Month: July 2018

Chris Gilley, head golf professional at La Quinta Country Club, demonstrates how to execute tough shots when you’re in the trees. Gilley explains that in order to hit this shot, golfers need to slow down their swing to lower the spin of the ball, which is what makes the ball go up. This is the

UPDATE; Power has been restored shortly before 4 p.m. *** Nearly 1,000 Imperial Irrigation District customers Lost power in Coachella this afternoon, just as a blistering heat wave struck the region and sent the mercury soaring well into the triple digits. The outage affecting 972 customers occurred just after 2 p.m. in an area northwest

Leadership Coachella Valley organizers are looking for members of their next class. Applications are still being accepted for the 2018-2019 session, which starts in September. The program “fosters involvement in valley-wide needs and concerns by providing perspective and information,” according to a release provided by the organization. Throughout the ten-month series of on-location classes, participants

A Rancho Mirage man who was caught viewing child porn on his cell phone at a Cathedral City business was sentenced today to 16 months in state prison. Vicente Celio, 52, was arrested on Sept. 19, 2017, after an employee at a Cathedral City business called police to report seeing child porn on a customer’s

Un incendio de maleza de 15 a 20 acres se desato en Thermal hoy, algunas estructuras corrian peligro de ser alcanzadas por las llamas. Aproximadamente 50 casas en el área fueron evacuadas. Tambien solicitando a los residentes que eviten el área. El incendio estalló por razones desconocidas justo antes de las 3 p.m. Cerca de

El equipo de First Alert Weather está siguiendo una ola de calor que golpea al Condado de Riverside esta semana. Se espera que el clima cálido provoque un aumento de las temperaturas de casi 120 grados en el Valle de Coachella. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió una advertencia de exceso de calor que estará vigente

A knife-wielding man accused of barricading himself inside a bathroom at the Walmart in La Quinta, leading to an evacuation of the store, was booked today at the county jail in Indio. Bail was set at $10,000 for Daniel Lamont, 33, of Palm Desert, who is accused of vandalizing the store’s restroom just before 10

The median price of a single-family home in Riverside County dipped last month, along with the number of home sales, the California Association of Realtors reported today. The median home price countywide in June was $405,000, compared to $409,925 in May, representing a 1.2 percent decline, according to CAR. On a year-over-year level, the price

El equipo meteorológico lanza advertencia de una ola de calor en el condado de Riverside esta semana se espera que el clima cálido provoque un aumento de las temperaturas de casi 120 grados en el valle de Coachella El servicio de meteorológico nacional emitio una advertencia de exceso de calor que estará vigente desde hoy

Actualmente están trabajando en carriles para bicicletas en la calle La Verne Way entre las calles Palm Drive y Twin Palms en Palm Springs, por lo que algunos redientes de la ciudad están preocupados ya que los carriles de los carros serán reducidos en una vía que es muy transitada y que las bicicletas solo

Due to high temperatures in California and most of the western United States, the California Independent System Operator Corporation today issued a statewide Flex Alert that calls for voluntary electricity conservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Consumers are urged to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon and evening, when

A 10-day streak of decreases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County ended today with an increase of one-tenth of a cent to $3.559. The average price dropped 4.2 cents during the streak, including three-tenths of a cent on both Saturday and Sunday, according to figures from the

The Skyline Fire south of Corona was 90 percent contained today as hundreds of firefighters worked to put out the last of a blaze that at one time threatened homes and prompted evacuation orders. The fire was smoldering and would remain in mop-up status as firefighters remain at the scene to improve containment and control

Changes are coming to La Verne Way in south Palm Springs as the wide streets soon to become narrower for vehicles with bike lanes being installed. “It’s a very busy thoroughfare and we get a lot of people that come screeching to a halt once they get to a stop sign,” Eleni Austin said. Austin

A 44-year-old man was killed when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled over Friday night along Highway 74 in south Palm Desert near the Bighorn Golf Club. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident was reported at 9:20 p.m. Officers at the scene told KESQ News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2 News

A minor earthquake was centered west of Palm Springs near Cabazon Monday morning. The US Geological Survey said the 3.1 magnitude quake was recorded at 6:40 a.m. and centered due south of Malki Road within a half mile south of Interstate 10. The quake’s hypocentral depth was 4 miles. People reported feeling minor movement in

Police are looking for multiple men after a theft on the 73400 block of El Paseo in Palm Desert. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Armando Munoz said the crime happened around 4:00 p.m. Sunday. The suspects took merchandise out of the business, but Deputy Munoz would not confirm the amount. No one was injured in

A Rancho Mirage restaurant is operating normally after a carbon monoxide incident sickened a few employees. Over the last week, some employees began experiencing headaches and nausea. Some employees say they originally mistook the symptoms and thought they were heat-related. “Once we were all having the same symptoms — the nausea, the massive headaches…we all

A driver in Twentynine Palms was approached and assaulted by carjackers at a stop sign Thursday night while driving with the vehicle’s windows down on Daisy Avenue near Highway 62. The victim was reportedly punched in the side of the head by three or four men who forced their way into the vehicle around midnight.

Congressman Raul Ruiz shared his reactions via Facebook after touring a housing facility for separated border children in Los Angeles on Saturday. He described the site as a multi-building, low-income housing neighborhood secured with a gates in an unidentified area of the city. The non-profit facility has housed more than 3,000 children since it became