Fire Continues to Blaze in Pacific Palisades

Driven by punishing and unrelenting Santa Ana winds, a massive brush fire ripped through the Pacific Palisades area, destroying or damaging an unknown number of structures and forcing thousands of people from their homes as it moved toward Malibu on the west and Santa Monica on the southeast with no reported containment Wednesday. The fire […]

Santa Ana Winds Batter SoCal

One of the most devastating and heartbreaking windstorms to ever strike the Los Angeles area will continue throughout the day Wednesday, further fanning a series of destructive wildfires that have already destroyed an untold number of homes and other structures in an unprecedented conflagration. National Weather Service forecasters said earlier that the windstorm was likely […]

Eaton Canyon Issues Evacuation Order Amidst Rapidly Spreading Fire

A fast-moving brush fire continued raging in the Eaton Canyon area Wednesday, forcing widespread evacuations and school closures while destroying an unknown number of homes and other structures. The Eaton Fire was reported at about 6:20 p.m. in the area of Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in the hills above Altadena, according to Cal Fire. […]

Hurst Fire in Sylmar Spreads to 500 Acres

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar has burned more than 500 acres with no containment, firefighters are reporting Wednesday. The blaze was reported around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at 5986 Yarnell St. and within a half-hour had burned more than 100 acres, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. It grew in size to 500 acres […]

Coachella Fire Spreads Across 15 Acres

Firefighters are at the scene of a 15-acre vegetation fire Wednesday in Coachella, fire authorities said. The fire was reported around 3:24 a.m. Wednesday and firefighters responded to the 47100 block of Tyler Street where they encountered the blaze, the Riverside County Fire Department reported. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff Department are evacuating affected […]

Tom Sandoval Once Again Represented by Attorney

Tom Sandoval is no longer acting as his own attorney in a revenge porn lawsuit filed by former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Rachel Leviss against him and Ariana Madix. Leviss alleges in her lawsuit that 42-year-old Tom Sandoval and the 39-year-old Madix, both still cast members on the show, produced and disseminated sexually explicit images […]

Palm Springs Film Festival Hosts Student Screening Day

The Palm Springs International Film Festival entered its seventh day Wednesday, featuring Student Screening Day and preparations for the announcement of juried awards later this week. More than 900 Coachella Valley students from 13 regional high schools will be able to catch a 9:30 a.m. screening of Tracie Laymon’s “Bob Trevino Likes It” on Wednesday, […]

Cal Fire Bolsters Resources During Windstorm

In the face of an intense Santa Ana windstorm, additional firefighting resources are deployed Wednesday throughout Riverside County for the remainder of the week. Cal Fire released a statement Monday indicating engine and hand crews are transferring from stations in Northern California to the Inland Empire, as well as Orange, San Diego and neighboring counties. […]

Riverside Gas Price Rises

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County increased four-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.325, a day after rising 1 cent. It is 3.2 cents more than one week ago and 3.4 cents more than one month ago, but 25.8 cents less than one year ago, according to figures […]

E-Sports Arena Opens Doors in Downtown Riverside

Riverside County officials Wednesday will celebrate the opening of The Arena, an Office of Education development intended for E-Sports competitions involving video gaming enthusiasts, as well as doubling as a sometime conference center for county business. “We are honored to open the doors of The Arena to current and future students in Riverside County who […]

Unrelenting Santa Ana Winds Fan Palisades Fire

Driven by punishing and unrelenting Santa Ana winds, a massive brush fire ripped through the Pacific Palisades area Tuesday, destroying or damaging an unknown number of structures and forcing thousands of people from their homes as it moved toward Malibu on the west and Santa Monica on the southeast. The fire was reported around 10:30 […]