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Interior Secretary and Rep. Raul Ruiz discuss Bipartisan Infrastructure Law effects on local communities

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz highlighted how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help local, state, and tribal communities, including California’s 36th District. Specifically in regards to climate change, job creation, environmental justice, and local economies. President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law in November. It

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Coachella man faces rape, attempted murder charges for attacking 6 women

Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia The Riverside County District Attorney’s office announced the arrest of 36-year-old Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia on Friday. The Coachella resident is accused of physically and/or sexually assaulting 6 women throughout the Coachella Valley from September 2020 to August 2021. Garcia plead not guilty on Friday. Police say Garcia was arrested on

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9-year-old girl killed, three others injured after crash involving school bus near Desert Hot Springs

A 9-year-old girl was killed and three children injured after being struck by a car that had struck a separate school bus near Desert Hot Springs Thursday afternoon. Monique Gonzalez Guzman, 9, was killed, the coroner’s office said late Thursday. #BREAKING: We now know it was 9-year-old Monica Gonzalez Guzman who was killed in the

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Travis Scott’s Coachella performance canceled by Goldenvoice

Travis Scott is no longer performing at Coachella 2022, according to reports from the city of Indio and the Community Services Manager Jim Curtis. This comes as controversies continue to swirl after the deadly Astroworld Festival, and Scott faces numerous lawsuits. Back in November, News Channel 3 reported on an online petition calling on Coachella organizers Goldenvoice

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Bermuda Dunes man convicted of raping developmentally disabled woman

An Indio jury on Thursday convicted Gabriel Anthony Ortiz, 27, of sexually assaulting the then 20-year-old woman, identified only as Jane Doe, who investigators say “functions at the competency of a 12-year-old girl,” according to court documents.    She suffers from cerebral palsy and other medical conditions according to an arrest warrant declaration, which states

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