The Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau has identified the man suspected of robbing two Palm Desert banks earlier this year. On July 23, investigators located the suspect, a 59-year-old resident of Anaheim, in the 20 block of W. Beacon Avenue in Anaheim. He was taken into custody and subsequently booked into the Larry D.
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Roughly 30 support K9s from public safety agencies across the country trained at Palm Springs International Airport Tuesday morning. This was the first time the airport has hosted a training of this kind for support dogs. The training event, coordinated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Guide Dogs of the Desert, and Garden Grove Police
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Control rescued nearly 50 dogs from a property in Sky Valley in yet another hoarding situation in the Coachella Valley. Emergency responders contacted Animal Services late Sunday after arriving at a property on Vee Bee Road between Dillon Road and 19th Avenue after residents discovered the landlord unresponsive. Five
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For more than 40 years, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding of the Coachella Valley in Palm Desert has provided horse therapy programs to people with disabilities of all ages. According to the non-profit organization’s website, it has 8 therapy horses, over 175 volunteers, and over 200 active riders who visit the facility weekly. The facility solely relies
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BY MEAD GRUVER AND AMY BETH HANSONUpdated 2:49 PM PDT, July 23, 2024 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption that shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt dozens of feet into the sky Tuesday sent people running for safety in Yellowstone National Park. The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of
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Citlalli Ortiz is about to live out a lifelong dream. Ortiz will represent Mexico in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. “I’m very excited. I think it’s a big accomplishment, being an Olympian in general,” Ortiz said. The 24-year-old boxer was born in Rancho Mirage at Eisenhower Hospital and graduated from Coachella Valley high school in
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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 4:00 p.m. for Twentynine Palms. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 4 p.m. for Twentynine Palms. ⚠️🌧When encountering flooded roads, turn around, down drown. 🚗#weatherupdate pic.twitter.com/5XsIUKVH5s— SBCounty (@SBCounty) July 23, 2024 Flash flood warning until 4pm. #MBSheriff #turnarounddontdrown pic.twitter.com/GyUHC5fxZL— Morongo
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris is rallying today in Milwaukee. This comes after President Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election on Sunday. The existing “Team Biden-Harris” campaign had $240 million cash on hand at the end of June, and that money is critical to Harris’ election bid. From Sunday afternoon to Monday evening, the
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A police pursuit occurred on Tuesday morning after a vehicle was stolen in Palm Desert. At around 7 a.m., deputies located the stolen vehicle in the area of Fred Waring Drive and Monterey Avenue. Police tried to stop the vehicle, but it failed to yield which led to a pursuit. Deputies lost sight of the
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The long-awaited opening of the Thompson Hotel in downtown Palm Springs is slated for September, and ahead of its launch, hotel management is looking for talent to join its team. The Thompson is hosting a couple of job fairs in the month of July, with full and part-time positions available. The first one is Wednesday, July
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An overnight street paving project kicked off on Monday, along Highway 111. The road work is taking place between Jefferson Street and Madison Street. Work will run from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and is expected to be completed by July 25, 2024. The project is scheduled at night to minimize disruptions to traffic and
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Presidential campaigns utilize a variety of tactics to get their message across to voters. Scrolling through social media, you’ve likely come across Vice President Kamala Harris’s ‘coconut tree’ video. This internet phenomenon is cracking open a conversation about memes and their impact on politics, especially with younger demographics. The Harris campaign has embraced the viral
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Local political groups, like the Democratic Headquarters of the Desert, based in Cathedral City, have seen a surge in activity – including phone calls from folks inquiring on how to donate to the Harris campaign, sign up as volunteers, or how to change their voter registration. Elle Kurpiewski, the Political Director of the Democratic Headquarters
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Update 7/22/24 Police confirmed that a juvenile suspect was arrested in connection with the incident. The altercation was revealed to have been a stabbing that left two people injured. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no update on the second person, who was hospitalized on Friday. Original Report 7/19/24 At 9:28
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A September trial date was set today for a 39-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence and causing a traffic collision in the Thermal area that left one man dead and another person seriously injured. Along with murder, Coachella resident Antonio Tellez Leon is also charged with one felony count each of driving under
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The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino will be hosting a job fair on Thursday to fill multiple openings for public safety officers and positions within the engineering department. The job fair will be held Thursday, July 25 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Special Events Center. Managers will be on site interviewing and offering
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A restaurant was evacuated after a kitchen fire Monday morning in Rancho Mirage. The fire was reported at around 11:00 a.m. at Francesco’s Cafe near the corner of Dinah Shore and Bob Hope. According to CAL FIRE, firefighters arrived at the scene and located heavy smoke from a single-story commercial strip mall. Firefighters located a
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More than $1 million worth of cocaine was found hidden in an SUV at the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The incident started when a white SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint last Monday at around 2:50 p.m. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, during the primary
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she resign over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire
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Dr. Francis Esparza, the Coachella Valley Unified School District’s new Superintendent, has some big plans as her leadership at the district begins in earnest. News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl sat down with Dr. Esparza saying she’s a teacher first, but also has union experience she’s hoping to use to reach new deals with teachers and employees while making sure the district’s
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