Three separate drug-smuggling arrests occurred at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Saturday. The incidents occurred within 12 hours but were unrelated, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. The three men were identified as a 39 year-old Mexican citizen, a 51... — Updated 7/30/2015

PGA Professional Roxy Mueller is now the Director of Golf at Warner Springs Ranch Golf Club. This past year Roxy was the CSU San Marcos Women’s Assistant Golf Coach for a team that went to the Nationals. Mueller previously served as the San Luis Rey Downs Golf Club First A... — Updated 7/21/2015

Here are a few examples of how we use, or rather misuse our precious water supplies around the world. California residents have been forced to reduce their water use as bottled water, fracking, and big Agro companies continue to pump water. Nestle and other companies, including... — Updated 7/16/2015

A report on the concept of planetary health that was released on Wednesday by the Rockefeller Foundation, calls for a paradigm shift in understanding the relationship between our environment, economic progress and human health. Unintended and poorly thought-out by-products of the... — Updated 7/16/2015

Dianne Bedwell said her partner of 29 years, Cecil Knutson, made a wrong turn when they were searching for a short-cut to a son’s house for dinner last Mother’s Day. The couple were stranded in their car after it got stuck on a rock while Knutson was attempting to turn it aro... — Updated 7/16/2015

At the Borrego Water District meeting this morning, July 14, General Manager, Jerry Rolwing announced that the community of Borrego Springs has reduced its water usage by 16 percent from June 2013 to June 2015.... — Updated 7/16/2015

Two federal agencies are named in a possible lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity which claims they have failed to protect an endangered bird (Yuma clapper rail) at desert solar projects. Over the past 15 months one of these birds has been found dead at the 550-megawatt... — Updated 7/16/2015

Gas prices are set to increase by fifty cents within a week in southern California. Prices have already increased by twenty cents in the last few days. “This is due to west coast gasoline inventory declining by over 42 million gallons and at the same time, fuel imports into the r... — Updated 7/10/2015

California’s historic drought may be meeting up with what many climate models are indicating could become an historic El Nino event this winter. Typhoons, cyclones and a gigantic storm moving towards China are shifting trade winds from west to east and pushing warmer water t... — Updated 7/10/2015

Kris Anderson lost her 8 year-old Shar Pei mix, by the name of Georgia, on June 27 at the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. Anderson spent hours searching for Georgia, who’d gone off chasing rabbits, and was finally told by authorities that the dog probably wouldn’t survive for... — Updated 7/10/2015

Borrego Springs is served by a transmission line that traverses sixty miles, making it susceptible to wild weather and wildfires. According to SDG&E’s chief development officer, Jim Avery, it was after wildfires knocked out power in 2007 for two days that they began looking for b... — Updated 7/7/2015

Electricity bills will be rising for San Diego Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison customers under reforms approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday. The commission adopted two price tiers for residential customers. A 25 percent price increase... — Updated 7/4/2015

Airbnb, a home-sharing website, has an agreement with the city of San Diego to start charging tourist taxes to their users. Starting July 15, Airbnb will charge customers and pay the city for them, since some haven’t been paying taxes on their own. $5.6 million in occupancy t... — Updated 7/3/2015

Last year Governor Jerry Brown called for a voluntary 20 percent cutback in water use due to the drought emergency. In May, Californians had already reduced by 29 percent, even though Brown’s mandatory statewide 25 percent cutbacks weren’t put into place until June. The data for... — Updated 7/2/2015

A severe weather warning was issued for air to ground and air to water lightning strikes at the coast on Tuesday, causing lifeguards throughout the San Diego coastline to evacuate people from the water and beaches. Lightning actually struck a power pole in Paradise Hills,... — Updated 7/2/2015

Byron Casper, an international PGA member and son of golfing legend Billy Casper has been named the Head Golf Professional for Warner Springs Ranch Golf Club - set to open this Summer. Byron has also been named the corporate golf director of Pacific Hospitality Group, which... — Updated 6/25/2015

On June 20, four civilians began a bicycle race stretching over 3,000 miles across the country to raise money for troops combating traumatic brain injury and psychological health conditions. The Race Across America (from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland) is nearly 50... — Updated 6/24/2015

President Barack Obama will be in the Coachella Valley on Father’s Day weekend. President Obama will fly into Palm Springs International Airport on Saturday and depart on Sunday. This will be President Obama’s fifth trip to the Palm Springs region. It seems unlikely the Pre... — Updated 6/22/2015