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Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Mosquito, Fairview Wildfires

September 9, 2022 12:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a new state of emergency on Thursday over two wildfires raging in the state: The Mosquito Fire in El Dorado and Placer Counties, as well as the Fairview Fire in Riverside County. As of Friday morning,...

Biden Administration Orders Two $689 Million Solar Projects In Southern California

December 22, 2021 10:08 am

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), at the behest of the Biden Administration, approved two major solar projects at a Riverside County site on Tuesday, with a third likely to be approved soon. Both California and the federal government have...

Rural CA Communities On Frontlines as Battle Against Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Intensifies

July 14, 2021 2:29 amJuly 13, 2021 4:22 pm

Rural communities are on the frontlines as the battle against illegal marijuana cultivation intensifies throughout California. The San Bernardino Sheriffs raided an illegal marijuana grow in 29 Palms in late June. Although these busts have become a common occurrence throughout...

Arsonist Who Firebombed Republican Group’s HQ Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Jail

May 25, 2021 2:37 amMarch 22, 2022 11:42 am

The Riverside County man who firebombed a Republican group’s office in La Quinta last May was sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison on Monday on one count of attempted arson. Press play to hear a narrated version of...

FEMA Names LA County As ‘Riskiest’ In Nation

January 4, 2021 6:51 pm

During the weekend the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a list of the most dangerous areas of the United States, naming Los Angeles County as the riskiest place to live in the country. While the pandemic was not counted as...

Election Night Results Southern California

November 4, 2020 4:29 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

On the final day of voting, polling locations reflected the wildly divided state of the country. In Joshua Tree, only a few people waited in line in the late afternoon as a slow trickled of voters flowed in. According to...

State Grants Temporary Endangered Species Protections For Joshua Trees

September 23, 2020 3:02 pm

On Tuesday, the California Fish and Game Commission decided in a unanimous vote to legally protect the Joshua tree for one year, with permanent protection under the California Endangered Species Act to be ruled on in one year after a...