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CBS News
6 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
3.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Idyllwild in Riverside County
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Idyllwild in Riverside County on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was reported around 12:27 p.m. with a depth of nine miles. U.S. Geological Survey Based on the USGS's Interactive Map, the quake's impact reached nearby areas including Hemet, Indio, Cathedral City, Banning and Perris. According to the USGS "Did You Feel It?" response tool, about 164 people responded feeling the quake. It is categorized on the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map as a light or level four intensity quake. It is unclear if any injuries or damage have been reported.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fire erupts on roof of Riverside County home after lightning strike
The roof of a Riverside County home erupted in flames after it was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene near the intersection of Peridot Avenue and Moonstone Street in Hemet just after 5:30 p.m. A photojournalist with Hemet Eye News reported that the homeowner and his neighbor grabbed garden hoses and attempted to douse the flames while crews with the Hemet Fire Department were enroute to the home. 'Lightning struck [the roof],' a woman who lives next to the home said. 'I saw the flash on the street when I was in the garage and then I smelled something burning.' In footage of the firefight, at least three fire engines responded to the scene, where a crew of about a half dozen firefighters, four of them at the peak of the tiled roof, worked with a chainsaw and other tools to gain access to and extinguish the flames. CHP cruiser overturns amid high-speed pursuit in L.A. Hemet Fire Department Battalion Chief Laura Astell said when they arrived on scene it appeared that they did have a positive lightning strike. 'We peeled back the tile and extinguished the fire and there was no interior fire or smoke damage to the home,' she said. The battalion chief added that four engines and a squad responded to the scene and that it's highly unusual that they receive credible reports of lightning strikes that lead to fires. 'We suspected it based on the conditions we saw when we arrived on scene and confirmed once we got onto the area.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
Fate of tigers homed at Inland Empire sanctuary unclear after eviction
The fate of four bengal tigers who live at the Diamond Valley Lodge near Hemet is up in the air, after a legal dispute led to the owner's eviction last week. The property is now gated up, meaning no one is there except for the big cats. "Very, very inhumane," said Mario Felix. "You have to observe them, you can't just leave them. All animals need observation." He's one of many neighbors in the area who are upset by the sudden eviction of the tenants. "That's just really sad, it breaks my heart," said Bobbee McGuire. "I just don't understand how people could do something horrible like that. ... They're endangering these animals, and they're endangering the health, safety and welfare of the public as well." Two of the tigers homed at Diamond Valley Lodge. Diamond Valley Lodge/Facebook Rob Curtis owns the tigers and has rented the property for the the last five. However, in recent months he's been involved in a number of legal battles over the site, including over permitting and the sale, which he wanted to purchase outright. It all came to a head last week when Riverside County Sheriff's Department deputies evicted him and his staff from the property, forcing him to leave his tigers behind. "They wanted us to pay $3 million for the property. We came up with the $3 million, we offered to pay it to them and they waited until the very last minute and said, 'We're not taking the offer and we want the tigers out tomorrow," he said. "So, they caused this dilemma, they're not victims by any stretch." An attorney for the company that owns the land, Diamond Valley Golf Club LLC., says that they were willing to sell but that Curtis did not present the funds in time. They say that he had months of notice that the eviction was going to happen. "The tigers' health and welfare is our number one concern here," said a statement from the company. "On a daily basis we have allowed access for their feeding and care and will continue to do so." Curtis says that although he's been able to get in every day since their eviction, the amount of time inside is limited and not consistent. In turn, he says he's waiting outside of the gate to be allowed in, often in the heat. "We can't put the misters on for them, hose them off, do those things we normally do," Curtis said. The sanctuary is asking for an emergency hearing from a judge in order to get access to the property. They're also working to remove the tigers by the end of the week to another sanctuary out of the state.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Letters to the Editor: Readers take a 'shot' or two at the decision to cancel 'Hamilton' run at the Kennedy Center
To the editor: I never thought I'd be annoyed at both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Donald Trump at the same time, but I am ("'Hamilton' cancels Kennedy Center run after Trump takeover," March 5). By canceling the run of his masterpiece, "Hamilton," scheduled to open next March at Lincoln Center, Miranda's behavior suggests that he is succumbing to the very thing he protests: the politicization of the arts. I would like to think Miranda could rise above such pettiness, and not deprive his audience of enjoying his rich historical opera in person. Linda L. Beaven, Glendale .. To the editor: "Hamilton's" creator sanctimoniously is quoted as saying, "The Kennedy Center has long been an artistic center devoid of a political point of view ..." During one of the first performances of "Hamilton," Brandon Victor Dixon, who played Aaron Burr, disrespectfully upbraided Vice President Mike Pence in attendance by saying to him from the stage: "We, sir — we — are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.' I was shocked that a U.S vice president would be treated disrespectfully. Devoid of a political point of view? Give me a break. Jim Johnson, Hemet .. To the editor: Bravo and a standing ovation to the cast and crew of "Hamilton" for canceling their Kennedy Center appearance. No artist from any discipline should accept, attend or perform at the Kennedy Center, so long as the man-who-would-be-king presides over its board. John F. Kennedy said, 'If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him." Trump and his ilk are the very antithesis of this truth. But, of course, we already [know] about Trump's relationship with the truth. Bill Waxman, Simi Valley This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
