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Palm Springs held its annual State of the City address Wednesday night, with city leaders giving an update to projects currently underway and looking ahead at what’s soon to come. One of the biggest headlines out of the night is the return of the iconic ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue to Palm Springs. Councilmember J.R. Roberts broke
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Superheroes converged on Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School in Indio. It was all part of the “Sandy Hook Promise” national campaign against school violence. Dressed in costume, administrators, staff and students were welcoming students for class Wednesday morning showing it “starts with hello”. “You see that person sitting by themselves, or isolated, go talk to
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A man is dead after being shot in Cathedral City at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. The man, a 31-year-old Cathedral City resident died at Desert Regional Medical Center. At 12:34 a.m., CCPD dispatch received reports of gunshots in the area of the 30900 block of San Gabriel
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A Palm Desert man was convicted of murder for a crash that left a 50-year-old dead back in 2016, the Cathedral City Police Department announced Wednesday. Emanuele Trombini, 27, was found guilty of murder for his role in a 2016 crash that resulted in the death of Caryn Clemente, 50, of Palm Springs. According to
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A 13-year-old boy who was hit in the face and knocked into unconsciousness during a fight at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley last week has been declared “clinically dead,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced today. Sheriff’s officials said the teen, identified only as Diego, was declared dead Tuesday night, but he remains on
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A grand jury has declined to bring charges against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill man during an altercation in a Southern California Costco warehouse. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the grand jury’s decision Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Salvador Sanchez opened fire on June 14,
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A local elementary school was placed on lockdown for several hours after a shooting near the school. School officials confirmed that at least one round hit the school, damaging a classroom. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting was reported in the area of Nelson Avenue and Valley Road, near Valley View Elementary
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Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their Business Advocacy Legislative Luncheon featuring former NFL head coach Jim Mora, Senator Jeff Stone, Assemblyman Chad Mayes, Kamala Harris representatives. The event focused on the importance of leadership and teamwork as there are similarities between running a business and leading a team. Palm Desert’s council member had
Continue ReadingThe Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious death at a vacant property on county land near Indio. At around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, deputies received a report that a body had been found on a vacant property on Corregidor Avenue near Van Buren Street. The person who found the body and called 911 was ‘affiliated’
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Retrial proceedings were postponed Tuesday for a Palm Springs man partly responsible for killing an 81-year-old woman in a street racing crash in Rancho Mirage, while a retrial date awaits the convicted felon who caused the wreck. Scott Daniel Bahls, 34, was found guilty in October 2016, along with 37-year-old Wade Wheeler, for the death
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Valley View Elementary School in Coachella was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a stray bullet struck a classroom. The lockdown has since been lifted, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to a letter sent out by Valley View Elementary School Principal Zamudio, a stray bullet entered a classroom and hit the ceiling.
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The rock band Foreigner is just one of many bands managed or signed by former Atlantic Records Executive Vice President Phil Carson. His success in the world of rock and roll was on full display, until last weekend, on the wall of his Palm Springs condo. The display included more than 20 platinum records and
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Ahead of Palm Springs’ State of the City Address tomorrow, Mayor Robert Moon is reflecting on the past four years at the helm. News Channel 3’s Karen Devine sat down with the Mayor who discussed what he’s most proud of and what he’s looking forward to as he begins the process of exiting city politics.
Continue ReadingAn Indiana police officer was arrested at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms after authorities said he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl at a school he worked at. Fort Wayne Police Sgt. Andrew Beck, 47, has been charged with child seduction, possession of child pornography and providing obscene matter and performances
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif – An outreach organization could soon set the stage to help solve homelessness right here in the valley. Street Life Project is teaming up with local building manufacturer, Quadrow Inc. to construct what are known as ‘Tiny Homes.’ Christian Jelmberg, founder of Street Life Project, has high hopes for what these tiny
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At the Desert Sands Unified School District, 21 percent of the students surveyed over five-year period, from 2013 to 2017, contemplated suicide. In Palm Springs Unified the number was 19 percent, and in Coachella Valley Unified the number was 13 percent. Briana Carrick is substitute teacher in the Palm Springs Unified School District. “They see
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The Palm Springs Police Department is now investigating a dog attack that News Channel 3 first reported on Thursday. The Department announced its investigation via news release shortly after 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD/status/1176614580908384257″,”author_name”:”Palm Springs PD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/PalmSpringsPD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Incident Type: Animal Incident &#lt;br&#gt;Today's Date: 09-24-2019 &#lt;br&#gt;Current Time: 14:49:03 &#lt;br&#gt;Address/Location: 4200 E. Mesquite Avenue, Palm Springs, CA
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Congressman Raul Ruiz is now ‘fully supportive’ of an impeachment inquiry for President Donald Trump. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CongressmanRuiz/status/1176576534812872704″,”author_name”:”Raul Ruiz”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CongressmanRuiz”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Out of respect for our Constitution, concern for our national security, & in my constituents’ interest, I am fully supportive of an official impeachment inquiry. President Trump’s conduct has left us no choice but to pursue
Continue ReadingStarting a week from today, the grounds of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for both members and non-members, with the last admission at 4 p.m.. The Living Desert’s three nature preserve hiking trails also will reopen to zoo guests and members at 8 a.m. on
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A teenage boy and two adults were arrested on Monday on suspicion of robbing a Coachella business, the sheriff’s department reported. The crime occurred about 4:40 p.m. Monday at an undisclosed business. Daisy Sanchez, 23, of Indio and Frank Perales, 28, of Desert Hot Springs, allegedly made a failed attempt to escape in a vehicle
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