Firefighters are making progress on the Flats Fire, burning in the mountains just south of Palm Desert, in Pinyon Pines. #FlatsFire update (400 acres, 60% contained):- Highway 74 has reopened- All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted- Properties within the burn area may be unsafe; please check with fire personnel- We remain in unified
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting Tuesday morning. You can watch it live in the player below (Full meeting below) The meeting is taking place just as COVID restrictions are lifted across the state. For the first time in more than a year, there does not appear that there will be
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As it grows hotter, so does the importance of being aware of heat illnesses and how to avoid them. The excessive heat warning has been extended to Sunday, June 20. It’s important to watch out for heat exhaustion and heat strokes. Both are very serious conditions. Heat exhaustion starts with dehydration, muscle weakness, heavy sweating,
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A job fair will be held next week to fill 100 vacancies across several departments at three casinos owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in the Coachella Valley. Job seekers are invited to Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage next Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a chance
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A 30-year-old man injured after a hit-and-run crash in La Quinta last week has been pronounced dead, the coroner’s confirmed. Obed Heredia, 30, of La Quinta was struck by a vehicle in the area of Avenida Mendoza and Calle Sinaloa last Monday at approximately 5:22 a.m. Obed Heredia The suspect vehicle fled before deputies arrived
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The coroner’s office identified a 7-year-old girl killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms over the weekend. The crash happened Sunday at approximately 1:52 a.m. on the eastbound side of the I-10 at the Monterey Avenue off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 7-year-old girl was later identified by the coroner’s
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UPDATE 3:27 p.m. The San Bernardino County Coroner’s office confirmed the body of Patrick Welz, 38, was found at Joshua Tree National Park. Welz has been reported missing by his wife on June 10. His pick-up truck was found at a campsite in the Rattlesnake Canyon area of Joshua Tree National Park. On the morning
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A street fair celebrating the lifting of California’s tier-based coronavirus reopening framework is scheduled fortomorrow in downtown Palm Springs. Tuesday’s affair will be held on Tahquitz Canyon Way, between Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon drives, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It’s called the “mini VillageFest” in honor of the forthcoming return of the city’s
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PINYON CREST, Calif. 06/15/21 9:00 p.m. The fire acreage has been downgraded to 341 acres due to more accurate mapping, the San Bernardino County National Forest reported. Containment has reached 80%. Crews continue to remain on scene, mopping up. Highway 74 has been fully reopened and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. 06/14/21
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A swarm of earthquakes hit the Salton Sea Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest temblor was initially a magnitude-4.6, but downgraded to 4.3. The first quake of nearly 20 quakes measured a magnitude 4.0, and struck around 9:27 p.m. at a depth of less than two miles. The others hit the
Continue Reading Friday night, a swarm of earthquakes hit the Salton Sea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The strongest tremblor was initially a magnitude-4.6, but downgraded to 4.3. The first quake of nearly 20 quakes measured a magnitude 4.0, and struck around 9:27 p.m. at a depth of less than two miles. The others hit the
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The Palm Springs Power are back! After missing last season due to the pandemic, the Power are back in Palm Springs for a new season, which started on Friday at Palm Springs Stadium. Fans were fired up to be back at the ballpark to check out the @PSPowerBaseball! Hot weather, cold beer and good baseball
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Jade Lopez is 10 years old and a fourth grader in the Coachella Valley. She helped raise hundreds of pounds of food for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. The collection of food for donation started with a 40 day Lent challenge. “Her godfather challenged her to raise 400 pounds of non-perishable foods to donate,” said
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It’s been about three months since 18-year-old Debra Nelson was killed in a single-vehicle crash in which the driver fled the scene, and still no answers as to who was behind the crash. The crash happened at around 8 a.m. on March 9, 2021 in front of the Winchell’s at 45995 Monroe Street in Indio.
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There are questions over the future of outdoor dining and “parklets” in the valley – those temporary setups outside restaurants. They’re the pandemic perk that allowed restaurants to keep serving customers through indoor shutdowns. Now, as restrictions are rolled back, will restaurants be allowed to keep them to increase their capacity? There’s a heated discussion
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s official: Most of California’s coronavirus rules governing public gatherings will disappear on Tuesday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday afternoon that heralds the end of the pandemic’s hold on much of public life for the nation’s most populous state. Newsom’s action on Friday ensures the state will
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The second of two unlicensed bail agents accused in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding fugitive who was gunned down in front of Palm Springs police officers in April pleaded not guilty today to murder and other felony charges. Lisa Roberta Vargas, 53, was arrested May 20 in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old
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Palm Springs firefighters responded to a fire at the Forever Marilyn sculpture site Friday afternoon. Photos from our crew show what appears to be burn marks around the plastic wrappings of Marilyn’s upper torso. It appears that crews were working to clean up the burnt plastic of the famous sculpture. Firefighters cleared the scene by
Continue Reading A search is underway for a missing man whose vehicle was seen at Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday. Patrick Lynn Welz, 38, of Twentynine Palms was last seen on June 5 when he drove to Riverside to visit his father. Joshua Tree Park staff found Welz’s vehicle at the Indian Cove Parking Lot on
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The life of a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy killed in a shooting in Yucca Valley is being honored during a memorial service Friday morning. Sgt. Dominic Vaca The Sheriff’s Department is holding the memorial service for Sgt. Dominic Vaca Friday morning at the Glen Helen Amphitheatre in San Bernardino. The service is be closed
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