A car dealership employee was arrested Sunday evening after police say he drove a vehicle he was on to deliver recklessly, driving well above the speed limit and nearly causing several accidents on Interstate 10. Officer Butler of the California Highway Patrol San Gorgonio Pass Station was monitoring traffic on the I-10 near Haugen-Lehmann Way
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What would happen if FIND, The Desert’s Regional Food Bank disappeared? News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay dives into the major impact FIND has on the desert and why we need to help keep it thriving. If FIND Food Bank disappeared, nearly 90,000 people every month in our community would not be fed. That’s according to
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Charles Merritt has been sentenced to death. In June, the 62-year-old was found guilty in the killing of his former business partner, Joseph McStay, McStay’s wife, Summer, and the couple’s 3 and 4-year-old sons. Later in June, a jury recommended a death sentence. According to KABC, the sentencing was originally slated for Friday after Merritt
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An Indio couple was charged with murder today for the death of their 3-month-old child. Leonardo Daniel Alvarado Fernandez, 33, and Zue Itzayanna Flores Urias, 26, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder after police responded to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital on a report that two parents had brought their dead child into the
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With prosecutors planning to re-try the defendants on a second-degree murder charge, sentencing remained on hold today for two men convicted of vehicular manslaughter for a street race that killed an 81-year-old woman seven years ago in Rancho Mirage. Scott Daniel Bahls, 34, of Palm Springs, and Wade Klinton Wheeler, 37, of Rancho Mirage, were
Continue ReadingA deadly outbreak of Coronavirus has spread to hundreds of people in China. The Associate Press cited the National Health Commission, saying that 6 people have died and 291 people have been infected. The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of the virus in the United States on January 20th in
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A man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 Monday evening. The crash happened at around 5:40 p.m. on Interstate 10, between Date Palm Drive and N Gene Autry Trail. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene told News Channel 3 the man was driving eastbound when he rolled into the center divider,
Continue Reading A man killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-10 Monday night has been identified. According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau, 62-year-old Chula Vista resident Dorian Zaentz died at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. The crash was reported around 5:40 p.m. on Interstate 10, between Date Palm Drive and North
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Kuro is looking for her owner or a new forever home at Loving All Animals in Coachella, CA. Call 760-834-7000
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Loved ones of Canadian hiker Paul Miller, whose remains were discovered in Joshua Tree National Park a year and a half after he went missing, were back in the desert Monday night to thank the many people who helped in the search efforts. On an emotional hike, they returned to the spot where Miller’s remains
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Dozens of people gathered in Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Participants gathered at the Desert Hots Springs police station at 2 p.m. before marching down Pierson Blvd. over to First Community Baptist Church. Parents, children, students, churchgoers and members of the community locked arms in unison as they
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Firefighters were able to quickly knock down a fire at the Petsmart on Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert. The fire was initially reported at 5:31 p.m. According to Cal Fire, first responding crews arrived on scene and saw smoke coming from the building. Structural response was called to the scene to assist in locating the
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The City of La Quinta and PGA West residents responded to traffic issues at this year’s American Express concerts. The city told News Channel 3 staffing was increased for Saturday’s night Luke Bryan concert to address the concerns after people were stuck in traffic for hours on Friday after the Stevie Nicks concert. PGA West
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Members of the Desert Hot Springs City Council could see their monthly base salaries more than double soon, the first pay raise for the city’s elected officials in almost two decades. The council on Tuesday will hear the first reading of an ordinance that would increase the mayor’s base salary from $650 to $1,429.68, and
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Today is the last day to register to volunteer for the Riverside County 2020 point-in-time homeless count, slated to begin on Jan. 29. The effort is key to understanding how many homeless or housing-insecure residents live within Riverside County and the nation. The data are used by Department of Housing and Urban Development officials to
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Fire crews are slated today through the end of the week to burn piles of brush and debris just north of Idyllwild, and residents and motorists were advised not to be alarmed by the smoke. The slash pile burning is scheduled between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the north side of the Idyllwild Arts
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An investigation is underway after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies found human skeletal remains in Joshua Tree National Park last week, according to a release issued by SBCSD on Monday. The remains, which have not been identified, were reported in a remote area of the park on January 16 at 11:11 a.m. A Morongo
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The Date Fest needs workers. In a post Sunday, the City of Indio promoted the job posting for the annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, which is right around the corner, kicking off on February 14 and running through the 23rd. The opening specifically mentioned in Indio’s post is for “Temporary Laborer”, a
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An advertising agency put out the call for anybody eager to participate in a commercial being shot today at a local hotel. A film crew will be shooting a commercial for the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau. A party scene is scheduled to shot in the back lawn of Hotel Paseo, and the
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A Los Angeles man accused of attacking and holding his girlfriend against her will in Palm Springs in 2019 was sued by the woman. The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought Thursday against William Lakoff. The allegations include sexual battery, gender violence, false imprisonment, civil rights
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