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A 7-year-old girl was in stable but serious condition today after being accidentally shot in the chest by another child during a family Mother’s Day party in Indio, according to a police spokesperson. Ben Guitron said that the girl was apparently shot while in a bedroom with other children without any adults present. “It was

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it had pinpointed the source of a foul smell that has plagued the small town in the eastern Coachella Valley of Southern California. The EPIA ordered Western Environmental, Inc., to take immediate steps to address what it called “potentially harmful emissions” coming from its Mecca waste handling

A 9-year-old girl abducted from her Riverside home and later dumped out of a car remained hospitalized today with serious injuries, while investigators continued to seek leads in the case. Riverside police planned a news briefing tomorrow morning at 10 to provide additional details about the abduction, which occurred late Saturday night at an apartment

Investigators say a man suspected in bank robberies in four Western states was turned in by his girlfriend after a failed attempt to win her back. The Denver Post reports that Adam Lynch confessed to being the so-called “Ho-Hum bandit” to his girlfriend, Julia Lundstrom, at an Irish bar in downtown Denver. Jefferson County sheriff’s

A Rancho Mirage man was arrested on Sunday after a witness said he saw him shoot a rifle at a window inside the Sunrise Country Club. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene at around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday where they found David Retenski inside his home. Investigators had responded to witnesses who said

A valley cab driver is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting one of his passengers. Around 2 a.m. on Saturday, a woman at a Palm Springs bar hailed a cab to take her home. Iinstead, police say the cabbie drove her to his house and attacked her. The cabbie later dropped her off on Brookview

Two hikers from San Diego were safe on Monday morning after getting lost in the San Jacinto Mountains on Sunday. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to Black Mountain Trail and Highway 243 after the pair called them with their cell phone to report they were lost. The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit was mobilized to begin

Contina la investigacin en torno a la muerte de una joven de 19 aos cuyo cuerpo fue encontrado la semana pasada en un sembrado de elote en Coachella. Karina Seplveda fue reportada extraviada el 28 de Abril y segn informacin su carro estaba descompuesto y despus del trabajo alguien le dio un aventn y ya

Debido a los fuertes vientos y poca visibilidad Indian Canyon Drive a la altura del vado en Palm Springs est cerrada al trnsito. Se espera sea reabierta esta tarde, si las condiciones del tiempo mejoran y si las cuadrillas logran remover la arena acumulada. Como rutas alternas se recomiendan Gene Autrey y Vista Chino.

Ayer a las 2:25 p.m. el conductor de una camioneta que circulaba sobre el Hwy 74 perdi el control cerca del Bighorn Country Club en Palm Desert y se volc. Por ms de dos horas la cabaretera estuvo cerrada ya que la camioneta y el remolque que jalaba quedaron atravesados en el camino. Los cinco

Firefighters and police responded to a call of a toddler drowning Saturday night around 6 p.m, at a home on the 45-800 block of Palm Meadows Drive in Indio. First responders found the 3 year-old girl unconscious. They performed CPR and took her to JFK Memorial Hospital, where she later died. Police believe the incident

A high wind watch is in affect and stretches into Monday afternoon, bringing with it wind gusts that could top 65-miles-per-hour. In Palm Springs, North Indian Canyon at the wash has been closed down due to poor visibility, according to Palm Springs police. Crews expect to reopen it Monday, if winds calm down. The National

A SUV carrying an 18 foot trailer overturned about 2:30 Sunday afternoon up on highway 74, near the vista point. The crash blocked both up and downbound lanes for hours, according to CHP. It’s unknown what caused the truck to flip. The driver of the truck suffered only minor injuries. Crews worked for hours clearing

Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators told News Channel 3 the body discovered in a Coachella corn field on Wednesday has been identified as a missing 19-year-old from Indio. Karina Sepulveda was last seen Thursday, April 28. Her family told News Channel 3 she left her work on Highway 111 in Indio that day with someone. He

John Ballow is a busy man these days as Mother’s Day approaches. “When I was 30, I was on it!” he said, inside his floral business. “As I’ve gotten older, it’s like ‘Oh, my God, it’s 4:30 in the morning!’” Ballow moved to the desert more than 30 years ago and eventually became the florist

High school seniors across the Coachella Valley were counting down to prom night on Friday, which for many of them was less than 24 hours away. Some were still last-minute shopping, while parents gave last-minute advice on being safe on what could be the most memorable night of their lives. Palm Springs, Cathedral City and

Jonathan Rossman, 29, of La Quinta pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to five felony charges for allegedly attempting to rape a woman inside her Bermuda Dunes apartment. When deputies arrived at the Emerald Place Apartments on Washington Street near Country Club Drive in Bermuda Dunes, deputies say they caught Rossman leaving the victim’s apartment with

Lisa Marquez setup shop at Villagefest in Palm Springs Thursday to collect funds for the disaster relief effort. One man dropped off a $1,000 check at Marquez’s table in front of the Cocky Cactus on Palm Canyon drive. “It’s not going to be solved in a month, two months (or) a year,” said Marquez. “It’s

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose a half-cent Friday to $4.265, the highest since July 30, 2008, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The eighth increase in nine days pushed the average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties 4.8 cents

Unos trabajadores encontraron su cuerpo el mircoles en una parcela de maz, dentro del rancho Prime Time cerca de la Avenida 50. Agentes del Departamento de Homicidios se encargan ahora de la investigacin. Su familia dice que la ltima vez que se le vi con vida fue el jueves de la semana pasada, luego de