The Bureau of Land management has decided to close the public lands near Whitewather Canon, temporarily because of increased wildfire risks. The safety closures go into effect Friday, July 2 through October 31. “With the approaching Independence Day holiday, public land users are reminded the possession or use of any fireworks, including “safe and sane […]
A fire that blackened about 75 acres of brush in Banning was 20% contained Thursday morning, authorities said. The Coyote Fire was reported to be about 50 acres in light to medium fuels at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Old Banning Idyllwild Road south of Shirleon Drive, according to CalFire. The fire grew […]
A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a Cathedral City man who charged toward him wielding a tire iron in Whitewater, ignoring several commands to drop the tool, according to body camera footage released Thursday. “I got one at gunpoint. He’s coming at me. I got nothing else other than my gun,” the deputy […]
After days being closed due to high winds and sand pile-up, both Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon Road at the Whitewater wash are reopen. Gene Autry Trail is open between the Interstate-10 interchange and Via Escuela. Indian Canyon Road is open between Sunrise Parkway and PS Train Station Road. Forecasters warn a wind advisory […]
A 40-year-old man who authorities said charged at a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy with a tire iron on Interstate 10 near Whitewater and was fatally shot was identified Monday. Gabriel Munoz, Jr., a resident of Cathedral City, died at the scene of the shooting, which occurred about 8:45 a.m. on April 9 near Whitewater Canyon […]
We’re getting our first look at the moments leading up to the deputy-involved shooting that shut-down the I-10 freeway for several hours Friday. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says a man charged the deputy with a tire iron on Interstate 10 near Whitewater. The deputy was responding to reports of a man smashing cars with rocks […]
