(CNS) – More than 700 participants are expected to attend the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 42nd annual statewide convention in Indian Wells Thursday. The convention is scheduled as an in-person event from Sept. 9-11 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa. This year’s theme is “beyond limits” and aims to promote diverse economic development […]
LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) – A parachuter got caught in a set of power lines in Lake Elsinore Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on the person’s condition. A call about came in at 11:11 a.m. that a parachuter was stuck in the area of Mission Trial and Vine Street, according to the Riverside County […]
A statewide flex alert has been issued heading into the holiday weekend. California is asking people to conserve energy starting Saturday between the hours of 3 and 9 PM, and it will continue into Labor Day. NBC Palm Springs spoke to experts on energy conservation and our very own experts in our weather department to […]
Authorities Thursday shut down a marijuana grow house in Lake Elsinore that was being powered by stolen electricity, and made two arrests. Deputies served a search warrant Thursday in the 4000 block of Ash Street and found marijuana plants growing inside the house, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Jail records indicated there were between […]
Several businesses in downtown Palm Springs have been evacuated. The businesses, in the Vineyard area of downtown, were evacuated for reasons unknown at this time. Palm Springs Fire Department, as well as Southern California Edison, are on scene conducting an investigation. Stay tuned with NBC Palm Springs as this breaking news story develops.
Utility giant Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $360 million to settle claims with 23 cities and counties impacted by three recent wildfires and a mudflow. Of the amount, $210 million will go to public entities such as Los Angeles and Ventura counties for costs associated with the deadly Woolsey Fire last November. Three people were […]
About 18,600 customers lost power for about 45 minutes Tuesday in the cities of Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage — all because of a bird. The electrical outage was reported at 10:44 a.m., and power was restored about 11:30 a.m., said Southern California Edison spokeswoman Mary Ann Milbourn. “A bird got into our equipment,” she […]
