Ocotillo Wells: Blade breaks off wind-powered turbine, prompts investigation

By City News Service, on May 18, 2013, at 1:45 pm
(Photo by mikebaird/Flickr/Creative Commons)

A 173-foot-long blade broke off a wind turbine and fell to the ground at a 315-megawatt wind farm that supplies [...] Read More

Gusty winds expected to blow into Riverside County

By City News Service, on May 17, 2013, at 8:39 am
(contributed photo)

Strong winds are expected to blow through the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains this afternoon through early Saturday, especially [...] Read More

Inland Empire: Record breaking temps make way for cooling trend, high winds

By City News Service, on May 14, 2013, at 6:48 am
(Flickr/bredgur)

A spell of unseasonably high temperatures in Riverside County will end today before a cooling trend sets in for the [...] Read More

CHP: Sobriety checkpoing planned in Coachella Valley

By City News Service, on May 11, 2013, at 12:36 am
(File: Daniel Lane/SWRNN)

The California Highway Patrol will operate a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday night in the Coachella Valley. The checkpoint is scheduled [...] Read More

Palm Springs Tram to close as cyclists breeze through with Amgen Tour

By City News Service, on May 10, 2013, at 12:00 am
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, the finish line for the second stage of Amgen Tour professional bicycle race on Monday, [...] Read More

Caltrans projects approved statewide, including Coachella Valley

By City News Service, on May 9, 2013, at 12:13 am
.(Flickr: Kevin Dooley)

The state’s Transportation Commission approved funding Wednesday for 114 projects statewide, including two in the Coachella Valley. The funding included [...] Read More

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