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While the fire has been put out, the devastating impacts felt by residents here, especially those who have lost everything, will continue to be felt as they work to rebuild. Sticking out of the ash and debris, remnants of damaged items inside what used to be someone’s home.  9 were destroyed and five damaged after

Our crews visited Desert Hot Springs High School earlier today after a fire impacted 14 mobile homes and 12 vehicles at the County Squire RV and Mobile Home Park in Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday. Evacuees are now getting resources from the county and other organizations, like the American Red Cross and Palm Springs Unified

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is preparing for the new school year. It teamed up with Desert Sands Unified School District for active shooter training at La Quinta High School. Related: Embedding with Palm Springs police during active shooter simulation Incoming high school freshman Jazmine Recinos was one of the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Explorers who role-played as

A fire that spread to several mobile homes led to about 100 people being evacuated from a mobile home park in Desert Hot Springs. Update: Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 a.m. The American Red Cross told News Channel 3 it took over operations at the evacuation center from Riverside County Emergency Services around 9:00 p.m.

The heat wave being felt in the Coachella Valley has also been accompanied by some humidity. Researchers at NASA have conducted studies and collected data thats shows the human body has a harder time cooling itself off in humid heat as opposed to dry heat, due to humid conditions that make sweating and evaporation less

Update – 7/18/23 12:00 PM All evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings, Cal Fire announced. All other areas in an evacuation WARNING are now lifted. All roads are now open. The fire remains at 8,283 acres with 45% containment. Full containment is expected by Friday. Cal Fire’s evacuation/road closure map is updated here Update