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A woman is in police custody following two arson-related fires Monday morning in Palm Springs. The first fire was reported at around 4:50 a.m. at a residence in the 350 block of S Palm Canyon Drive. The fire was put out by sprinklers before firefighters arrived on scene, said Captain Nathan Gunkel of the Palm
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Capt. Melissa Desmarais will serve as acting chief of the Palm Springs Police Department, starting Thursday, while a search for a permanent chief is underway, city officials announced today. “I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the men and women of the Palm Springs Police Department and look forward to working collaboratively with
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The Coachella Valley is home to a wide array of veterans, including those who served in the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Veterans have expressed dismay and disappointment over the recent turn of events in what appears to be a swift end to the nearly 20-year war. The country’s capital suffered a crushing blow after the
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Reform California hosted a “YES on Recall” rally in La Quinta Saturday afternoon to raise support for the removal of Governor Gavin Newsom from office. The event took place at La Quinta’s East Valley Republican Headquarters. Carl DeMaio, the keynote speaker and Chairman of Reform California, says crime is up, the of cost of living
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https://youtu.be/sfQxIcnCwvc The first weekend of Splash house wrapped up Sunday, after attracting local residents and out-of-towners to the desert in droves. Hundreds of people came out for the festival, which is hosted at three Palm Springs Hotels: Margaritaville, Renaissance and The Saguaro. After hours performances and dancing were also put on at the Palm Springs
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One person has died following an RV fire that erupted overnight inside an RV park on the 200 block of West Mesquite Avenue in Palm Springs. As of Saturday afternoon the Palm Springs Police and Fire Department were still processing the scene. An RV could be seen with a portion of its windshield and another
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Cal Fire has confirmed one person has been displaced by a house fire at a two-story residence this afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:42 p.m. on Platinum Way in La Quinta. Firefighters arrived on the scene of the single-family dwelling and were able to put out the attic fire. Crews stayed at the scene
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A crash late Friday night snarled traffic on Eastbound I-10, west of Malki Road in Banning. Caltrans District 8 said that the number 2, 3 and 4 lanes were blocked. It is not clear when the lanes will reopen. https://twitter.com/Caltrans8/status/1426438416963710977?s=20 Multiple callers into the newsroom said that traffic was completely stopped on the freeway around
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A man and a male juvenile have been rushed to the hospital after being shot in North Palm Springs Friday night. The shooting happened at around 8:30 p.m. around on the 1500 block of E San Rafael Drive. Residents said they heard about 5 to 6 shots. A police sergeant told News Channel 3 crew
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The city of Desert Hot Springs has ordered the Hyundae Resort and Spa to cease operations by August 19 due to multiple violations of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal code. The owner of the building, Charles Yeh, was notified about the city’s decision in a letter. City officials with the Code Compliance Division informed hotel
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The annual Splash House festival kicks off Friday night at the Palm Springs Air Museum, marking the first of two weekends when the event will take place. The venue will host three different after hours electronic dance music (EDM) artists to kick off the weekend. Then on Saturday and Sunday the festival expands to three
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The groundbreaking project for The Coachella Valley Arena is making progress on construction. The $290-million project is to create a brand new sports and entertainment arena for the valley. Back in June is when the construction began and since then there have been about 3,000 yards of concrete being poured. A lot of the construction
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A parolee was behind bars today on suspicion of possessing firearms, including a so-called “ghost gun,” while being a convicted felon. The suspect, a 33-year-old man, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion possessing firearms while being a felon, possessing ammunition while being a felon and possessing suspected methamphetamine. The
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Riverside County Animal Services rescued 25 dogs found after the Sheriff’s Department served search warrants at four homes in Palm Desert and Indio Friday morning. Animal control officers impounded 18 dogs, including 11 French bulldogs, five of which were puppies, five chihuahuas, one Shih Tzu and one English bulldog. RCAS added that many of the
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, the county reported 1,052 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 319,733. This week, the county reported 4,871 cases. Cases by month as of Aug. 12, 2021 Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The county is reporting a case rate of 28.8
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Students in the Desert Sands Unified School District return to classrooms next week. The district’s nearly 90 new staff members continued to learn the ropes in an orientation held this morning. Teachers, counselors, and a few nurses all attended the orientation. The topics includes learning how to run their classrooms, take attendance, and how to
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A parolee accused of shooting a 14-year-girl in the head while she was riding in a vehicle with four other children in Indio re-entered a not guilty plea today on six counts of attempted murder and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 14 for a trial-readiness conference. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 25, of
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the Truckee plane crash that killed six people, including four with ties to the Coachella Valley. Click here to read the NTSB’s reportDownload The aircraft, a Bombardier CL-600-2B16, was destroyed following a crash near the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (TRK) in Truckee, California at approximately 1:18 p.m.
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One person was killed today in a collision on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Banning, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 3:52 a.m. to the 10 Freeway and Ramsey Street, where they found one vehicle on its side and at least one confirmed fatality, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There were no
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A highly contentious debate over whether police-trained school resource officers should be patrolling at Palm Springs Unified School District schools was addressed at a meeting Thursday morning. The school district and the Palm Springs Police Department met to negotiate the outcome, which is still ongoing. In a statement Thursday afternoon the Palm Springs Unified School
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