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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advance to the NL Championship Series against St. Louis. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton
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A roadside memorial sits on palm drive near the intersection of Camino Aventura to honor Pamela Carillo who died in March 2018, after she was struck by a car. Incidents like it prompted city leaders 4 years ago to apply for and receive $6 million in grants to make streets and sidewalks safer. “It is
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The Coachella Valley Association of Governments sent a letter to the city of Palm Desert saying that it should not proceed with the construction of their segment of the CV Link until CVAG has worked out issues with Desert Health Care District funding. CV Link is a 50-mile segment of transportation corridor connecting many cities
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released its Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report for 2018. According to the study, combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia reached an all-time high in The United States last year. From 2017-2018, the amount of syphilis cases increased by 14 percent with over
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Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after a traffic collision near Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported at 8:18 a.m. near the intersection of Kris Avenue and 19th Avenue. Witnesses on scene told California Highway Patrol officers that a black car ran a stop sign hitting a truck. The crash remains under investigation. It
Continue ReadingA suspected gang member wanted for a string of Coachella robberies remained behind bars Wednesday afternoon, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On Tuesday at 10 a.m., a search warrant was served by members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s SWAT team at a residence on
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Cinema Culturas and the City of Indio will host several short film screenings Wednesday as part of Cinema Culturas’ weeklong Festival in the Fields. The free event will feature short films created by Indio High School students who participated in Cinema Culturas’ “Storytelling, Film and Student Professional Development” workshop, hosted by Dr. Judy White, Riverside
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A man was arrested over the weekend for alleged continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 10. Alfonso Gonzalez Meraz, 31, was arrested Friday morning on Lawrence Drive in Thermal, jail records reveal. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson told News Channel 3 the Thermal Sheriff’s Station first received word of the
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A man fatally shot in Cathedral City last week has been identified. 23-year-old Jaime Antonio Monjaraz died at Desert Regional Medical Center on Friday night. Cathedral City Police Department Commander Paul Herrera confirmed the victim’s identity on Tuesday. According to CCPD, Monjaraz was a Desert Hot Springs resident. Monjaraz’s best friend, Alex Estrada, spoke with
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The valley is remembering the lives of two Palm Springs police officers who were killed in the line of duty three years ago Tuesday. Lesley Zerebny and Jose ‘Gil’ Vega were shot and killed by John Hernandez Felix after they responded to a family disturbance call on October 8, 2016. Dozens attended a memorial service
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Southern California Edison has messaged Desert Hot Springs customers informing them to be prepared as there may potentially be a Public Safety Power Shutoff of electrical lines in the area Wednesday. Clearer version of the outage map In a message sent to customers who will be affected across Southern California, SCE wrote that the reason
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With the sun beating down on the valley floor nearly every day of the year, staying cool is always a challenge, especially in school buses, most of which in service locally don’t have air conditioning. “i mean it gets really hot in the desert so, yeah I’m surprised there wouldn’t be air conditioning already on
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An elderly woman was found in a pool at a Palm Desert community after drowning Tuesday afternoon. According to Deputy Mike Vasquez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies received reports of the drowning at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 53000 block of Calloway Lane, inside the Del Webb Sun City community. Investigators do not
Continue ReadingA total of 50 people were arrested last Friday in a sweeping raid that took place throughout the Coachella Valley. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested people with charges ranging from robbery to public drunkenness. Deputy Mike Vasquez says a series of complaints lead up to the raid. “We had focused areas that were going to
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department announced Tuesday that it received a $48,000 grant for enforcement and education programs intended to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will fund programs including DUI and driver’s license checkpoints, the creation of “Hot Sheets” to identify repeat
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A man who allegedly shot at three people in Thermal was charged today with three counts of attempted murder and one count of negligently discharging a firearm. Juan Pablo Linares, 19, of Thermal, allegedly fired a handgun at the victims — none of whom were hit by the gunfire — on Sept. 27 as they
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One man is dead, another has been hospitalized after being shot in a Cathedral City neighborhood late Friday night. UPDATE: Man fatally shot in Cathedral City identified According to a news release by the Cathedral City Police Department, officers received several reports of a shooting at approximately 11:15 p.m. in the area of Navajo Trail
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Pre-trial motions will be heard starting today in the death penalty trial of a man accused of setting fire to his mother outside her Indio workplace, causing injuries that killed her about a month after he allegedly doused her in flammable liquid and set her ablaze. Israel Guardado-Ramirez, 38, is accused of setting fire to
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. A local martial arts class is helping students gain confidence through self-defense training and character building. News Channel 3 spoke with a mother who found closure for her daughter who was a victim of bullying. “I never thought my daughter would go through that its..what do you tell somebody…you
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Sheriff’s deputies announced the arrests today of 50 Coachella Valley residents for various drug-related crimes during a sweep that also resulted in the seizure of weapons and stolen vehicles. GALLERY: Arrest details for East Valley patrol saturation sweep The operation was largely centered in the city of Coachella, as well as other unincorporated areas throughout
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