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UPDATE: The scene has been cleared and traffic is moving again. A big rig overturned just before 3 p.m. Saturday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Banning near 8th Street. There were no reports of any injuries. If you planning on traveling west on I-10 west toward Riverside and Los Angeles, be prepared
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The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event brought hundreds of people to Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park Saturday. Participants walked to raise money for Alzheimer’s research along with free local support programs for people with the disease and their caregivers, who are often unpaid family members. “We’re walking for Aunt Dottie and Amber,” said Susan McCormick who was
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Nine people were arrested during a parole check within the areas of Calimesa, Beaumont, Banning and Cabazon according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. On Oct. 27 at 9 a.m., the Riverside County Region Gang Task Force – Region 2 conducted a parole and probation compliance operation consisting of compliance checks at various locations within
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The final week of the high school football season ended with a wild league title scenario, while Coachella Valley proved to be top of the class once again. The schedule was headlined by the 63rd annual Bell Game between Indio and Coachella Valley, as well as the highly anticipated DEL game with championship implications between
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Court filings obtained by News Channel 3 reveal new information on what investigators say happened before and after two people were found dead in Coachella on Sunday. David Torres-Cerda, 22, is due in an Indio courtroom on Friday afternoon. He was apprehended in Colma, in the San Francisco Bay area over the weekend. He is
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District is moving forward with its plans to build a new elementary school in North Shore. North Shore Elementary School will be built at the corner of Arthur Street and 70th Avenue. On Friday, district and community leaders broke ground on the site of the campus as residents watched on. Right
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College of the Desert was on lockdown midday Friday after a report of a person with a weapon on campus. An “all-clear” was given around 12:30 p.m., signaling safety on the Palm Desert campus. Earlier, people were urged to stay away from campus. Those on campus were asked to shelter in place. College of the
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Friday marked National First Responders Day. It’s a day to recognize all of the hard-working people on our frontlines every day. It’s also a day to raise awareness about how you can help save a life before they arrive. According to the American Heart Association, about 70 percent of heart attacks happen at home. Cal Fire
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The U.S. Health and Human Secretary Xavier Becerra visited the Coachella Valley Friday, touring local health centers including a Desert Hot Springs senior center and DAP Health in Palm Springs. Becerra began the day at Desert Hot Springs Senior Center alongside Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. They urged the valley’s elderly to get their Covid-19 boosters
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The “Bell Game” between Yucca Valley High School and Twentynine Palms High School has been canceled, officials confirmed. This comes after YVHS was placed on a temporary lockdown after reports of an altercation on Friday. Details on the altercation were limited, however, authorities said the altercation was only verbal, it was not physical and there
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A 34-year-old man suspected of striking multiple vehicles while leading officers on a vehicle pursuit from Indio to Thermal pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. John Anthony Aispuro Jr. of Indio was charged with single counts each of evading arrest, eluding a pursuing peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer
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Riverside County officials and its local partners were at our nation’s capital to advocate about their progress with affordable housing. “We’ve got to address this now,” said Greg Rodriguez, County Deputy Director of Housing and Workforce Solutions. The county, Lift to Rise and its partners met with President Biden’s Senior Economic Advisor, Gene Sperling. They
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A person has been pronounced dead after a rollover crash in Thousand Palms Thursday evening. The crash happened shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Washington Street and Coyote Song Way. Cal Fire confirmed one vehicle rolled over with two victims. The second victim was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, Cal Fire confirmed. There is
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Did you see it? Numerous valley residents called our newsroom to report a rocket in the sky. So what was it? SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket successfully from its Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/bIFlERy14S— SpaceX
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Two 20-year-old men accused of gunning down the owner of a Cathedral City convenience store during a robbery re-entered not guilty pleas to felony charges today. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs were charged with two felony counts, one each of murder and attempted robbery, according to court
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A 30-year-old man accused in a fatal shooting in Cathedral City re-entered a not guilty plea to a murder charge today. Along with a murder charge, Jose Ernesto Martinez of Desert Hot Springs faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury. He re-entered a not guilty plea to the charge
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducted a homeless outreach option Thursday morning in Coachella. The department’s Coachella Community Action Team teamed up with Union Pacific Railroad Police to provide resources to those in need. CCAT relocated approximately 10 transients alongside the train tracks on Grapefruit Blvd. between Avenue 48 and Avenue 49. Illegal homeless camps
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Riverside County added an additional 90 deaths related to COVID-19. County health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr said the additional deaths are a result of the state’s ongoing review of death records over the past two years. Newest death data for COVID-19 shows 60 new deaths associated with the virus. The new numbers are the result
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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and the city of Coachella have agreed on a beautification project for the Dillon Road corridor, which is located between Interstate 10 and Highway 86. The tribe and city officials will sign the memo of agreement at a ceremony on Monday. Officials said the partnership aims to increase
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER AND KATHLEEN RONAYNE PHOENIX (AP) — California communities exposed to hazardous dust by a drying lake bed have found themselves at the center of tensions between Arizona and California over how to conserve water along the overtaxed Colorado River. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat facing reelection, wants the federal
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