Authorities said a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, which caused a chain reaction.
Cal Fire firefighters rushed to the scene where trash was actively burning.
He was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center, where he was being held on a $1 million bail.
The pair were arrested after a U.S. postal carrier was robbed at gunpoint in Palm Desert this week.
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Mecca and Thermal residents can schedule in advance to bring their small, young pets to the mobile clinics on Friday and Saturday.
A warrant was served Tuesday in the 74000 block of Petunia Place in Palm Desert.
The pair are accused of threatening a man to have him deported if he did not pay them six figures.
Pretrial motions got underway Thursday for Stephen Roy McKernan, who is accused of killing 75-year-old Claire Carsman.
A victim was threatened with deportation if he did not pay $100,000.
Shawn Michael Kirkpatrick on Tuesday admitted three counts of DUI gross vehicular manslaughter, and other charges.
A 17-year-old was found by deputies at 1 a.m. on Wednesday suffering from fatal wounds.
Adam Slater stabbed his pregnant wife, took their baby, and drove up Highway 74 before plunging off it. He then used a knife on his child.
The fiery collision was reported Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Dillon and Lamel roads.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it caught up with the suspect at the Highway 86 checkpoint near the Salton Sea.
The stabbing was reported reported in the 100 block of West Tahquitz Canyon Drive, Palm Springs police said.
U.S. Postal Service worker, who claimed a man approached him brandishing the pistol grip of a handgun as he was mid-delivery.
The blaze has swelled to 25 acres.
The Cahuilla Avenue home caught fire for reasons under investigation early Monday, authorities say.
A Riverside County Sheriff's Department rescue helicopter hoisted the hikers to safety.
A man was in custody on suspicion of killing his parents in Indio.
Luis Flores Cantor of Palm Springs allegedly took the lives of 80-year-old Joseph Rajczi and 59-year-old Jennifer Dillon in 2021.
The 28-year-old from Cathedral City was a passenger in the vehicle that flipped over last week.
The Palm Desert couple was found late Thursday, officials say.
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Cameron Francis Curtis was convicted of murder Tuesday. Prosecutors said he fatally struck a woman while driving drunk.
The situation turned into a police standoff that eventually led to a surrender without incident, according to authorities.
The Mountain Rescue team located a 71-year-old hiker reported by a friend as lost overnight in the mountains of eastern Riverside County.
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He is accused of gunning down his estranged wife at a mobile home park in La Quinta while inflamed over notions she was having affair.
The boy allegedly ran multiple red lights on a mini motorcycle and was found with an illegally possessed firearm.
The deadly crash was reported at 10:15 a.m. Friday near the intersection of 68th Avenue and Grant Street, in Mecca, according to California
Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of a 34-year-old man accused of gunning down his estranged wife at a mobile home park in La Quinta
Rocketman Valencia's act was interrupted by a strong gust of wind that caused him to miss the safety net.
The blaze was reported in the 80000 block of Via Valerosa, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Palm Desert investigators are seeking additional victims of an LA man who posed as a lawyer and bilked a Palm Desert man out of thousands.
Jury selection will begin in one week for the coach accused of running over and killing a Palm Desert woman as he drove under the influence.
The five adults displaced were being assisted by personnel from the Southern California Red Cross.
A student told school administration that a teacher touched them inappropriately, authorities said.
Testimony in the trial of a Palm Desert felon accused of killing his year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife is underway this week.