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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Thermal. The Coachella Valley Gang Task Force arrested 19-year-old Thermal resident Juan “Chucky” Linares Friday afternoon. Detectives say he was arrested near the 83-000 block of Pinot Noir. LInares was charged with two counts of Attempted Homicide and booked at the Indio Jail. The
Continue ReadingSaturday marked the 2nd annual “Soaring for STEM” walk/run at the Bermuda Dunes Airport. 169 runners or walkers participated in the 5k. Ann Goodwyn, the Bermuda Dunes Airport Manager tells us about the event. “This is a spectacular event at a spectacular airport. There’s nothing better than waking up, having the sunrise and coming and
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, Cal Fire, and the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a rollover crash in Rancho Mirage. It happened just after 2:00 Saturday afternoon on westbound Dinah Shore Drive near Bob Hope Drive. Deputies told News Channel 3 that a driver in a black Dodge Charger somehow lost control of
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According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday they received a call about a possible armed robbery at a local business at the 48000 block of Grapefruit boulevard in Coachella. Mike Vasquez, Public Information Officer with RSO tells us an adult male, possibly Hispanic entered a business with a handgun
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A freshman from Palm Desert High School is dancing her way into the National Teen Miss World America competition. She’ll be representing the state of California and also advocating for a cause very close to her heart. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met with Sabrina Safron to learn about how she is preparing for
Continue ReadingThe valley’s high school sports community is rallying around a Rancho Mirage football player, Israel “Izzy” Ramirez, who suffered a brain aneurysm last week. Ramirez was rushed to the hospital last Friday after two of his teammates realized something was wrong. He’s undergone at least 3 brain surgeries since. “We saw Izzy come out of
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Week 7 is just about wrapped up, but it ain’t over until we have a player of the week. Vote for your favorite below and watch News Channel 3 at 6 p.m. to find out who won! Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click here to upgrade
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Nadine Greenberg is now speaking out after she was forced to wait months for benefits following the death of her husband, David, in February. He served in the Army and Air Force. “When my husband was in the hospital, there was a lovely gentleman from the VA who looks into see how you’re doing. And
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A death sentence was imposed today on a convicted felon who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death along Interstate 10 in Whitewater and, four months later, strangled his 82-year-old cellmate at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. In July, a Riverside jury unanimously recommended capital punishment for 43-year-old Rigoberto Villanueva of Fontana for the 2016 killings
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A local conference helping male survivors of childhood sexual abuse was held at the ABC Recovery Center in Indio on Friday. Nearly 200 showed up for the 11th annual “It Happens to Boys” conference. “It’s a problem that never gets talked about. It’s shrouded in silence and secrecy and stigma,” said Jerry Moe, National Director
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Who would’ve known the endless possibilities for a roll of toilet paper. One man from Palm Springs is making the most out of a roll by turning it into a couture wedding gown. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay met the man behind the masterpiece. “Anything is possible even with one sheet of toilet paper,”
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A Palm Springs man accused of locking dogs and cats in a moving truck and a storage unit, causing some of them to die, failed to show up today for his trial, prompting a judge to issue an arrest warrant. Prosecution testimony got underway earlier this week in the trial of Douglas John Yates, 57,
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A convicted felon who stabbed a 37-year-old Desert Hot Springs man not long after getting out of prison for another deadly attack pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 17 years to life in state prison. Joseph Arrez, 39, admitted the murder count, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations of using a
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A Landers man was arrested for allegedly making a fake bomb threat towards a local elementary school Thursday morning. According to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, at approximately 10:36 a.m., officers were alerted of a report of a bomb threat at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School. Kitchen staff at the school told police they received
Continue ReadingAll four shelters operated by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services will cut rates on cat adoptions this month exclusively for adopters who bring packages of new socks as part of a donation drive to help the county’s homeless. The “Socks for Sox” campaign will run until Oct. 31, during which time, anyone who
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Police investigated a stabbing near the Palm Springs IHOP. The stabbing was reported at around 7:08 p.m. on the 300 block of S Palm Canyon Drive. A news release by PSPD revealed officers responded to a call of three people fighting. When officers arrived they found one person with a knife wound. The victim was
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After much debate, In-N-Out is officially coming to Rancho Mirage. The Rancho Mirage City Council voted 4-0 to bring the burger chain to the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center on Highway 111 and Magnesia Falls. Mayor ProTem G. Dana Hobart recused himself from the vote. People who live in the area are still fighting back,
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A local conference helping male survivors of childhood sexual abuse will be held Friday, October 4, 2019 at the ABC Recovery Center in Indio. “I was abused when I was five and a half years old by two neighbors. But that’s not all my abuse…my dad was a heroin addict and growing up he ended
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Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a parolee charged with the beating death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old baby nearly a decade ago. Esteban Alamo, who was 24 at the time of his arrest and is now 33, is suspected of causing injuries to Serik Nieto, which led to his death Oct. 9, 2010.
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Representatives from colleges, technical schools, military institutions and other organizations will be engaging Coachella Valley high school students and their families in Rancho Mirage tomorrow at the fourth annual “Next? Think Big! College & Career Fair.” Upwards of 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which gets underway at 4 p.m. in the Agua
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