The incident was reported at 11:16 a.m. Monday in the 65000 block of Johnson Street, which is near Saul Martinez Elementary School.
The electrical room was found ablaze inside a large structure.
The crash sent eight people to a local hospital, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The California Highway Patrol will be watching the I-10, Indio, Blythe and Riverside County roadways for intoxicated drivers.
An early morning big rig rollover crash snarled eastbound I-10 traffic for holiday drivers.
The blaze was reported shortly before noon Tuesday in the 60 block of Bonanza Road, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
The slaying was reported midday in the 83000 block of Quail Avenue.
A Coachella Valley woman died as a result of a collision with a tractor-hauling truck.
Early Monday, a man was struck and killed by a passing train at Grapefruit Boulevard and Avenue 49 in Indio.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 2:50 p.m. Monday in the area of Avenue 44 and King Street.
Alcohol and/or drugs are not suspected to be crash factors, according to the CHP.
Upon arrival, police found a man who sustained gunshot wounds and was administered lifesaving measures by paramedics.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
A man was arrested after he attempted to flee from police, leading officers on a pursuit in the Coachella Valley on Wednesday.
After pleading guilty in 2023, disposition of the case was held up because of the admitted killer contended that he was insane.
Riverside County’s gas average dipped again this week. See the cheapest fuel prices in your area.
A convicted felon was accused of possession of narcotics and firearms after being pulled over by police.
Firefighters were working to contain a deep, sprawling mulch pile fire near Perris after flames broke out Friday morning.
Jesse James Garcia Airada, 28, was arrested earlier this month following a Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigation.
Police and firefighters found about 30 vehicles stuck in thick mud and evacuated 32 occupants to a staging area.
It's unclear whether storm conditions played a factor in the solo-vehicle crash.
The slow-moving floodwater rose to the wheel wells at a height of about 1 foot, fire officials said.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters raced to the scene of this gas station fire Friday afternoon.
A wanted suspect refused to leave this Indio home Thursday, prompting a SWAT team response.
The suspects, from Arizona and Los Angeles County, are thought to be connected to 28 separate organized thefts across Southern California.
A Silver Alert was activated by the CHP on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for a woman missing since Wednesday night.
Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland was in hospice care in Palm Springs Monday following an extended health battle.
An extensive search for a Twentynine Palms woman ended when her body was found by her husband.
A U.S. Marine Corps military training exercise was planned near the Arizona-California border.
If you see police and fire emergency vehicles at the Palm Springs International Airport on Thursday, this is why.
Here's a terrifying fact: in 2023, one person was killed every 42 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation's roads.
The man is accused of stealing the specially outfitted trailer from Rancho Mirage.
The child was injured falling from a moving vehicle in a school parking lot.
Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Firefighters hiked about a mile from the trailhead to rescue a hiker in the midst of a medical emergency. Here's what happened.
A Desert Hot Springs motorcyclist was fatally injured in the Sky Valley collision.
Detectives believe additional suspects may be involved and are continuing to investigate the series of crimes.
As cops pulled over two people in Palm Desert, they found this in the trunk of a vehicle.
The CHP investigation into Scott Raymond Cherko of Twentynine Palms began in June 2024. He was arrested this month.