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The coroner’s office identified a 7-year-old girl killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms over the weekend. The crash happened Sunday at approximately 1:52 a.m. on the eastbound side of the I-10 at the Monterey Avenue off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 7-year-old girl was later identified by the coroner’s
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UPDATE 3:27 p.m. The San Bernardino County Coroner’s office confirmed the body of Patrick Welz, 38, was found at Joshua Tree National Park. Welz has been reported missing by his wife on June 10. His pick-up truck was found at a campsite in the Rattlesnake Canyon area of Joshua Tree National Park. On the morning
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A street fair celebrating the lifting of California’s tier-based coronavirus reopening framework is scheduled fortomorrow in downtown Palm Springs. Tuesday’s affair will be held on Tahquitz Canyon Way, between Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon drives, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It’s called the “mini VillageFest” in honor of the forthcoming return of the city’s
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PINYON CREST, Calif. 06/15/21 9:00 p.m. The fire acreage has been downgraded to 341 acres due to more accurate mapping, the San Bernardino County National Forest reported. Containment has reached 80%. Crews continue to remain on scene, mopping up. Highway 74 has been fully reopened and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. 06/14/21
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Ahead of the anticipated full reopening of California on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom and state tourism officials are holding a live briefing to announce plans to “jump start the recovery of the travel & tourism industry.” You can watch it in the player below: https://youtu.be/EGnqYJ9wRkA Newsom’s office is also announcing “California Dream Vacations,” tied into
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WHY THE FIRST ALERT WEATHER ALERT: Excessive heat continues for much of the Desert Southwest to end the weekend. We set records Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for multiple valley locations. This ridge is slowly weakening but still bringing extreme heat through Father’s Day weekend. That ridge is also pulling moisture up from the Southeast, so
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A swarm of earthquakes hit the Salton Sea Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest temblor was initially a magnitude-4.6, but downgraded to 4.3. The first quake of nearly 20 quakes measured a magnitude 4.0, and struck around 9:27 p.m. at a depth of less than two miles. The others hit the
Continue Reading Friday night, a swarm of earthquakes hit the Salton Sea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest tremblor was initially a magnitude-4.6, but downgraded to 4.3. The first quake of nearly 20 quakes measured a magnitude 4.0, and struck around 9:27 p.m. at a depth of less than two miles. The others hit the
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The Palm Springs Power are back! After missing last season due to the pandemic, the Power are back in Palm Springs for a new season, which started on Friday at Palm Springs Stadium. Fans were fired up to be back at the ballpark to check out the @PSPowerBaseball! Hot weather, cold beer and good baseball
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Jade Lopez is 10 years old and a fourth grader in the Coachella Valley. She helped raise hundreds of pounds of food for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. The collection of food for donation started with a 40 day Lent challenge. “Her godfather challenged her to raise 400 pounds of non-perishable foods to donate,” said
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It’s been about three months since 18-year-old Debra Nelson was killed in a single-vehicle crash in which the driver fled the scene, and still no answers as to who was behind the crash. The crash happened at around 8 a.m. on March 9, 2021 in front of the Winchell’s at 45995 Monroe Street in Indio.
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There are questions over the future of outdoor dining and “parklets” in the valley – those temporary setups outside restaurants. They’re the pandemic perk that allowed restaurants to keep serving customers through indoor shutdowns. Now, as restrictions are rolled back, will restaurants be allowed to keep them to increase their capacity? There’s a heated discussion
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s official: Most of California’s coronavirus rules governing public gatherings will disappear on Tuesday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday afternoon that heralds the end of the pandemic’s hold on much of public life for the nation’s most populous state. Newsom’s action on Friday ensures the state will
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The second of two unlicensed bail agents accused in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding fugitive who was gunned down in front of Palm Springs police officers in April pleaded not guilty today to murder and other felony charges. Lisa Roberta Vargas, 53, was arrested May 20 in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old
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Palm Springs firefighters responded to a fire at the Forever Marilyn sculpture site Friday afternoon. Photos from our crew show what appears to be burn marks around the plastic wrappings of Marilyn’s upper torso. It appears that crews were working to clean up the burnt plastic of the famous sculpture. Firefighters cleared the scene by
Continue Reading A search is underway for a missing man whose vehicle was seen at Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday. Patrick Lynn Welz, 38, of Twentynine Palms was last seen on June 5 when he drove to Riverside to visit his father. Joshua Tree Park staff found Welz’s vehicle at the Indian Cove Parking Lot on
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The life of a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy killed in a shooting in Yucca Valley is being honored during a memorial service Friday morning. Sgt. Dominic Vaca The Sheriff’s Department is holding the memorial service for Sgt. Dominic Vaca Friday morning at the Glen Helen Amphitheatre in San Bernardino. The service is be closed
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Indio and Coachella are the latest Valley municipalities announcing the reopening of city facilities to the public. “We appreciate your patience and courtesy as we adjust to the changes at the state and local level,” said Indio Mayor Elaine Holmes in a statement shared with News Channel 3. “As this process evolves, we ask for
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – State officials are awarding $50,000 prizes today to another 15 vaccinated residents as part of a financial incentive program to encourage inoculations against COVID-19. Gov. Gavin Newsom was inSan Diego with one of last week’s winners to help announce the new lucky residents. Watch the drawing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb3WwrGAV9g One winner was
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Former Shadow Hills High School basketball coach Ryan Towner was arrested Thursday morning following accusations that he raped a juvenile former player. Ryan Towner County jail records show that Towner was arrested in the area of Jefferson Boulevard and Fred Waring Drive in Indio on Thursday at 9 a.m. by the Rancho Mirage Police Department.
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