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The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert Tuesday morning for Interstate 10 eastbound lanes in Cabazon near the Haugen Lehmann exit due to a crash involving two big rig semi trucks. There was no immediate word on injuries from the 4:28 a.m. collision but traffic was backed up for five miles to the Desert
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $350,000 from his employer to pay for Coachella tickets, a hot tub and other extravagant personal expenses. As manager of the tech firm Networks 2000, Matthew P. Hernandez controlled finances and was able to transfer
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Many people have been wondering about a homeless encampment in Banning. You may have seen it driving east into the valley, right off the I-10 freeway just before Hargrave Street. On Monday, city and state officials and police served an eviction notice to those who live there. Dozens of tents line the street. Many of
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Hospitality and tourism organizations from all over the world are in Coachella Valley for this year’s CEO Summit organized by Destination International. The Summit offers several panel discussions with CEOs in the tourism industry. Management leaders and CEOs will learn about a variety of topics ranging from leadership and development, workplace development, along with equity,
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A 26-year-old arrested in connection with a shooting in Sacramento that killed six and wounded a dozen others had an outstanding warrant in Riverside County, jail records show. Police said at least two shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives. Dandrae Martin, 26, was arrested as a “related suspect” on
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Spring break for schools across the state is coming up and California public health officials are stockpiling millions of Covid tests to distribute them to students and school staff. Statewide, 14.3 million tests are being sent out – about enough, officials said, to give two tests to each of the 7.2 million Californian students and
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A 31-year-old convicted felon acquitted of trying to kill two men at a Coachella convenience store but found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm while on bail was sentenced today, but the term of imprisonment was summarily rescinded because he had already satisfied the sentence during his time waiting in jail to be tried. Alonso
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College of the Desert officials will provide an update on the Palm Springs campus at Thursday’s city council meeting. The project has been in the works since 2004 and almost $1 billion in taxes have been raised to fund construction. The project has faced numerous delays, prompting frustrations from city leaders and residents alike. College
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Prosecution testimony is expected to conclude before the end of the week in the trial of an Indio man accused of gunning down his cousin in an ambush outside an apartment complex because he felt that the victim had been disrespectful. Raymond Hernandez, 26, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, shooting
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Rapper Kanye West will no longer be performing at this year’s Coachella Music Festival. That’s according to a report by TMZ, which cited sources close to the artist, who now goes by ‘Ye’. West was scheduled to headline the first weekend of the event at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio April 15-17. Travis Scott
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After the shooting in Sacramento, public officials across the country have responded by calling for stricter gun laws nationwide. California is already known to have some of the toughest gun laws in the country. High-capacity magazines are banned, and there has been a huge crackdown on assault weapons. To be able to purchase a gun
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Coachella Valley residents are saying a final goodbye to The Chevron Championship. For decades, golf fans and local residents have flocked to the Mission Hills Country Club for this LPGA tournament. “For years now, since I was a kid this tournament has been here,” said resident Steven Schick, “It’s been here for a long time,
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On Saturday, the board of trustees said they will keep the automotive training center in Cathedral City. The announcement came as dozens of people gathered for the “Build It Here” rally in Cathedral City. “We need it, we’re paying for it, our students need it now and they need to build it now,” said the
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Five people have been taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on Varner Road in Palm Desert. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. on Varner Road and Avenue 38, east of Cook Street. CAL FIRE confirmed that one person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles. Four people suffered serious
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A Perris foster care couple and their adult daughter with suspected links to some of the Turpin children pleaded not guilty to multiple abuse charges. Marcelino Camacho Olguin, 63, Rosa Armida Olguin, 58, and Lennys Giovanna Olguin, 37, were arrested and charged in November with nearly a dozen offenses, including child cruelty, false imprisonment and
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A US Navy Serviceman was killed in a crash between an SUV and tractor-trailer on Interstate 10 in Beaumont Friday afternoon. The crash happened at about 12:40 p.m. on westbound I-10 at Beaumont Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said a 2019 Freightliner towing a 53-foot semi-trailer stopped for stopped traffic. An
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Residents, businesses and city officials in Cathedral City are calling on College of the Desert to stick to its plans to build an automotive training center there. The Roadrunner Motors training center is one of the projects the school has put on hold, along with a Palm Springs campus, amid questions about the use of
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One person sustained minor injuries after a rollover crash in Indian Wells Friday evening. The crash happened at approximately 6:54 p.m. on Highway 111 and Miles Avenue. A spokesperson for CAL FIRE confirmed the original report was a crash between a vehicle and a tree. There were no reports of major road closures in the
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Nine hundred temporary jobs were recently created by the County of Riverside’s Human Resources temporary Assignment Program in order to support the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. Riverside County Registrar of Voters is in the process of hiring 900 temporary employees to assist in the upcoming primary election. The temporary positions will help with a
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Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an Indio reported missing on March 19. Nicholas Gablin, 42, was last seen walking out of a residence located on the 82-300 block of Miles Ave in Indio, police said. Gablin is described as a white male, 5’6”, approximately 220 pounds, with brown hair and green
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