April 2024 was a very comfortable month for the Coachella Valley! The warmest day of the month was the 22nd with a high of 100°F, the first of the year. The coolest day of the month was the 5th with a high of only 69°F. Most of the month (17 days) saw temperatures below the
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Embattled children’s television producer Dan Schneider, whose rise to fame guiding programming at Nickelodeon was chronicled in the recent docuseries “Quiet on Set,” filed a defamation lawsuit today against the series producers, saying the show falsely implies that Schneider sexually abused children who worked on his various shows. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit,
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov. Gavin Newsom through much of his tenure. California gained just over 67,000 people last year, the first increase since 2019, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the
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A 66-year-old woman was bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking a trail west of Murrieta Monday morning, requiring a helicopter medical evacuation to the nearest hospital. The snake bite was reported at 10:27 a.m. on the Hidden Valley Trail, north of Tenaja Road, in the unincorporated community of La Cresta, according to the Riverside County
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance leaders recently visited China to meet the two giant pandas soon to be cared for at the zoo, it was announced today. The zoo conservation and care team leaders met Yun Chuan — pronounced yoon chu-an — and Xin Bao — pronounced sing bao — at the Wolong Shenshuping Panda
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of his effort to offer less expensive, state-branded options of
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Originally Published: 25 APR 24 14:53 ETBy Eliza PaceClick here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A cat may have used a couple of its nine lives when it was accidentally shipped with an Amazon return from Utah to California. A Utah couple got the surprise of their life when they
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A fire erupted today on the far end of the Oceanside Pier, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air over the coastal haven. The fire broke out shortly after 3 p.m., prompting a warning from the Oceanside Fire Department for residents and visitors to avoid the area. WATCH LIVE: Oceanside
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Citing “new safety measures” in place following escalating protests, USC announced today it has canceled the “main stage” commencement ceremony that had been planned for May 10 and will require tickets for people to attend any other commencement activities. The university will continue to hold “dozens” of smaller commencement events, including the individual school
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A member of the U.S. Marine Corps died at Camp Pendleton this week while taking part in “routine military operations,” the USMC reported today. The service member — who belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing — died about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according the Marine
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Crowds gathered to pay their respects to Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His funeral was held Tuesday morning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grass Valley, northeast of Sacramento. In Hawaii, the National Parks Service hosted a day of remembrance at
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A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities today visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature to make permanent funding homelessness services across California. The Big City Mayors coalition, chaired by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, requested Newsom and legislators avoid making cuts to the Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention
Continue Reading By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law
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A Camp Pendleton-based Marine who drove drunk and caused the death of a 12-year-old boy in a Fourth of July car crash in Oceanside was sentenced today to 13 years and eight months in state prison. Edward Minot, 21, was arrested last summer for the crash that killed Santiago Gaspar and injured two others in
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After an hours-long meeting, the Anaheim City Council early today gave preliminary approval to a major Disneyland expansion project. The Disneyland Forward project is meant to expand development and add hotel rooms to the theme park by utilizing about 57 acres of parking and unused land. The plan is essentially a shuffling around of
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A Virginia defense contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery for offering free meals, tickets to major sporting events and more to a San Diego-based Navy civilian employee. Cambridge International Systems, Inc. admitted to acting through its former Executive Vice President Russell Thurston and another employee to offer various valuable items to James
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has addressed recent speculation about a potential future gubernatorial run in California. Last week, Politco reported that Bianco, who was first elected sheriff in 2018 and then re-elected in 2022, is considering a bid for Governor in 2026. Bianco addressed the report in an interview with News Channel 3 today,
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River. Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a power that by law is limited to the federal government. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that the states, which include California, New York and Illinois, will help
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California might step in to regulate groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, which would be a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after lawmakers tasked local communities with carefully managing the precious but often overused resource. At issue is control over a farming-dependent area where state
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