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During yesterday’s First Alert Weather Alert Day parts of the valley experienced dangerous flooding brought about by the storm. Three vehicles were caught in the moving water at the wash area off of Indian Canyon Drive. You can read the full story here. One of the drivers whose vehicle was trapped in the moving water
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Three major traffic arteries in and out of Palm Springs remained closed to traffic Wednesday morning due to flooding, according to police. Gene Autry Trail, Indian Canyon Drive, and Vista Chino Road were all closed as of 6:00 a.m. Motorists can use Highway 111, Ramon Road, or Dinah Shore to get in or out of
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Voters in La Quinta tonight appeared to favor phasing out and permanently banning non-hosted, short-term vacation rentals in the city by 2025. Early election results indicated that the pro-ban camp was holding a thin lead favoring implementation of Measure A. CLICK HERE TO SEE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS Results as of 8:50 PM Tuesday 11/8 If
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians on Tuesday voted to allow a law banning flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and strawberry gummy vaping juice to go into effect. With about a quarter of the ballots counted, Proposition 31 won handily with 76.3% of the vote. A campaign funded by tobacco giants, including R.J. Reynolds
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, two leading Republicans who like Newsom may run for president. It was the second decisive
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has been awarded a $105,000 grant by the California Office of Traffic Safety to increase patrols and provide traffic safety programs in an effort to reduce serious injuries and deaths on roads, police said today. “This grant funding allows us to support our ongoing traffic safety efforts in the
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A new local nonprofit, Advocates 4 Pediatric 2nd Opinions, was launched in July 2022 by Bermuda Dunes resident Jessica Fincher, after her young daughter’s misdiagnosis. “When we saw the doctor he said it could be two things. One thing she’ll need surgery right away and or it could be something else and where it’s probably
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The polls for in-person voting are opening up at 7:00 am across Riverside County for people to cast their ballot for the General Election. There are 146 voting locations you can vote in person in Riverside County. The voting locations will open at 7:00 am and close by 8:00 pm. If you are in line
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By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot were drawn Tuesday morning after a nearly 10-hour delay and now players will have to wait a bit longer to find out if anyone has won the massive prize. The numbers for the
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With storm rolling into the Valle on Tuesday, it often means flooding and water on the roadways. Riverside County tells News Channel 3 they’re actively working to prepare for flooding on the Valley floor. “Areas where we have roadway flooding. They’re definitely monitoring the areas where we have recent burn scars, so that we can
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Election day preparation is in full swing at polling locations across the valley. Voters can now cast their votes or drop off their mail-in ballots a day early which may be a good option for those looking to avoid upcoming weather changes. An incoming winter storm system is expected to bring rain and even mountain
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As the sixth week of testimony commenced in the Palm Springs quadruple murder re-trial for Jose Larin Garcia, jurors heard from a Palm Springs detective. Larin Garcia is accused of fatally shooting four people in Palm Springs in 2019. His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. Palm Springs Police Investigator Edman Escallada executed a search
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With heavy downpours and the possibility of flooding in some locations predicted Tuesday, the Riverside County Fire Department today offered free empty sandbags to residents at most fire stations countywide. The National Weather Service posted a Flash Flood Watch from noon Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday for the Riverside metropolitan area, which is expected to
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a crash with a semi-truck on the Highway 86 Expressway near Avenue 76. The crash was reported at around 4:30 p.m. Cal Fire reported that a small fire sparked under the semi-truck. There is also a small spot of vegetation burning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist
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Riverside County prosecutors are scrambling to re-file complaints and submit motions challenging judges’ decisions to dismiss hundreds of criminal cases countywide, in what District Attorney Mike Hestrin said today is fast becoming a “public safety crisis.” According to the District Attorney’s Office, judges have booted just over 500 felony and misdemeanor cases since the second
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Tickets are now available for the 30th anniversary of the popular “WildLights” holiday event at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. Wildlights celebrates 30 years of dazzling guests by transforming the Living Desert into a sparkling winter wonderland. The event features more than a million colorful, twinkling lights and light displays with decorations and entertainment spread
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A travel trailer burnt down Monday afternoon in North Palm Springs, leaving two adults displaced. The fire happened on the 64000 block of 18th Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. There was no word on any injuries or possible cause of the fire. The Palm Springs Fire Department assisted Cal Fire with the incident. Stay with
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Authorities have located the remains of a Yucca Valley man reported missing in July. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. announced that the remains of Jamal Middleton, 36, were found in the Stepladder Mountains wilderness area of Needles on Nov. 3. Deputies from the Needles Station had responded to a report of a found dead
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A fire at an abandoned and unoccupied Desert Hot Springs hotel was contained Monday morning after burning a building on the city’s east side. Cal Fire Riverside County said a two-alarm blaze broke out at 6:13 a.m. at what was the Sahara Hotel and Spa on the 66700 Block of 5th Street, two blocks east of Palm
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A driver was killed early Monday morning when her car left the roadway, struck a parked car, then rolled over and slammed into trees lining Interstate 10 in Palm Desert. The crash happened in the freeway’s eastbound lanes at approximately 3:24 a.m. approximately a mile west of Washington Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of
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