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TODEC said it was working to help local farmworkers through the winter months. The local organization said its annual Farmworkers Appreciation Campaign ran from November 1, 2024 through February 15, 2025. During this time frame, TODEC representatives supplied farmworkers with tools like coats and rain boots — paid for by generous donations. TODEC said many

Many families in the east Coachella Valley will be enjoying a festive meal this Thanksgiving due to the efforts of the Galilee Center in Mecca. Volunteers from all over the valley gathered on Tuesday to assemble 750 boxes of donated food, and on Wednesday helped load the boxes into cars. Each box held 25 pounds

A case of the ‘Grinch that stole Christmas’ at the Brava community in Palm Desert. Their Christmas wreaths were stolen, ripped off the entrance gates last week. The community installed new ones following the theft, but the same person attempted to do it again Monday night. Security cameras managed to catch the suspect and his

California Highway Patrol (CHP) is gearing up for the high traffic as millions of motorists take to the roads during the Thanksgiving holiday. Starting at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, and running through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, CHP will activate the annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period. During this holiday time period, CHP

Every year, families in Rancho La Quinta save a seat for local Marines at their Thanksgiving dinner table. They invite Marines stationed nearby to spend the holiday with them, especially if they can’t fly home or don’t have family to spend it with. Every Thanksgiving day, volunteers book a bus that picks up dozens of

Update 11/27/24 CHP has deactivate its Silver Alert, confirming the man was located. Original Report 11/26/24 A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 90-year-old man last seen in Thousand Palms. Ramon Duran was last seen at around 11:00 a.m. in Thousand Palms on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol. SILVER ALERT –

Parking at the Palm Springs International Airport remains limited after it was full Tuesday afternoon. As of 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, lots A B, and C are now LIMITED while D is OPEN. That wasn’t the case earlier today as all the lots were full. Officials were directing vehicles to the overflow lot with shuttle service.

After eight hours of mediation, Oswit Land Trust founder Jane Garrison reports an ‘agreement in principle’ has been reached between the Trust and and Mesquite Country Club Homeowners Association.  The parties to the lawsuit had spent two years in litigation – with Oswit Land Trust envisioning a 180-acre wildlife sanctuary called Prescott Preserve, and Mesquite