Air quality continues to improve following Thursday’s haboob. Moderate air quality was recorded just before 5 p.m. Saturday for areas in the west valley. Unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups was detected farther to the west of the San Gorgonio Pass. KESQ Meanwhile, isolated storms popped up Saturday afternoon surrounding the valley in areas of
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The average price of gas in Riverside County has risen to its second consecutive record high as drivers across the West Coast see a costly hike at the pump. According to AAA, these steep prices are in part due to gas shortages caused by planned maintenance that six California refineries are currently undergoing. California has
Continue ReadingUnder the blistering sun, on a 117 degree day, it can feel like your skin is burning as you toil without shade. It’s why farmworkers in the East Coachella Valley wear long sleeves, drenched in sweat they can never seem to replenish fast enough. “It start in the lips, don’t speak good,” said Vidal Mendoza Fonseca, a farmworker who
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Cathedral City’s new Fire Chief, Michael Contreras, says he is intent on applying his decades of experience serving at Orange County Fire to his new role when he starts in November. Contreras is coming into a city that officials say is growing rapidly. Cathedral City has ongoing construction of hundreds of new housing units and
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Sidewalk construction began in Indio as plans for the Herbert Hoover School Pedestrian Improvement Project move forward. The year-long project will be completed in four phases and aims to improve sidewalks for residents, especially children who walk to school. According to the City of Indio, the project also aims to remove and replace driveway concrete
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Roads leading up to Oak Glen are still coated with thick mud as crews work to clean up. San Bernardino community leaders are working on assessing the damage of the Oak Glen mudslide that tore the community this week while connecting those impacted to the resources they need Officials say at least 30 homes were
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The Oswit Land Trust was awarded its first grant for the Prescott Preserve, formerly the Mesquite Golf Club, that the organization acquired back in July. The $163,850 grant, which was awarded a unanimous vote from Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, will allow Oswit Land Trust to hire a habitat restoration company, LSA, and its landscape architectural design
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After a busy afternoon of storms and Flash Flood Warnings across the valley on Sunday, similar conditions are possible on Monday. The National Weather Service has left a Flood Watch in effect for the mountains through Sunday night at 10 p.m. Additional storms could result in flooding throughout the area. Chances for storms continue Monday,
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The Fairview Fire is continuing to grow and many who are close to the blaze are being asked to evacuate. Thus far, two people have died and one person has been injured while trying to escape the blaze. Evacuation orders are currently in place for residents south of Cactus Valley Road, north of Minto Way,
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended their smoke advisory until Wednesday, Sept. 7. due to the fire that is burning south of Hemet near Fairview Avenue and Bautista Road. As of this afternoon, the Riverside County Fire Department has been fighting the blaze that has burned over 4,000 acres and is 5%
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect, along with an Ozone Advisory, and there’s Flex Alert this evening as well as the heat will put stress on the state’s power grid. Humidity is steadily increasing into the weekend, and with that comes a small chance of mountain thunderstorms as well. Highs over the next several
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Class is back in session across the Coachella Valley which means schools have had to deal with the high temperatures to keep their students safe. All districts within the valley have some form of heat safety protocols in place which school are expected to follow. However, some parents from DSUSD have voiced their concerns about
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California Department of Transportation officials say that the I-10 bridge near desert center is now fully open after 4 days of construction. Initially, officials closed traffic in both directions following a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. Officials say that the I-10 is now fully operational as
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Visit Greater Palm Springs is bringing the local art scene to locals and visitors with the launch of their Oasis of Art campaign. The campaign was created local artists, events and hidden art gems to the public. Tyson Knight, a local urban pop artists, is just one of the artists being featured by the Oasis
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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. honored local boxing legend Librado “Lee” Espinoza at the Coachella Valley Boxing Club today. A crowd gathered to honor Lee Espinoza, who is known as Coachella’s own “godfather of boxing”, as the Hall of Fame inductee received a Congressional Record of his life story from Congressman Ruiz, MD. Lee Espinoza is
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A vigorous afternoon of thunderstorms on Monday delivered significant rain to high desert and mountain locations and runoff issues here on the Valley floor. The rainfall accumulation was impressive in higher elevations surrounding the Coachella Valley and led to road closures around the low desert, including Indian Canyon Dr., Tramway Rd, and Box Canyon Rd.
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The Senate approved the PACT act bill on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 86-11. The PACT Act is now being passed on to President Biden for approval. President Biden, who supports the PACT Act, is expected to sign it into law. “I look forward to signing this bill, so that veterans and their families
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Friends of the Desert Mountains was recently awarded the Environmental Connections por Vida grant during the Anderson Children’s Foundation’s annual grant awards distribution. The $10,000 grant will go towards funding Friends of the Desert Mountains’ youth education program. The Anderson Children’s Foundation provides funding to charities, nonprofits, churches and schools in the local area. The
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