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A new mobile veterans center was unveiled Thursday in Palm Springs by Congressman Raul Ruiz (D)-36th District. The mobile vet center would allow services to become more accessible for veterans in the Coachella Valley and Hemet areas. Ruiz said this was a culmination of two years of work. Jim Hawk, a Vietnam Veteran, said he

September 1 marks the start of childhood cancer awareness month. Shadow Hills High School participated by honoring Riley Rose Sherman, a five-year-old girl diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, and all other children impacted by the disease. Two students at the school shared their triumph over the disease. Doctors diagnosed Yanhely Hernandez and Brianna Conticelli with cancer. Their

Neuroblastoma is the same cancer of the nervous system many people in the Coachella Valley heard about for the first time because of a local girl named Desi, who passed away in February. Unfortunately, Desi was not the only child afflicted with neuroblastoma, and the recent diagnosis of a La Quinta 5-year old named Riley

Home design fanatics can now rejoice, West Elm officially opened its doors to the public Thursday morning, after a ceremonious and record-setting grand opening Wednesday night. Nearly two-dozen shoppers were waiting outside the Palm Springs location before 10 a.m., while staff put the final touches on the showroom floor. The furniture retailer will be an

Una propuesta de ley aun est en el escritorio del Gobernador Jerry Brown que le brindara a los trabajadores del campo compensacin por las horas exras de trabajo. Le dara dicho pago adicional despus de laborar las ocho horas al da en lugar de las actuales 10 requeridas. Un agricultor de dtiles del Valle de

A bicyclist hit by a truck in Palm Springs last month has died confirms the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Police say that 48-year old Arthur Ebilane, of Cathedral City, was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Ramon Road and Crossley in Palm Springs on August 23rd. Ebilane died three days later at

Algunos lderes hispanos que han estado asesorando a Donald Trump dicen que se sienten traicionados despus de escuchar su largamente esperado discurso sobre inmigracin, que descarta definitivamente un camino hacia el establecimiento de estatus legal para gente que vive en el pas sin permiso del gobierno. Trump estuvo cerca de pedir la deportacin masiva de

Quince muestras de mosquitos de ocho trampas han dado positivo al virus de la encefalitis de San Luis (SLE por sus siglas en ingls) en Mecca, aumentando el nmero de muestras que dieron positivo al virus hasta 60 este ao. Todos los mosquitos que dieron positivo al virus se atraparon en Mecca, y la mayora

September 1st, 2015 is a day that will be remembered as one of the worst days in the history of the city of Palm Springs. Federal agents and county investigators raided city hall. The city was left scandalized by the corruption probe. It is a day city leaders would rather forget. “I really feel that

Las autoridades dieron a conocer esta maana el ms reciente reporte del incendio “Bogart” que arde en Cherry Valley muy cerca del Valle de Coachella y que ha devorado 1,470 acres de maleza, su contencin la ubican un 80%. Las autoridades investigan ya que se sospecha fue causado por la mano del hombre, no han

A female driver crashed her car into a power pole in Desert Hot Springs Thursday at 7:30 a.m. The collision happened on Cactus Drive at 1st Street. Our photographer says the woman appears to be alright. The power pole was left “split in two”. No word yet if drugs or alcohol played a factor. A

Hoy a las 7:30 a.m. la conductora que de un coche que circulaba sobre Cacturs Drive perdi el control a la altura de la calle 1ra en Desert Hot Springs y se impact con un poste de la luz que se parti en dos. Las autoridades no mencionaron si el alcohol o las drogas fueron

Palm Springs welcomed the very first store to the downtown redevelopment project Wednesday. West Elm is the first national retailer to call this place home since the last tenants moved out of the Desert Fashion Plaza almost 15 years ago. Everyone involved in the redevelopment project said this is the start of a new era

El candidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump realiza el mircoles un viaje relmpago a Mxico para encontrarse con el presidente de un pas al que ha hecho blanco de crticas y calificado como origen de violadores y criminales que llegan a Estados Unidos. El viaje, que aparece como una decisin poltica arriesgada a apenas 10 semanas

The indiGO Auto Group has acquired BMW of Palm Springs. The official acquisition was completed on August 30, and the announcement was made Wednesday morning. Officials said the dealership was acquired from a partnership made up of the Hickingbotham family and partners Gene Whisenhunt and Jerry Johnson. This is the 12th luxury automotive brand added

A man accused of breaking into a Palm Springs home while the residents were asleep and sexually assaulting the married couple, must stand trial on sexual assault, burglary and elder abuse charges, a judge ruled today. Thomas Dean Mabe, 45, of Palm Springs, is accused of breaking a window to gain entry to the victims’

Firefighters continue to work days on end to contain fires like the Bogart blaze.Today is captain Lucas Spelman’s 19th day fighting fires in over 100 degree weather. “We continue to work through as fires pop up. We just don’t have a break,” said Spelman. Firefighters work as long as 21 days without a break, and

A local date farmer said it would be difficult for her small farm if California’s proposed farmworker overtime bill is signed into law. The bill would give farmworkers overtime pay after 8 hours of work during a day instead of 10 hours. This would be in line with other workers in the state. It is

Indio Police are mourning the loss of a fallen k9 police service dog Zeus. Indio police say that Zeus died on Saturday from an aggressive form of cancer. Zeus had worked alongside his handler, Officer Austin Studer, since September of 2012, and both were both members of the Desert Regional SWAT since October 2014. Indio