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California Highway Patrol confirmed that three men died in an early morning crash involving two big rigs in Desert Center. Authorities said a little girl sustained major injuries after she was ejected out of one of the big rigs and was airlifted to a hospital. It happened at 5:47 a.m. on the 10 freeway just

Those who dared to board the “Cirus CarnEVIL” bus during Village Fest in Palm Springs Thursday evening were treated to a thrilling tour. Sunline Transit Agency got into the spirit of Halloween transforming one of their buses. “This is part of what Sunline does for the community,” said Lauren Skiberc, General Manager of Skyline Bus

Roads near downtown Palm Springs are closed after a multi-vehicle knocked down power lines. The accident happened at a little past 4:00 pm near the intersection of S. Belardo Rd and W Arenas Rd. Two or three vehicles were involved, no one was injured in the accident, according to Palm Springs police. Streets between S

Almost every day, Tim Campbell would search for his son Dane Campbell on the streets of Indio. Dane struggles with heroin addiction. His father would often find him in places like behind the Indio mall and at fast food restaurants on Highway 111. For years, Tim tried to get his son into treatment. “I would

Update: Check out the full story here ———————————————- According to the Centers for Disease Control, drug overdoses are the No. 1 cause of injury deaths in the country. The numbers are on an alarming rise. Coming up Thursday at 6 p.m., News Channel 3’s Joe Galli goes in-depth on the heroin epidemic here in the

We’re learning more about a firefighter with local ties who died while battling a fire in Northern California last week. Garrett Paiz was born and raised in Mecca but spent the last year as a firefighter in Noel, Missouri. Paiz died on Oct. 16 when a water tanker truck he was driving flipped over and

Mecca-native Garret Angel Paiz was was with the Noel Fire Department in Missouri for about a year before he passed while battling a Northern California fire last Monday. His former co-workers from the Noel Fire station couldn’t afford to travel to Palm Springs for his funeral but were doing everything could to attend. Read: Firefighter

Coachella sheriff’s Deputy David Solis, who was shot earlier this year while chasing a fleeing suspect, has returned to work full- time, the sheriff’s department said Thursday. Solis was shot multiple times the night of May 25 while conducting a traffic stop near Harrison and First streets. The alleged gunman, Gildardo Davila Jr., 27, sped

Mas de una docena de personas realizaron una protesta pacifica esta mañana debido a que el dia de ayer se registro un incidente en el centro para personas de la tercera edad; los manifestantes comentaron que no es justo que por un mal entendido entre dos de ellos,tengan que cerrar por tiempo indefinido el cuarto

A man who set fire to a Coachella home while the homeowners were inside pleaded guilty Thursday to an arson charge and was immediately sentenced to three years in state prison. Tomas Cardoso Flores, 25, of Coachella, was arrested the night of July 20. Deputies received a call that night from a witness who saw

A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Palm Springs, then fleeing to Texas after police questioned him, waived his right to an extradition hearing and will be returned to Riverside County to be tried on a murder charge, the District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. James Beushausen, 34, is accused in the shooting death of

El oficial del sheriff de Coachella, David Solís, quien fue baleado a principios de este año mientras perseguía a un sospechoso en fuga, ha regresado a trabajar tiempo completo, dijo el departamento del sheriff hoy jueves. Solís recibió varios disparos la noche del 25 de mayo mientras hacía una parada de tráfico cerca de las

Un ciudadano chino fue arrestado el miercoles despues de que las autoridades confiscaron cerca de 1.100 plantas de marihuana en una residencia de Palm Desert. Alrededor de las 12:15 p.m., las autoridades entregaron una orden de registro en una residencia en la cuadra 100 de Azzuro Drive. Cerca de Country Club Drive, una cuadra al

UPDATE: According to John Hall of Riverside County DA’s Office Beushausen waived extradition on Oct. 24. The process has started to bring him back to Riverside County. No word yet on when Beushausen will arrive. —————————————————————————————————— ORIGINAL: A man accused of killing his girlfriend in their Palm Springs apartment in March has been arrested in

We looked into reports of police activity near Via Escuela and Farrell on Thursday morning. A viewer saws he saw a heavy police presence there. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Armando Munoz said the Coachella Valley Gang Task Force searched a property related search warrant on the 2400 block of Via Escuela around 7 a.m. Read:

A Chinese national was arrested Wednesday after authorities confiscated about 1,100 marijuana plants from a Palm Desert residence. Around 12:15 p.m., authorities served a search warrant at a residence on the 100 block of Azzuro Drive. That’s near Country Club Drive, a block west of Ronald Reagan Elementary School. The warrant was related to a

The Palm Desert City Council is set to formally adopt it’s commercial cannabis ordinance at Thursday’s scheduled council meeting. The city council voted to approve the ordinance in September. The ordinances contained regulations for potential businesses to follow including obtaining conditional use permits from the city’s planning commission and getting a state issued license from

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint and Highway 111 checkpoint, arrested two men for smuggling narcotics on two separate events on Tuesday. The first incident occurred around 11:30 am, when a 67-year-old man approached the checkpoint on Highway 86 in a white, 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup. He was referred

A motorist who ran a red light in Coachella while driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit, causing the death of a woman in another car, pleaded guilty Wednesday to DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and was immediately sentenced to six years in state prison. Cristian Hernandez Torres, 25, of Coachella, had