A person was extricated from a pickup truck after it crashed into a power pole Friday afternoon in the Thermal area, causing an hours-long outage. The crash was reported near Harrison Street and Middleton Street at around 3:45 p.m. According to CAL FIRE, one person was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. There were
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Dust devils are a fairly common phenomenon all over the world, but are especially common in desert areas in the warmer months. As air at the surface heats up during the day, some of the air can rise, forming a small area of low pressure. This will cause nearby air to move in to fill
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An Excessive Heat Warning is now in place for the Coachella Valley. This was upgraded from a watch to a warning earlier today. This warning will take effect at 10 AM Saturday and will last through 8 PM Thursday. High temperatures will reach as high as 114°F during this timeframe. As high pressure continues to
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With Game 5 between the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Hershey Bears being the final game of the season in the valley, Acrisure Arena has made quite the impact for the community. “It’s been a tremendous impact,” Senior Vice President of Acrisure Arena John Page said. “When you look at the jobs that have been created,
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The Indio Police Department is reminding everyone about the dangers of illegal fireworks, especially when it comes to wildfires and potential injury or death. The department has a zero tolerance policy for illegal fireworks and is taking proactive measures to enforce laws regarding the sale, possession and discharge of illegal fireworks within the City, according
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A massage therapist pled guilty to sexual battery in Palm Springs, however, police are asking for the public’s help in identifying additional victims. Regaberto Castillas Lopez, also known as Manny Sierra, pled guilty to two counts of sexual battery by fraud and one count of failure to report an address change as a convicted sex
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With rising temperatures, doctors say it’s important to protect infants from the heat. Babies and young children overheat and dehydrate quickly. Dr. Rebecca Ward, MD from the Desert Care Network Family Medicine said it’s important to keep babies cool, to prevent heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “There are a lot of
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The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Installation and Business Awards Dinner Thursday. The chamber will be recognizing the winners of this year’s Chairman John A. James Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award. The event will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa. We’ll be hearing first
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The heat is on, and for an extended period! An Excessive Heat Watch (which will become a warning) is in place from tomorrow morning through Thursday afternoon, as well as a Heat Advisory for the Inland Empire for the weekend. A persistent ridge of high pressure will linger through most of next week, keeping temps
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The Hershey Bears took Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals to tie up the series 2-2. The Bears beat the Firebirds 3-2 at Acrisure Arena. Game 6 of the #CalderCup Finals? CONFIRMED🤝@TheHersheyBears | #HERvsCV pic.twitter.com/ZD8EFHOVTL— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) June 21, 2024 With this result, it means the Firebirds won’t be able to close
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American Idol, and Indio native, Abi Carter will return to the Coachella Valley for her first-ever full concert at Acrisure Arena! Abi announced the show during the first intermission of Game 4 of the Firebirds-Bears Calder Cup Finals match-up. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, June 25. Additional presales will
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Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is dedicated to defensive tactics – or use of force – which includes ground fighting. “Our curriculum is based on Jiu-Jitsu and they’ll also
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Rancho Mirage Mayor Steve Downs announced he has been diagnosed with a treatable form of prostate cancer. The announcement was made at the city council meeting on Thursday, which Downs was not in attendance for. Downs issued a letter about this diagnosis which was read during the meeting. “Unfortunately, I’m not able to be with
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As of 1:50 PM this afternoon, we are officially in the summer season! We have seasons as a result of the earth’s tilt. By definition, a solstice occurs at the point in Earth’s orbit when the planet reaches its peak tilt toward the sun. During the summer solstice, the sun appears at the highest point
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Indio City Council received a surprise during Wednesday night’s meeting regarding the planned Public Safety Campus. In February, News Channel 3 was first to tour the completed portions of the 43,000-square-foot facility, located at 46800 Jackson Street, which is made up of a new fire station, new dispatch center, and new public safety services building.
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A 59-year-old probationer who killed a Cabazon man in a rage over accusations — ultimately verified as lies — that the victim had sexually assaulted the defendant’s girlfriend was convicted today of first-degree murder. After deliberating only two days — with an intervening court holiday on Wednesday — a Riverside jury on Thursday found
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As of 1:50 PM this afternoon, we are officially in summer! Earth’s seasons are caused by the planet’s tilt. Today is also the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere with sunset occurring at 8:00 PM this evening. High pressure will continue to spread into the desert southwest over the next few days.
Continue ReadingA partir de hoy, 20 de junio, Servicios para Animales del Condado de Riverside está lanzando “Días IndePETdence” para celebrar las adopciones de mascotas y liberar espacio en las perreras para la explosión anual del 4 de julio. Riverside County Animal Services Todas las adopciones de mascotas son gratuitas durante los Días IndePETdence, que continuarán
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