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Tracking two Cabazon fires and mitigation efforts during”Wildfire Preparedness Week”
Cal Fire is still mopping up and working to set a perimeter around two wind-driven fires that scorched dozens of acres in the Cabazon area. According to Cal Fire, the Magnolia fire is currently at 95% containment and the Almond fire is at 70% containment. There were no reported injuries or structure losses during either
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Cabazon wildfire at 70% containment after blackening 40 acres near the windmills
Firefighters were working early Wednesday morning to fully contain a 40-acre vegetation fire in the Cabazon area. Hand crews were coming back down the mountain at the time, and CalFire Division Chief Todd Hopkins said the fire’s progression had been stopped at 40 acres. The fire was reported at around 6:27 PM near Almond Street
Wind-driven vegetation fire at 95% containment after burning 36 acres in Cabazon
A vegetation fire in Cabazon burned approximately 36 acres Tuesday afternoon, CAL FIRE told News Channel 3. The fire was initially reported just before 2:00 PM in the area of Apache Trail and Bonita Drive. A CAL FIRE spokesperson said the call started at a one-acre fire burning at a moderate rate of speed. The
PSUSD celebrating school staff members throughout the month
It’s Teacher Appreciation Day! While teachers always deserve thanks, the Palm Springs Unified School District is showing gratitude to all school staff members. They have days to celebrate school lunch heroes, workers, principals, teachers, school nurses, counselors, bus drivers, and school communicators. There are many ways to thank school staff members. You can bring handwritten
Firebirds host Calgary Wranglers in game 3 of the Pacific Division Semifinals
Game 3 of the Pacific Division Semifinals is tonight at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds will go head-to-head with the Calgary Wrangles in hopes of getting one step closer to winning the series. And tickets are selling quickly. We spoke to some Firebirds players, and they say they expect electric energy at Acrisure Arena. “In last
Report: Ex-Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce Chairman arrested in Honduras
There are multiple reports that a former chairman of the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce is now accused in a sex trafficking case in Honduras involving the disappearance of a college student in 2022. William James Murdock was the director of merchandise of an appliance store in Rancho Mirage. We spoke with Murdock in Oct.
Palm Springs International Airport to hold emergency drill Wednesday
Palm Springs International Airport will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise tomorrow, including a simulated scenario that will involve a crashed aircraft. The safety drills occur every three years as mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Specific details of the three-and-a-half-hour drill will not be revealed until it begins at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. “This drill is
Two people injured in Indio shooting
Two people were rushed to the hospital after a shooting in an Indio neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. The shooting was reported at around 5:50 PM on the 82400 block of Requa Avenue. Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Dept. confirmed that the two victims, both adults, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were both taken to the hospital