Cal Fire responded to a solo vehicle car crash just after 2:00 a.m. on Monroe Street and Airport Boulevard in La Quinta. Firefighters found the vehicle overturned on its roof when they arrived on scene. One person was killed prior to the arrival of first responders. The person was identified as David Seth Gonzales, 27,
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Palm Springs police say all roads are back open and the person who was struck is expected to survive. The investigators are still investigating the cause of the crash. Eastbound lanes of Vista Chino Road and northbound lanes on Sunrise Avenue were closed in Palm Springs Thursday morning as emergency responders worked at the scene
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By The Associated Press Police removed barricades, took protesters into custody and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ camp at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, hours after threatening arrests if people didn’t disperse. The sound of flash-bangs could be heard as police moved in. The police action occurred a night after the UCLA
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[Update: Saturday 1:19 p.m.]: Gene Autry Trail has reopened at the wash. [Update: Saturday 9:21 a.m.]: E. Vista Chino has reopened. North Gene Autry Trail was closed early Thursday morning due to poor visibility from blowing sand. The roadway was closed between Salvia Road to Via Escuela, according to Palm Springs Police at 5:00 a.m.
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CalFire responded to a residential structure fire shortly after midnight Saturday morning. The fire was located on Vermont Circle and Tennessee Avenue. The under-construction residence was fully engulfed in fire. The high winds and ember resulted in the fire spreading to an adjacent under-construction residence, according to CalFire. Firefighters contained the fire at 12:37 A.M.
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has addressed recent speculation about a potential future gubernatorial run in California. Last week, Politco reported that Bianco, who was first elected sheriff in 2018 and then re-elected in 2022, is considering a bid for Governor in 2026. Bianco addressed the report in an interview with News Channel 3 today,
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Update 4/16/24 CAL FIRE announced that a suspect was arrested in connection with the fire. The suspect, a 30-year-old woman, is facing multiple charges including arson. She’s been booked by CAL FIRE Prevention Officers into the Smith Detention Center in Banning, where she remains on $100,000 bail. Original Report 4/14/24 Cal Fire is still on
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A Thermal traffic collision left one person dead Tuesday night. An 84-year-old man was struck and killed by a 22-year-old driver, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency did not immediately release the names of the people involved in the wreck but said the older man had walked into traffic lanes when he was struck. Police
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A teenage driver was killed, and four others were badly injured, in a high-speed wreck in Cathedral City Monday night. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the driver killed as Noah Garcia, 19, of Cathedral City. Police say they also found two loaded and unregistered handguns in a speeding car that slammed into a second
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Update 3/28/24 The person killed in the crash Alexa Labrecque, 28, of Desert Hot Springs Original Report 3/27/24 One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash that left four others hospitalized Wednesday afternoon in Palm Springs. The crash happened in the area of N Indian Canyon Drive and 20th Avenue. According to the Palm Springs
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[Update 03/27/24]: The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has charged 22-year-old Evan Steele with two felony counts for murder and breaking and entering. Steele pleaded not guilty to all charges. He remains held on $1 million bail. He’s scheduled to return to court on April 8. Authorities identified the man killed as Robert DeTulio, 68,
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A motorcyclist was killed in a Palm Springs traffic collision involving a driver in a small sports utility vehicle Wednesday, according to police. Police closed East Amado Road between N. Sunrise Way and N. Avenida Caballeros at 10:09 p.m. after the wreck was reported. There was no immediate word on the motorcyclist or other driver’s names. East Amado was
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One person suffered serious burn injuries in a Palm Desert house fire Tuesday morning, according to firefighters. CalFire Riverside County confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 that the fire was reported at 7:33 a.m. on the 73300 block of Guadalupe Avenue, in a neighborhood just west of San Pablo and south of Fred Waring Drive.
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Update 3/14/24 Gene Autry Trail was reopened shortly before 2:30 p.m. Original Report 3/12/24 Gene Autry Trail was closed at the wash due to blowing sand and low visibility Wednesday morning, according to Palm Springs Police. Indian Canyon Drive was also closed briefly at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday but reopened to traffic within an hour.
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A SigAlert was issued by the California Highway Patrol Thursday morning for Interstate 10 east of Coachella in both directions due to two collisions involving big rig trucks. All east and westbound traffic was being detoured off the freeway in Coachella at Dillon Road. The CHP said all Eastbound traffic would be directed to State
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The Imperial Irrigation District reported a power outage in Desert Hot Springs and Sky Valley that was impacting 1,014 customers Thursday morning. That original number was later updated by IID to 1,029 customers. 314 customers were said to have been restored. The initial outage was reported at 6:52 a.m., according to IID. There was no immediate word
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Desert Regional Medical Center is pushed back Tuesday against a nursing union and its claims of serious health and safety concerns at the Palm Springs hospital managed by Tenet Healthcare. The California Nurses Association represents California nurses. It said Monday that Desert Regional Medical Center registered nurses had launched a new billboard campaign to raise public
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News Channel 3 is working to identify what looks like a large plume of smoke in the East Valley. The Bureau of Land Management and fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program say that they are working on a prescribed fire in the Dos Palmas Preserve in central Riverside County. Officials with BLM
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First responders were on the scene of a collision involving a fully loaded school bus and another car as students were on their way to school Tuesday morning east of Desert Hot Springs. The First Student school bus was rear-ended along Dillon Road near Johnson Road in Desert Edge. One person in the passenger vehicle suffered
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North Indian Canyon Drive and North Gene Autry Trail were closed through the Whitewater Wash Tuesday morning due to flooding, according to Palm Springs Police. A statement from PSPD at 6:36 a.m. said the North Gene Autry Trail was closed between East Via Escuela and Interstate 10. A second statement at 7:39 a.m. said North
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