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City of Indio approves pay and benefits increase for Police Department

Indio Police are getting a pay raise as part of a new 3-year contract agreement with the city. The Tentative agreement was approved Thursday evening by the city council. A staff report said the compensation package, negotiated by the Indio Police Officers’ Association for the city’s 88 full-time police department employees, is meant to attract and retain a high-caliber workforce. The memorandum of

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AMEX brings thousands to the desert

The American Express PGA tournament begins on Thursday. As a result of the tournament, tourism in the area spikes. Local businesses thrive during the event as the tourism brings an economic boost.  Pat McCabe, the Executive Director of the tournament says that the event beings over 65 thousand people to the desert.  The spike in

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Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health

Riverside County’s Mobile Crisis Response services now available 24/7

Coachella Valley residents can now access Riverside University Health System’s Mobile Crisis Response services all week long, 24 hours a day.  The county’s Mobile Crisis Response Team is composed of therapists, case managers, substance abuse counselors and peer support specialists who are trained to help individuals during mental health emergencies.  The county partnered with Sycamores,

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RSO confirm deadly stabbing at Coachella Walmart was between a mother and daughter

Update 1/16/24 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the relationship between the suspect and the victim in Sunday’s deadly stabbing at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella. Investigators learned that the suspect was the daughter of the victim. The victim was identified on Monday as Elba Estrada, 53, of San Bernardino. Investigators said the suspect,

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