Month: August 2016

Officials say Californians are increasingly ignoring evacuation orders as the region faces what could be its most hazardous fire season on record. State fire officials say the trend is dangerous as infernos speed through drought-starved vegetation. Only about half of the more than 4,500 residents of Wrightwood heeded evacuation orders this week as surrounding forests

Dave Gross and volunteers throughout the area have turned the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds animal-style. “Oh man we got horses, donkeys, goats, chickens, turkeys, pigs, llamas, alpacas,” Gross said. “I feel like I got my own little Noah’s Ark going on here.” But he says it hasn’t been all horseplay for him this summer, spending

Just under two months remain until rock ‘n’ roll lovers converge on the Coachella Valley for Desert Trip. A mega concert like this calls for all hands on deck, and Goldenvoice needs employees. Davina Jimenez and her aunt are answering that call at a job fair in Indio. Both are veteran festival employees, with experience

Un incendio feroz al este de Los Angeles quem varias casas al avanzar por montes y desierto y lleg a medir unas 49 millas cuadradas. Las autoridades estn averiguando quienes son los dueos de las propiedades afectadas. Los bomberos tratan de apagar el siniestro en medio de altas temperaturas, clima seco y ventoso, que se

Three people are in custody after being arrested for allegedly trying to steal a truck from a home that was evacuated due to the Blue Cut Fire. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, they responded to a call of a suspicious call at a home in the 8600 block of Swarthout Canyon, inside

A man accused of breaking into a vehicle at a Rancho Mirage casino has been arrested. According to the Riverside County Sheriff Department, Tuesday night, deputies were called, to the parking structure at the Auga Caliente Casino on Bob Hope Drive, to investigate a vehicle theft. The Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit assumed the investigation

AAA del Sur de California inform que debido a un exceso en el almacenamiento de gasolina los precios han descendido alrededor de 30 centavos en el ltimo mes en nuestra regin. En el Valle de Coachella estn vendiendo el galn a $2.29, $2.37 y $2.65; AAA dije que espera que en las prximas semanas termine

Today College of the Desert Board of Trustees unanimously agreed on using eminent domain to acquire the almost vacated Palm Springs Mall. An attorney representing Palm Springs Mall owner, Haiming Tan, fought for the rights of the property at today’s hearing. On behalf of the owner, Ronald Cole says he does not feel that the

Trey O’Connor lucha por su vida en un hospital local con traumatismo cerebral que sostuvo en una fiesta a tempranas horas del domingo sobre Azzuro Drive, cerca de Palm Desert Resort Country Club. La polica estaba investigando el incidente como un accidente de trnsito donde un sospechoso abandon el lugar de los hechos. Pero segn

Eleven people are confirmed sick after a gas leak at the Department of Public Social Services in Banning, four of whom were taken to the hospital. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to a report of the leak at the building at 10:44 a.m. Once firefighters arrived on scene, they confirmed the odor of natural gas

CAL Fire responded to a fire at a residence at the 9200 Block Vista Del Valle in Desert Hot Springs Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters first arriving on scene say heavy smoke was coming from the front of the single family home. Cal Fire says half of the house was involved

El intenso calor fue de peligro para unas personas que se quedaron atrapadas en un autobs de transporte pblico greyhound y es que sufrio un desperfecto mecnico en Desert Hot Springs. Bomberos se abocaron al costado de la Autopista 10 en direccin oeste, cerca de la Carretera 62 donde tambn se report un hombre con

El Departamento de Polica de Beaumont investiga un incidente en el que una mujer fue balaceada ayer a las 10:30 a.m. mientras se encontraba dentro de su coche estacionado en la rampa de entronque de la I-10 y Highland Avenue en Beaumont. Los investigadores informaron que al parecer la pareja se conoce y el tiroteo

Around 9 AM several incident commanders and speakers from various agencies provided updates to the Bluecut Fire . They say the fire started at 10:44 AM on August 16. It is currently 30,000 acres with 0% containment. Hot and dry conditions with low humidity and high temperatures are contributing to fire growth. Officials say fuels

An 18-year-old man from Rancho Mirage is in critical condition and police are searching for the suspects who left him in a medically-induced coma. Trey O’Connor is battling at the hospital with serious head trauma he sustained at a party early Sunday morning in the 100 block of Azzuro Drive, near the Palm Desert Resort

The drought is not over, but state officials will not force most California water districts to reduce water use this year. The Sacramento Bee reports that about 85 percent of the state’s water districts told the water board Tuesday that they believe they have adequate supplies to handle continued drought and should not be subject

The Riverside County District Attorneys office is warning residents of a scam where homeowners are finding their properties up for sale on various internet sites without their consent or knowledge. The DA’s office, through a post on it’s Facebook page, said it’s received several recent complaints. Homeowners report properties listed as “For Sale by Owner”

With an excess supply of gas this summer, Southern California AAA- says gas prices have been decreasing steadily for over a month. Our news team drove down Highway 111, starting in Palm Springs, and ending in Coachella. We recorded gas prices and calculated an average price of about $2.37 per gallon for regular, unleaded gas.

The Beaumont Police Department is investigating after a woman was shot multiple times while she was parked along the eastbound I-10 off-ramp of Highland Springs Avenue in Beaumont Tuesday morning. Investigators said it appears the suspect and victim know each other and the shooting stemmed from a previous domestic violence dispute. Neither of them live