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Another round of 70s is expected for Sunday across the Coachella Valley. Skies will be mostly clear and winds will remain light. Big changes are expected next week with the arrival of low pressure. Winds will strengthen on Wednesday, and chances for widespread rain increase for Thursday and Friday. Showers may linger into early Saturday.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — A Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured Saturday when the car plowed into a fire truck that was parked on a Northern California freeway to shield a crew clearing another accident, fire officials said. Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — A Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured Saturday when the car plowed into a fire truck that was parked on a Northern California freeway to shield a crew clearing another accident, fire officials said. Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — A Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured Saturday when the car plowed into a fire truck that was parked on a Northern California freeway to shield a crew clearing another accident, fire officials said. Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on
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The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center hosted its second ‘Be a Hero 5k’ run to help fight child abuse. Over 200 people from the Coachella Valley and across the country participated in this year’s event. Saturday’s run helped fundraise for the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, that provides resources for neglected or abused children. American Ninja Warrior,
Continue Reading SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent more than a dozen other people, including three firefighters, to
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Rahm has a game for wherever he plays, whether it’s Spain or Dubai, Hawaii or California. That’s what makes the final round at Riviera so daunting for the few people left who have a chance to catch him. Rahm played bogey-free Saturday in the
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because no announcement has been
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Cathedral City hosted its Rainbow Crossing Paint Party Saturday morning. Community members were invited to come and repaint the rainbow crosswalks near the city hall. The repainting party happened in preparation for the city’s 7th annual Cathedral City LGBT Days, March 3-5, in Downtown Cathedral City. For more information on Cathedral City LGBT Days, you
Continue Reading SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and Kaylynne Truong hit four 3-pointers and added 14 points to help No. 20 Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s 65-51 Saturday and extend its win streak against the Gaels to six. Ejim hit a jumper and Truong followed with a 3-pointer to make it 5-0 and the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Clary and Michael Callahan, CNN The US military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria early Saturday, capturing an ISIS official, according to a statement from US Central Command. Batar, “an ISIS Syria Province Official involved in planning attacks on SDF-guarded detention centers and manufacturing improvised explosive devices,” was
Continue Reading DAMASCUS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes has targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus, Syrian state news reported. State media agency SANA, citing a source in the Damascus police command, has reported that an unspecified number of people had been killed and wounded. Loud explosions were heard over the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time, and
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February’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant of $ 25,000 from the H.N & Frances C. Berger Foundation goes to the local nonprofit Drone Flyers Academy. It’s a chance for students to take flight. DFA gives hands-on drone flight training to underserved communities in the valley. Sebastian Galve was one of the students who participated in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Yoonjung Seo, Brad Lendon and Junko Ogura, CNN North Korea said Sunday it conducted a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) a day earlier, its third known test of the long-range weapon in less than a year. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said a Hwasong-15 ICBM was fired in a “surprise
Continue ReadingCNN By Paula Hancocks, Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo, David Hawley, and Charles Miller, CNN North Korea is a “clear and present danger,” the foreign minister of South Korea has told CNN in an exclusive interview. Kim Jong Un’s frequent missile tests and repeated warnings that he would consider using tactical nuclear weapons were a display
Continue ReadingCNN By Yoonjung Seo, Brad Lendon and Junko Ogura, CNN North Korea said Sunday it conducted a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) a day earlier, its third known test of the long-range weapon in less than a year. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said a Hwasong-15 ICBM was fired in a “surprise
Continue Reading Irvine, Calif. (AP) — Dawson Baker’s 18 points helped UC Irvine defeat UC Davis 78-76 on Saturday night. Baker was 6 of 12 shooting, including 2 for 5 from distance, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Anteaters (19-8, 12-3 Big West Conference). DJ Davis scored 18 points and Bent Leuchten added
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The Palm Springs Public Library has books that highlight stories of transgender and nonbinary people. The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission chose community leaders and Mayor Grace Garner to read children’s books in the library’s youth room which spoke to gender identity awareness among youth. The Commission called the event, A celebration of stories supporting transgender and non-binary
Continue ReadingCNN By Aaron Pellish, Shawna Mizelle and Betsy Klein, CNN Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three endangered African penguin chicks, saying the tiny additions are genetically valuable as zoos and aquariums around the world work to ensure the species’ survival through breeding programs and conservation efforts. Officials at OdySea Aquarium made the announcement Friday, posting video of the
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