It has been six months since Tropical Storm Hilary swept through the Coachella Valley. The hundred-year storm impacted our community, causing homes to flood and roads to sustain damage. Six months later, some communities still feel the impact of the storm. While the county received public assistance aid money, it was not approved for state
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The extra long Presidents’ Day weekend and Modernism Week created the perfect storm for local businesses. Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques in downtown Palm Springs all saw a spike in customers. Modernism Week is a world-class, eleven-day celebration of midcentury modern design, architecture, art, fashion, and culture. Officials with the event say more than 120,000 attendees each year
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Chef Betty Berrysmith, the owner of the meal pickup service, Chef B’s Table CaliSoul, says that cooking is her love language. “Once it’s on the plate and when people eat it and say, ‘Oh my god, this is so good.’ You can feel that feeling that they have that you were trying to put into
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A 66-year-old from Florida died from his injuries days after a crash on Interstate 10 near Cactus City. The crash happened on Wednesday at around 6:45 a.m. on the Eastbound I-10, west of the Cactus City rest stop. A 40-foot tanker filled with lemon juice overturned on the highway. A Sigalert was issued shortly and
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Local residents are calling for the valley’s cities to work together to devise a plan to resolve the dust issue and all of the road closures. News Channel 3 reported in previous coverage that The California Transportation Commission has awarded $50 million for Addressing Climate Change, Emergencies, and Sandstorms Project on Indian Canyon. Even though
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A 34-year-old man whose vehicle overturned on its side in Aguanga was killed, according to the California Highway Patrol. Adrian Ramirez of Aguanga was fatally injured at about 10 p.m. Sunday on state Route 371 near Wilson Valley Road, the CHP said. A witness called the agency regarding a black Dodge Ram that was
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First responders were able to rescue a hiker who was injured while on a Palm Springs trail Monday afternoon. The rescue happened on the North Lykken Trail, which is near Ramon Road and S La Mirada Road. A battalion chief told News Channel 3 that the hiker sustained minor injuries. Crews were able to rescue
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Most Americans associate Presidents’ Day with a day off work or an opportunity to snag good deals in stores. The holiday, which falls on the third Monday of February, is officially named “Washington’s Birthday” in honor of America’s first president, George Washington (his actual birthday is on
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Scouts from Troop 1701 gave back to Palm Desert this weekend through the work of their Eagle Scout Project. They installed backboards for two baseball fields at Freedom Park. “After Hurricane Hilary came down, it kind of devastated the park a little bit, just because the park is designed to take water,” said Life Scout,
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According to reports Zachery Ty Bryan, 42, was booked on felony and misdemeanor charges. A spokesperson with Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies conducted a traffic stop early Saturday morning after identifying a vehicle suspected of being involved in a recent traffic collision. When deputies approached the driver in the area of Washington Street
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The survivors and supporters of Palm Springs Section 14 and a coalition of community organizations will come together for a Prayer Vigil at The Church of St. Paul in the Desert. This prayer vigil will be the cornerstone event of a citywide day of prayer in honor of Black History Month. A local choir sang
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The Inaugural City of Indio Black History event is open to all. They have an exciting day to celebrate the rich heritage of Black culture both globally and locally. A local performing arts student came home to share her talents for the inaugural Black History Month festival in Indio. Janae Morris danced and shared inspiring poetry during
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The 76th annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is now underway for the next two weekends. The festival returns with improvements, in addition to a variety of rides, food and musical entertainment. Gates opened at 3 p.m. Friday immediately following the blessing of the dates ceremony that was held at 2:30 p.m. at
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A Morongo Valley man died from injuries suffered in a shooting Thursday night in Joshua Tree. The violence was reported at 11:35 p.m. along the 4700 block of Avenue La Manana just north of downtown Joshua Tree. Authorities said deputies responded to the area for reports of shots fired and found Richard Andrade, 52, suffering
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Some Las Brisas North residents will share a wall with the newly approved Affordable Housing development coming to Indio. They went to Thursday’s Indio Planning meeting to voice their concerns about having a four-story apartment complex behind their homes. “We do need low-income housing in every city, and I’m not against low-income housing,” says Doddie Hecht.
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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and its Chairman Darrell Mike joined fans in honoring the late country star Toby Keith, who passed earlier this month at the age of 62 after bravely battling stomach cancer. The tribe donated a symbolic $1029 to the Toby Keith Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting and
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More victims were revealed and criminal charges were added against a man accused of a violent sexual assault in Palm Springs last year. Hakan Isik, the man charged in the Palm Springs dating sexual assault case, was scheduled to be back in court on Friday but that hearing was pushed back to April 11 at
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Two men were arrested after deputies found more than 50 firearms, narcotics, explosives, and a clandestine drug lab in Joshua Tree. The arrests took place Wednesday at around 10:45 a.m. on the 60000 Block of Post Road. The Morongo Basin Station Multi-Enforcement Team investigated suspected sales of narcotics in the area. Deputies served the search
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ruled Friday against Donald Trump, imposing a $364 million penalty over what the judge ruled was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated the former president’s wealth. Trump also was
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William Krisel had a major influence on mid-century modern architecture in Palm Springs. He is known for designing iconic homes and neighborhoods like the Twin Palms Estates, the Canyon View Estates, and the House of Tomorrow. These are all a major attraction during Modernism Week. The Twin Palms Estates was the first modernist community built
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