First responders were on the scene of a collision involving a fully loaded school bus and another car as students were on their way to school Tuesday morning east of Desert Hot Springs. The First Student school bus was rear-ended along Dillon Road near Johnson Road in Desert Edge. One person in the passenger vehicle suffered
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North Indian Canyon Drive and North Gene Autry Trail were closed through the Whitewater Wash Tuesday morning due to flooding, according to Palm Springs Police. A statement from PSPD at 6:36 a.m. said the North Gene Autry Trail was closed between East Via Escuela and Interstate 10. A second statement at 7:39 a.m. said North
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Jennifer Lopez is set to take the stage at Acrisure Arena for her “This Is Me…Now The Tour.” Acrisure Arena & Berger Foundation Iceplex announced the upcoming concert event, which is set for Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m. Lopez, considered one of the most influential entertainers of our time with a career spanning four decades, is making her highly anticipated
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has made significant progress in a recent crime spree involving the theft of a large community mailbox in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood on January 28th. Thanks to a vigilant community member who captured the whole event on video, detectives were able to identify the suspect and place him under
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By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday. Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air
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A 29-year-old man was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in Indio. The wreck happened at around 2:45 a.m. at the intersection of Monroe Street and Requa according, to the Indio Police Department. Officers say the wreck was a two-car collision. Cal fire Crews that responded to the scene took one of the drivers
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A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place for Thursday and Friday as an atmospheric river approaches California, and crews around the Coachella Valley are making their final efforts to prevent major flooding during Thursday’s storm. Moderate to heavy rain is possible during this time with concerns of street and wash flooding. Rain is
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Sunday morning, the Palm Springs Police Department issued a road closure in the area of East Vista Chino between North Cerritos Road and North Sunrise Way. The closure is only affecting westbound traffic. The road is being shut down so crews can repair a power pole that was damaged in an overnight crash. Officials say
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Update 1/16/24 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the relationship between the suspect and the victim in Sunday’s deadly stabbing at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella. Investigators learned that the suspect was the daughter of the victim. The victim was identified on Monday as Elba Estrada, 53, of San Bernardino. Investigators said the suspect,
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UPDATE [5:17 a.m.] : The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says that there are no additional details on this ongoing investigation at this time. Stay with News Channel 3 for further updates. A homicide investigation was underway near the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella on Ave 48 and Jackson Street Sunday night. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies
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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducts monthly snow surveys from January through April. The first of these surveys was conducted on January 2nd at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevadas. The survey reported a 30% snowpack compared to the previous year’s 177%. California’s Sierra Nevada mountains serve as a natural snowbank. During the
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New Year’s Day is the deadliest day of the year for drunk driving. In fact, 375 people will likely be killed on U.S. roads in the next 24 hours. The odds that someone will be getting behind the wheel drunk and causing a fatal accident is 117% higher on New Year’s Eve, especially if it
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Update 12-28-2023: A 27-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence and crashing into the guard rail on Interstate 10, killing the female passenger in his vehicle, was charged today with DUI gross vehicular manslaughter. Giovanny Michel Solis Rivero is set to be arraigned on the charge Thursday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in
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A driver was killed Tuesday night and another driver was arrested in Indio following a traffic collision police said was possibly alcohol or drug-related. First responders responded to Indio Springs Parkway at 9:45 p.m. just east of Golf Center Parkway and near the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino. That’s where police said two vehicles, a white GMC pick-up
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A suspect was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a deputy-involved shooting occurred early Sunday morning in Palm Desert. Deputies first received reports of a burglary along the 49000 block of State Highway 74 at 2:45 a.m. Sunday. The residents who called the police said they were hiding in a bedroom but could hear someone inside
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The Wheelchair and MotoCross Championships are taking place Saturday morning at the La Quinta X Park. It kicks off at 10:00 a.m., and runs until 5:00 p.m. The event will host the top adaptive skateboarding and WCMX athletes from around the world. Including the WCMX Pro/Open, WCMX Womens, WCMX Am, Adaptive Skateboarding Womens, and Able-bodied
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Palm Springs Fire crews were able to quickly contain a fire on the roof of the Carl’s Jr. restaurant at Sunrise and Ramon Road Thursday morning. The fire was reported at around 7:40 a.m. Crews were able to contain the fire to the roof of the building. No injuries were reported. Fire officials originally said
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The Indio City Council is set to vote on amending the zoning for a proposal that would bring a brand new commercial center to a vacant lot on Jackson Street and Avenue 42. It’s being called the “Indio Greens” development project. During its November 1st meeting, the council unanimously agreed to trade neighboring land parcels
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As the Palm Springs International Film Festival releases its 2024 lineup, we’re giving you a festival preview. News Channel 3 will provide a behind-the-scenes look into the film festival’s program selections, speaking with festival programmers about the rationale guiding their selections. The SAG-AFTRA strike caused disruptions in the film industry in 2023, but PSIFF programmers
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A 911 service outage continued Tuesday morning in the City of Indio as residents were being urged to call a backup number to receive emergency assistance. Indio Police told KESQ News Channel 3 Monday evening its emergency calls were being rerouted to the City of Palm Springs 911 emergency dispatch center, then being redirected to Indio’s dispatch center
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