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Investigators were looking into a fire at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Thursday morning. The fire broke out Wednesday at 10:40 p.m. inside the Riverside County Jail facility on the 1600 block of Hargrave Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies said the fire started in an unoccupied building and flames were visible. Crews were on

Parents in Coachella took a fight over community parks to city hall Wednesday night. They said they were upset when they noticed lights for fields weren’t being turned on at night, and the city told them they’d need to pay more than $100 for their kids to play there. “It was as simple as taking

Cal Fire / Riverside County Firefighters rescued a puppy whose head was trapped in a tire outside the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms Tuesday afternoon. Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros responded to a call in Coachella about a puppy, a three-month-old Australian cattle dog, stuck inside a spare tire. Cisneros tried

This week, Uber began testing a new feature at three U.S. airports including the Palm Springs International Airport. In response to California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), Uber is testing out a new feature where drivers can raise the fare for airport pick-ups. This will make Uber drivers more like independent contractors rather than employees. Though

Some Indio residents and guests at neighboring motels were back inside Wednesday morning after having to evacuate overnight due to a natural gas leak. Firefighters were called to Highway 111 just west of Madison Street at 12:40 a.m. They evacuated people from several homes, two motels, and a commercial building as a precaution. Approximately 75

The Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved a pay increase for the mayor and councilmembers, the first increase since 2002. The vote was held during Tuesday evening’s city council meeting. Three residents voiced their opinions on the ordinance during public comment. All were in support of an increase, citing the lack of increase in

Tuesday morning we stopped at a La Quinta home on Sunbrook Lane looking for Ramona Sykes, the owner of Sunbrook Residential Care, trying to find out if the home had liability insurance. It’s a home where five patients currently live. An employee at the door wouldn’t answer the question. Moments later, News Channel 3 was

What would happen if FIND, The Desert’s Regional Food Bank disappeared? News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay dives into the major impact FIND has on the desert and why we need to help keep it thriving. If FIND Food Bank disappeared, nearly 90,000 people every month in our community would not be fed. That’s according to

A man killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-10 Monday night has been identified. According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau, 62-year-old Chula Vista resident Dorian Zaentz died at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. The crash was reported around 5:40 p.m. on Interstate 10, between Date Palm Drive and North

Loved ones of Canadian hiker Paul Miller, whose remains were discovered in Joshua Tree National Park a year and a half after he went missing, were back in the desert Monday night to thank the many people who helped in the search efforts. On an emotional hike, they returned to the spot where Miller’s remains

Firefighters were able to quickly knock down a fire at the Petsmart on Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert. The fire was initially reported at 5:31 p.m. According to Cal Fire, first responding crews arrived on scene and saw smoke coming from the building. Structural response was called to the scene to assist in locating the