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A car fire was causing a considerable traffic backup on State Route 62 heading toward the High Desert on New Year’s Day. The fire, which was reported at 12:32 p.m., was causing traffic to back up starting near the intersection of Highway 62 and Indian Canyon Drive. Viewers called into News Channel 3 and said

A person was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Mecca Tuesday morning. The pedestrian, a field worker, was apparently struck by a lunch truck near the intersection. The truck was backing up when the worker was unexpectedly struck. The collision was reported in a field near the intersection of Hayes Street and

Indian Canyon Drive has reopened at the wash in Palm Springs. The closure went into effect Thursday afternoon at 2:41 p.m. The Palm Springs Police Department announced that the closure had been lifted as of 9:23 a.m. The closure was due to heavy rains which made the roadway impassable. To the southeast, Cathedral Canyon Drive

The Whitewater rest area on Interstate 10 westbound is closed and will remain closed until after Christmas, according to Joy M. Schneider, CalTrans District 8 public information officer. The snakebitten stop along the freeway has had periodic closures, some lasting months, dating back at least to 2014. According to the California Highway Patrol, Thursday’s closure

Moments after touching down on Dillon Road near Thousands Palms Canyon Road, the plane was being towed by a pickup truck with a C.H.P. escort. “Obviously this isn’t something we see everyday. We were able to go ahead and get it safely into a parking lot,” said C.H.P. Officer Ramon Perez. Eventually, the single-engine 1949

A pedestrian was sent to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Indio. The collision was reported at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street at 1:20 p.m. Responding officers found an adult male lying in the roadway next to a White Nissan. The pedestrian was taken to an

A vehicle has overturned on the westbound Interstate 10 Bob Hope Drive on-ramp in Cathedral City. The accident was reported at 2:15 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver was ejected from the vehicle. According to the Cathedral City Fire Department, the driver, an older man, was not wearing a seatbelt and was

A section of road has buckled, exposing a ruptured water main in Cathedral City. The damage is on Dinah Shore Drive near Corregidor Avenue. The roadway is shut down in both directions from Corregidor Avenue to Plumley Road. The incident was reported shortly after 1:15 p.m. Cathedral City Fire Department crews and Coachella Valley Water

Delays could return for motorists today as construction crews continue working to convert Indian Canyon Drive from a one-way to two-way thoroughfare. The work scheduled for today through Friday will include various lane closures from Camino Parocela to Tachevah Drive, where crews will be removing old lane striping, arrows and other items for the previous

A woman died after being involved in an early-morning crash in Cathedral City on Monday. 47-year-old Hemet resident Anette Sepulveda died on the scene of the crash, which was reported on Dinah Shore Drive east of Cathedral Canyon Drive. At around 12:07 a.m., Sepulveda crashed into a concrete structure in the center median of the