 p.m. The freeway’s eastbound lanes
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Update – 07/22/20 A man whose body was found in Thermal was determined to be a homicide victim, authorities said on Wednesday. Nobody has been arrested in the crime, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Brosche. It’s at least the second homicide investigation this week in Thermal. On Saturday, deputies found a body in
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Desert Hot Springs police shut down the area of Santa Cruz Road and West Dr. for hours due to an active crime scene early Wednesday morning. The road has since reopened. Police arrived on scene just after midnight, after reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds inside a car.
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A shelter-in-place at the Twentynine Palm Marine Base was lifted Tuesday morning after a person who “sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound” was being treated, according to the MAGTF Training Command Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms Facebook page. A Twentynine Palms Marine Base spokesperson confirmed there were reports of a shooting on
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Imperial County Firefighters were battling a major fire in Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea early Monday morning. By sunrise, the firefighters dispatched from numerous nearby agencies had mostly contained the blaze. One body was found Monday in the fire damage and authorities were investigating, according to the Calipatria Fire Chief. Courtesy:
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced three arrests for the murders of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso, who have been missing since 2017. The three men were arrested for murder on Saturday, June 27th. Riverside Sheriff’s Department-Central Homicide Unit have arrested Manuel Rios, age 28 of Coachella, Abraham Fregoso, age 32 of Indio, and Jesus Ruiz
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UPDATE: As of 5 a.m. Friday morning, Grapefruit Boulevard was reopened to traffic after being shut down for several hours. Grapefruit Boulevard was closed to traffic in both directions early Friday morning following a deadly hit-and-run collision. The closure extended from Leoco Lane to Cesar Chavez Street. An unidentified woman died in the roadway after
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At 10:40 this morning a significant quake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck in the Eastern Sierra just South of Lone Pine in the Owens Valley. People felt light shaking as far as Carson City, NV and Las Vegas, as well as Long Beach and Sacramento, California. There are no immediate reports of injuries of significant
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One person has died following an officer-involved shooting at C.V. Guns & Tackle in Palm Desert. Reports of a robbery came in at around 10:30 Monday night at the gun shop off Broadway and Cook Street, according to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson. Deputies arrived on scene after alarms were set off at the
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A rollover crash on Interstate 10 has left two dead and several injured, according to California highway patrol. It happened Friday night just after 11:30 p.m. near the exit of Cook St. Calfire confirms an SUV rolled over on the highway injuring a total of seven victims after reportedly bouncing off the center divider. Six-year-old
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Palm Springs Police said the intersection of E. Vista Chino and N. Farrell Drive was closed to all traffic Monday morning due to a traffic collision. Police said three vehicles were involved in the wreck. Officers closed the road to all traffic at 7:53 a.m. At least one motorist was taken to a hospital for
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Firefighters were working to contain a large warehouse fire in Redlands Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol shut down both directions of Interstate 10 between California and the Mountainview interchanges after the fire was first reported at 5:31 a.m. Image courtesy: CalTrans Media reports indicate the fire was burning at an Amazon.com distribution center. The
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire at a Palm Desert bar early Tuesday morning. Crews were called to the Red Barn along the 73200 block of Highway 111 at 3:39 a.m. where heavy smoke was showing from the front of the building. Live report from the scene the fire during our morning newscast A
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