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The suspect in a Mother’s Day shooting that left a 15-year-old boy in critical condition has turned himself in to police. Tasaun Thomas, 22, of Indio turned himself into the Indio Police Department on Thursday, the department confirmed. Thomas is a suspect in a shooting on Daisy Street and John Nobles Avenue in Indio on
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The community continues to remember fallen U.S. Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez — a Coachella Valley native killed in last week’s attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fourth grade students at Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary in Indio wrote cards this week to the Lopez family — thanking the family for his service and sharing words of comfort. The
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 879 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 338,800. The case rate per 100K continued to decrease, going from 33.1 on Thursday to 32.9 on Friday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start of August. The county’s positivity
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The Imperial Irrigation District announced that power has been restored to all customers in North Shore. Nearly 700 North Shore customers lost power, many for several days, after a storm knocked down 33 power poles around the community. The storms initially turned the lights off on 1,400 customers. IID and local officials worked to provide resources
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A hiker is recovering tonight after being rescued from a Palm Springs trail Friday morning. The rescue occurred on the North Lykken Trail at around 11:00 a.m. The hiker had to be flown down from the trail by a California Highway Patrol helicopter. A friend of the hiker told News Channel 3 that the hiker
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The search on for a 29-year-old man last seen on August 26 heading to a hike in the Cabazon mountains. Dillon Entler was officially reported missing on August 29, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Enter’s family told News Channel 3 that he went to hike at the Cabazon mountains on Thursday but did not
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According to American Automobile Association (AAA), Labor Day weekend is one of the most popular weekends people get in their cars to get away. Despite the pandemic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that unvaccinated people stay home, the auto club expects a high number of people to hit the road.
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COVID-19 vaccine mandates are becoming more common, and now so is the market for fake vaccination cards. Purchasing or selling a fake vaccination card can be punishable for up to five years in prison with fines. Not only is the act illegal, but Riverside County Public Information Specialist, Jose Arballo said it can lead to
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UPDATE 3:00PM The coroner’s office confirmed the man struck by the vehicle was pronounced dead at 3:00 a.m. He was identified as Jose Campuzano, 43, of Cathedral City. Details: Man injured in Cathedral City hit-and-run crash dies; search for suspected driver continues UPDATE 1:00 AM: Police are now looking for the suspect of a hit-and-run
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Valley veterans held a fundraiser Thursday night for the family of local Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez who was killed in last week’s terror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Veterans from the Palm Springs American Legion Post 519 said whenever a fellow brother or sister in uniform is lost to tragedy they always band together to help
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Two suspected gang members accused of committing multiple robberies during a three-month period in Coachella pleaded not guilty to various charges today and were scheduled to return to court Oct. 5 for a trial-readiness conference. Brian Emmanuel Jamand, 25, and Jorge Alberto Rojas, 29, of Coachella, are accused of multiple robberies in Coachella from August
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If you are not vaccinated, you should consider staying home over the Labor Day weekend, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky at a White House COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday. Our local health officials are echoing that
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UPDATE 9/2/2021: SCE says McCall’s meter was replaced after a routine inspection determined it was not communicating. She was advised her usage was estimated and later validated during that period, a spokesman said. There are no widespread issues with meters that need to be replaced, he said, adding McCall’s is an isolated case. Regarding billing
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 846 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 337,921. The case rate per 100K continued to decrease, going from 33.8 on Wednesday to 33.1 on Thursday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start of August. The county’s positivity
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Imperial Irrigation District says power was restored Wednesday night at 11:26 p.m. to another 143 North Shore customers. There are still 412 customers in the area without power after a pair of storms earlier this week knocked down 33 power poles. The storms initially turned the lights off on 1,400 customers. Strong winds also brought
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UPDATE 9:13 a.m. All streets have been opened back up. Detectives remained on the scene to continue investigating the shooting. ORIGINAL STORY: Police were investigating an early morning shooting that left one man injured early Thursday morning in Indio. A large police presence was seen at Oleander Avenue and Cactus Street and focusing their efforts
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The August winner of the One Class At A Time award is Breanna Sewell. She teaches third grade at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs. Mrs. Sewell nominated herself for the $500 prize to purchase more math manipulatives for her classroom. She said she had been provided with enough manipulatives for students to
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Reports of crimes against children in Riverside County are up tenfold since the beginning of the pandemic according to Wade Walsvick, Supervising Investigator for the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team/RCCET. The Child Exploitation Team is led by the District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and is tasked with investigating CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Update 9:15 pm Power has been restored to 105 customers, the Imperial Irrigation District announced Wednesday night. 555 customers in North Shore remain without power. Restoration Update – North Shore105 customers have been restored, 555 customers remain out. We appreciate your patience.— IID (@IIDatWork) September 2, 2021 Original Story: Imperial Irrigation District crews have been
Continue ReadingA U.S. Marine originally from the Coachella Valley is recovering from injuries sustained in the August 26th Kabul airport attack. Cpl. Salvador Lule, an Indio native, is currently being treated at Walter Reed Hospital on the East Coast, according to the office of Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. Lule was stationed with his team in Kabul,
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