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The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announced this year’s juried award winners at a luncheon at the Hilton in Palm Springs on Saturday. “I think its beautiful. I think its just gorgeous and I think its playful,” said Melina Leon, director of “Song Without a Name.” Leon looks at her trophy while celebrating

It’s a golden anniversary for one of the desert’s highlight attractions. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is celebrating 50 years all year long. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was at the kickoff event and brings us more on the park’s history. Party-goers and even some party-animals celebrated the 50th birthday of The Living Desert

A new cannabis facility is soon coming to Palm Desert, promising customers a unique experience in what used to be the former KESQ news studio. Construction is already underway at the West Coast Cannabis Club’s second location within the city. The new building will house every step of the cannabis process, from growing to selling,

Riverside County reports that a Thermal property near 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street, which contained mulch and other materials, has been cleaned up. Illegal dumping and mulch fires have been an issue in the East Valley for years. “This is just the first one. There’s a whole bunch of them coming,” said Riverside County Supervisor

Palm Springs Unified School District responded to the growing concerns from parents in North Palm Springs neighborhoods. The issue, a lack of school bus service. The Palm Springs Unified School District eliminated bus service for high school students more than ten years ago, citing budgetary restraints. “Due to having to get up and get on

Relatives of employees at a local Wells Fargo voiced their frustrations after the bank was robbed Thursday morning. The robbery marked the second hold-up at that location in just over six months time. According to Deputy Robyn Flores, Riverside County Sheriffs public information officer, at approximately 9:16 a.m., a man entered the Wells Fargo bank

A new restaurant is soon opening in South Palm Springs, in the former location of the Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club. Construction is well underway at AsiaSF on South Palm Canyon Dr., the second location for the San Francisco based Asian fusion restaurant featuring cabaret performances. Richard Owings lives just up the street from AsiaSF.

Over 200 tennis shoes were donated to multiple valley non-profits that help the homeless. 1,300 employees from Cornerstone on Demand were on hand at the JW Marriott Hotel in Palm Desert to help with the donation giveaway. Many of these volunteers decorated shoes donated by Tom’s and gave them away as part of the corporation’s

Police and fire crews are at the scene of an accident in Cathedral City Thursday evening. At around 7:16 p.m., a vehicle ended up on its side near the intersection of Date Palm Drive and Varner Road. A witness on scene said that one of the involved drivers was looking directions on their phone before

The Riverside Country Sheriff’s Department is investigating a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian Thursday evening in Coachella. Deputy Robyn Flores, public information officer for RSO, said the collision was reported at approximately 5:59 p.m. on Frederick Street and Jalisco Avenue. Flores confirmed the pedestrian was hospitalized. The driver of the vehicle stayed at

Developers continue to make progress in Desert Hot Springs on a large cannabis cultivation and entertainment venue project: the 160-acre Coachillin’ Canna-Business Park. “The Coachillin Project” is a proposed large cannabis compound that would not only grow cannabis on site but also have several entertainment options for the public, including restaurants, retail, bars and the