Month: July 2018

32-year-old Temecula man charged with intentionally starting nine fires, including the Cranston Fire still growing in the Idyllwild area. Brandon N. McGlover was charged Friday by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with 15 felony counts related to nine separate fires. The nine arson fires were all set the same day, July 25, and were

The San Bernardino U.S. National Forest Service hosted a community meeting to give residents a better sense of how they are progressing in containing the Cranston Fire. As of 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Cranston Fire has burned 13, 139 acres and is 82% contained. Three firefighters have been injured battling the fire and 12 structures

Days after the town was evacuated, businesses are now reopening in Idyllwild after an evacuation order was lifted from most of the town over the weekend. For many businesses and residents, this was their first morning in town ever since the Cranston Fire broke out Wednesday. Residents were seen hugging and embracing each other and

After several days of being closed due to the Cranston Fire, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopened Monday at 10 a.m. to visitors, according to tram staff. The tram had been closed since Thursday when a “precautionary evacuation” was ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department due to the advancing fire. All visitors at the

Update 7/30: The Tram was reopened on Monday at 10 a.m. —————————————————– Original Story: The Cranston fire has affected local tourism in the Coachella Valley with the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway being closed for several days. “I’m sorry about that folks.” That’s been the answer visitors to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway have been getting

A smoke advisory was issued Wednesday following the start of the Cranston Fire by South Coast Air Quality Management District. It has since been extended to last until Monday morning while air quality remains unhealthy for areas in Riverside County, including Perris Valley, Anza, Hemet, San Jacinto Valley, Banning Pass, and Coachella Valley. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego/status/1022615426637983751″,”author_name”:”NWS San

Two major evacuation center have been set-up for the Cranston Fire currently burning near Mountain Center. Latest Updates on Cranston Fire burning near Idyllwild The fire prompted mandatory evacuations for all of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Fern Valley. Residents of the area are asked to leave immediately. All residents south-east of Apple Canyon, Hurkey Creek,

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has ordered a “precautionary evacuation” of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Mountain Station Cranston Fire, according to a Tram spokesperson. A Tram spokesperson added that everyone at the Mountain Station has been transported by tram car to the Valley Station. The Tramway will be closed until further notice. You can

Thunderstorms traveling west this morning through the high desert and across the valley continue to light up the skies and bring light precipitation across our area. The thunderstorms began in Arizona and collapsed, sending showers and weakening storms our direction. A Flood Advisory is in effect from the National Weather Service along our desert slopes

A Palm Desert woman accused of causing a string of ultimately fatal overdoses in a woman she was caring for in order to gain access to the victim’s estate and more than $200,000 in her bank accounts pleaded not guilty today to murder and other felony charges. Marilyn Joy Zemek, 59, is charged with murder,

The ex-husband of a former Army veteran pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in her death. Dalen Ware faces 15 years to life for the murder of his ex-wife, Julia Jacobson, and her dog, the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday afternoon. Jacobson, 37, and her wheaten terrier, Boogie, had originally been reported missing in

A Yucca Valley High School football player says he got a concussion at practice Wednesday after his coach told him to practice without a helmet. Benjamin Lopez, 17, said he arrived to practice after helmets had already been locked away. He later collided at full speed with a teammate who was wearing a helmet. After

UPDATE: Indio Police say 81 year old Patricia Green was found safe and sound Monday night. Officers are reuniting her with family members. The Indio Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a missing 81 year old woman. Patricia Green, who is an Alzheimer’s Patient was last seen around 3:20 p.m. on Monday in the

A coach for the Palm Springs Power loses everything in Carr Fire. Zook Richardson is the pitching coach for the Power, a summer collegiate baseball team. The field manager for the team told KESQ & CBS Local 2 left the valley July 23, the day after the end of the Power season and also the

Matt Urban at Desert Horizons Country Club in Indian Wells demonstrates some tips on how to shape certain shots, in particular, a fade and a draw. Matt says that for a fade (right to left shot shape), golfers need to have the path of the swing to come outside to inside with an open face

A 205-acre wildfire continues to burn on Federal Land off Highway 74 near the Pinyon Pines Community. As of Monday morning, the fire’s containment had been bumped up to 95-percent. Cal Fire had issued an evacuation warning for the following areas near Pinyon Pines: Alpine Village, Pinyon Crest, Pinyon Pines and Pinyon Flatts campground. The

Update 4:00 p.m.: Desert Hot Springs Police Department confirmed Vasquez was found Monday afternoon. —————————————————– Original Story: Desert Hot Springs police ask for community’s help in search a missing woman with medical health issues. Rosmy Vasquez is a 5’3 Hispanic woman, with brown hair and brown eyes, weighing 125 lbs. She was last seen on

La Patrulla Fronteriza detiene a ofensor sexual cerca de Calexico. Según la Patrulla Fronteriza, el ciudadano mexicano Máximo Flores Lezaman, de 43 años, fue arrestado el jueves por la noche luego de ingresar ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos aproximadamente a cinco millas al oeste del Puerto de Entrada de Calexico. Los controles de registros revelaron

El ex marido de una mujer ex veterana del ejercito se declara culpable de asesinato en segundo grado, Dalen Ware enfrenta 15 años de vida por el asesinato de su ex esposa, Julia Jacobson, y su perro, confirmó el lunes por la tarde la Oficina del Fiscal del Distrito de San Bernardino. Julia Jacobson y

A man accused of vandalizing and then holing up in a bathroom at the Walmart in La Quinta, leading to an evacuation of the store, pleaded not guilty today to felony vandalism and resisting arrest charges. Daniel Lamonte, 32, of Palm Desert, is accused of damaging the store restroom just before 10 p.m. July 22,