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Firefighters were working to contain a brush fire that burned 10 acres along Highway 62 and Pierson Boulevard in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs Tuesday evening. The fire was first reported at around 3:20 p.m. and contained at 6:00 p.m. According to CAL FIRE, there were no structures threatened. Additional ground units were responding to the

Cathedral City High School was placed on a lockout due to a police investigation. The lockout was lifted shortly before 2:30 p.m. The Cathedral City Police Dept. told News Channel 3 that they responded to a call of a threat to the high school. Officers cleared the school with nothing located. CCHS parents were sent

On Friday, the city of La Quinta entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement (MOU) with The Robert Green Co. and SilverRock Development Co. (collectively, SDC), city officials announced. The MOU spells out the next steps should SDC miss the June 30 deadline to close escrow on recapitalization loans and cure all defaults that

Update 1:30 p.m.: Authorities identified the man and child killed as Mason Lucas, 4, and Gregory Dean Martinez-Lucas II, 28, both of Cathedral City Updated at 10:30 p.m.: News Channel 3 has learned that two people were killed and three others injured after a single-vehicle crash Sunday night on Highway 62. Cal Fire said the

Two houses and several cars were destroyed after a fire broke out in Thousand Palms Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 6:15 p.m. on Black Eagle Drive. Neighbors stood outside watching crews put out the flames in disbelief. “It was just a nice evening and I happened to step out the back door,”

Palm Springs Police Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza was honored Monday with a Special Achievement Award presented by two local veteran organizations. The award was presented by American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 66 and Jon Castro Chapter 19 of Veterans For Peace (VFP) at their 18th annual Memorial Day Awards Luncheon at Cimarron Golf Resort in Cathedral City. Lieutenant

The Palm Springs Air Museum held its annual Memorial Day Flower Drop, A B-25 Mitchell Bomber flew overhead and dropped over 3,000 red and white carnations. The Flower Drop honors and memorializes all veterans who lost their lives in conflicts around the world.  The white carnations are in honor of those who fought in WWI,

Memorial Day ceremonies have long been held at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery in the east valley. A respectful crowd gathered at its Veterans Memorial Wall Monday to honor those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.  This Coachella ceremony has been a tradition of more than 20 years. Ernesto Rosales, Coachella Valley

We’re following a deadly I-10 crash in Chiriaco Summit. It happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday on the Westbound side of the freeway near Hayfield Road. We have learned that a 40-year-old man from Mecca died in the crash. The coroner identified the man as Sergio Guzman Ramirez. CHP says Guzman Ramirez, who was driving

The community came together in honor of La Quinta High School Senior, Jaden Asher Ramos Sunday. Ramos was tragically killed in a shooting last weekend at an after-prom party in La Quinta. There was an outpour of community support at Sunday’s candlelight vigil. Friends, family and former teammates all recounted memories of Ramos. The 17-year-old was fatally shot