La Feria Anual del Condado de Riverside y el Festival Nacional del datil han sido cancelados para 2021, así lo anunció el condado el viernes. La fecha del festival se celebraría en febrero. Los funcionarios del condado esperan que el festival regrese en el 2022, que sería su 75 aniversario. Ejecutivos del condado todavía están
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Update: The “Jack” fire has burned 145 acres and is 90 percent contained as of Saturday morning, July 25. Riverside County / Cal Fire crews are working to contain a growing brush fire with a rapid rate of spread burning on Highway 60 East Bound near Jack Rabbit Trail Off-Ramp in Beaumont. The fire has
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The annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival has been canceled for 2021, the county announced on Friday. The date festival was set to be held in February. County officials hope the festival will return in 2022, which would be its 75th anniversary. County officials are still looking for other ways to celebrate the
Continue ReadingLos agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector El Centro arrestaron a un hombre sospechoso de intentar contrabandear 119 paquetes de metanfetamina que se encuentraban escondidos dentro de cajas envueltos en regalos. El descubrimiento se realizó cuando un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza realizó una parada de tráfico en un Toyota Tundra 2003 el jueves
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Investigations were underway today into two shootings reported about a mile apart in Palm Springs, including one in which a man was wounded, police said. The first shooting was reported at 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 Block of East San Rafael Drive, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Police responding to a shots-fired
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The state of California issued new guidance Friday for employers on how to deal with positive coronavirus cases in the workplace as well as reinforcing preventive efforts. As coronavirus cases spike through out California, the state now establishing a COVID-19 employer playbook that details ways to prevent an outbreak at work. “Its been challenging for
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A court hearing was pushed back today for ex-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and two Coachella Valley developers accused of buying his vote, at which attorneys for the defendants had been expected to argue for dismissal of the felony charges against their clients. Pougnet, 57, and developers Richard Hugh Meaney, 54, and John Elroy Wessman,
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A mild start to the weekend with a high of 105° this afternoon. Just like yesterday, that’s three degrees below normal. Average: 108°. A slow warming will take place through the weekend with seasonal temperatures Saturday and Sunday. A ridge of high pressure will expand into Southern California early next week bringing more heat. Looking
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There were 654 new cases reported over the past 24 hours in Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 33,467. The 18-to-39 age range reported 258 of those cases. This is the age range with the highest amount of cases at 14,110. The doubling rate was at 25.3 days as of
Continue ReadingUno de los seis sospechosos que se cree que estuvo involucrado en el asesinato de la pareja desaparecida del valle de Coachella. Audrey Moran, de 26 años, y Jonathan Reynoso, de 28. se declaró inocente de los cargos de asesinato y asesinato de un testigo. Aaron Fernando Bernal, de 28 años, de Indio hizo su
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One of the six suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of a missing Coachella Valley couple plead not guilty to charges of murder and killing a witness. Aaron Fernando Bernal, 28, of Indio made his first court appearance since his arrest on Tuesday. He is due back in court for a felony
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California’s first boxing card since the coronavirus outbreak in March will be held today at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio without a live audience. The California State Athletic Commission approved emergency regulations this week allowing for professional boxing, mixed martial arts and other combat sports to resume in the state during the COVID-19
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of attempting to smuggle 119 packages of methamphetamine found hidden inside gift-wrapped presents. The discovery was made when a Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Brown Toyota Tundra on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. According to a news release by Border Patrol,
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A Coachella man who repeatedly stabbed his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend outside her home after she broke up with him was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Carlos Antonio Mendoza, 41, was convicted in March of first-degree murder for the March 20, 2016, killing of Cecilia Silva. Jurors also found true a
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Former Palm Springs City Councilman, Michael McCulloch, is in the running for the seat that is up for election in District 4. He joined the race this past week and is now slated to compete with Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege, who is vying to get re-elected. McCulloch served as a councilman from 2003 to
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Friday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: Governor Newsom continues to encourage the use of face coverings and social distancing measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. Newsom’s
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Weak low pressure is keeping temps slightly below average this morning, and will do so most of the weekend. We are also seeing a significant incursion of Marine Layer into the inland valleys of SoCal, which helps to keep temperatures in check. For Saturday, the pattern looks very similar, and highs will remain below the
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Riverside County officials announced they’re giving away 10 million masks to help in the fight against coronavirus. “We fight the virus with medicine, and in the absence of a vaccine, these masks are medicine,” said Lou Monville, Chair of the Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force. Masks have been proven to decrease the risk of
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their season by scoring seven times in their last two at-bats to whip the San Francisco Giants, 8-1. Kike Hernandez was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBIs to lead the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack. Win No. 1 #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/n1q4VjFOmP— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 24,
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