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The Riverside County Fair and the National Date Festival are officially coming back to the City of Indio. After years of uncertainty, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors finalized a partnership with Pickering Events LLC to oversee the Riverside County Fairgrounds. The partnership is set to last 5 years, you can get more details here.

The California State Senate passed a new bill that would require police agencies to restore public access to radio communications. In late 2018, valley law enforcement agencies encrypted their radio signals, blocking the public from hearing real-time updates on crimes, crashes and other matters of safety. “We believe that there’s a critical need for both

Eric Frankson is a Director on the Well In the Desert Board and he created a Bike Program to give unhoused individuals transportation here in the desert. Frankson believes that giving transportation to their clients gives them the ability to get around the city with hopes of helping them get back on their feet. Some

95,000 tins of baby formula were shipped to California on Sunday night to help ease the shortage families across the United States are seeing. This is part of “Operation Fly Formula”, a plan created by the Biden Administration. The formula was shipped from Melbourne, Australia from a company called “Bubbs Infant Formula”. The tins will

High temperatures don’t come as a surprise to fire crews throughout the desert. Cal Fire Riverside was battling a fire west of Whitewater Sunday afternoon, you can read the full story here. Battalion Chief, Cody Wright, shares how his department battles the flames on days that are especially hot. “We request a lot of engines.

6 years ago on June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida killing 49 people and hurting 53 others. In light of several recent mass shootings across the country, many people are taking the time to remember the lives lost in the Pulse shooting. David Weiner, the chair

The Coachella Valley continues to see dangerous heat above a hundred and ten degrees. Several event and catering companies throughout the valley are carrying on with events, and they’re making accommodations while they work in the extreme conditions. Executive chef and co-owner of Ruby and Snow Catering and Event Planning, Ashelanna Ruby, makes sure to

The Desert Stonewall Democrats hosted a March For Our Lives rally in support of gun control Saturday morning in Palm Springs. March For Our Lives is a nationwide effort by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting to eliminate gun violence in the country. March For Our Lives rallies were held at the same