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Support the American Cancer Society this weekend at the Relay for Life of Cathedral City and ARCO ampm Express Car Wash Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 23 in Indio. Throughout the weekend, anyone who gets their car washed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the new ampm Express Car Wash located at 42334

Palm Springs city leaders continue to make water conservation a priority, asking themselves these questions at this week’s council meeting: “What’s the best thing we can do for our community, what’s the best thing to save resources, save money and the right thing for the planet,” said Michelle Mician, manager of the Palm Springs Office

It’s official, couples wanting to tie the knot can now get a marriage license and have their civil marriage ceremonies at Palm Springs City Hall at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon. To celebrate, Mayor Steve Pougnet and other city leaders officiated the first set of weddings Friday morning. “For years it’s been a great destination to

Wanda Schrumpf had sticker shock when she learned she was facing a $1,200 citation for failing to license, vaccinate, spay or neuter and microchip three dogs that live with her two sons in a home she owns in Indio. What also got under her skin is how Riverside County animal license inspectors were canvassing the

A man described by a prosecutor as a “serial baby killer” who inflicted fatal injuries on his 10-week-old daughter in Desert Hot Springs less than two years after another one of his infant children met a similar fate was sentenced to death Friday. Jurors who convicted 39-year-old Jason Michael Hann in December also recommended he

The Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force arrested four people after a search warrant uncovered methamphetamine, heroin and stolen guns. The bust was made on Thursday afternoon on the 57000 block of Desert Cactus Drive in an unincorporated area of Thermal. Authorities arrested: Brenda Felix, age 20 Eriberto Felix, age 18 Leon Cleofas Jr., age 24

Jason Michael Hann de 39 aos compareci ante un juez el viernes en Indio. Fue convicto de asesinar a su hija Montana en Desert Hot Springs en diciembre y hoy conoci su futuro legal en el Larson Justice Center, la corte de Indio. El jurado recomend la pena de muerte para Hann por robarle la

Sayonara, Japn. Mxico est en vas de desplazar al gigante automovilstico asitico como el segundo mayor exportador de vehculos hacia Estados Unidos para finales de ao. Honda inaugur el viernes una planta que tuvo un costo de 800 millones de dlares en el estado de Guanajuato, centro del pas, que producir 200.000 vehculos modelo Fit

The City of Palm Springs has announced how it plans to significantly reduce its water use after Governor Brown’s call to action. Governor Brown asked California residents to help combat the ongoing drought in a press conference on Wednesday. Palm Springs has laid out a conservation plan to reduce its water use by 25%. City

Toy maker Infantino is recalling 191,000 teething toys sold exclusively at Target due to a choking hazard, according to KABC-TV. The recall involves the Go Gaga Squeeze & Teethe Coco the Monkey teething toys. The company is concerned after receiving seven reports of infants choking or gagging on the monkey’s tail. The products were sold

The dog that bit a 10- year-old girl on the face in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday morning has been euthanized. Ollie was surrendered to animal services Friday morning by his owner after sitting in quarantine at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms since the attack. The girl who was bitten was waiting for

Some road closures will be in place Saturday during the 27th Annual Black History Parade. According to the Palm Springs Black History Committee, both lanes of Alejo Road will be closed from Indian Canyon Drive to Palm Canyon Drive from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Palm Canyon Drive will also be closed from Alejo Road

The Indio Police Department investigated a suspicious package that was found behind the Larson Justice Center Friday morning. Once the package was analyzed, it ended up not being a threat. According to spokesman Ben Guitron, the green box turned out to be a container full of bicycle chains. County employees found the box around 10:30

A worker has died at Los Angeles International Airport and the cause is unclear. An airport spokeswoman says that the man was driving on a service road on the airfield around 5 a.m. Friday when he either had a medical issue or lost control of his vehicle. LAX spokeswoman Amanda Parsons says the man was

Students at Palm Springs High School are holding a fundraiser Friday night at the new Performing Arts Building. The event will feature the Palm Springs Swings Jazz Band. The ‘Swing Back’ Dinner/Dance takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets for the event are $20 and all proceeds benefit the Spirit of the Sands

Tours of Elvis Presley’s Palm Springs estate are being offered today to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his death. The estate at 845 W. Chino Canyon Road will offer tours every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $19.77 per person, “in honor of the year Elvis left the building,” estate

A group of five Sacramento, Calif.-area United Methodist congregations are leading a push to sanction same-sex weddings, in clear defiance of international church rules. The Sacramento Bee reports some 30 churches in Northern California and other Western states each have adopted a joint “declaration of inclusion.” The document says the churches intend to allow same-sex

Couples wanting to get married can now pick up a wedding license at Palm Springs city hall starting Friday. Until now couples had to go to the county clerk’s office in Palm Desert. A marriage license costs $90.00. Palm Springs will also offer civil ceremonies. Appointments will be required for ceremonies which cost an additional

A former school custodian with the Morongo Unified School District, who was arrested last month for repeatedly sexually abusing a child over a period of several years and sharing visual depictions of the activity online, was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month, announced Bill Lewis, the Assistant Director in Charge of the