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News Channel 3 is learning more about the incredible rescue operation that recovered a Coachella Valley business owner after a cold night injured and stuck in the rugged terrain of Morongo Valley. Watch News Channel 3 at 5:00 for more on the community effort that led to the successful rescue. Nathan Otto, the founder of
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You can watch the special meeting below: The city of Calexico is holding a special meeting just hours after declaring a local emergency due to the influx of immigrants. Calexico is located about two hours south of the Coachella Valley. It is the border town to Mexicali. The Calexico City Council is expected to declare
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Update 12/29/22 The coroner’s office identified the three people killed in the crash as Abel Alvarado, 69, of Anza, Elena Morron, 84, of Los Angeles, and Yolanda Alvarado, 65, of Anza. The Sheriff’s Dept. revealed on Thursday that a 2021 Honda Accord was traveling westbound on Fred Waring Dr. at a high rate of speed
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KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023, and provide tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine for its fight against the Russian military. Check
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Firefighters extinguished a fire in a vacant dwelling in Desert Hot Springs today. Fire crews responded at 8:53 a.m. near Cactus Drive and First Street to the vacant dwelling involved with fire, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Fire officials said that the Palm Springs Fire Department assisted with the fire and that Southern
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Firefighters battled a mobile home fire in Rancho Mirage today. Crews responded to the 70200 block of Highway 111 at 9:30 a.m. to a report of a well-involved fire, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Fire officials said that four additional engines were requested for multiple exposures. The Cathedral City Fire Department and Palm
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Palm Springs Police officers confirm they were investigating two shootings and were trying to determine if they were related. The first one was reported just after 2:00 a.m. Thursday. There were calls into dispatch that gunshots were fired in the area of N. Indian Canyon Drive and Tramview Road. Investigators confirmed that officers arrived at
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Update 7:30 a.m. Dec 29 Palm Springs Police officials announced that N. Indian Canyon north of Sunrise Parkway and south of Palm Springs Station Road reopened. They said that visibility is clear and reported the road reopened just before 7:00 a.m. Thursday. Stay with News Channel 3 for all of your traffic updates. Update 3:50
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Updated Post 7:10 a.m. The fire broke out at an abandoned structure in the back of the property. Fire crews needed extra resources because the structure was located far away from the fire hydrant. No one was injured in the fire. Updated Post 5:45 a.m. Cal Fire reported that crews contained the fire at 5:20
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2022 and we’re taking a look back at the big changes this year in local politics. The year began in Palm Springs with the debate over plans to build a homeless navigation center on McCarthy Road on the edge of the Desert Highland Gateway Neighborhood. Many residents protested. “Take it and put it out in your own
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Porch pirates are still on the hunt for mail and packages, even after the holidays. With online shopping, the holiday season is when people are waiting to get gifts delivered. But, it’s also a window of opportunity for package thieves. Several Valley residents have been sharing Ring video or posting about it on Nextdoor, like
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A 21-year-old reputed gang member who helped a fellow gang member elude capture after the man allegedly gunned down a Cathedral City resident in 2020 pleaded guilty today to three felony charges and two misdemeanor counts. Joel Sanchez of Cathedral City pleaded guilty to felony charges of being an accessory after the fact, carrying a
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A 28-year-old man from Hemet was behind bars today on suspicion of burglarizing $2,000 worth of products from a Desert Hot Springs cannabis dispensary. The suspect was arrested Monday morning in San Jacinto on suspicion of burglary and being a felon and gang member in possession of a firearm, according to Detective Sgt. Christopher Saucer
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Only days away from the new year, there are hundreds of new California laws that will go into effect as soon as January 1st. We are looking into some of them. Health care Gender-affirming care: SB 107 aims to make California a sanctuary state for transgender health care, shielding transgender people, including youth and their
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Update Dec. 28 2:15 p.m. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. released new details on how Nate Otto was located following his temporary disappearance. The Sheriff’s Dept. revealed that Otto was found by a concerned civilian Tuesday evening. Otto was found with significant, life-threatening injuries from crashing his dirt bike. https://youtu.be/i-X-GuzIT_8 Due to the rugged
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Police shut down a road for several hours in Palm Springs following a crash Tuesday afternoon. E Ramon from Paseo Dorotea to S El Cielo was closed in both directions for a little over three hours. The road was reopened just before 9:00 p.m. The road was shut down due to a crash between a
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In an update to a News Channel 3 I-Team investigation, public hospitals throughout California are still hoping to get money from the state ahead of the 2030 seismic retrofitting deadline. As we reported, in the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, state lawmakers enacted a bill, requiring all California hospitals to build new facilities or complete a
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Southwest Airlines cancellations have continued to affect travel across the U.S. The cancellations were prompted by severe winter weather, according to the airline. Southwest Airlines announced the cancellation of nearly 70% of outgoing flights, with many departing flights marked as “unavailable” until December 31. According to FlightAware, the airline cancellations have hit close to home
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As we close out 2022, we take a look back at some of the biggest crime stories over the past year in the desert. The first murder of the year in the valley happened in Palm Springs on Jan. 11 in the parking lot at Raising Cane’s. A 32-year-old man was shot and killed. Just
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The California Highway Patrol put a call out to the community for help in identifying a tractor-trailer involved in a deadly rollover crash on the I-10 near State Route 62 on Christmas night. The crash happened at around 9:45 p.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate 10, just west of State Route 62. A driver,
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