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I-Team: Uplift Our Homeless reveals successes, failures, and costs of new effort to get people into permanent homes

โ€œThank God Iโ€™m still alive,โ€ย said Leonard McGensy while talking to News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl in his temporary apartment located in downtown Cathedral City. It’s a new feeling for McGensy to have a roof over his head and not be living on the streets of Indio. An I-Team investigation is uncovering the successes and failures

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Goldenvoice bans Confederate flag from Stagecoach Country Music Festival

Festival promoter Goldenvoice has banned the Confederate flag and related imagery from this year’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The rule was added to the festival’s code of conduct. “Stagecoach provides an inclusive environment and rejects divisive symbols. The Confederate flag and related imagery are prohibited on the festival grounds and in the The Resort โ€“

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FirstBank and Acrisure Arena announce presenting partnership

FirstBank is now the official bank of the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Acrisure Arena. Acrisure Arena, theย Coachella Valley Firebirds, andย FirstBankย jointly announced a multi-year relationship that names FirstBank as the official bank partner for the Firebirds. The Firebirds will be the 32nd American Hockley League team and will make their highly anticipated debut in Fall 2022.

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College of the Desert to award $20K in scholarships to students impacted by racism

The College of the Desert Foundation is awarding $20,000 in scholarships to students today in an effort to support students who were impacted by racism in March and February. “In February, the college held virtual events and during those virtual events, there were racial comments shared by community members,” said College of the Desert Public

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Indio man accused of sexually trafficking girls pleads not guilty to charges

ย A 32-year-old Indio man accused of putting girls to work in the sex trade throughout the Coachella Valley pleaded not guilty today to multiple felony charges. Dewayne Deanthony Williams was arrested last week following an investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Williams is charged with three counts of inducing minors

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Budweiser Clydesdales visit El Paseo ahead of Stagecoach appearance

The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales hit the streets of El Paseo in Palm Desert on Wednesday, ahead of the  Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The draught horses were hitched to the Budweiser beer wagon and accompanied by the dalmatian โ€œcoach dog.” They made beer deliveries to the restaurants as they trotted down the path. “It’s a really good feeling whenever

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