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Update 10:45 p.m. The eastbound lanes of the I-10 is back open. We’ve learned two people were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries. Original Report – 9:04 p.m. Authorities have shut down the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near the Cook Street exit after a crash that led to a vehicle fire. The crash happened
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A head-on crash in Cathedral City injured two people Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported at around 4:00 p.m. on Landau Boulevard near Baristo Road. According to police, preliminary evidence indicated a vehicle traveling northbound on Landau Blvd crossed into the southbound lanes. A 24-year-old Cathedral City man was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center.
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A juvenile has been rushed to the hospital after being shot at an apartment complex Tuesday evening in La Quinta. The shooting was reported at the Coral Mountain Apartments at Vista Coralina Lane which is located near Highway 111 and Dune Palms Road. The victim was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. They are
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An I-Team investigation reveals truck drivers are responsible for more wrecks on Coachella Valley roads than their numbers would suggest. This follows a tough past month for truckers on our local roads. One was involved in a Banning wreck where an overturned pickup truck was struck by a big rig on April 19th. Two big
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A man previously convicted of a murder that happened more than a decade ago is now back in an Indio courtroom for a re-trial. Opening statements got underway Tuesday for 73-year-old ex-attorney David Replogle, one of six men who were convicted in the 2008 murder of Clifford Lambert, a wealthy 74-year-old Palm Springs art dealer.
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Authorities responded to a Palm Desert home after a grenade was found inside. At approximately 9:28 a.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were called to the 300 block of Sandpiper Street to respond to a report of a grenade found in the area. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Dept. told News Channel 3
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A Palm Desert woman says she is not guilty of the murder charge against her. At an arraignment Tuesday morning in an Indio courtroom in the Larson Justice Center, Tiffany Wright, 39, answered for the first time to accusations that she is responsible for the death of Cameron Bridges, 32. Tiffany Ellen Wright Bridges was
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian survey worker while he was standing near his truck in the center median of State Route 62 in Morongo Valley. The crash happened Monday at approximately 2:10 PM on SR-62 just east of Senilis Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 39-year-old
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The animal shelters in Thousand Palms and Jurupa Valley are waiving its adoption fees starting Tuesday, to offset packed conditions. “We’re at maximum capacity and we need the public’s help to immediately improve the outcomes of dogs and cats currently in our care,” said Erin Gettis, Animal Services Director. Staff at the Coachella Valley Animal
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California is going into its third straight year of a drought so more water restrictions will likely be put in place to conserve water. State officials met today to discuss the drought outlook in California. The drought won’t affect the valley in the same way as it would it other parts of the state. “In a drought, storage
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Update 5/10/22 Palm Springs Police reopened Gene Autry Trail to traffic just before 9 Tuesday morning. N Indian Canyon Drive at the Whitewater Wash reopened late Monday. A spokesperson for the city of Palm Springs told News Channel 3 that winds had continued to create hazardous driving conditions on the road, prompting the overnight closure.
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Tuesday is the first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day after two senators led an initiative to bring more awareness to the issue. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Senate resolution to mark May 10 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This is because of the overwhelming number of overdose deaths the country has
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Clean up continues, after the gusty winds left sand and debris on streets throughout the Coachella Valley. The high speed winds caused low visibility over the weekend through Monday. In Cathedral City on Monday, the gusts knocked down a billboard off of Date Palm Drive near Vista Chino. And off of Landau Boulevard, the high
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A group of Veterans who are traveling coast to coast with a covered wagon made a stop in Palm Springs. The “Veterans Promise Kept” group were on the last leg of their “PTSD Ride” raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder. They stopped by Legion Post 519 in Palm Springs. The group came in from Missouri. This west
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Three suspects in an armed robbery in Desert Hot Springs were taken into custody Monday evening. The robbery occurred at around 2:10 p.m. on the 11000 block of Mesquite Avenue. Police said officers located later found the suspects in a house along the 6600 block of Granada Avenue. There was a large police presence in
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A teenager accused of gunning down a Palm Springs man in an attempted robbery at the outlets in Cabazon was in front of a judge in court Monday. Reginald Trice, 18, pleaded not guilty to all counts, denying all allegations of his involvement in the killing. Trice’s relatives and attorney declined to comment. 66-year-old Michael
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A felon who fatally shot a 28-year-old Banning man standing in his kitchen because the defendant was angry over how his sister was treated by the victim was sentenced today to 80 years to life in state prison. Following a two-week trial, Jason Anthony Rhine, 44, of Riverside, was convicted last month of first-degree murder,
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A man was sentenced today to nearly a year in prison for stabbing a Chihuahua to death in Thousand Palms. Alfredo Leon Ruiz, 38, pled guilty to one felony count of cruelty to an animal and was sentenced Monday to 364 days behind bars, plus two years of formal probation. He was taken into custody
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Crews are working to repair a gas leak that has caused three businesses in Indio to close early as a precaution. The gas leak happened at the 42000 block of Jackson Street in the Indio Towne Center shopping area. A spokesperson for CAL FIRE told News Channel 3 that the first arriving engine learned that
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By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. “High speed internet is not
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