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Palm Springs city council plans to start conversations about extending its forty five day Cannabis Moratorium to ten months and fifteen days. The Council could vote Thursday to extend the moratorium for new cannabis dispensaries while considering bigger changes for an industry some council members think has become oversaturated and unsustainable. News Channel 3’s Peter

The Southern California Association of Governments Regional Council (SCAG) is adding $5 million dollars to the “We Lift: Coachella Valley’s Housing Catalyst Fund.” The fund, which was created by Lift to Rise, the Low Income Investment Fund, Rural Community Assistance Corporation and Riverside County, provides low-interest loans for affordable housing developments. The money is to

Thousands of families attended this year’s 16th annual ‘Fall Family Festival.’ It was hosted by ‘About Families,’ a non-profit serving families and parents throughout the Coachella Valley during childbearing and parenting years. “Parenting is hard. Anyone who’s a parent will tell you that,” said Joanna Boles Whitlow, Founder of ‘About Families.’ “But it helps when

An array of rainbow flags floated down Palm Canyon Blvd for the greater Palm Springs pride Sunday. The mayor of Palm Springs, Grace Garner, was all smiles as she waved to locals and thousands of visitors. The theme for this year was Drag Now, Drag Forever. Pride officials made Gypsy a grand marshall. Also Trixie

Crowds gathered in Coachella to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Families at the annual “Run with Los Muertos” spent the evening honoring their loved ones. Over 750 runners met in front of Coachella’s city hall to participate in the run with Los Muertos celebration. The holiday offers a chance to remember and honor those who have passed.

We are starting this morning with breaking news of a structure fire that burned in the city of Palm Desert. The fire was first reported just after 3 a.m. at Green Mountain Drive. Cal Fire says the fire burned through the roof of a single-story residential building. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze, but

Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park was filled with a lot of smiles and colorful flowers on Saturday for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. “We’re celebrating caregivers, and those who are going through the journey and letting them know we’re offering them support,” said Walk organizer, Janie Bark.  84 teams and more than 300

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirms that two men have been arrested for the murder of an unidentified man, found dead in Whitewater on Wednesday. The body was found on the 15700 block of Country View Road in Whitewater. It was reported to police at around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. It was later confirmed

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is helping the endangered Desert Tortoise by housing dozens of hatchlings. “They’re not only a native California species,” said Dr. James Danoff-Burg, Vice President of the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens. “They’re also our state reptile.” The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is partnering with the San Diego Zoo