Blythe News

Rolling Thunder came through Blythe, California on May 16 and will assemble in Washington, DC on May 27 to bring awareness about MIA service personnel and POWs.

BLYTHE - Prevent Child Abuse Riverside County-Blythe Collaborative announced their 2nd Annual Summer Safety Extravaganza scheduled for June 9 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Colorado River Fairgrounds.

BLYTHE - Longtime blues organist Deacon Jones and his band have been added to the lineup of groups scheduled for the 1st Blythe River Blues Festival, to be held on May 26, Memorial Day weekend, at Quechan Park in Blythe. See more on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com.

As Memorial Day approaches, Gerry Wolford, 91, of Blythe, is one of the many veterans who can appreciate the sacrifices that were made by his fellow soldiers in WWII.

The 1st Annual Blythe River Blues Festival, to be held on May 26, Memorial Day weekend at Quechan Park in Blythe, will be a homecoming for Bill McFadden, drummer for the 7th Sons.

LYTHE - Blythe Police responded to a residence in the 1300 block of San Gorgonio in reference to a possible child abduction on the afternoon of May 15. Vadon Phillips, 22, of Blythe was arrested....See story on pvvt.com.

Email: olivia@iampragency.com Website: http://www.iampragency.com/ Reform The Resistance is scheduled to appear at the Spirit West Coast Music Festival, as part of the last leg of the Effect Radio Tour on May 27th.

The South Main Street Blues Band is a Blythe-based garage band that has its roots in the childhood friendship of guitarist Tom Farrage and vocalist, harmonica player John Boyd.

BLYTHE - An investigation by Blythe Police detectives into the theft of tools led to the arrest of Steven Guy, 44, of Blythe. See full story on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com.

BLYTHE RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL - BLYTHE - Fran Banish, the headliner for the 1st Blythe River Blues Festival to be held at Quechan Marina on May 26, Memorial Day weekend, learned his trade as a teenager with a fake ID, hanging out in the blues clubs of Chicago. See full story by Marty Bachman on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com

BLYTHE - A woman had her handbag stolen by a passing bicyclist on Hobsonway, the evening of May 13. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his late 20s with ...See full story on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com.

BLYTHE - Blythe city officials will ask the city council to authorize staff to sell a retiring employee's firearm to Yellow Mart Stores for the listed current market value at the next council meeting on May 22.

Riverside County announced today (Friday) it has reached a tentative four-year labor pact with the Riverside Sheriffs' Association. The agreement affects approximately 2,500 deputies and other law enforcement professionals. See full story on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com

Over 500 motorcycles carrying veterans and veteran supporters, braved the heat on Wednesday stopping in Blythe on the way to Washington, D.C. as part of the 24th Anniversary of "Run For The Wall." The riders stopped for gas on the corner of Hobsonwaay and Intake and headed to the Colorado River Fairgrounds where they were greeted by Palo Verde High ... (more)

More than 400 motorcyclists will return to Blythe on May 16 as part of the 24th anniversary of the 'Run for the Wall,' paying tribute to veterans as they make their way to visit all the war memorials in Washington, D.C., including the Vietnam Wall Memorial.

Supports for large parabolic mirrors for the Genesis Solar Project dot the desert landscape about 25 miles west of Blythe.

BrightSource Energy Co. says it is downsizing plans for a large-scale solar development in eastern Riverside County near the Colorado River.

More than 400 motorcyclists will return to Blythe on May 16 as part of the 22nd anniversary of the 'Run for the Wall,' paying tribute to veterans as they make their way to visit all the war memorials in Washington, D.C., including the Vietnam Wall Memorial.

The Blythe Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to present its first ever Blythe River Blues Festival, scheduled for May 26, Memorial Day weekend.

BLYTHE - A 41-year-old Blythe man was killed after he was hit head-on by another Blythe man. According to preliminary reports, Doyle W. Blackshear, 42, was alleged to be driving while on a cell phone when he drifted... See story on The Palo Verde Valley Times news site, pvvt.com.