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Rain reaches Palm Springs area; mountain areas see heavy snow; all evacuation orders lifted Sherry Barkas and Amanda Ulrich, Palm Springs Desert Sun A winter storm that soaked Southern California, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders for areas around the El Dorado Fire and Apple Fire burn scars in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropped light rain in the Coachella Valley and heavy snow in the surrounding mountain areas on Friday. © Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun ...

Rain reaches Palm Springs area; mountain areas see heavy snow; all evacuation orders lifted Sherry Barkas and Amanda Ulrich, Palm Springs Desert Sun A winter storm that soaked Southern California, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders for areas around the El Dorado Fire and Apple Fire burn scars in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropped light rain in the Coachella Valley and heavy snow in the surrounding mountain areas on Friday. © Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun ...

At least 50 rain-related accidents occurred on Southland freeways Friday morning as a powerful storm moved through the region, including a tractor trailer that rolled over, caught fire and came to rest hanging over the edge of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. "Dont wait, do it now. Its not like a fire -- you cant see it growing," Yucaipa Fire Chief Grant Malinowski warned at a Thursday morning news conference. "That whole hillside can come down at one time. Its not incremental. In Rivers...

Continuing our top stories of 2020 are three stories with a big effect on the environment and wildlife. Several fires west of the Morongo Basin blanketed our area with smoke for days. The Apple Fire started July 31, caused by burning carbon from a diesel truck’s exhaust off of Oak Glen Road in Cherry Valley. The fire burned more than 33,000 acres and threatened evacuations of Morongo Valley and Pioneertown. The Dome Fire in the Mojave Preserve burned 43,000 acres of thick Joshua tree forests;...

[12/14/20 - 09:31 AM] Discovery Channel and Cal Fire Take Viewers to the Frontlines of Californias Most Desctructive Wildfire Season in Brand-New Series, "Cal Fire," Premiering January 3 The 2020 fire season in California is catastrophic, with more than 4.1 million acres burned, 9,400 homes and structures destroyed, and 33 lives lost to date. [via press release from Discovery Channel] DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND CAL FIRE TAKE VIEWERS TO THE FRONTLINES OF CALIFORNIAS MOST DESCTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE SEASON ...

Tonight, the apple fire has burned more than 28,000 acres outside of los angeles. thousands of firefighters battling the blaze for five days now. trying to save homes and lives. including greg skiens. greg took these photos as the wildfire was closing in on his home. >> there was one big orange flame all the way around the house. and i thought we were going to die. >> reporter: flames reaching right up to gregs deck. firefighters stood their ground as greg watched. they saved his home. but in th...

Rain. its been called the 416 fire and doubled in size yesterday and overnight to 19,500 acres. more than 2200 people have been evacuated. so far no building have been lost and firefighters doing everything they can to protect them. >> the firefighters brought in a team of sprinklers and the went right to the fire line and protected his home and others in the area. >> reporter: colorado is not the only place dealing with these conditions. high temperatures and dry conditions are causing fires to...