(CNS) – A fire that erupted Monday at a Pinyon Pines property led to the discovery of an illegal marijuana grow, prompting a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation, authorities said. The non-injury blaze was reported at 1:25 p.m. near the intersection of Mountain View Avenue and Pinyon Drive, roughly halfway between Anza and Palm Desert, […]
Known for their spiky leaves and short branches, the Joshua Tree was once abundant in the desert. “The Joshua Tree is one of the most iconic species in California,” said Brendan Cummings, Conservation Director with the Center for Biological Diversity. Cummings says across the state, numbers are dwindling. Recently, a couple in the Morongo Basin […]
The Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday formation of a multi-agency committee that will be tasked with developing strategies to deter use of the potentially lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has claimed hundreds of lives in Riverside County. “This drug is off the charts as far as opioids go,” board Chair Karen Spiegel said. “We […]
Only 23-years-old, Yesenia Cardona from Chiquimulilla, Guatemala, died in a crash near El Centro, CA on Tuesday. The SUV had 25 people inside, and the incident is now being investigated as part of a larger human-smuggling operation. Everyone inside that Ford Expedition had entered the country illegally according to Border Patrol officers. Thirteen people, including […]
MENIFEE (CNS) – More than 5,000 pounds of cannabis illegally cultivated in the backyard of a Menifee home was seized and the property owner arrested during a law enforcement raid that uncovered some of the product loaded into the back of a truck, authorities said Wednesday. The raid was conducted mid-afternoon Tuesday in the 29000 […]
