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The city of Indio announced that the investigation into allegations of retaliatory conduct by the police chief and assistant chief has ended. In a letter, City Manager Bryan Montgomery confirms that the investigation has been completed and all allegations against Chief Mike Washburn and Assistant Chief Christopher Shaefer were not sustained by the outside investigator/attorney.
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CAL FIRE crews were able to contain a fire that broke out at a home in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday afternoon. The fire was first reported at approximately 12:33 p.m. on the 68200 block of Calle Blanco, located south of Hacienda Avenue. Firefighters arrived at the scene and located a single-story, single-family dwelling with heavy
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President Biden called for action on the issue of burn pits in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “I’m also calling on Congress to pass a law to ensure veterans devastated by the toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan finally get the benefits and comprehensive health care they deserve,” Biden said. Burn
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Indio man in connection with a fentanyl poisoning death nearly a year ago. The death dates back to April 22, 2021. According to the Sheriff’s Dept., deputies found an unresponsive male adult in the 53000 block of Troon Trail in La Quinta. The man, identified as Gregory Glenn,
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The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre was built in 1936, but the last few years have remained dormant. The Plaza Theatre Foundation is hosting a fundraiser with cast members from the tv show “Fraiser” to help raise funds for new renovations to the theatre. Back when the theatre was first built it was a hot spot
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A virtual job fair focused on filling hundreds of caregiver positions throughout Riverside County will be held tomorrow, and county officials emphasized that no prior experience is needed to apply. The Department of Public Social Services is seeking to increase the ranks of In-Home Supportive Services personnel as demand for IHSS resources continues to expand.
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The preliminary hearing for four of the six suspects involved in the murder of a Coachella Valley moved into its second day on Tuesday. Five witnesses took the stand on Tuesday including 3 Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, 1 person from Cal Fire, and Jesus Ruiz Jr., a person who has already pled guilty in this
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Cathedral City will host the sixth annual LGBT Days later this month, city officials announced today. The festival will run from March 25-27 and feature an array of live entertainment, community engagement, and activities. The event, produced by Soundskilz Productions, will adhere to local and state COVID-19 guidelines, according to festival organizers. Festivities will include
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Alma Benito is a 22-year old trilingual dreamer who has lived nearly all her life in Thermal. Tonight she had a front row seat to virtually attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. “Makes me excited, at first I was really nervous when I was told, it makes me excited because I get to
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With a firsthand account of what’s happening on the ground in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, a Ukrainian journalist is speaking out to News Channel 3. Victor Tregubov, who is also a political activist and an armed forces officer, said the battle for Ukraine is a struggle for his country’s survival and dignity. Click here
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The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the identity of a man murdered in Palm Springs last week. Jermaine Hamilton, 45, was found dead inside a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 near the intersection of Granada and Rosa Parks in the Desert Highland Gateway Estates neighborhood.
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You can watch President Biden’s State of the Union address below: By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but
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Fedor Rogovets lives in Yucca Valley, but much of his heart and mind are in Ukraine. He tells News Channel 3’s Marian Bouchot that he has been in constant communication with friends and family who live in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, he says he hears bombs go
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The Board of Supervisors today set a March 8 public hearing on a proposed ordinance intended to keep a tighter rein on military equipment acquisitions by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office. Ordinance No. 970 was drafted in response to Assembly Bill 481, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September.
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Firefighters are working to contain a fire that has damaged five buildings in total Tuesday afternoon. The fire is at the 88000 block of 77th Avenue, located between Harrison Street and Fillmore Street. It was initially reported at 2:03 p.m. A CAL FIRE spokesperson confirmed the fire started at a single-wide mobile home and has
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A home caught on fire Tuesday afternoon in a Coachella neighborhood, leaving six people displaced. The fire was initially reported at approximately 2:47 p.m. on the 50000 block of Saltillo Circle, CAL FIRE confirmed. CAL FIRE crews arrived at the scene and saw a single-story residence fully involved with fire. There was no word on
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The fourth annual Tejano Music Festival will be held in Cathedral City this Saturday. The festival will be held at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater from 5-10 p.m. and will feature the music, food and culture of Mexican-Americans who originate from Texas, according to Cathedral City spokesperson Chris Parman. Tejano music brings together various forms
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A second man was behind bars today on accusations of assisting in the kidnapping and robbing of a group of people in Desert Hot Springs. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was arrested Monday on suspicion of assisting 20- year-old Taquan Charles Ray Doss in robbing a group of people that Doss had kidnapped, according to
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The ACLU of Southern California is calling for “urgent and drastic” changes at the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, and alleging “racist and unjust” policies in a new report. The report says that while just more than 7 percent of Riverside County’s population is black, the number of black adults charged by the DA’s office
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mecca was packed with people paying their respects to their priest, Father Jesus Palomares. Father Palomares died on Feb. 16 at the age of 58. Church officials said he was found unresponsive in his room that afternoon. Last week, the church confirmed on its Facebook page that
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