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 […]
Repair crews worked Tuesday to restore power to the last of nearly 1,700 Imperial Irrigation District customers who lost power when gusty winds blew through Indio and knocked trees and 18 power poles to the ground. A total of 1,652 customers in the eastern Coachella Valley, including Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Thermal and Bermuda Dunes, […]
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The slashing winds predicted Tuesday and Wednesday throughout Riverside County will be accompanied by rainfall in parts of the Coachella Valley, as a trough of low pressure off the Mexican coast spills into Southern California. “Typically strong (Santa Ana) winds are drying, but in this case, we are seeing moisture moving in […]
