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For much of Wednesday afternoon, the sky’s color mirrored the ground. The dust of the desert lifted up to make what is always blue turn brown. “Today it looked pretty scary,” Mario Rios said. “Earlier, you couldn’t even see the mountains and stuff.” It looked ominous almost everywhere you turned. From heavy winds blowing the

The Coachella Valley was under both a dust advisoryand flash flood watch today as a storm brought strong winds and thepossibility of heavy rain into the valley. The flood watch issued by the National Weather Service will be in effectuntil 10 p.m. Some Coachella Valley roads were closed Tuesday because offlooding, and Araby Drive remained

Firefighters are battling a small wildland fire south of Hemet. Update 2:00 p.m. – Firefighters contained the fire to 9 acres. No reports of injuries. The fire was reported at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday and is burning in grass and medium brush. A county fire statement says 68 firefighters have been assigned along with two air

An attempted murder charge was filed today against aThousand Palms man who allegedly choked and tried to shoot his girlfriend afteran argument. Daryl Inigo Freeman, 27, was also charged with one felony count each ofassault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats, spousal injury andvandalism. He was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon at the

Education officials are proposing to do away with the standardized reading and math tests California public school students have taken since the late 1990s. California Deputy Superintendent Deb Sigman told the California Board of Education on Wednesday that instead of giving the multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper STAR tests this spring, the state would instead introduce new tests

Por quinto da consecutivo, el precio de la gasolina increment en el Inland Empire al que pertenecen los condados de San Bernardino y Riverside, ubicndolo a $3.83 por galn. Segn el Servicio de Informacin del AAA el galn cuesta 1.3 centavos ms que hace una semana, 15.5 menos que hace un mes y 31 menos

A 54-year-old woman suspected of robbing a bank inTemecula was behind bars today after her arrest at the end of a high-speedchase, authorities said. Linda Marie Gothan of Wildomar is suspected of walking into the U.S.Bank branch in the 29500 block of Ynez Road wearing sunglasses and a wig,handing a teller a note demanding money

This upcoming Labor day holiday weekend marks the 48th annual MDA “Show of Strength” telethon. It’s set for Sunday evening at 9 p.m. on KESQ and ABC stations nationwide. The annual shows have done so much for the organization– helping so many people with Muscular Dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases. A local child has been

Thunderstorms popped up over the mountains again on Tuesday, sending some light rain into Palm Springs. But, the mountains around the Coachella Valley saw heavy downpours and even some hail. The rain caused a big rig to crash on I-10 near Whitewater, which shut down several westbound lanes for hours. The heavy mountain rainfall washed

A Perris middle school teacher suspected of taking inappropriate photographs of his female students and downloading child pornography onto his home computer was behind bars Wednesday. Eric Michael Samuel, 37, was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of annoying a minor, a misdemeanor, and possession of child porn, a felony, following an investigation by the Riverside

Traffic may be backed up on Ramon Road in Cathedral City, but Mayor Kathy DeRosa said Tuesday road construction is on schedule. Joane Garcia–Coleson, the owner and executive chef at Dish Creative Cuisine on Ramon and Cathedral Canyon said “It’s a headache. It’s an inconvenience. It takes longer to get here. Right now, it’s a

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Riverside County, including the mountain burn area, in effect until 6:58 p.m. Update (5:11 p.m.) – Multiple accidents on Interstate 10 have slowed traffic to a crawl on both the eastbound and westbound sides of the freeway. We’ve counted five accidents so far. Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort.

The new flu vaccine is out, and while flu season doesn’t typically hit hardest until around the new year, if you plan on getting a flu shot, now is the time. Doctors offices, drug stores, and pharmacies are fully stocked with flu shots. Once the flu starts going around, supplies go down. “Sometimes we run

A report of squatters staying at a home in Cathedral City led to a foot pursuit and closure of a road this afternoon. According to Capt. Robinson from CCPD, theyreceiveda report of squatters staying at a home in Cathedral City. When officers arrived at the home, one suspect fled and a foot pursuit ensued. Our

Tras dos semanas, un operativo dejo como resultado el arresto de 695 personas que se sospecha manajaban bajo la influencia de drogas alcohol. La campaa denominada “Evite los 30”, hace referencia a las 30 dependencias del orden que forman parte del operativo, el cual comenzo el 16 de agosto y concluyo eyer Dia del Trabajo.

Border patrol agents arrested a man Sunday after they discovered $76,000 dollars in heroin hidden near his groin area. At around 5:30 p.m., a 25-year-old man in a grey 1994 Oldsmobile with Sinaloa, Mexico license plates was passing through theBorder Patrol checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City when a canine team alerted agents to search

A two-week countywide crackdown on suspected drunkenand drug-impaired motorists netted 695 arrests, authorities reported today. The end-of-summer Riverside County Avoid the 30 campaign — named forthe number of police agencies involved — got under way on Aug. 16 and wentthrough Labor Day. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints were deployed in a number oflocations, including Banning,

Five people were injured, one of them seriously, in atwo-vehicle crash in Beaumont today, a county fire department spokesman said. The collision was reported around 9:10 a.m. at East First Street andBeaumont Avenue. All five victims were transported to area hospitals — onewith major injuries, one with moderate injuries and three with minor injuries,Riverside County

“Welcome to Rattler Country!” shouts Superintendent Christine Anderson. There isn’t much shaking in rattler country — just yet. On September 3rd, nearly 800 freshmen and sophomore students will start their first day at Rancho Mirage High School. The high school is the fourth in Palm Springs Unified School District. Sporting maroon and silver — city

Riverside County’s 4th District Supervisor John Benoitwill address Rotarians about the local economy, clear-air projects and otherissues in eastern Riverside County today and tomorrow. “Rotarians across the valley are making a tremendous differencelocally, where they are focused on improving conditions in the easternCoachella Valley,” Benoit said. “I appreciate the opportunity to acknowledgetheir humanitarian efforts, and