Month: February 2017

UPDATE: 6:56 p.m. Before moving to Arkansas, Larry Ingels called the Southland home for years, and even went through his fair share of stormy weather. “It seems to come fast and furious,” Ingels said. “You’ve got to just slow down, and pay attention to what’s going on around you. It can get interesting fast if

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department say two stores at the Shops on El Paseo were burglarized early around 4:20 Saturday morning. Officers were seen patrolling the area on Sunday. While the sheriff’s department can’t confirm additional details, News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 obtained a memo sent out to merchants at The Gardens on El

UPDATE: 4:23 p.m. Power has been restored to more than 500 people in Coachella following a early morning crash. A vehicle crashed into the power pole near Van Buren Street and Avenue 55 at 2:45 a.m. The crash caused an outage to last more than an hour, affecting 526 people. Lanes in the area were

A strong Pacific storm Friday prompted a handful of flight cancellations and delays at Palm Springs International Airport, mostly regarding arrivals and departures to and from San Francisco, joining numerousother cancellations at airports across Southern California. Many of the cancellations regionally have come from Southwest Airlines flights, which does not serve the Palm Springs Airport.

Hundreds of people came to tour the Christopher Kennedy Compound Saturday morning. Tours started at 9 a.m. and the party continued throughout the night. Overcast skies and a few raindrops didn’t seem to bother visitors as they toured this year’s compound, with some traveling from Australia just to experience Modernism Week. “Been following Modernism Week

Update: Little Morongo Road is back open Sunday morning. Police reopened the road just before 6 p.m. Saturday. Desert Hot Springs police have closed Little Morongo Road early Saturday morning between Pierson Boulevard and Mission Lakes Boulevard due to severe flooding and mud and debris in the roadway. Desert Hot Springs police urge all motorists

Southern California is off to a wet weekend and people in the Valley are seeing affects from the storm system. More than 1,200 people were left without power in Palm Desert and Cathedral City. “Oh it sucks. You can’t open up your fridge, there’s no Wi-Fi, so all kinds of fun like that,” said one

One person is recovering form injuries tonight — after losing control of her vehicle. The crash happened around 2:15 this afternoon at the intersection of Thousand Palms Canyon Road and Dillon Road — just north of thousand palms in an unincorporated area of Sky Valley. California Highway Patrol officers said that speed and rain were

Update 7:15 a.m.: Southern California Edison said power expected to be restored to Palm Desert customers by 3:00 p.m. and by 5:00 p.m. to Cathedral City customers. Update: Power restored to nearly all SCE customers in Palm Desert and Cathedral City. In Palm Desert, 12 customers remain without power and in Cathedral City 34 customers

The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival was off and running Friday with its opening ceremony and and first visitors. Thousands are expected to come to the East Valley to attend the event. Vendors were ready to hawk their wares and of course the good fried foods that may not be best for one’s

Gutting a house and getting it ready for massive Modernism week crowds in 6 weeks. Sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what Christopher Kennedy and his army of interior designers do every year. Thursday the compound looks like a scene straight out of Extreme Home Makeover. But by Saturday this year’s compound will be transformed into

As the storm made it’s way to the California coast, some travelers were stuck dealing with delays, diverted planes and cancellations. “It’s just frustrating because I don’t get home until about 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning in Atlanta. So it makes for a very, very long night,” Heidi Freed said. Half of the UCLA gymnastics team

There have been a number of immigration scares across the Valley after President Donald Trump signed the executive order on immigration almost a month ago. According to a draft memo obtained by the Associated Press the Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize National Guard troops to assist in deportation efforts. The White House

Another local valley school is dealing with a small outbreak of Hand Foot and Mouth disease, according to Barbara Cole, with the Riverside County Health Dept. According to Cole, at least ten students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in La Quinta have come down with the disease. The Health Department is monitoring the school’s efforts

TODEC Legal Center Perris ( TODEC ) will be opening a Coachella office Saturday. Find out about services they provide here .

The 71st annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival opens in Indio today, featuring carnival rides, a President’s Day parade, pageantry, live music and more. From Feb. 17 to Feb. 26, the Riverside County Fairgrounds will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, opening today with the traditional “blessing of the dates.”

The 24th annual ‘Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) Foundation Storybook Gala helped raise $1.1 million for Vision 2020 and the construction of the new children’s hospital Thursday night at the Riverside Convention Center. Loma Linda officials said Vision 2020: The Campaign for a Whole Tomorrow, will allow LLUCH to continue to provide world class

Desert Hot Springs Police were investigating a home invasion robbery at a home along the 67700 block of Loma Vista Road. Officers were called to the residence at 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening where a resident said an acquaintance came to his home with four other men he didn’t know. Upon arrival, those officers say they