Month: July 2018

Los residentes que viven en la comunidad Rancho Del Sol y el RV Park en Meca están viviendo con poca energía electrica por mas de varios meses y con las temperaturas que sobre pasan los tres dígitos no pueden encender sus aires acondicionados por que la energía electrica no es suficiente, es por eso que

Bomberos de Cal Fire / Riverside County están combatiendo el incendio de una casa móvil en la cuadra 11000 de Western Avenue al oeste de Indian Avenue en Desert Hot Springs. El fuego ha sido contenido en la estructura y 1/4 de acre de vegetación fue consumido35 bomberos, 11 camiones de bomberos y 1 unidad

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters extinguished a small brush fire in Desert Hot Springs near the intersection of Hacienda Avenue and Mesquite Avenue. The fire was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. “When we got on scene, there was a small spot of vegetation, it pretty much burnt out on its own. Just smoldering,” said Preston Herd,

A heat wave will hit the Coachella Valley this weekend, with the mercury expected to reach as high as 112 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. An NWS excessive heat warning is set to go into effect, beginning 11 a.m. Sunday through 8 p.m. Monday. Afternoon highs of 109 to 112 degrees are expected

The heat was cranked up at the Bump and Grind Trail as hikers took it on, and for some, that made for less than ideal conditions Sunday morning. “Today was horrible. I think we’re like a hundred degrees right now, so yeah, it was pretty bad,” Beatrice Hi of Palm Springs, said. With temperatures in

Riverside County’s 56 cooling centers will open this week, starting with a kickoff event at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center today.The centers will open countywide on Friday, but officials will give locals a head start with today’s opening event in Palm Desert, a free event from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. that will include refreshments,

The first significant heat wave of the year is expected to send temperatures soaring well into the triple digits today in the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, according to the National Weather Service. With afternoon temperatures expected to reach as high as 112 degrees, the NWS issued an excessive heat warning

The third significant heat wave this month is expected to send temperatures into the triple digits today in the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, according to the National Weather Service. With afternoon temperatures expected to reach as high as 110 degrees in some locations Wednesday, and even higher temperatures on the

With temperatures soaring well into the triple digits Thursday and Friday and an excessive heat warning in effect here in the valley, there are a number of heat-related symptoms you should watch out for, in yourself and others, to stay safe and cool. “It is definitely hot out – I’m not used to it,” Kenneth

Triple-digit temperatures were expected in the Coachella Valley Friday as the region’s heat wave persists through the night, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures as high as 115 degrees were possible today, leading the NWS to continue its excessive heat warning for the Coachella Valley. The warning, which is in effect until 8 p.m.

The power and more importantly the air conditioning are back on tonight for dozens of people in a Cathedral City community. The power was off for about five hours at the Canyon Mobile Home Community, near Cathedral Canyon and Dinah Shore. Southern California Edison said an emergency repair was to blame. “I noticed it starting

With desert temperatures consistently topping out in the triple-digits, air conditioning may seem like a must for Coachella Valley residents. But for those renting homes, if the utility fails, you may be left high, hot, and not so dry. “Air conditioning is very important here in the valley,” said Patrick Somers of General A/C in

For those with central air conditioning, yesterday may not have been too bad, temperature wise. But if you were outside in the beating heat of Palm Springs, you may have felt like you were walking on the sun, as temperature peaked out at 112 degrees. Temperatures are trending downward for now, but preparedness is still

A heat wave is expected to send temperatures well into triple digits today in the Coachella Valley, San Gorgonio Pass near Banning and Riverside metropolitan area, according to the National Weather Service. With afternoon temperatures expected to reach as high as 114 degrees excessive heat warning that will go into effect at 10 a.m. Friday

A heat wave gripping the Southland will scorch the county today, with temperatures as high as 118 degrees forecast in the desert, according to the National Weather Service. Starting at 10 a.m., an excessive heat warning will go into effect for the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, with high temperatures of

In Thailand, rescuers are racing to drain a flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped inside for 13 days now. A former Thai Navy diver who joined the operation died, according to a Thai Navy source. Officials are putting in ropes for the boys as a guide through the cave.

An abandoned Palm Desert home that caught fire on the Fourth of July sustained an estimated $450,000 in damage, authorities said. The cause of the fire, which was reported at 11:18 p.m. Wednesday in the 74400 block of Old Prospector Trail, was under investigation, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. ​​​​​The home

Mosquitoes in Mecca tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis, the first detection of the virus in the Coachella Valley this year, local vector control officials reported today. The mosquitoes were recently found in three traps near the intersections of Johnson Street and Avenue 70 and Colfax Street and Avenue 71, according to the Coachella Valley