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A 36-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested after Border Patrol agents discovered more than $53,000 worth of meth hidden in the back of a pick-up truck. The discovery happened Friday at around 11:30 p.m. According to the agency, Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations performed a vehicle stop on a 2020 Dodge Ram Laramie on Interstate
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A benefit concert at the Purple Room Supper Club in Palm Springs raised $28,000 for UNICEF direct aid to Ukraine. The event was held on Monday, which two hours of entertainment, including performers from Ukraine, a silent auction, food & drinks. Robin Richardson Miller & Ron Richardson organized the event. “We have so much local
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A month-long sting operation led to the arrest of 26 people across Riverside County accused of various child sexual abuse crimes. In April, the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET), a multiagency team led by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, conducted various operations that led to the arrests. RCCET conducted 52 sex offender compliance
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The line-up for the first weekend of Splash House is out! Splash House has established itself as a perennial favorite in the summer festival calendar, fusing forward-thinking electronic music, poolside partying, and resort amenities with the desert landscapes of Palm Springs. Diplo, one of dance music’s most electrifying figures, will headline weekend 1. Joining him
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In the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito said quote “Nothing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion.” However, local LGBTQ+ advocates are not convinced. “What I’m most worried about is that the court is setting a precedent that we don’t have a federal constitutional right
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Indio High School art students are finalists to win $50,000 that would help fund the art program at the school for future generations. Indio High School’s art and fashion teacher, Jennifer Ireland, said that six of her students designed and created two pairs of vans shoes as part of the Vans Custom Culture Competition. Of
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Leaders throughout California are reacting to the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could follow through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe
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A virtual job fair with the goal of filling hundreds of caregiver positions throughout Riverside County is scheduled today. The Department of Public Social Services has, since last year, been seeking to swell the ranks of In-Home Supportive Services personnel as demand for IHSS resources accelerates. The latest recruitment drive will be online from 9
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Investigators are looking into the cause of an industrial fire in Cathedral City that broke out Tuesday night. Fire officials said the flames ignited around 9:00 p.m. near Ramon Road and Crossley Road. News Channel 3 received video of the scene from a viewer. Firefighters mopped up for several hours and surveyed the damage caused
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A rally against the potential reversal of Roe v Wade was held just outside of Palm Springs City Hall on Tuesday. About 50 pro-choice activists gathered to protest the leaked Supreme Court draft to overturn Roe versus Wade. “I was so totally, completely furious. I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry in my life,” said
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Police have arrested twin brothers in connection with the murder of a Palm Springs resident during a hold-up outside an outlet mall in Cabazon last month. Elijah Ray Burt Jr. and Emanuel Rick Burt Jr. were arrested in Nevada in connection with the murder, John Hall, spokesperson for the Riverside County District Attorney’s office confirmed.
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The Biden administration is expected to delay plans to lift a policy known as Title 42, according to multiple reports. The CDC issued the rule in March 2020 citing the threat of COVID-19 to public health, and in doing so, halted nearly all asylum claims from being processed at the U.S. border with Mexico. A
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will likely kick off their inaugural season in Seattle while the team waits for their home arena to be completed, Seattle Kraken GM Ron Francis announced. Francis confirmed the news during his season-ending news conference on Tuesday. During a Q&A session, the Coachella Valley Firebirds were brought up. Francis said the Firebirds’
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Outrage and support are pouring in from around the valley to the leaked document showing the U.S. Supreme Court may be ready to overturn abortion rights. Local political activist Amalia Deaztlan, president of Democratic Women of the Desert, called it an attack on women. “It’s really upsetting for me,” she said. “We should be able
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A 48-year-old man was arrested today and accused of threatening an employee at a business, and later a police officer, with a large wooden stick after first attempting to rob merchandise from the business. The man, a Palm Springs resident, allegedly took some merchandise from the business without paying on Tuesday morning, according to the
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President Biden said Tuesday morning that if the final opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court on overturning Roe v. Wade is issued along the lines of the leaked draft, it would be a “radical decision” that would throw into question “a whole range of rights,” including same-sex marriage. “It’s a fundamental shift in American jurisprudence,”
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An outage in Cathedral City left more than 1700 customers without power for nearly an hour Tuesday afternoon. There was no word on a possible cause, however, firefighters were working to contain a fire near the source of the outage’s origin. The fire was initially reported at around 2:15 p.m. at a home on the
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Firefighters have extinguished a fire at a home in Desert Hot Springs, which displaced one family this morning. The fire was called in around 9:00 a.m. at a residence on La Mesa Drive, near Ironwood Drive. Cal Fire said the fire started in one of the bedrooms and spread into the attic of the home.
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The Mizell Center kitchen in Palm Springs produces hundreds of meals for the Meals On Wheels program that help feed senior citizens throughout the Coachella Valley. The senior center is now fundraising so it can make much-needed improvements to its kitchen. On any given day, Wes Winter, the executive director, said about 650 meals are
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An Uber driver’s decision to help a woman who had everything stolen from her, including her phone during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Music Festival, has grabbed the world’s attention. Their story has gone viral on social media with more than 3 million views on TikTok and nearly half-a-million likes on Twitter. It all began
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