RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A California man has pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that authorities said ballooned into a massive wildfire and forced the evacuation of thousands of homes. Online court records show Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, entered the plea from jail in a video arraignment Tuesday in the San Bernardino city
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Justin Timberlake is coming to the Coachella Valley in January on the latest stop of his world tour. Timberlake will perform at Acrisure Arena in the Greater Palm Springs area on Monday, January 19. TICKETS: Tickets for the newly added shows will be available starting with Verizon and Citi (details below) on Wednesday, September 18
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About 4,000 fire personnel have worked to battle the Line Fire. The fire has burned more than 39,000 acres, injuring at least three firefighters, damaging four structures and destroying one. Get Updates on the Line Fire Here Captain Kidd, a Cathedral City firefighter, is one of the firefighters who has been on the front lines.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, California (KESQ) – UPDATE: All power has been restored in the cities of Rancho Mirage and Thousand Palms. If you are still without power, Imperial Irrigation District says to check your main breaker or call them at 1-800-303-7756. PREVIOUS STORY: Imperial Irrigation District says a power outage in the cities of Rancho Mirage
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Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings in some areas impacted by the Line Fire, including Running Springs. Check Out: Resources for those impacted by three major SoCal wildfires(Includes interactive evacuation maps & shelter information) “I’m glad to be home. It was a long week,” said Angela Jobe, a Big Bear resident. For many residents who
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Palm Springs residents are questioning the motive behind a temporary pause of the city’s Human Rights Commission. The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission is undergoing an overhaul and a city council member is facing scrutiny for her alleged role in that decision. “It seemed a little bit heavy-handed and punitive, in my opinion, and that’s
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News Channel 3 and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented another Impact Grant to a local nonprofit working to improve lives and help those in need. A $7500 charitable gift was recently awarded to Street Life Project, which aims to provide hope to the hopeless, and inspire life change. For more than a
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The Coachella Valley Water District will pay a penalty of nearly $237,000 for its role in a 2020 sewage spill that discharged 128,000 gallons of raw wastewater into a Riverside County stormwater channel. The penalty was announced by the State Water Control Board on Monday. According to the agency, an investigation by the Colorado River Basin
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Cal State San Bernardino, including the Palm Desert campus, has extended their undergraduate applications for first-year, transfer and returning students. The original deadline was Sept. 15. On Monday, the school announced a five-day extension bringing the deadline to Friday, Sept 20. Classes start in January and students can apply to any non-impacted major, including psychology,
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Deputies are investigating a homicide after a 71-year-old man was found dead in a home in Yucca Valley over the weekend. The investigation started when deputies responded to a medical assistance call Friday at around 7:00 p.m. on the 55000 block of 29 Palms Highway. Deputies arrived and found the man dead inside the home.
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Following an apparent assassination attempt of former President Trump over the weekend, what would be the second attempt in about 60 days, more concerns about the Secret Service and their resources. Representative Ro Khanna releasing a statement on X saying “The secret service must come to Congress… tell us what resources are needed to expand
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The Line Fire continues to burn through the San Bernardino National Forest. Drew Farr, U.S. Forest Service Resource advisor, said wildfire is part of the ecology of the forest. “The forest is adapted to respond to events like this so the fire itself, the forest will recover from that,” Farr said. “There’s a lot of
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Update – 9/15/24 We now know the name of the man killed in Saturday morning’s deadly crash in Desert Hot Springs. Twenty eight-year-old Adrian Mendez Ibarra of Desert Hot Springs was killed in a two-car collision around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Palm Drive and Camino Aventura. He was declared dead at the scene while one other person
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is conducting a death investigation after finding human bones Saturday afternoon. Deputies from Twin Peak identified the remains while on patrol in a closed area of Highway 330. After the bones were identified to be that of a human, the Coroner’s Office arrived on scene to collect the evidence for
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It’s week 4 of the local high school football season! Several games were canceled this week due to air quality concerns from Southern California wildfires, however, we did still have several games played Friday night. Friday, September 13 Shadow Hills – 7@Desert Hot Springs – 0FSultana – 8@La Quinta – 29FRamona – 27 @Rancho Mirage
Continue Reading Wildfires can take an emotional toll on communities facing an evacuation, especially those who have gone through a similar scenario before. Local marriage and family therapist, Dr. Paul Hochmeyer says that past experiences are embedded in our central nervous systems and will influence our reactions, sometimes making them more severe. “Having a plan is important,”
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Officials organized a community meeting for Big Bear residents on Saturday. It began at 7 p.m. and took place at North Shore Elementary. The meeting was live streamed on social media. San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Cal Fire San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit and Cal Fire Incident
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Three minors were stabbed following an assault involving a group of teenagers Friday night in Palm Desert. The incident was first reported at around 9:45 p.m. when the three victims were dropped off at the Hovley Soccer Park, located along Hovley Lane between Cook Street and Portola Avenue. The stabbings are believed to have happened
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A firefighter battling the Line Fire was injured and airlifted to a hospital on Friday after experiencing weakness while working on the front lines, according to a CalFire official. The official said San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department airlifted the firefighter from the fire line to a nearby hospital for treatment. Stay with News Channel 3
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Firefighters on the ground and in the air are battling three major wildfires in Southern California. The Airport, Bridge and Line Fires have burned more than 110 thousand acres in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The Line Fire burning closest to us in the San Bernardino National Forest has burned just over 38
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