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A man suspected of shooting a 25-year-old man multiple times in a Coachella parking lot re-entered a not guilty plea to attempted murder today. Issac Vargas, 24, also faces sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a crime while on bail, causing great bodily injury, and discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He
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A person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a travel trailer caught on fire Monday afternoon in Mecca. The fire was first reported at around 2:00 p.m. on the 91300 block of 2nd Street. According to CAL FIRE, firefighters arrived at the scene and saw a fully involved travel trailer with exposure
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A First Alert Weather Alert will remain in effect throughout the day due to widespread rain that may lead to flooding on low-lying roads like North Indian Canyon Drive. As of this afternoon, the #2 southbound lane on Indian Canyon Drive is closed due to pooling water. The #2 westbound lane on Vista Chino is
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision off Cesar Chavez Street and Avenue 50 in Coachella Sunday shortly after 7 p.m. The accident left two people with major injuries. The driver of one vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, while a juvenile passenger in the other vehicle was
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Golf fans braved the wind and rain to take in the final day of the American Express PGA Tournament in the Coachella Valley. Sunday, News Channel Three issued a First Alert Weather Alert that extends though Monday because of the expected rainfall. The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert as
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Calling all local business leaders! Congressman Ken Calvert and his team will be hosting a Small Business Roundtable Coalition event. It’s set for Wednesday, January 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at ‘Big Wheel Tours’. The address is 74200 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. Organizes announced the event would offer business leaders a chance to discuss the impacts of
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The organizers of the celebration and grand opening of the Marsha P. Johnson LGBTQ+ Youth Drop-In Center say, “This isn’t just an opening; it’s a powerful statement of acceptance, love, and support. The Transgender Health and Wellness Center will run the center. The MPJ Drop-In Center was created as a safe haven and resource for
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The historic Rock House located along Third Street in Desert Hot Springs is now officially an Historic Landmark. The dedication ceremony is took place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. It was the first time the public has been allowed to visit the property, which was purchased by the Desert Hot Springs Historical
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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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Last week the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department partnered with the ‘Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation’ to host a meeting in Victorville aimed at providing human trafficking prevention information. The event featured keynote speaker and human trafficking survivor, Russel G. Wilson. He shared preventative measures, and emphasized that human trafficking affects a number of individuals regardless
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SCE is sending out a reminder about safety during a storm. It says loose debris caused by rain may result in unexpected outages. Officials encourage their customers to stay prepared by doing things like keeping a flashlight handy, and keeping your cell phone fully charged. Other outage safety tips include: Staying away from power lines. Downed
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On the second day of a water tour hosted by the Water Education For Latino Leaders or WELL, leaders see the valley’s water crisis for the first time, are stunned, and learn what they say is a lack of water infrastructure. They toured the Coachella Canal, Salton Sea, and Polanco Park to see the lack
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The American Express PGA Tournament is having a positive impact on the Coachella Valley, and on local businesses specifically. It doesn’t just bring professional golfers to the desert, but it also drives small boost in the economy. Tourists from all over the globe travel to the city of La Quinta to see their favorite athletes,
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Sam Burns was sizzling like a desert summer in his second round. Sam Burns is @theamexgolf leader after a sizzling second round. The former @LSUMensGolf star shot 11-under 61 on the @PGAWESTGOLF Nicklaus Tournament Course to finish at 17-under through 36 holes. pic.twitter.com/TpWQ2diCWb— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) January 19, 2024 Burns, a former standout at LSU,
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A sprinkler malfunction damaged a giant mural of the legendary Janet Jackson that took 14 hours to paint in downtown Palm Springs. On Thursday, Southern California artist Amanda Harris-Gibbs spent 14 hours painstakingly creating a chalk mural of five-time GRAMMY®️ Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee Janet Jackson. The massive 13’ x 13’ chalk
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A 37-year-old suspected in the fatal shooting of a man in Indio re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges including murder. Hilario Muela of Indio was charged with one felony count each of murder, being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of a firearm, possessing controlled substances while armed, and possessing
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A 66-year-old man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend during a frenzied attack in Palm Springs ignited when she ended their relationship was sentenced today to 26 years to life in state prison. A Riverside jury in November convicted Miguel Hernandez Toscano of first-degree murder, child cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon
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An infant from southwest Riverside County who died earlier this month tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), health officials announced on Friday. The infant died at a local hospital after being taken there with respiratory difficulties. No other information about the infant is being released, officials said. “Public Health mourns the loss of any
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Another delay was announced Friday morning in the sentencings of two men convicted in the financially motivated killing of Palm Springs’ art dealer, Clifford Lambert. Both Daniel Garcia and David K. Replogle were scheduled to be sentenced in Indio earlier this morning for the murder of Clifford Lambert. The presiding judge is sick causing both
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A group of sixteen Latino elected officials from across California will tour the Salton Sea to witness the polluted, shrinking body of water and be in the presence of arsenic-infested waters. Some elected officials have never seen the Salton Sea or smelled of hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs. The environment and conditions have
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