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The annual homeless count in Riverside County is just days away. Dozens of volunteers will disperse throughout the region to survey the amount of homeless individuals between January 29th-30th. “We’ve doubled our volunteers over the past couple years. We’ve also implemented an app-based counting too,” Government Affairs and Public Policy Advisor to Supervisor V. Manuel

In a new report released by an Orange County state senator, Cathedral City was ranked as the fourth worst city at managing debt. “I don’t think its necessarily an indicator of our overall ability to manage our debt,” said Charlie McClendon.  Charlie McClendon, City Manager of Cathedral City, said he’s not worried about the recent

Palm Springs Unified School District just recently received $40,000 to jumpstart a reading initiative in elementary schools district-wide.  On Thursday, all students at Bubbling Wells Elementary gathered in their multi-purpose room for a group reading session. Each student was then given a new, free book.  The books were all paid for under the new grant,

Investigators were looking into a fire at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Thursday morning. The fire broke out Wednesday at 10:40 p.m. inside the Riverside County Jail facility on the 1600 block of Hargrave Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies said the fire started in an unoccupied building and flames were visible. Crews were on

Parents in Coachella took a fight over community parks to city hall Wednesday night. They said they were upset when they noticed lights for fields weren’t being turned on at night, and the city told them they’d need to pay more than $100 for their kids to play there. “It was as simple as taking

Cal Fire / Riverside County Firefighters rescued a puppy whose head was trapped in a tire outside the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms Tuesday afternoon. Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros responded to a call in Coachella about a puppy, a three-month-old Australian cattle dog, stuck inside a spare tire. Cisneros tried

This week, Uber began testing a new feature at three U.S. airports including the Palm Springs International Airport. In response to California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), Uber is testing out a new feature where drivers can raise the fare for airport pick-ups. This will make Uber drivers more like independent contractors rather than employees. Though

Some Indio residents and guests at neighboring motels were back inside Wednesday morning after having to evacuate overnight due to a natural gas leak. Firefighters were called to Highway 111 just west of Madison Street at 12:40 a.m. They evacuated people from several homes, two motels, and a commercial building as a precaution. Approximately 75

The Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved a pay increase for the mayor and councilmembers, the first increase since 2002. The vote was held during Tuesday evening’s city council meeting. Three residents voiced their opinions on the ordinance during public comment. All were in support of an increase, citing the lack of increase in

Tuesday morning we stopped at a La Quinta home on Sunbrook Lane looking for Ramona Sykes, the owner of Sunbrook Residential Care, trying to find out if the home had liability insurance. It’s a home where five patients currently live. An employee at the door wouldn’t answer the question. Moments later, News Channel 3 was