An excessive heat warning is in effect for the fourth consecutive day today throughout Riverside County. “Hot weather will continue across the inland areas through Monday under a strong ridge of high pressure,” according to the National Weather Service. “Some high clouds may moderate temperatures a bit, but it will still be dangerously hot.” The
Continue ReadingEric Garcetti celebrated the start of his first term as mayor Sunday with a promise to do the basic things right while getting Los Angeles’ economy rolling again. The 42-year-old Ivy Leaguer, a veteran city councilman and son of a former prosecutor, took a ceremonial oath of office on the City Hall steps as part
Continue ReadingA reorganization of state government that eliminates or consolidates dozens of departments and agencies takes full effect Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year. Under the changes orchestrated by Gov. Jerry Brown last year, the number of state agencies will be reduced from 12 to 10, with departments that have related functions housed
Continue ReadingA 54-year-old man suffered major injuries this morning when he rolled his vehicle and it caught fire in the Desert Center area, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said. The accident occurred at 2:24 a.m. on the eastbound 10 Freeway at Corn Springs Rd., said Riverside County Fire Department Spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. The man got
Continue ReadingGusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. for at least 30 years. The “hotshot” firefighters were forced to deploy their emergency fire shelters — tent-like structures
Continue ReadingFor some local businesses, the heat really helps. One of those business sits in downtown Palm Springs, Great Shakes. “We had people all the way from the coast, the midwest, Canada. I heard over and over again, especially the Canadians say, ‘I’ve ever experienced this heat. Can I sit in here?’ They would get a
Continue ReadingA Loyola Marymount University professor who went missing during a hike Saturday in Thousand Palms Canyon was found dead Sunday, according to a news report. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies received a call at 3:18 p.m. Saturday that 71-year-old hiker Alan Hogenauer was missing and organized an extensive search before finding Hogenauer’s body about 10 a.m.
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