The Coachella Valley Water District will pay a penalty of nearly $237,000 for its role in a 2020 sewage spill that discharged 128,000 gallons of raw wastewater into a Riverside County stormwater channel. The penalty was announced by the State Water Control Board on Monday. According to the agency, an investigation by the Colorado River Basin
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Cal State San Bernardino, including the Palm Desert campus, has extended their undergraduate applications for first-year, transfer and returning students. The original deadline was Sept. 15. On Monday, the school announced a five-day extension bringing the deadline to Friday, Sept 20. Classes start in January and students can apply to any non-impacted major, including psychology,
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Deputies are investigating a homicide after a 71-year-old man was found dead in a home in Yucca Valley over the weekend. The investigation started when deputies responded to a medical assistance call Friday at around 7:00 p.m. on the 55000 block of 29 Palms Highway. Deputies arrived and found the man dead inside the home.
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Law enforcement officials held a briefing with the latest on the investigation into the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. You can watch the briefing below: According to reports, it’s expected that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Southern Florida will speak along with law enforcement. The suspect in the assassination attempt, Ryan Wesley
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Following an apparent assassination attempt of former President Trump over the weekend, what would be the second attempt in about 60 days, more concerns about the Secret Service and their resources. Representative Ro Khanna releasing a statement on X saying “The secret service must come to Congress… tell us what resources are needed to expand
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The Line Fire continues to burn through the San Bernardino National Forest. Drew Farr, U.S. Forest Service Resource advisor, said wildfire is part of the ecology of the forest. “The forest is adapted to respond to events like this so the fire itself, the forest will recover from that,” Farr said. “There’s a lot of
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Update – 9/15/24 We now know the name of the man killed in Saturday morning’s deadly crash in Desert Hot Springs. Twenty eight-year-old Adrian Mendez Ibarra of Desert Hot Springs was killed in a two-car collision around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Palm Drive and Camino Aventura. He was declared dead at the scene while one other person
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is conducting a death investigation after finding human bones Saturday afternoon. Deputies from Twin Peak identified the remains while on patrol in a closed area of Highway 330. After the bones were identified to be that of a human, the Coroner’s Office arrived on scene to collect the evidence for
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities
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It’s week 4 of the local high school football season! Several games were canceled this week due to air quality concerns from Southern California wildfires, however, we did still have several games played Friday night. Friday, September 13 Shadow Hills – 7@Desert Hot Springs – 0FSultana – 8@La Quinta – 29FRamona – 27 @Rancho Mirage
Continue Reading Wildfires can take an emotional toll on communities facing an evacuation, especially those who have gone through a similar scenario before. Local marriage and family therapist, Dr. Paul Hochmeyer says that past experiences are embedded in our central nervous systems and will influence our reactions, sometimes making them more severe. “Having a plan is important,”
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Officials organized a community meeting for Big Bear residents on Saturday. It began at 7 p.m. and took place at North Shore Elementary. The meeting was live streamed on social media. San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Cal Fire San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit and Cal Fire Incident
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Three minors were stabbed following an assault involving a group of teenagers Friday night in Palm Desert. The incident was first reported at around 9:45 p.m. when the three victims were dropped off at the Hovley Soccer Park, located along Hovley Lane between Cook Street and Portola Avenue. The stabbings are believed to have happened
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A firefighter battling the Line Fire was injured and airlifted to a hospital on Friday after experiencing weakness while working on the front lines, according to a CalFire official. The official said San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department airlifted the firefighter from the fire line to a nearby hospital for treatment. Stay with News Channel 3
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Firefighters on the ground and in the air are battling three major wildfires in Southern California. The Airport, Bridge and Line Fires have burned more than 110 thousand acres in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The Line Fire burning closest to us in the San Bernardino National Forest has burned just over 38
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Dozens of zoo animals from Big Bear are being temporarily housed at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. Big Bear remains under an evacuation warning due to the Line Fire. Staff at The Living Desert received a call from staff at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo early Wednesday asking for help evacuating
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The Ninth Annual All Valley Mayors, County and Tribal Chairpersons Luncheon is taking place Friday in Indian Wells. All nine valley mayors, county supervisor and tribal chairs will be in attendance. According to the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber, the event will “address a comprehensive range of topics crucial to [the] thriving business community.” Topics such
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The city of Palm Springs said that the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has not shared its evidence regarding the investigation into the residency of Councilmember Christy Holstege. As News Channel 3 reported last month, District Attorney Mike Hestrin sent a letter to three Palm Springs officials alleging that Holstege has been violating the city’s
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The last of three people suspected of stealing $2,300 in merchandise from a La Quinta cosmetics store pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge today. Derrick Yanders, 19, entered a guilty plea on Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to a misdemeanor charge of grand theft of over $950. He was immediately sentenced to
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A judge confirmed an upcoming trial date today for a 45-year-old man accused of shooting two Indio bar patrons during an altercation. Jose Gabino Ulloa of La Quinta was arrested last year following an Indio Police Department investigation. At the end of a preliminary hearing in April, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos
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