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PALM DESERT, California (KESQ) – Some residents at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens were getting into the spirit of the holidays. On the Thursday before Christmas, zoo officials shared festive video of the animals enjoying holiday décor placed in zoo exhibits. Some animals were treated to wreaths, Christmas trees – and others were seen munching

When Art Avaness hired a handyman to work on his home in Rancho Mirage, he never thought the project would turn into an active investigation. That’s because Avaness says the handy man he hired took over $3,000 in construction tools from his home over the course of several months. “Tools were going missing. I was

The Coachella Valley’s first Shake Shack opened its doors Friday in Palm Desert. Doors opened to the public at 10:30 a.m. at the restaurant, located 73-199 El Paseo within the Shops of El Paseo. To celebrate the opening, the first 100 people who entered received a custom Created Co. Cold Cup. Additionally, officials said on

At a time when many bake cakes and cookies for winter holidays, U.S. egg prices are rising as an intensifying bird flu outbreak has killed millions of the nation’s laying hens. Rising cases of bird flu have caused shortages and food insecurities in shoppers. According to the FDA, 5% of all egg-laying hens have been

From jazz and rock to r&b, this locally-owned storefront has all your music needs in Palm Springs. Nonprofit ‘Music Heals Inc’ runs on a mission of bringing music education to all students on the spectrum. For nearly 15 years, thousands of students have benefitted from the program. The shop sells vintage vinyl records, clothing and

There’s a local winner in the Mega Millions Lottery – Two tickets matched five numbers, and one of those tickets was sold in Yucca Valley. That lucky ticket came from the Hero Market on Old Woman Springs Road, and is worth just over $226 thousand dollars. The winning numbers were 56, 66, 67, 68, 69,