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Palm Springs leaders travel to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to celebrate the sister-city signing agreement

A Palm Springs delegation is in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to celebrate the second official signing of the sister-city agreement. The non-profit “Palm Springs Sister City Committee” privately raised all funds for the four-day trip which aims to strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two cities. Check Out Our Initial Reports

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DAP Health successfully acquires Borrego Health, hopes to expand local healthcare services

DAP Health, a long-time healthcare service of the desert, has officially integrated with Borrego Health with approval from Bankruptcy Court and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The two organizations will now operate as one; with approximately 850 employees serving upwards of 100,000 patients of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. With the acquisition

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Coachella Mayor discusses clean drinking water program, debate over license plate readers in the city

There are some noteworthy things happening in the city of Coachella. On Tuesday, Coachella obtained a $500,000 state grant to help develop a stannous chloride pilot program for the city’s drinking water. This comes as the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to issue a new chromium-6 drinking water standard later this year. Chromium-6

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College of the Desert’s new interim superintendent/president discusses her goals for the school

We’re hearing for the first time from College of the Desert’s new interim superintendent and president. Dr. Laura Hope most recently served as an associate superintendent at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga. She replaces Dr. Martha Garcia who left COD to be president of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.  Hope’s contract runs through June

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Riverside County hosting forum for feedback on upcoming behavioral health plan

Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health is inviting community members to their upcoming public forum and hearing in Rancho Mirage that will discuss their Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Plan. MHSA is major funding source for local mental health services within Riverside County. Thus by attending these public forums and hearings community members can have

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Local Rep. Ken Calvert discusses his concerns with the border after end of Title 42

Questions continue to swirl over the future of our country’s policies at the southern border following the end of Title 42.  While those on the ground report the expected surge of arriving immigrants did not materialize, authorities are reporting they are still processing thousands of asylum claims a day.  Border patrol officials are now reporting

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Officials warn of ‘tranq,’ dangerous mixture of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer

Federal officials have issued a grave warning about a new and trending cocktail of illegal street drugs nicknamed “tranq.” Tranq is a mixture of fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine. According to the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, tranq has been found in 48 states.  Experts say it’s incredibly dangerous and the drug does

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Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse to honor community leaders at Leadership Awards Reception

News Channel 3 evening anchor Karen Devine will be among those honored at the Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse Leadership Awards Reception. During the ceremony, MAPDA will be honoring the dedication and commitment of community leaders fighting against the misuse of opioids and fentanyl. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and District Attorney Mike Hestrin will

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