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A local family is striving to get back on their feet after losing everything in a house fire. “I’m trying to get my kids just back into a normal routine,” says Bryan O’Neil, the resident of the burned down home. “My youngest, they both have autism; the youngest is nonverbal. When the routine is thrown

Monday update at 11:00 a.m. On Monday morning, Cal Fire said the fire was 60% contained with 37 acres mapped. Cal Fire said firefighters would remain on-scene throughout the day. They would continue to strengthen containment lines and mop-up hot spots. Update on Sunday at 10:45 p.m. Cal Fire said Sunday morning that the 64

The ‘Joshua Tree Music Festival’ is coming to a close in the high desert on Sunday. The four day festival has been hosting music and art lovers since 2003, and makes an effort to create safe spaces for different community groups. “Coming in here the first thing you see is ‘Welcome you belong here’ in

The Palm Springs Air Museum is hosting its Ceremony of the Replacement of the Palm Springs Fallen Heroes Project’s Gold Star Families. The ceremony will be held in the Palm Spring Air Museum parking lot at 4 pm on Saturday, May 20th. The Banners pay tribute to the Fallen Heroes from the Coachella Valley who

A Self-Care and Wellness Fair hosted by the Palm Springs Unified School District will consist of 15 workshops focusing on plans to face and deal with trauma, stress, and mental health issues. The event is Saturday, May 20th, from 1 to 4 p.m. for students, staff, families, and community members. It is also free. “The event

The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center held their first ‘Small Business Saturday’ in Palm Desert Saturday morning. Their organization is aimed at helping encourage women entrepreneurship says Jasmine Gudino, Interim Project Director at the CVWBC. “Our passion and our mission is to really promote and celebrate small business,” adds Gudino. The Coachella Valley Women’s Business

Safety improvements are coming to roughly 50 intersections throughout Cathedral City, after the City received an estimated $3.5 million in state funding this year. The project will upgrade two street intersections that currently don’t have traffic signals: Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ortega Road and 30th Avenue and Avenida La Paz.  30th Avenue and La Paz

Health professionals and first responders say that bicycle injuries are at a higher rate than last year. “Bicycle injuries increased 72% from 2018 when 50 cases were recorded at Desert Regional; in 2022, 86 patients were treated at the hospital,” says Dr. Andrew McCague, a medical Docter at Desert Regional. Their research showed “Deaths peaked