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Palm Springs Councilwoman Ginny Foat is officially running for Mayor, joining 3 other candidates so far. Foat made the announcement Thursday morning. Embattled Mayor Steve Pougnet has already announced he won’t seek re-election. As the only candidate who currently sits on the Palm Springs City Council, Foat said she’s the only one qualified. “Everything that

A significant amount of smoke from the “Lake Fire” is heading east and covering the Hi-Desert. That’s making for dangerous conditions. Anyone who walked outside Thursday noticed the red and orange smoke hanging over the mountains. Down in the Coachella Valley, the smoke and ash didn’t seem to be too much of a problem. But

Marcus Miceli and his partner David bought their Palm Springs home three years ago. “Palm Springs has always been a destination for the gay community nationally and internationally,” said Miceli. “When we bought this house it was a foreclosure property. It was ridiculously inexpensive.” Miceli, a broker for Air Properties said that’s changed and prices

A 23-year-old man from Palm Springs was arrested Wednesday night after nearly crashing into a police car and leading officers on a pursuit. The chase began just after 8:45 p.m. Lieutenant Mike Kovaleff said Nathan Scott Gant was driving a silver 2005 Saturn ION southbound on North Via Miraleste when he drove through the stop

Al cierre de Kuna Noticias Telemundo 15, se habra consumido 40 acres de maleza y rpidamente se esparca en la cuadra 57000 de Grapefruit Boulevard en Coachella. La portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside Jennifer Fuhrman dijo que la hoguera se report a las 2:16 p.m. Hasta el momento, no se han

One of two 18-year-old men charged with dealing drugs to students at Shadow Hills High School in Indio pleaded guilty Thursday to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to three years probation. Kennedy Joseph Strong of La Quinta and Donald John Tyler Moore of Indio were each charged Wednesday with one felony count of selling

La Agencia del Agua del Desierto que sirve a las ciudades de Palm Springs y partes de Desert Hot Springs y Cathedral City anunci ayer mircoles que la Junta Directiva de la agencia aprob la Ordenanza 63 y aprob el presupuesto para el ao fiscal 2015-2016. De acuerdo con funcionarios del distrito, la Ordenanza 63

A forest fire that forced the evacuation of several Southern California campgrounds has grown to 1,000 acres. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Lee Beyer said early Thursday that crews are using water-dropping aircraft to attack the blaze in a remote location of the San Bernardino Mountains. Flames are churning through 30-foot-high trees, sending up a huge

Palm Springs Councilwoman Ginny Foat formally announced her bid to run for mayor of Palm Springs in the November election on Thursday morning. Foat made the announcement around 10 a.m. at her campaign headquarters on N. Indian Canyon Drive among her supporters, including Palm Springs business and community leaders. Foat has been on the Palm

The Palm Springs City Council finalized the 2015-2016 budget at tonight’s meeting, voting to add funding to many of the city’s flagship events like Modernism Week and the Palm Springs International Film Fest. One request for additional funding, however, didn’t get enough votes. Mayor Steve Pougnet, who did attend this week’s meeting, and council woman

A 50-acre timber fire is growing in the San Bernardino Mountains, where authorities are evacuating about 180 people from five camps in the Barton Flats area, fire and sheriff’s officials said. The blaze was reported at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, near Camp de Beneville Pines, 41750 Jenks Lake Road, in the Barton Flats area

The extreme heat can make it unbearable for tires trying to survive on the hot roads. The hotter it gets, the more at risk tires are to fail. “We have one major factor out here that a lot of people don’t really have to compete with, and that’s our extreme heat weather,” said Mike Radford,

Jefferson Ave 52 roundabout getting makeover. The city of La Quinta says it’s making improvements to the outdated traffic circle because of complaints from drivers and traffic accidents. “It can be a little chaotic especially for people who haven’t been through it before,” said La Quinta resident Joe Diodati. The 15-year-old roundabout is supposed to

Red light cameras can help prevent crashes but some people in the valley said the red light camera tickets make them see red. Last week, Cathedral City announced its plans to keep the cameras. In a presentation to the City Council last week, the police department said crashes are down 75 percent at the three

Steve Hernandez gave his first State of the City Address as Coachella mayor at Spotlight 29 Casino Wednesday. He told a packed room he’s proud of the city’s economic growth and business expansion. “This is a new era for Coachella. We’re really, really excited for the direction where the city is going. We have plans

Southern California Edison will be cutting off power to several customers for a few hours Thursday for maintenance. Some residents in the Sundance II community in Palm Springs got a postcard in the mail from SCE reading their power will be shut off Thursday sometime from 9:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. “I just thought this

Las indagaciones continan sobre un incendio residencial que arroj serios daos materiales al oeste del Valle de Coachella en el sector de Windy Point la madrugada del mircoles. Fue una tragdia para los residentes de la vivienda ubicada en la manzana 15-000 de la calle Vida Drive. Este orden de acciones sucedio al filo de

The Desert Water Agency announced Wednesday that the agency’s Board of Directors adopted Ordinance 63 and approved the budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. According to district officials, Ordinance 63 will streamline the agency’s water conservation efforts and allow DWA to enforce the mandatory water use restrictions in place, helping the agency achieve the conservation

El excntrico magnate de bienes races y celebridad televisivo Donald Trump dijo el martes que buscar la candidatura a la presidencia de Estados Unidos por el Partido Republicano. Con el empresario, cuya fortuna alcanza los 9.000 millones de dlares, suman 12 los contendientes por la candidatura republicana y se anticipa que en las prximas semanas

A 28-year-old woman from Joshua Tree was killed in a crash Tuesday night after she apparently lost control of her car on Twentynine Palms Highway, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The coroner identified the victim as Kimberly Elliott on Wednesday morning. Authorities said Elliott was driving a Mitsubishi Galant east on the