(CNS) – Riverside County supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution declaring a local state of emergency stemming from storm damage in the southeast Coachella Valley, where electrical transmission lines were knocked down during high winds and flooding, leaving hundreds without power for days. In a 5-0 vote, the Board of Supervisors affirmed an emergency declaration issued […]
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians helped secure homes for 3 families in need Friday. The tribe and the families all participated in a dedication ceremony in the Pueblo del Sol mobile home park of Avenue 46 and Clinton Street. Almost a year ago, several families in the Pueblo del Sol community lost their […]
Utility crews continued working Friday to restore power to more than 400 Imperial Irrigation District customers in the North Shore area, near the Salton Sea, who have been without power since a Monday night storm. The storm, described by an IID board member as “an act of God,” destroyed more than 30 electrical poles, causing […]
Utility officials were working again Wednesday to restore power to nearly 700 Imperial Irrigation District customers in the North Shore area, near the Salton Sea, who have been without power since a Monday night storm. A storm described by an IID board member as “an act of God” destroyed more than 30 electrical poles on […]
H undreds of locals in the far eastern Coachella Valley woke up to a dangerous scene. Dozens of downed power poles with lines dangling near homes, widespread power outages, road closures, and whole rooftops gone. The Centeno family knows first-hand, it was their roof that was ripped off of their home and flung across the […]
Power was restored Tuesday to nearly 300 Imperial Irrigation District customers in the North Shore area, near the Salton Sea, but more than 660 other customers could be without power up to four days. A storm on Monday destroyed more than 30 electrical poles, causing about 1,400 customers to initially lose power at 7:30 p.m., […]
