A vehicle caught fire and struck the signal pole at Date Palm Drive and Vista Chino this morning. The car reportedly caught fire after driving over the freeway offramp. The people in the vehicle were able to escape before the car engulfed in flames and took down the hill, crashing into the signal pole. There

The Palm Springs International Airport held a live emergency response drill Wednesday, along with City of Palm Springs Emergency Management, fire department, police department, FAA Air Traffic Control Tower/Inspector, AMR, and Desert regional Medical Center. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates a full-scale exercise every three years and annual tabletop simulations. PSP also incorporated airlines, tenants,

According to Cal Fire, the Magnolia fire and the Almond fire are both at 100% containment. There were no reported injuries or structure losses during either of the two fires.  Both fires ignited during the inaugural week of “Wildfire Preparedness Week,” which was declared by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office in May.  Cal Fire representatives say

Firefighters were working early Wednesday morning to fully contain a 40-acre vegetation fire in the Cabazon area. Hand crews were coming back down the mountain at the time, and CalFire Division Chief Todd Hopkins said the fire’s progression had been stopped at 40 acres. The fire was reported at around 6:27 PM near Almond Street

A vegetation fire in Cabazon burned approximately 36 acres Tuesday afternoon, CAL FIRE told News Channel 3. The fire was initially reported just before 2:00 PM in the area of Apache Trail and Bonita Drive. A CAL FIRE spokesperson said the call started at a one-acre fire burning at a moderate rate of speed. The

It’s Teacher Appreciation Day! While teachers always deserve thanks, the Palm Springs Unified School District is showing gratitude to all school staff members. They have days to celebrate school lunch heroes, workers, principals, teachers, school nurses, counselors, bus drivers, and school communicators. There are many ways to thank school staff members. You can bring handwritten

Game 3 of the Pacific Division Semifinals is tonight at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds will go head-to-head with the Calgary Wrangles in hopes of getting one step closer to winning the series. And tickets are selling quickly. We spoke to some Firebirds players, and they say they expect electric energy at Acrisure Arena. “In last

There are multiple reports that a former chairman of the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce is now accused in a sex trafficking case in Honduras involving the disappearance of a college student in 2022. William James Murdock was the director of merchandise of an appliance store in Rancho Mirage. We spoke with Murdock in Oct.