The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in a community in unincorporated Desert Hot Springs. Deputies received reports of shots fired at approximately 7:46 p.m. in the area of 20th Avenue and Paintbrush Trail. Deputy Robyn Flores, RSO’s public information officer, told News Channel 3 that deputies did find evidence of a shooting
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Last year, between January 8-17th, thousands of birds died at the Salton Sea. This was due to a bacterial outbreak known as Avian Cholera. This year, The Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR) has not found any birds with the same bacterial infection. Taban Sharifi spoke with Chris Schoneman, the Refuge Manager at the Sonny
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Its been less than a week since the months-long Indian Canyon two-way project was finalized. An area of the busy street in downtown Palm Springs permits two-way traffic, compared to previously traveling all one way. “First time a little while ago. I was coming from a hair appointment, driving down the road. I went down
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Demonstrators rallied outside the state capitol in Sacramento Wednesday morning in support of Senate Bill 673, before the state senate’s education committee voted down the measure. Backers say the bill would have allowed parents to thoroughly review what their children are being taught about sex education in the state’s public elementary schools. “I’d like to
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An Indio jury has found two men guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man nearly five years ago during a botched drug deal in La Quinta. Jesse Keith Cottom, 21, and Kenneth Michael Wilson, 25, were both charged with murder and attempted robbery, along with a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered Sunday in Palm Springs in a program planned a day before the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairman Jeff Grubbe is scheduled to give the keynote address at the event slated to begin at 2 p.m. at
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a suspect in an armed carjacking this afternoon in the east valley. Deputy Robyn Flores, RSO’s public information officer, said at approximately 4:02 p.m., an unknown male approached a vehicle on Harrison Street and Avenue 77 in Oasis. The suspect held the driver at gunpoint and stole
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There’s a hidden gem in Palm Desert. A Master Sushi Chef from Japan, who lives in San Diego and makes his way to the desert three times a week to bring an authentic flare to a local restaurant on El Paseo. Eye on the Desert’s Caitlin Thropay takes us behind the sushi bar to meet
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Morongo Unified School District has released a statement the day after it was announced that a former assistant football coach at Yucca Valley High School was arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes. Jonathan Andrew Linn, 55, was arrested in Pioneertown by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, jail records
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Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning in connection with an Indio homicide investigation. News Channel 3 first reported on the incident Tuesday afternoon, when the victim’s body was found in the Shadow Hills area of Indio. The incident was ruled a homicide Wednesday, according to a release issued by Indio Police Department Administrative Officer
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Golf legend, 2020 American Express host and competitor Phil Mickelson addressed the media just a few hours before tournament play officially kicks off. Go to our American Express page for full tournament coverage. Mickelson will start playing tomorrow at La Quinta Country Club, teeing off at 8:40 a.m. He is paired with the highest-ranked player
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Traffic was backed up for more than 3 miles at the scene of a big rig semi-truck that rolled onto its side along Interstate 10 in Palm Desert early Wednesday morning. The crash, involving a truck hauling hay, was backing up westbound freeway traffic from Cook Street to Jefferson Street in Indio. The CHP reopened
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The 4xFar Music and Adventure Festival presented by Range Rover hits the desert this weekend in Thermal. The festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Empire Grand Oasis. The 4xFar Music and Adventure Festival is promoted as combining live music with lifestyle, culinary and adventure experiences for people with a passion for
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A local musician, and high school football coach, who played at Stagecoach in 2010 was arrested Tuesday afternoon and faces three felony charges. Jonathan Andrew Linn, 55, of the John Linn Band, was arrested in Pioneertown by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at around 4 p.m., jail records show. Deputies from San Bernardino County
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A proposed mixed-use development that would bring a transit station, commercial space and 105 subsidized affordable apartments to downtown Coachella appears to be on the verge of moving forward. ” It’s the beginning of a new urban concept downtown,” Mayor Steven Hernandez told City News Service. “Our goal is for this to be the catalyst
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As valley teachers gear up to re-negotiate their contracts, many are outraged over salary raises given to top Desert Sands Unified School District officials, saying the money should have been spent to benefit students. Hundreds of DSUSD teachers came to the district board meeting Tuesday night to express disappointment in the pay increases of the
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Ron Shipley has stepped down as head football coach at Shadow Hills high school. “Starting and building this program since the inception has been a truly gratifying yet humbling experience.” Shipley statement via Desert Sand Unified School District news release Tuesday morning. “The experiences I have had with the student athletes, parents, coaches, staff members,
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A La Quinta senior care facility has closed its doors just a few months after a caregiver allegedly brutally murdered an 87-year-old resident. A social services representative confirmed that Sunbrook Residential Care officials notified the department they would be shutting down. The closure was confirmed on Thursday when a state investigator toured the facility to
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