Palm Springs

A Palm Springs fertility clinic that authorities said was targeted in an act of terrorism this month will reopen Tuesday at a temporary location. American Reproductive Centers will see patients at the temporary location at the El Mirador Medical Plaza, across the street from the clinic’s original location on Indian Canyon Drive. Clinic team members have said they are...

The medical director of the American Reproductive Centers was supposed to be in the office at the time of the explosion.

It’s day four of a federal investigation that rocked the Palm Springs community when the FBI says a 25-year-old detonated a bomb in his car outside a fertility clinic. Christian Cazares reports for NBC4 at 5 p.m. on May 20, 2025. 

Debris from an explosion near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs is still being processed as the investigation continues. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on May 20, 2025. 

A brave firefighter was one of two officials who jumped into action to save the embryos when a fertility clinic in Palm Springs was bombed. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025.

The man ID’d as the bomber who destroyed a fertility clinic in Palm Springs may have posted a series of videos documenting tests of explosives.

Videos posted online that appear to be linked to the man suspected of bombing a Palm Springs fertility clinic show several explosive testings. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 Investigates at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025.

The father of the 25-year-old man suspected of the explosion near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs over the weekend says his son was “brainwashed.” Christian Cazares reports for NBC4 at 5 p.m. on May 19, 2025.

First responders saved thousands of embryos stored inside a heavily damaged Palm Springs fertility clinic after a car bomb exploded Saturday in a parking lot behind the building, the clinic said Monday. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 at 5 p.m. on May 19, 2025. 

Patients who stored embryos at the fertility clinic that was bombed in what officials deemed an act of terror speak out on their relief that their embryos are safe. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Reddit has banned a community devoted to a nihilistic, anti-life philosophy after the FBI said a weekend explosion outside a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic was linked to a suspect who held anti-natalist beliefs.

An assistant fire chief and FBI agent were credited with protecting embryos Saturday when they entered a Palm Springs fertility clinic damaged in a car bombing, the city’s police chief said. Video broadcast Monday May 19, 2025 on the NBC4 News. 

First responders were credited with protecting embryos when they entered a Palm Springs fertility clinic damaged in a car bombing.

Calls to Alfred Morando’s glass repair business in Palm Springs have been frequent in the hours and days following a powerful explosion outside a fertility clinic that damaged homes, restaurants, hotels, a hospital and other buildings, some of which were blocks from the blast site. Boards cover many of those buildings’ windows Monday, two days after they were shattered...

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Police Department are not increasing patrols or security of fertility clinics today following an explosion in Palm Springs that killed the bomber and injured at least four people.

FBI investigators continue to search for information after an explosion in Palm Springs over the weekend. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on May 19, 2025. 

The recovery process is just getting started in Palm Springs after multiple businesses and homes were damaged from Saturday’s explosion at a fertility clinic. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 18, 2025.

Investigators are still learning about the suspected Palm Springs bomber. Multiple officials tell NBC4 Los Angeles the bombing was driven by anti-natalist ideology.

The father of Guy Edward Bartkus, the man investigators suspect of bombing a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, says he was shocked to learn about the explosion and his son, despite not having talked to him in about a decade. “He had a good heart, and it’s hard for me to believe that this was him,” Richard Bartkus said...

Erroll Southers, a national and homeland security analyst, shares his insight on what evidence detectives will be looking for in the coming days as the investigation continues on the fertility clinic bombing in Palm Springs. This video was broadcasted at 5 p.m. on May 18, 2025.