A man was arrested Friday night after an altercation at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. At 9 p.m. on February 21, deputies working the event responded to the arena area for a report of a physical altercation between several men. When deputies came
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PSUSD received information on Monday morning from a concerned parent regarding a possible gang fight at Desert Hot Springs High School. According to the Desert Hot Springs police department, officers and increased patrols are at the high school this morning. As of 8:40 a.m., class is not canceled and students have not been evacuated. Police
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A tow truck driver was seriously injured Sunday after being struck by a car while working to tow another car involved in a separate collision. It happened at 10:38 a.m. in Beaumont along southbound State Route 79 just south of California Avenue. The injured tow truck driver was identified as Enrique Ramirez Sanchez, 49, of
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Riverside County Sheriffs deputies and the California Highway Patrol are investigating an accident in Mecca involving a train and an all-terrain vehicle. The accident was reported just after 4:30 Sunday afternoon in the area of Hammond Road and Grant Street. Cal Fire says whoever was riding the vehicle — has not been found — and
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Family, friends and other supporters gathered in Indian Wells for a public memorial for valley Dr. David Duffner, who was shot and killed in a murder suicide on Valentine’s Day. “He was a man that never met a stranger,” said Rob Goodwin, Pastor at Our Savior’s Church in Palm Springs. Pastor Rob Goodwin described his
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Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Morongo Basin Station, responded to a report of a suspicious package Friday morning. This took place in front of the Twentynine Palms Post Office. Deputies immediately evacuated the area and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Bomb Squad, were called in to assist. The suspicious device was
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An 18-year-old resident of La Quinta was arrested and booked Friday for Battery on a Peace Officer and Burglary. It happened at 2:34 a.m. at La Casita Restaurant in Yucca Valley. Deputies assigned to Yucca Valley responded to the report of a burglary and located him inside the restaurant destroying items. He resisted arrest and
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The Greek festival in Palm Desert took place this past weekend. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was there to learn more about what goes into putting on the festival. “Great food, great entertainment, and great Greek hospitality,” George Argyros, the organizer of the Greek festival told News Channel 3. Argyros says the Greek festival gets
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Riverside County Sheriff deputies ordered a man out of a Coachella home before arresting him. The suspect has been identified as 30 year old, Adolfo Diaz was arrested on probation violation. “I am terrified that I know that people who are dangerous live close to home when I have two children,” said woman. A woman
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One person is seriously injured after a van overturned on Highway 86 near Avenue 76 in Thermal. The crash was reported at 5:05 Saturday night. One person was laying on the ground when rescue crews arrived. Southbound lanes on the highway were closed down. The injured person is being airlifted to an area hospital. There
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One person is dead after crossing the street in Desert Hot Springs. We first brought this story to you as it was breaking on News Channel 3 live at 8 a.m. The incident happened at 4:40 Saturday morning. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Palm drive near Desert Dunes golf course.
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The mother of a San Jacinto teen is speaking out after she says her son was attacked by a stranger at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio. “It’s pretty tragic. You feel helpless. you want to find out how this happened, why this happened,” said Lora Wood, the mother of the
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Grand jury transcripts will soon be released in the ‘Scandal at City Hall’ trial that is now 5 years in the making. A judge Friday granted the unsealing of the transcripts in the corruption case against former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney. Prosecutors said the grand jury transcript
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Live Eagle Cam Sad news to report. According to the San Bernardino National Forest Service, the chances of the Big Bear bald eagle nest’s eggs successfully hatching is diminishing each day. The eggs are several days past the point where they normally hatch. Jackie, the female of the Big Bear nesting pair of bald eagles,
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Police conducted a high-speed pursuit Friday night that went through several Coachella Valley cities. Viewers reported seeing multiple police units chase a vehicle in Desert Hot Springs, along Interstate 10, Cathedral City and Palm Springs. Some viewers called into the newsroom to report seeing between 8 and 20 police units chase the vehicle at a
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Clouds overhead this evening as a low pressure system nears the coast. This same system will bring rain and snow to Southern California as it travels eastward through Saturday. Rain chances do exist for the Coachella Valley but accumulation looks to be minimal with less than a tenth of an inch expected. Showers will be
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The Children’s Discovery Museum in Rancho Mirage has a brand new air conditioning system thanks to the generosity of the city and Timo’s Air Conditioning & Heating. Timo’s Air was called out to the museum to check out a failed air conditioning system. The cost to replace a 10-ton commercial rooftop unit was over $19,000,
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This week we’ve had a past president, Mr. Barack Obama and sitting president, Mr. Donald Trump, both visit our valley – specifically Rancho Mirage.And while Obama and Trump may disagree politically, they both enjoy the game of golf, much like many presidents of the past who have ties to our desert and one country club
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A public memorial service will be held Saturday for a local doctor fatally shot in his office in Rancho Mirage last week. The services will be held in the main sanctuary at Southwest Church in Indian Wells. The church is located at 44175 Washington Street, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Fred
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A judge overseeing the corruption case against former Mayor Steve Pougnet, Developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney ruled Friday to unseal the grand jury transcripts, citing a lack of reasonable probability that the release would cause prejudice to the defendants. The judge agreed to set the unsealing date for March 4, per the defense’s request,
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