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The Palm Springs Police Department was awarded a $532,000 grant today to tackle the illegal sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to children. The PSPD is one of 76 state entities awarded funds through the Department of Justice’s Tobacco Grant Program, which is funded by Proposition 56’s cigarette tax increase. The department reported the funding

It was standing room only Tuesday night as Cathedral City’s short-term vacation rental task force heard public comment on the heated issue of vacation rentals. “I think we learned that there’s some in the community that feels we should not have them at all. There are others that believe we can work out solutions, said

Riverside County health officials will be offering free flu shots in Indio next week during a public health exercise aimed at training the responsiveness of health officials during a pandemic-level event. The Oct. 8 clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St. Shots will be provided

An officer sustained non-life threatening injuries after being shot during a robbery at a bank in Colton. Sgt. Ray Mendez told KABC the incident began when officers were called to a Chase bank on a report of a possible robbery. When officers arrived, a suspect fired at them from inside the bank, shooting through the

A car crash on Tuesday morning ruptured a water main in Bermuda Dunes and cut off water to a nursery, according to the nursery owner. The accident was reported at 9:44 a.m. near the intersection of Darby Road and Adams Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the nursery owner, a white Ford

A big rig caught fire on Indian Canyon Drive off Interstate 10 in Palm Springs Tuesday afternoon. According to CHP, the incident was reported at 12:53 p.m near North Indian Canyon Drive and 20th Avenue. The fire spread to the trailer portion of the vehicle, torching it entirely. The blaze produced large black plumes of

Its October first and officially the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Illuminated in pink, Desert Regional’s Comprehensive Cancer Center is kicking off the month stressing just how important it is to get an annual mammogram. “We want women in getting their first mammogram by 35. After 40 every year we want you in to

Dozens of residents were out protesting the proposed location for a new In-N-Out in Rancho Mirage. Picketers were on the corner of Magnesia Falls and Highway 111, in front of the shopping center where the restaurant would be located. The city’s planning commission approved the new location on Sept. 13. The picketers voiced their concerns

A suspect died after being struck by gunfire during a deputy-involved shooting in Yucca Valley Monday morning. UPDATE: Pursuit suspect fatally shot by deputies in Yucca Valley identified The incident followed a pursuit that began in Apple Valley Sunday night, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. At 9:39 p.m., Sunday, San Bernardino County

A man killed while exchanged gunfire with deputies during a pursuit from Apple Valley to Yucca Valley early Monday morning has been identified. 36-year-old Anthony Watkins died in the area of Pinon Drive and Camino Del Ciel Trail off Highway 62 Monday morning, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department news release. The release