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Palm Springs Planning Commission to consider move that would help Prescott Preserve project move forward
The Palm Springs Planning Commission will review an amendment to existing city rules next week that would help advance a plan to restore a former golf course to its native desert habitat. The project, proposed by the Oswit Land Trust (OLT), aims to convert about 90 acres of the 120-acre...
Wild plants and crops aren’t always happy neighbors
New University of California, Riverside studies show native plants and crops grown side-by-side can share diseases that are detrimental to plant health and growth. Despite pollination and biodiversity benefits, there are downsides to growing native plants alongside non-native crops. According to two new University of California, Riverside (UCR) studies, both the native and non-native plants attract and then share pests that spread diseases, negatively impacting each other.
The BellRays Drop “Hard Drive” Single & Announce “Heavy Steady Go!” Album
Originating from Riverside, California, The BellRays have been mixing punk, rock and soul with the unique authenticity that has made them who they are today. Commenting on their new single, Hard Drive, vocalist Lisa Kekaula gets back to the beginning of what became their upcoming album, Heavy Steady Go!. “This is our longest labor of love creating a song. Earliest drafts of this song are in recording sessions from 2012. We even recorded it twice recently in the Tucson session and the final version coming from Sweet Gee Studios in Riverside. That is where the magic happened.”
PBS’s ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ Coming To Riverside’s Castle Park
RIVERSIDE, CA — Characters from the Emmy Award-winning television series “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” are coming to Riverside County. Riverside’s Castle Park, 3500 Polk Street, will welcome characters Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat on August 23, 24 and 31 and September 1. Their appearances mark a first at the family-friendly amusement park.
Former RCC baseball player Nacho Alvarez Jr. called up to big leagues
Ignacio “Nacho” Alvarez Jr. will become the 16th former Riverside City College baseball player to play in the major leagues as the infielder was called up by the Atlanta Braves on July 21, sources tell Viewpoints. During his lone season in Riverside Nacho posted a .370 batting average...
Philippines returns remains of WWII POW to his home in California
ONTARIO, California: The remains of a World War II service member who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines in 1942 but remained unidentified until 2023 were returned home to California this week. The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers, 18, of...
New! Tin Fire | Corona, CA | July 20, 2024
Firefighters with the Corona Fire Department and CAL FIRE were dispatched around 1710 hours PT on Saturday evening on July 20, 2024, to a report of a brush fire. The brush fire is located off of La Sierra and Tin Mine Road, west of Lake Matthews in El Cerrito (Riverside County), California.
Deputy Shoots, Kills Man During Homeless Encampment Clearout In RivCo
JURUPA VALLEY, CA — A man was shot and killed Friday morning by deputy gunfire in Jurupa Valley, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. in the area of 34th Street and Crestmore Road during a cleanup of the Santa Ana River bottom.
Murder suspect arrested after fleeing scene of fatal parking lot stabbing
A Riverside County man is in custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed another man in a parking lot. According to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the 31000 block of Riverside Drive at 9:32 p.m. Saturday in Lake Elsinore on calls of an assault with a deadly weapon. Arriving […]
New water restrictions in California
CALIFORNIA - Starting next year, for the first time, California water providers will face permanent water restrictions to prepare for future reductions in the water supply from the state. The state will track indoor and outdoor water use and set standards for water loss. Providers must make and enforce water-saving...
Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower is here. How to watch in California
Now through Sept. 1, specs of dust and rocks will streak across the California night sky as they smack into Earth’s atmosphere when the Perseid Meteor Shower, the most dazzling annual meteor shower seen from Earth, returns to a night sky near you this summer. That comet last visited Earth in 1995. It orbits the sun every 133 years, so it will be about a century before Swift-Tuttle swings around again. But it left us a gift in...
Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
Researchers at USC have developed a new method to accurately predict wildfire spread. By combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, their model offers a potential breakthrough in wildfire management and emergency response. Detailed in an early study proof published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, the USC model uses...
California Democrats praise Biden, largely fall behind Harris
Facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his reelection bid, President Joe Biden on Sunday made the stunning announcement that he is dropping out of the November race and then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. The president said that he will give more details about his decision — […]
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