Month: May 2018

People looking for coffee Tuesday afternoon will have to go somewhere else other than Starbucks. The coffee chain will close more than 8,000 company-owned stores Tuesday afternoon to conduct “racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores.” Some customers felt it was an all-around good move. “They’re stepping forward,” Bob Leo of Palm Desert,

Update: The Indio Walmart fire was caused by “Electrical/Solar Panels,” according to Cal Fire. The total cost of the damages is estimated at $1,000,000, while $4,000,000 worth of damage was prevented by firefighters. **** A 2-alarm fire has been contained at the Walmart located at 82491 Avenue 42 in Indio, according to Cal Fire. The

Hoy se vence el plazo para todos los desamparados de la avenida 86,quienes fueron desalojados hace un mes;un grupo de unas 80 personas fueron desalojados despues que la compañía Caltrans,propietaria del terreno,advirtiera sobre peligros de salubridad en la zona. Aunque las personas que vivían ahi no querían desalojar y se re usaban a dejar a

Burglary and felony vandalism charges were filed today against a Thermal man accused of stealing copper wire from an irrigation pump station, causing $12,000 in damage to the building in Thermal. Jose Eduardo Mascareno, 38, of Thermal, is also accused of burglarizing the operations building at the Riverside County Oasis Landfill in unincorporated Oasis last

Two Cathedral City streets were renamed today in honor of a pair of local students being recognized for their academic achievements. City officials christened two roadways for Cathedral City High School student Anthony Pacheco and Mount San Jacinto High School student Stephanie Lopez-Duardo, with both streets adjacent to the students’ respective campuses. The streets will

Caos en la tienda de Walmart de Indio, despues que se reportara un incendio en el 82491 de la avenida 42, de acuerdo con Cal Fire. El fuego se contuvo poco despues de las 11:00 a.m, y comenzó en el techo cerca de un segmento de paneles solares. En marcha se encuentran especialistas buscando las

Una mujer fue rescatada despues que su vehiculo se incendiara en la Interestatal 10, de acuerdo con la Patrulla de Caminos de California. El incendio del vehículo ocurrió en el lado derecho de I-10 con dirección al este e Indian Canyon poco antes de las 3:30 p.m. Una persona que llamó al 911 reportó que

Emergency crews responded to the scene of an overturned vehicle crash at a McDonald’s near the intersection of Varner Rd. and Washington Street in Palm Desert at 7:30 a.m. this morning. California Highway Patrol says a car overturned and an older man was left trapped in the car. Cal Fire arrived on the scene at

A hiker from New Zealand who went missing in Joshua Tree National Park continued her recovery after undergoing surgery Monday. Friday morning, park crews began the search for Claire Nelson, 36, who went missing while hiking on the Lost Palms Oasis trail on Wednesday. Read: Missing hiker found alive at Joshua Tree National Park According

Memorial Day Weekend is pretty much wrapping up. More than 40 million people took to the roads, making for the most traveled memorial day in a dozen years, according to AAA. “It’s been a great weekend but you know the traffic, it kind of gets in the way of everything, but you gotta get yourself

This afternoon, a B-25 Bomber in the sky above Palm Springs showered the valley floor with thousands of red and white carnations as a salute to our fallen heroes. “To see the flowers come down that puts a thing in your heart when you see those come down,” said Tom McNunn, a local veteran. Hundreds

A woman was dragged out of her vehicle after the vehicle lit up on fire on Interstate 10, according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle fire happened on the right-hand shoulder of eastbound I-10 and Indian Canyon shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to CHP. A caller told officers that the vehicle was stuck in

In 1971, the United States dedicated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day; each year, citizens across the country would take pause and pay their respects to the men and women who so bravely served their country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Across the country, the solemn day is observed and communities pay their

Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking in an effort to restore its tarnished diversity-friendly image. In the Coachella Valley, stores will shut down at either 2:00 or 2:30, according to a Palm Desert Starbucks store manager. The stores will

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose three-tenths of a cent for the second straight day today to $3.706, its highest amount on Memorial Day since 2015. The average price has risen 19 times in the past 21 days, increasing 9.6 cents, according to figures from the AAA

A 3.2-acre Thermal vegetation which was reported early this morning was sparked by the arson of a stolen vehicle, according to Cal Fire. The fire was reported at 7:23 a.m. and the forward progress of the blaze was halted by 11:10 a.m. The brush fire broke out in a field near the intersection of Highway

UPDATE: The blaze’s forward progress was halted at 11:10 a.m. According to Cal Fire, the fire was sparked by the arson of a stolen vehicle. **** Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters are currently fighting a 13-acre vegetation fire in a field near the intersection of Highway 86 and Avenue 70 in Thermal. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1001156804376641536″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p

Un automóvil chocó contra un negocio en Palm Desert el sábado por la tarde. Bomberos respondieron alrededor de las 2 p.m al Just Blow Drys en la cuadra 73300 de El Paseo despues de que un Lexus blanco se estrelló contra un poste de seguridad y se estrelló contra la pared trasera. Debido a que

Miles de motociclistas rugirán a traves de Riverside hacia Perris hoy para un homenaje al Día de los Caídos que concluirá con un concierto patriótico en el recinto ferial de Perris. La versión 19 del evento anual “ West Coast Thunder ” está programada para las 8 a.m., comenzando en Riverside Harley-Davidson, 7688 Indiana Ave.

Bomberos de Cal Fire / Riverside County trataban de controlar un incendio de vegetación de 13 acres en un campo cerca de la intersección de la autopista 86 y la avenida 70 en Thermal. Alrededor de 30 uniformados y nueve camiones de bomberos participaron en la escena para combatir el incendio. El fuego estalló en