A First Alert Weather Advisory has been issued for Wednesday, January 10. The alert warns of potentially damaging winds expected later in the day. With high wind speeds, respiratory health becomes a priority. The high winds may lead to the release of spores and pollen into the atmosphere. This could cause adverse effects on respiratory
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A man suspected with an accomplice of carrying out a series of burglaries in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Javien Odell, 32, and Richard Bates, 58, were charged Tuesday with one felony count each of burglary, receiving stolen property and receiving a stolen vehicle, according to court records. Odell pleaded not
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BY SCOTT SONNER AND STEFANIE DAZIOAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person with three others injured as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. Authorities planned to provide more details
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A convicted felon accused of stabbing her family’s dog in Banning, then fleeing to another city before she was arrested, was charged today with felony animal cruelty. Natasha Amber Serrano, 34, was taken into custody Sunday and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility following a Banning Police Department investigation. Along with the animal cruelty count,
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Two women who took part in a smash-and-grab robbery, allegedly with four men, at a Palm Desert business last year have pleaded guilty to robbery and were each sentenced to two years in state prison. Destiny Unique Baca, 18, of San Bernardino, and 24-year-old Los Angeles resident Analea Paradise Miller pleaded guilty Tuesday at the
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s station responded to reports of a physical altercation between family members, where a female victim had injuries yesterday at 11:41 p.m. at the 263000 block of Jepson Court in Hemet. Deputies say when they arrived at the residence, they contacted the suspect at the door;
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The most recent Riverside County study shows its unsheltered population is growing. Right now, there are around 3,300 unhoused people, up 12% from last year. Only about 1,200 are currently living in shelters and the rest are on the streets. According to Martha’s Village and Kitchen, on any given night in the Coachella Valley, there are
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State officials are turning to artificial intelligence to find traffic and road safety solutions in California. The California Department of Transportation is teaming up with other state agencies and asking for tech companies to propose generative AI tools that could help reduce traffic and collisions in California. Technology companies must propose their solutions by January
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First responders rescued a hiker at the Bear Creek Oasis Trail south of La Quinta. At around 3:00 PM, CAL FIRE was notified of a hiker with a medical emergency on the trail. There were no further details on the nature of the medical emergency. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Rescue 9 helicopter responded for
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A Riverside County man pleaded guilty to a nearly 20-year Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $24 million from at least 200 investors, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Paul Horton Smith Sr., 59, of Moreno Valley, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal
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Ryan Starr from Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca is the latest winner of the One Class at a Time award for his contributions to education. His career in the desert spans more than two decades at schools in both Desert Sands Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified School District. Mr. Starr nominated himself
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The Board of Supervisors today signed off on Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s request to spend over $2 million for an evaluation of how best to proceed with modernizing the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, though one supervisor expressed concerns about the potential for untenable cost overruns. “This is an elephant that we
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Firefighters were able to quickly contain a shed fire in a Coachella home, however, one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. The fire was reported at approximately 11:00 AM on the 85100 block Bagdad Avenue. Firefighters arrived and reported an exterior shed fully involved with fire. The fire was quickly contained to the
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The National Weather Service called a Frost Advisory for the Coachella Valley due to last night’s frigid temperatures which dipped into the low to mid 30s. Frost, or a thin layer of ice crystals that develop from water vapor, forms when temperatures reach below 36°. Frost is especially harmful to outdoor vegetation and agriculture; the
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In October of 2022, the City of Palm Springs launched its organic waste collection services program, in accordance with Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383). Since then, all residents and businesses have been required to separate food waste and yard waste into green bins, which allows Palm Springs Disposal Services (PSDS) to process the waste into compost
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American Legion Post 739 in Indio celebrated the latest completed enhancements to the building. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez provided county funding to help the American Legion Post repair its roof and put up a new wrought iron fence. The post received a grant of $63,000 for the projects through the Fourth District Community Improvement Designation
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In the wake of Friday’s magnitude 4.2 earthquake at the convergence of the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault zones, there are concerns that could have been a foreshock for a much bigger quake. Some geophysicists are warning about the possibility of a major seismic event along the San Andreas Fault, which runs through our
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A sanity trial got underway today for a 37-year-old man who, in the midst of his trial, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his octogenarian grandparents inside a gated community in Palm Desert more than four years ago. Frank Scott Castro III pleaded guilty Dec. 4, 2024, to two counts of murder, along with a special
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The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival will return for its 76th year, starting on Friday, February 16, and running through Sunday, February 25, at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. Continuing its legacy of supporting entertainment throughout Greater Palm Springs, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has agreed to support the annual Riverside County Fair
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Local farmers and the Palm Springs Unified School District are working together to educate students about locally-grown produce through a grant program. Teresa Mattura is a farmer from Redlands who puts on presentations to educate students about local produce that is raised right here in California. “I work to sell my fruits and vegetables to local school districts,”
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