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WATCH: A memorial service being held for Charles Morton, 39, a Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Squad Boss, who died while engaged in fire suppression operations during the El Dorado Fire burning west of Palm Springs. Charles Morton (Courtesy of San Bernardino National Forest) Sharing our deepest sympathies from Chief Vicki Christiansen: “Thursday evening we lost
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A Palm Springs man was in custody Friday morning accused of abducting an ex-girlfriend and driving her around the Coachella Valley while threatening her at gunpoint. Palm Springs Police say the suspect, 33-year-old Manuel Valadez, was taken into custody without incident last night at a residence in the Coachella / Thermal area by the Riverside
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For the third time since the pandemic began, the Indio Senior Center is holding a care package giveaway for seniors 55 and older. This drive-by event will be held from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 at the Indio Senior Center at 45700 Aladdin St. Staff members at the center say
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UPDATE: The man was identified as Randy Fedorchuk, 66, of La Quinta. Fedorchuk was shot and killed by Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies in La Quinta Thursday afternoon after they said he pointed a rifle at them. It happened in the courtyard of the La Quinta City Hall around 1:30 p.m. La Quinta Mayor Linda Evans
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Three local high school students are planning to kayak across the Salton Sea this weekend to help raise awareness of the area’s environmental issues. Layton Jones, a Palm Desert High School senior, Evalyn Garcia, Desert Mirage High School senior, and Clayton Jones, Palm Desert High School junior, hope that their venture makes federal, state, and
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For the first time since 1997, there will be a Congressional Hearing regarding the Salton Sea. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what’s next for the sea. Its been over two decades since congressional leaders sat down and discussed the Salton Sea. “This hearing is the First Congressional hearing on this issue since
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Multiple viewers have called in to the newsroom reporting a large plum of smoke on the east side of the Coachella Valley. Firefighters are working to quickly contain a vegetation fire at the intersection of Highway 86 and Avenue 50. According to Cal Fire, the fire is around 3 to 5 acres large, burning in
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Authorities are working to identify a man believed to be in his 80s suspected of stealing an electric scooter from the Stater Bros market in Yucca Valley. The incident happened on August 27 at around 3:24 p.m. According to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station, the man went into the store to buy a beverage and
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Services is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on camera abusing a dog in a Coachella neighborhood on Monday. Surveillance video courtesy of Animal Services (Viewer Discretion is Advised) The incident happened on Los Cabos Avenue in Coachella just before 5 p.m. “Out of view
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A 63-year-old Canadian man convicted in the 1990 murder of a Palm Springs woman has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life. Anton Kubica, 63, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for the 1990 murder of 78-year-old Marie Darling of Palm Springs. The case went cold but reopened in 2014. He was convicted of
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 188 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 57,883. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Next Tier of Reopening Riverside County officially moved to the red tier of reopening on Tuesday. This means
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The pandemic has put things on hold for Guide Dogs of the Desert, an organization dedicated to raising and training dogs for the disabled and visually impaired. As News Channel 3’s Madison Weil reports, now that the county is in the ‘red tier’ of reopening, they hope to start providing dogs again for those in
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With just over one week to go before the 2020 Census deadline, the city of Indio is ramping up efforts to encourage participation. Volunteers are hosting a series of “Final Countdown” events across the city. Residents can stop by any of the following locations and fill out a short census questionnaire. Participants will receive a
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Police were investigating a reported shooting in Palm Springs early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 1500 block of East San Rafael Drive at 12:44 a.m. for reports of shots fired, according to a department spokesman, William Hutchinson. Officers located shell casings and took a report. Hutchinson said residents thought the shots came from
Continue Reading Police Wednesday night continued their hours-long search for a Palm Springs man who they say kidnapped his girlfriend at gunpoint. Manuel Valadez, 33, was still on the run into the night after the alleged kidnapping ended in a crash on Dinah Shore Drive in Palm Desert. Police said Valadez is considered “armed and dangerous.” Manuel
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For the first time since 1997, there will be a Congressional Hearing regarding the Salton Sea. You can watch the virtual hearing live below starting at 9 a.m. on Thurday. The hearing, entitled “Federal and State Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea,” will be hosted by the House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified a man killed while in-custody at a county prison earlier this month. The department says that Rosendo Echevarria, 29, of Cathedral City, was pronounced dead on Sept. 8 after an attack by other inmates at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. According to county court records,
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A Palm Springs gym owner who was slapped with a hefty fine for operating indoors before it was allowed is speaking out. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with the local business owner on why he’s seeking answers. At Cruz 2 Fitness in Palm Springs, its their first full day back since the gym restrictions
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – Gavin Ludwick, 7, is making a strong comeback after he was the victim of a violent ‘unprovoked’ attack in Desert Hot Springs on the night of July 18. “He’s a little miracle. [Doctors] told me at the beginning they wouldn’t give me any kind of prediction on how he was
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Southern California Edison has turned over a section of an overhead conductor from its transmission facility in the area where the Bobcat Fire started more than two weeks ago, company spokesman David Song said Wednesday. Federal investigators are looking into whether the fire burning in the Angeles National Forest was sparked by SCE utility equipment.
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