This year’s Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta race brought many visitors to the area. Residents throughout the area were stuck in extra traffic on Sunday. The road closures for the cycling portion of the race made an impact throughout the city. “It’s kind of hard because I live like 5 minutes from here,” said
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Eastbound freeway traffic was backed up on Interstate 10 east of Indio Wednesday morning as a mix of commuters and Thanksgiving holiday travelers packed the already busy corridor. There was no immediate word from the California Highway Patrol as to why traffic was slow and at a crawl from just east of Golf Center Parkway in Indio
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Traffic was slow on Interstate 10 eastbound through Cabazon Tuesday morning following a series of traffic collisions. The first was reported at 7:12 a.m. when the California Highway Patrol reported a driver of a truck that lost control and hit a right-hand side barrier. Eastbound traffic lanes were slow for more than two miles, but
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Police shut down South Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs Monday morning between Calle San Raphael and Dinah Shore Drive due to a major traffic collision. Firefighters and medics were called to the area shortly after 4:00 a.m. Police said that one person suffered major injuries and was taken to the hospital. South Gene Autry Trail was reopened later Monday morning.
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Traffic was at a crawl on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Friday morning after a 3-vehicle wreck involving a Jeep, a truck towing a trailer, and a white sedan, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported at 8:18 a.m. on the freeway’s westbound lanes just east of Cook Street. The trailer and
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Freeway traffic was slow Tuesday morning following a traffic collision on Interstate 10 west of Washington Street in Palm Desert. Westbound freeway traffic was at a crawl and backed up for two miles to the Jefferson Street Interchange in Indio. Two cars collided in the freeway’s fast lane westbound at 8:02 a.m. Police and medics
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Police and medics were working to clear a car that rear-ended a truck and trailer along the westbound lanes of State Highway 62 Friday morning. The collision was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 7:08 a.m. A driver in a small sedan hit the back of a stalled truck and trailer in a canyon north of
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UPDATE: Traffic is flowing normally on Interstate 10 in Palm Springs following a deadly officer-involved shooting Thursday morning. Authorities say that a suspect shot at a Banning Police Officer after midnight today, during a traffic stop off of Highway 243 in Banning. The suspect fled the scene, but a pursuit began later after he was
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CATHEDRAL CITY (CNS) – A stretch of Cathedral Canyon Drive will be closed briefly Thursday for the annual Cathedral City High School Homecoming Parade. The street will be closed between Perez Road and East Palm Canyon Drive between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., with city officials encouraging the use of Date Palm Drive as a
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Motorists were hitting the brakes along Interstate 10 in Palm Desert early Monday morning following a collision involving a big rig semi-truck. Traffic was at a crawl and completely stopped for a time, as crews worked to clean up spilled rock and dirt on the freeway’s westbound number 2 and 3 lanes just west of
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Traffic lanes on Interstate 10 eastbound were closed Thursday morning due to a big rig truck fire east of Coachella. The truck was hauling containers of water when it caught fire east of Dillon Road and was reported at 5:25 a.m. Both eastbound freeway lanes were brought to a standstill due to the intense flames
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A fiery Desert Hot Springs head-on collision resulted in at least one fatality late Tuesday night. Police and medics were called to the area of Little Morongo Road between Dillon Road and Two Bunch Palms on the city’s westside at 10:51 p.m. Officers say two vehicles collided there at approximately 10:46 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. One vehicle
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Country Club Drive was shut down to traffic Thursday morning due to firefighting activity related to a Tamarisk Tree Fire next to the road, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Interstate 10. The intense fire was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 3:39 a.m. just west of the I-10 Jefferson Street exit ramp and was
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A woman was hospitalized Friday morning after she was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in Desert Hot Springs. The California Highway Patrol says a woman in her 40’s suffered major injuries at Mountain View Road and Whitney Court at 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The collision was not far from Wednesday’s deadly collision, which left another pedestrian
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COURTESY NEWS CHANNEL 3 The Riverside County Coroner’s office reported that 36-year old Wilbert Guzman of Desert Hot Springs died last night in a crash that occurred on Interstate 10 near the Main Street Exit in Cabazon. The crash was reported around 10:40 p.m. and caused a major back-up into the Whitewater area through the
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A man was struck and killed in a hit and run crash early Friday morning in Palm Springs, police confirmed. Sgt. Kyle Stjerne of the Palm Springs Police Department said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the area of East Palm Canyon Drive between Broadmoor street and Golf Club Drive just after 4
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Palm Springs Police reopened North Gene Autry Road through the Whitewater Wash Monday at 11:00 a.m. The important traffic artery in and out of Palm Springs was closed Saturday evening due to blowing sand and low visibility. The road had been closed to all traffic between Salvia Road and East Via Escuela repeatedly over the
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UPDATE: 2:24 p.m. Gene Autry is back open, police announced Thursday afternoon.- Palm Springs Police again closed Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash at 12:00 a.m. Thursday due to blowing sand and low visibility. This was the second closure between Salvia Road and East Via Escuela this week. Motorists were being detoured away from
Continue Reading UPDATE 3:20 p.m. North Gene Autry Trail has been reopened between Via Escuela and Salvia Road after being closed since last night due to poor visibility caused by blowing sand, the Palm Springs Police Department reports. Original Story Palm Springs Police closed Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash at 9:11 p.m. Monday due to
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Westbound Interstate 10 traffic was brought to a crawl in Palm Desert just west of Washington Street following a multi-vehicle collision, according to the California Highway Patrol. It was reported at 6:28 a.m. when up to four vehicles collided in the westbound lanes. At least one was also then struck by a truck. There was
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