Temperatures in the desert region are expected to cool off slightly Thursday following this week’s brutal heat wave. An excessive heat warning covering the Coachella Valley, the San Gorgonio Pass, Imperial County and eastern San Diego County expired at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Wednesday was the second day in a row temperature records were shattered in […]
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[bc_video video_id=”5813437443001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] PALM SPRINGS – Power outages are taking over the valley but some are wondering why it’s happening during an excessive heat warning. “They’ve always done it when the temperatures are not this extreme,” Helen Steiff, a resident of Palm Springs, said. Steiff and her […]
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Nearly 1,000 Imperial Irrigation District customers lost power in Coachella Monday afternoon, just as a blistering heat wave struck the region and sent the mercury soaring well into the triple digits. The outage affecting 972 customers occurred just after 2 p.m. in an area northwest of Ninth Street, east of Frederick Street and west of […]
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Due to high temperatures in California and most of the western United States, the California Independent System Operator Corporation Monday issued a statewide Flex Alert that calls for voluntary electricity conservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Consumers are urged to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon and evening, when […]
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After two babies were found inside a hot car without the air conditioner running in a Walmart parking lot during a Southern California heat wave, the children’s mother was arrested, police said Tuesday. Crystal Reyna Gonzalez was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, Ontario police said. The children, ages 1 year and 9 months old, […]
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Riverside County, CA As temperatures soar across California this week, it is important to drink plenty of water and to make sure your children do the same. In addition, please check on your elderly neighbors and friends to make sure they are keeping cool. Link: Cooling Centers for Riverside County in English Of course, it […]
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Coachella Valley Region The extreme heat that set records over the weekend in cities throughout the desert continued today, signaling a brutal start of summer for Coachella Valley residents. National Weather Service forecasters predicted highs of 123 in Thermal, 122 in Palm Springs and 122 in Indio, all of which would break records if reached today. Summer officially begins […]
