Palm Desert City Council is set to discuss the details of a proposed plan for “DSRT Surf,” the manmade surfing oasis slated for Desert Willow Golf Resort on Thursday. It’s an 18-acre development that would feature not only a surf lagoon and wave machine, but also a surf center — including retail, restaurant space, two
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A judge has ruled that a convicted sex offender will remain in Ventura County, where he committed his crimes, until further order of the court. Ross Wollschlager was convicted of raping two women and a 10-year-old girl. He was originally slated to move to the Joshua Tree, a community he had no ties. The potential
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A non-profit organization that grades hospital safety has released a report that includes local hospitals. The grades represent a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. “Leapfrog” has given an A rating to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, and the Hi-Desert Medical
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A ribbon cutting and grand reopening ceremony were held Wednesday at The Golf Center at Palm Desert and Home of the First Tee program. “Just so excited, can’t wait for the grass to finish growing in and to open the doors and let the public back in, let the kids back in,” said Kevin Kalman,
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Coachella is working toward the creation of a municipal energy utility to serve certain areas of its community. In a staff report issued on November 13, City Manager William B. Pattison Jr. recommended that Mayor Steven Hernandez and the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-62, which would set up the framework for such a service.
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible shooting that left a man dead in Anza Wednesday morning. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies first received reports of a shooting at approximately 11:55 a.m. on the 39400 block of Cary Road, just north of SR-371. Deputies confirmed they found a man dead
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – We are continuing to follow Israel “Izzy” Ramirez’s journey to recovery after a serious brain injury. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay has been following this story from the beginning and visited him at his home to see what his new reality is looking like. On Tuesday Izzy walked out of
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Se escuchan declaraciones de apertura en el juicio de un hombre de Utah de 38 años acusado de asesinar a su madre en Indio el año pasado despues que le  prendió fuego a la salida de su lugar de trabajo en la Tienda Mathis Brothers donde trabajaba la victim. Un jurado fue escucho argumentos en el
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Cooler than yesterday, Palm Springs recorded a high of 85° this afternoon. While it’s still seven degrees above the average, it’s a cool down many of us have been waiting for! The ridge of high pressure has weakened its grasp on the west coast and temperatures have cooled accordingly, with the assistance of clouds. Partly
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PALM SPRINGS,Calif. Este pasado martes 12 de noviembre se llevo acabo la primera graduación de policÃas comunitarios de Palm Springs completamente en español, 22 estudiantes recibieron de manos del jefe de la policÃa Bryan Reyes sus certificados como la primera generación de policÃas comunitarios . Las clases en español comenzaron el pasado 10 de septiembre
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Mary Hart, a long-time entertainment journalist, television icon, and Mistress of Ceremonies for the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Film Awards Gala, will receive a star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars during Mary Hart Weekend in December. Hart will receive her star near the Sonny Bono Statue in front of Plaza Mercado
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Opening statements began and ended Wednesday in the trial of a 38-year-old Utah man charged with murdering his mother in Indio last year by lighting her on fire. A jury was impaneled Tuesday to hear the case of Israel Ramirez Guardado, who is acting as his own attorney. Opening statements finished in the morning session,
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The Murrieta Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing man who “may be in the Palm Springs area,” according to an MPD Facebook post. 83-year-old Joseph Chochrek was last seen at his Murrieta home on Monday. He is described as a 5’11” male who weighs 185 pounds. Chochrek is believed to be
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The massive mirrored safe at Steve’s Coin Shop on North Palm Canyon Drive used to be filled with antique solid gold and silver coins. Today, it’s mostly empty boxes. “My father was laying in the hospital dying and someone comes into his shop and loots it for everything that he’s got,” said Ursula Ahajanian,
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A 25-year-old man convicted in October in the shooting death of an Indio man is scheduled to be sentenced today. Nestor Cervantes of Coachella was driving near Avenue 54 and Shady Lane in Coachella at about 7 p.m. in July 2014 when Indio police pulled him over and arrested him on suspicion of murdering 25-year-old
Continue ReadingThe Rancho Mirage Health, Wealth, & Wellness Expo is at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
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