Firefighters halt garage blaze in Sage, preventing spread to brush
SAGE, Calif. —
Firefighters quickly contained a residential structure fire in the unincorporated community of Sage on Friday afternoon, stopping the flames before they could...
WILDOMAR Family Displaced After Electric Vehicle Crashes Into Home
WILDOMAR, Calif. —A family of six was displaced Friday afternoon after an electric vehicle careened off the roadway and slammed into their home, severing...
Soboba Tribal Chairman Vivanco honored with ‘Warrior Award’
The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California awarded Soboba Tribal Council Chairman Isaiah Vivanco with the Warrior Award. This is one of the...
Aftershock count tops 400 in Indio seismic sequence; activity slows Thursday
INDIO, Calif. -The ground near Indio continues to tremble days after Monday's magnitude 4.9 earthquake, with seismologists recording more than 440 aftershocks as of...
​San Marcos Fire Department Responds to Tesla Battery Energy Storage System Incident at Creekside...
SAN MARCOS, Calif. -A section of the Creekside Marketplace parking lot remains heavily cordoned off Thursday afternoon following a fire involving a Tesla battery...
Smoke visible as CAL FIRE conducts prescribed burns near Pine Cove
PINE COVE, Calif. — Smoke may be visible across the San Jacinto Mountains Thursday and Friday as fire crews conduct prescribed burning operations west of...
Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175 million funding deal with Google
Yue Stella YuCalMattersGov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year to boost the state’s local newsrooms, casting doubt...
Aftershocks persist following Monday’s 4.9 magnitude Indio earthquake; 4.3 magnitude temblor strikes Wednesday
INDIO, Calif. — A sharp magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck the Coachella Valley early Wednesday morning, the strongest aftershock yet in a restless seismic sequence...
Driver Ejected on I-15; Empty Vehicle Launches Over Wall onto Residential Sidewalk
​UPDATED: 4:35PMMURRIETA, Calif. —
A violent rollover crash on Interstate 15 Tuesday afternoon ended with a driver ejected onto the freeway shoulder and their vehicle launching...
Local Technologists Launch ‘WCMesh’ to Solve SoCal’s Off-Grid Communication Challenges
Born from a lunch in Pasadena, the new mesh network aims to provide resilient, license-free text messaging across the Southland and beyond.