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Fire destroys mobile home in Desert Hot Springs

Three adults found themselves displaced Monday following a fire that destroyed their mobile home in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. The fire at 64625 Pierson Blvd. was reported at 11:11 p.m. Sunday, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. The single-wide mobile home was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived, she said. “The

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Teachers in C.V.U.S.D. get pay increase

Teachers with the Coachella Valley Teacher’s Association are getting a raise. The Coachella Valley Unified School District approved a five percent pay increase on Friday. The raise will be retroactive to May 1. School board members said they believe the best way to improve education and retain employees is to ensure that they can maintain

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Odor sends 35 to the hospital

The food preservative sodium benzoate sickened almost three dozen employees of a Jurupa Valley trucking business. Firefighters were called to Swift Transportation in the 11800 block of Mission Boulevard about 7:45 p.m. Friday, to respond to a report of employees being “overcome by an odor of unknown substance in a trailer,” county fire department spokeswoman

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Hiker rescue in Palm Springs

On Friday, June 6 the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Mountain San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, after receiving a call of two lost hikers in distress. The hikers were identified as 33-year-old Matthew Jenkins and 25-year-old Tamarah Brewer, both from Palm Springs.

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Sinkhole in Indio repaired

Crews have finished repairing a sinkhole in Indio that opened up Friday afternoon. A water main break caused the sinkhole to open on Monroe St. between Crown Way and Valencia Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Friday. Drivers first noticed a small hole in the northbound lane and called police. Officers were able to shut down Monroe

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CVUSD approves teacher salary increase

Teachers with the Coachella Valley Teachers Association are getting a pay raise. The Coachella Valley Unified School District has approved a 5 percent pay increase, retro-active to May 1. The school board says it believes that the best way to improve education and retain employees is to ensure that they can maintain a healthy and

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