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The growing number of mulch fires in the east valley has caught the attention of local government officials. I-team reporter Karen Devine rode along with a newly formed county task force focused on reducing the risk of fires stemming from illegal dumping of green waste. “For the first time we are actually doing something joined
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Police are looking for a man accused of stealing from a caricature artist during Riverside’s Festival of Lights Parade. According to Riverside PD, at around 11:50 p.m. on Dec. 5, the suspect approached a caricature artist and asked for a portrait of himself. The artist agreed, however, once they finished, the suspect grabbed the artist’s
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An officer-involved shooting occurred Monday night in Cathedral City while an officer was pursuing a teenage suspect in the process of a robbery investigation. No officer or suspect was injured in the process of the officer-involved shooting. According to a news release issued by the Cathedral City Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, officers received a
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Riverside County supervisors today approved the allocation of $350,000 from an environmental improvement fund to support efforts to restore the dying Salton Sea. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the supervisors authorized the disbursal from the Coachella Valley Air Quality Enhancement Fund to help pay for the planned north end restoration of the 360-square mile
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Two men have been charged in connection with a 2018 crash that killed a cyclist in Rancho Mirage. According to a felony complaint from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, vehicular manslaughter charges have been filed against 21-year-old Luis Armando Castaneda and 23-year-old Alex Isidro Quiroz. Quiroz and Castaneda were allegedly at fault in a
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Two store employees were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sting operation in Cathedral City, police announced Tuesday. Cathedral City officers worked with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and minor decoys to target at least 10 alcohol license-holders on Monday, netting two arrests at two separate stores. The employees
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A third man sought in the murder of a woman whose body was dumped near a lake in the Temescal Valley two decades ago was in custody today, more than a year after another man originally convicted in the murder was exonerated and released from jail following a review of forensic evidence. Googie Rene Harris
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The Imperial Irrigation District is now offering free online do-it-yourself energy audits to help residential customers in the Coachella and Imperial and valleys save money on their electricity bills. The tool — MyEnergyXpert — allows customers to input information regarding energy use patterns by completing an online assessment in less than 10 minutes. The tool
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A woman who was struck by a vehicle in Palm Desert on Monday afternoon has died, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The pedestrian was a 57-year-old Palm Desert resident, but as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, her identity had not been officially released. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for the Riverside
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If you’re still in need of health insurance for next year, it’s not too late. The government is extending open enrollment for certain Affordable Care Act plans but only for 36 hours. Those looking to apply should head to Healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace for buying individual health insurance plans at lowered rates. Users can
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Police say four horses are dead after two separate crashes in Thermal Tuesday morning. The first accident was reported at around 4 a.m. on Harrison Street near Avenue 60. Not many details have been released on this crash. Riverside County Animal Services officials said one horse was killed and a second was so badly injured
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke one-on-one with News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia about campaign issues that affect the Coachella Valley. It’s the only television interview Sanders gave during his one-day visit Monday. With this elections’ California primary set for months earlier than the last, Sanders made clear he and his campaign intend to focus
Continue Reading UPDATE: Woman struck by vehicle in Palm Desert dies after being rushed to hospital *** The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has shut down a Palm Desert roadway after a female was struck by a vehicle. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the collision was reported at around
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PALM DESERT, Calif. – The first paperboy at Paramount Pictures Studio in the early 1940s lives in Palm Desert. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay sat down with Bernard Mazel for an interview. “Whenever I see old Paramount movies I see most of my customer’s names,” Mazel remembers. Today, 88-year-old, Mazel reminisces his time as
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Riverside County’s 2020 homeless count plans to expand and will now include people living in cars. The number of homeless in 2020 is expected to increase as the count expands beyond streets and encampments. This comes as the funding determined by the 2019 count is still working its way to local streets. Officials expect the
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A pedestrian was struck by a truck and fatally injured today on Interstate 10 near Desert Center. The collision was reported about 6:20 p.m. on the westbound side of the interstate just west of Desert Center near state Route 177, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim, whose age and gender were not immediately
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A Desert Hot Springs man wanted for their alleged role in an attempted robbery at a high desert liquor store has been arrested, jail records show. According to San Bernardino County jail records, Odell Shidie, 21, was arrested Friday evening on the 13200 block of Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Authorities arrested Shidie during
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A former elementary school PTA president who was scheduled to begin serving a 364-day jail sentence today for stealing more than $22,000 from the association was a no-show at his sentencing hearing today, spurring a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest. Danny Cervantes, 36, of Indio, pleaded guilty in June to a felony
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Moments after touching down on Dillon Road near Thousands Palms Canyon Road, the plane was being towed by a pickup truck with a C.H.P. escort. “Obviously this isn’t something we see everyday. We were able to go ahead and get it safely into a parking lot,” said C.H.P. Officer Ramon Perez. Eventually, the single-engine 1949
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Four men accused of conspiring in an operation that involved using an ultralight aircraft to smuggle nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine into Riverside County from Mexico are facing federal drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. Victor Bugarin Perez, 28, of Mecca, Mexican nationals Juan Favela Paredez, 25, and Juan Carlos Iturriaga Centeno,
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