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For more than an hour Thursday night, Palm Springs city council members heard residents’ heated concerns at a packed out special meeting about the forthcoming Agua Caliente arena planned for downtown. “The appeal to me of Palm Springs is that it’s a small, manageable community,” said Fergus Hughes, who lives across the street from the

Some exciting developments are underway at Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa. The property currently under construction in certain areas — Morongo says they’re renovating and expanding.  “It’s going to increase the size of our casino by about a third — 800 new slot machines. It’s going to be a much more comfortable gaming experience for

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting a hiring seminar here in the Coachella Valley next week. The seminar will be held at the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station, located on 73705 Gerald Ford Dr, on December 12th at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. ” This will be your opportunity to listen to

An elderly man is in the hospital after crews rescued him in a Mecca hiking trail on Thursday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, the man was hiking around the area of Coachella Canal Road near the Imperial County Line when he injured himself. Crews were able to rescue the man at approximately 12:20 p.m. The

The community of Palm Springs is invited to a special city council meeting Thursday night to discuss the new arena coming to the city. The open meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The project is set to be built in the parking lot adjacent to the Agua Caliente Casino

The guard is changing in Palm Springs. Two new councilmembers were sworn in to office at Wednesday night’s council meeting, and Councilmember Geoff Kors took the oath as the city’s new mayor. The new council is historic for a couple reasons: it holds the city’s first district-based representatives in decades, and it’s the first majority-women

An active-duty US sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life, according to HawaiiNewsNow. The two victims who died, both men, were initially taken to hospitals in extremely critical condition. A third gunshot victim, a 36-year-old man, remains in guarded

California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert has received a $50,000 grant from the Auen Foundation to help students in need of emergency gap funding. According to school officials, students who qualify for the grant will receive up to $1,500 each calendar year which can be used for a variety of things including book and

The 2021 all-electric Ford Mustang is on display for a short period today at the Palm Springs Motors. The 2021 Mustang Mach-E SUV can be seen until 3 p.m. Ford Motor Co. debuted the first electric SUV last month in Los Angeles. The vehicle is built from the Mustang heritage and has power with zero

COACHELLA, Calif – Due to weather, the Coachella Christmas Tree Lighting will be inside the Coachella Library lobby tonight.. The event is Wednesday, December 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the tree lighting is expected to take place around 6:15 p.m. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay and Telemundo’s Mayra Perez will Emcee the event. There

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released more information on what sparked a lengthy standoff at a Palm Desert apartment complex on Tuesday night. Around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, a massive police presence swarmed to Desert Oasis Apartments, located at 77777 Country Club Drive. A barricaded standoff followed until about 11:30 p.m., when Riverside