Month: August 2018

Firefighters at Camp Pendleton and the North San Diego County Fire Protection District worked today to clear vegetation around a 1,000-acre brush fire. Officials at the sprawling Marine Corps base tweeted around noon Sunday that a three-acre fire had broken out on Wilcox Range. About an hour later, they announced the fire had spread to

Three firefighters were injured in the battle to knock down the Cranston Fire, an arson blaze that burned 13,139 acres, destroyed 12 buildings and damaged five others near Idyllwild, the U.S. Forest Service reported today. The condition of the firefighters was not released by authorities. State Routes 74 and 243 in the Cranston Fire burn

Most of Southern California faces yet another heat wave this week, with the hottest temperatures expected right here in the Coachella Valley. National Weather Service forecasters have issued an excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday, as temperatures are expected to soar as high as 115 to 118 on the valley

Golf pro Michael Bruchet has a passion for helping others both on the course and off. His non-profit ministry organization Build a Game for Life hosted a tournament fundraiser on Sunday at the Morongo Golf Club for the victims who lost their homes in the Cranston Fire. Dozens of sponsors gave $7,000 dollars and counting

The Mountain Center Post Office will remain temporarily closed, said a release by the United States Postal Service on Saturday. The location at 29470 US Highway 243 has been shut down for days due to the Cranston Fire. Postal customers in the area can pick up their mail at the San Jacinto Post Office, which

State routes 74 and 243 are back open to the public with access to Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Apple Canyon and Hemet. Pilot vehicles will escort motorists through the mountainside between Lake Hemet and Mountain Center and from Mountain Center to Valle Vista/Hemet. People traveling through the area should drive at reduced speeds and expect delays

Well in the Desert is giving back to the homeless this summer with food and water donations to the homeless and families in need. The non-profit in Palm Springs is able to serve hundreds of people each week with donations from the community and food from the FIND Food Bank. Food distribution manager Jerry Brownlee

5-5, 6-4, and then 8-3 in season number three since joining the conference with the likes of Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and La Quinta. Now the bar has been set. “High expectations so when you’re working towards those expectations you’re going to get better and hopefully we achieve them,” Ron Shipley said. “Think we have

One man has been charged and another is wanted after an alleged hate crime in Palm Springs early Saturday morning. Officers with the Palm Springs Police Department responded to the Ivy Palm Resort and Spa on North Palm Canyon just after 1:30 a.m. Once they arrived, they were informed that a Hispanic man had fired

Five people have been arrested following a double shooting in Anza on Thursday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon in the 54500 block of Moraza Road around 3:15 p.m. This is in an unincorporated area of Anza near Contreras Road and Long

“We’re kind of embarrassed of how we played last year and the kids put it on their shoulders and hit the weight room,” Head Coach Dan Murphy. The past can’t be changed but the future is in your power. That is the mindset this year for the Palm Springs football team as they are learning

An early morning earthquake rattled the Cabazon area early Saturday Morning. According to the USGS the 3.2 quake struck just after 6:45 a.m. There are no reports of damage or injuries at this time.

Last summer John Wadlund was the youngest and final person to earn a spot in the BMX US Open from Huntington Beach. The 17-year-old incoming La Quinta High school senior at the time turned heads by finishing 22nd in what is considered one of the biggest professional events in the world. This year he again

Cub Swanson is set to fight in UFC 227 Saturday (August 4th) from the Staples Center against Renato Moicano. The last time Swanson (25-9) fought in Southern California was nearly 7-years ago in his UFC debut at the Honda Center back on November 12th of 2011. Swanson and his wife Kendra are expecting their 2nd

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms La Quinta pharmacy burglary and Coachella shooting are linked. At around 2:13 a.m. Thursday, suspects broke into the Pharmacy of the Desert the 79400 block of Highway 111, La Quinta. Surveillance video shows five suspects ramming a white pickup truck through the property’s metal security gate and then the back

Man arrested for setting a brush fire in Desert Hot Springs Friday evening. Desert Hot Springs police officers responded to request for assistance from CalFire Friday at around 7:50 p.m. According to a DHSPD news release, fire crews were on their way to a brush fire in the area of Mission Lakes Blvd near Sonora

There have already been seven heat-related deaths across Riverside County since July and with more excessive heat expected through the weekend, it’s the senior and elderly community that is most at risk for heat-related illnesses. The Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs gives seniors a much-needed break from the summer heat. “I know with our

One man is in jail, the other on the run after breaking into a Twentynine Palms animal shelter and stealing two dogs. According to a news release by the Sheriff’s Department, Levi Irwin, 20 Irwin and an unidentified man still on the loose are accused of forcing open a door to the Palms-N-Paws Animal Shelter

NORTHRIDGE (KABC) — Authorities with California State University, Northridge and Los Angeles police are urging women who may have been victims of sexual assault by a suspect who was recently arrested to come forward. On Friday, the CSUN Police Department and LAPD held a press conference announcing the arrest of Davis Moreno-Jaime, who is suspected