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PALM DESERT, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol was working to clear up a traffic collision on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert just west of Washington Street Monday morning. It was reported at 8:01 a.m. in the freeway’s westbound lanes and was backing up traffic to east of Washington Street. The CHP said the vehicles
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Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, officially announced her candidacy for the 28th District state Senate seat recently vacated by Jeff Stone. Melendez made the announcement on her Facebook page Monday evening. In her announcement video, she cited California having the highest rate of poverty among the 50 states when the cost of living is factored
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A rental car company named Turo allows people to rent a car from another person. Folks in the Coachella Valley are utilizing this service to make extra money while they work from home or don’t use their cars. “Choose from hundreds of models you won’t find anywhere else. Pick it up or get it delivered
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After the engine in his 2005 Nissan Altima started making a “sucking sound” about two months ago, Dustin Ponce says he took his car to Midas in Cathedral City. They got the sucking sound to stop, but it came back a couple of days later when Dustin drove to Phoenix for work, So he took
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Tuesday, November 5, students from the Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) got to meet with 50 local employers hoping to connect and make a good impression for a future job or internship opportunity. This year’s “Champions of Excellence” event was hosted at Agua Caliente Resort, Casino and Spa. “This event
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The attorney representing former Rancho Mirage plastic surgeon David Morrow says if a petition expected to be filed with the Israeli Minister of Justice is denied, he will consider taking the case to the Israel Supreme Court. Reached overseas on Friday, Nick Kaufman added that his client, “helped many. Judge Josephine Stanton (Morrow’s sentencing judge
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“It started coming down really bad. Hailing, thunder. Lighting. You could see the lightning a good hundred yards away.” Gregory Jenkyns was working at Mountain View Middle School on May 22, when a severe spring storm started dumping rain and hail right around pick up time. The school security guard was struck by lightning, suffering
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Monday, November 4 marks the 11th annual Palm Springs Broken Glass Awards. This event honors women in TV and film. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was at the event and spoke with this year’s honorees as they came down the red carpet. The 2019 notable honorees are actress Sierra McCormick who
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The Rotary Clubs of Cathedral City is asking for volunteers to help with preparations for the Healing Field event starting this weekend at Patriot Park. More than 5,000 U.S. flags will be set up at Patriot Park on 33998 Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City to honor the 7,012 men and women who have died
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A man was shot to death at an Anza residence where marijuana was being illegally cultivated, but no suspects were in custody today. The shooting happened sometime early Sunday morning at a property in the 39000 block of El Toro Road, just south of Highway 371, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Wally
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A 23-year-old man accused of fleeing from Riverside police in a stolen vehicle and igniting a 330-acre fire that damaged homes in Jurupa Valley after crashing the car in a field was charged today with felony evading and other offenses. Bryan Alexis Anguiano of Riverside was arrested, along with 28-year-old Kevin Alonso Hidalgo, last Thursday
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Two men are in custody in connection with a string of home invasion robberies in the Inland Empire, according to detectives with the Riverside and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Departments The first one happened in Rancho Cucamonga where three people drive up to a home, creep along a wall before drawing guns to overtake a family who was
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The local tribes hosted a firefighter appreciation event on Saturday for all the Martinez Fire crews. The event was an opportunity to get a fire status update, tour the incident command post and thank all the hardworking men and woman that have worked tirelessly to extinguish the mulch fire. Celeste Prescott, lead public information officer
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One person was seriously injured in a collision involving a pick-up truck and an SUV in Mecca. It happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Avenue 70 and Cleveland Street. Cal Fire said 5 people were taken to hospitals for treatment. Two people suffered moderate injuries. The California Highway Patrol said a motorist in a gray Dodge
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PALM DESERT, Calif. – New resources for young undocumented immigrants, often referred to as “Dreamers,” are going to be available starting Monday at College of the Desert. Dreamers are undocumented imigrants who were brought to the United States as children. COD’s new Dreamer Resource Center aims to provide them with all of the information they need in one
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Palm Springs, Calif. – Thousands gathered around the streets of downtown Palm Springs in decked out rainbow gear. It’s a parade many are waiting to see all year. Mikalah Gordon, radio host of Morning Beat on 103.1 FM Channel Q explains her experience participating in the parade. “People were shouting out for us they loved
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IDYLLWILD, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol shut down a stretch of State Highway 243 due to a house fire in Idyllwild. The fire started just before 3:00 a.m. morning along the 53800 block of Country Club Drive. This is a neighborhood north of the Idyllwild School and east of Lilly Creek. It was not clear if
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The four candidates running for a Palm Springs city council seat in District 1 participated in a forum Sunday afternoon. “The organized neighborhoods of Palm Springs hold candidate forums we’ve done it for many years,” said Robert Farran, co-chair, candidate forum committee. The open forum was hosted at Demuth Community Center, sponsored by the group
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As the City of Palm Springs prepares for it’s first-ever district-based election on November 5th. The three candidates running for a Palm Springs City Council seat in District 3 participated in a forum Saturday afternoon. Geoff Kors, current Mayor Pro Tem, says “I think it has engaged local residents now you have someone who can
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As Nov. 5 approaches, the City of Palm Springs prepares for its first-ever district based election. The candidates running for Palm Springs City Council seat in District 2 participated in a public forum. The Forum was scheduled for Sunday, October 6th, 2pm-4pm at Vista del Monte Elementary School. Adrian Alcantar, one of the candidates for
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