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A La Quinta man who broke into a home and attacked people inside with a rock which he then threw at two sheriff’s deputies, prompting a shooting that left him injured, was sentenced today to 12 years and four months in state prison. Christopher Curci, 28, was convicted Dec. 15 of three felony counts of
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A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place through this morning as we track lingering showers/storms that developed behind the cold front. Rainfall totals were in line with what we anticipated from this storm system, and more rain is on the way early next week. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 10 AM.
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A tractor-trailer hauling a load of apple juice overturned today at the 60/91/215 interchange in downtown Riverside, spilling juice all over a transition ramp, forcing the California Highway Patrol to shut it down. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway transition to northbound Interstate 215, according to the CHP.
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South Palm Canyon Drive between Camino Parocela and Sunny Dune was reopened to traffic Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. after being closed Sunday night due to a fatal traffic collision. KESQ News Channel 3 has learned a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car shortly before 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Investigators said the driver,
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PSUSD students are preparing for a Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCU) & Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) tour. Two sets of dates will highlight multiple schools. The Historically Black Colleges/Universities kicks off on March 23 and will run until the 29th. The Hispanic Serving Institutions tour will run from April 1 through the 6th. It costs almost
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Starting this week, the IRS will accept and process your federal income taxes. The deadline to file 2023 taxes is April 18. However, Californians who were affected by severe weather in 2022-2023 have extra time to file. People who live in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange or Los Angeles county now have until November 16. to
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Word of Life Fellowship Center is hosting a Gospel Fest in Desert Hot Springs to kick off Black History Month. Organizers say there will be Singing, Praise and worship, Praise Dancing, and Fellowship. Gospel Fest 1/28/24 at 2:00pm Word of Life Fellowship Center 64565 Pierson Blvd. Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 14th Annual Awards Gala
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers were on the brink, needing a spark to overcome a big deficit and avoid a third straight loss in the conference title game. Brandon Aiyuk delivered with an improbable catch that helped save San Francisco’s season.
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One of the largest health expos in Southern California took place on Saturday morning. The annual Palm Springs Health Run and Wellness Festival was held at the Ruth Hard Park near downtown. The big event kicked off with a 5K and 10K run. Participants got to weave through various Palm Springs neighborhoods along the way.
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies located a stolen vehicle off Tunis Road in Rancho Mirage on Saturday shortly after 3 p.m. Deputies believed the suspect entered an empty residence which led to an investigation throughout the neighboring area. In their attempt to get the suspect in custody, they asked residents to remain inside. A helicopter with
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Team ‘Christina Pascucci for Senate’ is responding to an error on the upcoming March ballot. The ballot lists Pascucci as a “no ballot designation” instead of a ‘local television journalist’. Team Pascucci says ballot designation can have a significant impact on a campaign, influencing a voter’s perception of a candidate. Pascucci who previously worked in TV news in LA and here
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Two people are behind bars following a search in Palm Springs. On Thursday investigators say officers were serving a search warrant at a home off Leonard Road. The department shared a picture of what they found. It showed a replica firearm, suspected fentanyl, and about $2,000 dollars. The suspect along with a friend were booked
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Cathedral City City Council is reviewing its five-year strategic plan at the Doubletree by Hilton. The meeting lasted seven hours, giving public works time to discuss the status of its projects. The council hosts this meeting once a year. Residents sat with officials as they discussed delays, successes, and plans. “I hear some detailing of what
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A suspected DUI driver led police on a pursuit that started in Coachella before crashing in Thermal Friday evening. The incident started at around 7:20 p.m. when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies located a possible DUI driver in the area of Avenue 52 and Cesar Chavez Street. A spokesperson for the agency said deputies attempted a
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On Saturday, Cathedral City leaders will gather to plan for the upcoming year. Officials will be looking at the five-year-strategic plan and also what projects were impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the City Manager Charlie McClendon says there are a number of projects that were impacted by Tropical
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will honor entertainer and songwriter Peggy Lee with the 467th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. Lee’s star will be unveiled at 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr. in Downtown Palm Springs on Friday, March 8th, at 2:00 p.m. Lee was nominated by Palm Springs community leader
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Saturday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Friday, hundreds in the Jewish community and their allies gathered at Palm Desert Civic Center Park to honor Holocaust victims. The community prayed, sang worship songs, and highlighted the horrors of the Holocaust. Six million Jews and millions of other Nazism victims lost their lives. Palm
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A Banning jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision today on murder and other charges in the trial of a probationer accused of fatally shooting a Coachella Valley man, prompting a judge to declare a mistrial. Jurors in the trial of Hector Ramiro Yamanaka Ruiz, 45, had been deliberating since Wednesday morning, but informed
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A man pled guilty today to a hit-and-run that caused the death of a 39-year-old man in Palm Springs and was sentenced to 90 days of county jail and two years of formal probation. Chad Steinmetz, 42, pleaded guilty Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to one felony count of hit-and-run causing death
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Riverside County agencies completed a “sheltered only” homeless survey in lieu of a comprehensive count, and the results are due out in April, officials said today. The Board of Supervisors decided last May to shift to biennial Point-In-Time Surveys, which involve canvassing all possible locations where homeless people may be trying to live, outdoors and
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