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Desert Sands Unified School District announced the name of a new elementary school currently under construction in North Indio. The school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to name the campus Richard R. Oliphant Elementary School after former Indian Wells mayor and education supporter, Richard Oliphant. “I am flabbergasted to think a school will be named

We are less than a month out until adults throughout California are expected to be able to purchase recreational marijuana. Palm Springs businesses are already planting seeds making sure they’re ready ahead of that day. “I’m very excited,” said Julie Montante, owner of PSA Organica in Palm Springs. The dispensary, according to Palm Springs city

A man who allegedly ran a red light during a high-speed street race in Palm Springs, triggering a crash that seriously injured another motorist, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to reckless driving and other charges. Steven Howlett, 28, of Palm Springs was arrested last Saturday in connection with the June 4 noontime crash at the intersection

Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters battled a 19.5-acre wildland fire in Banning Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters first received reports of the fire at a little before 3:27 pm in the area of Shirleon Drive and Old Banning Idyllwild Road in Banning. A ranger on scene said the fire burned 15-acres on state land and 5 acres on

Indio police officers were in the area of Avenue 45 and Jackson Street when they heard gunshots in the area. The officers investigated where the gunfire was coming from, speaking with several people on the 83000 block of Lupine Avenue. While speaking with residents, a man, identified as Joel “Chato” Acevedo, was seen walking away

Starting Thursday, hundreds of new free public parking spaces will be available as part of the Palm Springs downtown revitalization project. This is the underground parking garage that’s been closed for many years. As part of the agreement with the developer of the project, the city of Palm Springs bought the parking garage and repaired

A free fireworks show and concert will be held Thursday to celebrate ”the Palm Springs renaissance,” which is embodied in the downtown area’s latest upgrades, including the new Kimpton hotel, where an afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled. The celebration, held in conjunction with the weekly Village Fest, will serve to welcome such recent downtown additions

The holidays are in full swing at the Living Desert. New this year: visits with Santa’s reindeer. This is the 25th year the zoo has transformed its grounds into a winter wonderland for guests. It wanted to make this year bigger than before which is why two of Santa’s reindeer are in residence. Guests can

Golfers hit the tee this morning in Palm Springs to help out local children. The 7th Annual Clubs Fore Charity Golf Tournament benefiting the Boys and Girls Club in Palm Springs, brings in between five to ten thousand dollars for the organization. “Every year it grows bigger and better. This is our first time doing

The California Winter League which features 250-300 college players from across the country in Palm Springs to showcase their skills to professional organizations could see an increase in numbers this season by opening their doors to a players from a cancelled league in Peoria, AZ.

For the second straight year the Desert Hot Springs football team will be looking for a head coach as Bill Johnson steps down after one season in charge of the Golden Eagles.

Scores: Indio: 42 Shadow Hills: 34 Cathedral City: 21 Palm Desert: 58 La Quinta: 54 Palm Springs: 16

Covered California unveiled a mural outside Desert Regional Medical Center Wednesday that it hopes encourages the community to sign up for low-cost health care. This Friday, Dec. 15, is the deadline to sign up under the Affordable Care Act through Covered California and have coverage active on Jan. 1. “There’s 16 murals across the state,

De acuerdo a las autoridades de la ciudad de Coachella llevan más de 3 años tratando de decidir si se le cambia el nombre a la calle Harrison St por el nombre de Cesar Chávez. Y es que el nombre de la calle Harrison es el nombre de el presidente numero 9 de los EE.UU.

Two women accused of embezzling money from the City of Rancho Mirage were in court again this morning. The duo, Brandi Perry and Sandra Johnson appeared together for the first time after pleading not guilty to the charges against them. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JeremyChenKESQ/status/941007592989405185″,”author_name”:”Jeremy Chen”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JeremyChenKESQ”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Felony settlement conference for Perry and Johnson pushed back to Jan.

The filming of a motorcycle commercial caused some slight delays Wednesday morning for commuters on Highway 74 just north of the Bighorn Country Club in Palm Desert. Crews were shooting various shots and scenes for a Triumph Motorcycles commercial, which will unveil a secret motorcycle, that they would not even show our cameras. The shoot

Un incendio en una casa de Coachella desplazó a seis personas el miercoles . El fuego estalló a las 5:48 a.m., dejando a cuatro adultos y dos niños sin casa el incendio se registro en la cuadra 49000 de Polk Street. Los bomberos del condado de Riverside de inmediato se abocaron a la casa en

The CareerBuilder Challenge, Lagardere Sports and Desert Classic Charities announced the lineup of early PGA TOUR player commitments and sponsor invitations to the 2018 field during their Wednesday morning media day at PGA West. This year’s field features a blend of major champions, past winners of the event and rising superstars all competing for a

Gracias a la rápida intervención de los bomberos, un incendio residencial fue contenido en el closet de una de las recámaras de la vivienda hoy miercoles a las 5:48 a.m. en la manzana 49-000 de la calle Polk en Coachella. Cuatro adultos y dos niños fueron desplazados de la casa. Según el informe de las

A fire at a Coachella home displaced six residents Wednesday before crews contained the flames to a bedroom closet. The noninjury fire broke out at 5:48 a.m., sending four adults and two children from their home in the 49000 block of Polk Street. Read: Thousand Palms attic fire displaces five residents County firefighters found light