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Define irony – a smoke shop employee trying to kick the habit. “Well, right now I’m trying to quit smoking and I cut down drastically. But I’m still craving every once in a while,” Khal Assaf said. Assaf’s kids have recently started the hookah. “It’s their prerogative, I don’t like it to be honest with

“I’ve never…never seen so many people come out for one person,” April Anderson said. Almost two months after Christopher Douglas was killed in the line of duty, friends and family continue to honor him and help his wife and children. “We’ve had three fundraisers, one in Temecula, back in August, this one, and then another

A second-alarm fire broke out Saturday at a La Quintaapartment building but no injuries were reported, a Riverside County firespokesman said. Firefighters received a call at 10:51 a.m. and went to the 78000 blockof Cobalt Drive, where heavy smoke was seen coming from a lower-floorapartment. The blaze was contained to an apartment and doused within

Palm Desert 14 @ Damien 49 Final Palm Springs 21 @ Silverado 34 Final La Quinta 49 @ JW North 7 Final Indio 0 @ Hemet 58 Final Coachella Valley 7 @ Brawley 42 Final Vista del Lago 6 @ Cathedral City 42 Final Xavier Prep 40 @ Desert Hot Springs 14 Final Palo Verde

Desert Hot Springs 6 @ Aquinas 24 Final Big Bear 44 @ Desert Hot Springs 7 Final Xavier Prep 40 @ Desert Hot Springs 14 Final Rubidoux @ Desert Hot Springs 09/20, 7:00 pm Desert Hot Springs @ Palo Verde Valley 09/27 7:00 pm Desert Hot Springs @ Rim of the World 10/04, 7:00 pm

Xavier Prep 13 @ Yucca Valley 51 Final Twentynine Palms 12 @ Xavier Prep 25 Final Xavier Prep 40 @ Desert Hot Springs 14 Final Notre Dame @ Xavier Prep 09/20, 7:00 pm St. Monica @ Xavier Prep 09/27 7:00 pm Xavier Prep @ Aquinas 10/04, TBA Xavier Prep @ Ribet Academy 10/12, 7:00 pm

Palm Springs 34 @Palm Desert 14 Final Pacific 6 @ Palm Springs 63 Final Palm Springs 21 @ Silverado 34 Final Corona @Palm Springs 09/20, 7:00 pm Redlands @Palm Springs 09/27 7:00 pm Coachella Valley @Palm Springs 10/11, 7:00 pm Palm Desert @Palm Springs 10/18, 7:00 pm Palm Springs @ La Quinta 10/25, 7:00 pm

Perris 13 @ Shadow Hills 33 Final Shadow Hills 20 @ Palm Desert 55 Final Palo Verde Valley 31 @ Shadow Hills 35 Final Ramona @ Shadow Hills 09/20, 7:00 pm Shadow Hills @ Banning 09/27 7:00 pm Yucca Valley @ Shadow Hills 10/11, 7:00 pm Shadow Hills @ Twentynine Palms 10/18, 7:00 pm Desert

Arlington 7 @ La Quinta 27 Final La Quinta 49 @ JW North 7 Final La Quinta @ Temescal Canyon 09/20, 7:00 pm La Quinta @ Roosevelt 09/27 7:00 pm Eisenhower @ La Quinta 10/04, 7:00 pm Indio @ La Quinta 10/11, 7:00 pm La Quinta @ Coachella Valley 10/18, 7:00 pm Palm Springs @

Coachella Valley 41 @ West Valley 28 Final Coachella Valley 42 @ Brawley 7 Final Coachella Valley @ Desert Mirage 09/20, 7:00 pm Calexico @ Coachella Valley 09/27 7:00 pm Banning @ Coachella Valley 10/04, 7:00 pm Coachella Valley @ Palm Springs 10/11, 7:00 pm La Quinta @ Coachella Valley 10/18, 7:00 pm Cathedral City

Banning 13 @ Cathedral City 63 Final Vista del Lago 6 @ Cathedral City 42 Final Cathedral City @ West Valley 09/20, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Desert Mirage 09/27 7:00 pm Twentynine Palms @ Cathedral City 10/04, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Palm Desert 10/11, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Indio 10/18, 7:00 pm

West Valley 41 @ Indio 10 Final Indio @ Palo Verde Valley CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER (rescheduled for October 1st) Indio 0 @ Hemet 58 Final Indio @ San Jacinto 09/20, 7:00 pm Yucca Valley @ Indio 09/27 7:00 pm Indio @ La Quinta 10/11, 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Indio 10/18, 7:00 pm Indio

Palm Springs 39 @ Palm Desert 14 Final Shadow Hills 20 @ Palm Desert 55 Final Palm Desert 14 @ Damien 49 Final Redlands @ Palm Desert 09/20, 7:00 pm Palm Desert @ San Jacinto 09/27 7:00 pm Cathedral City @ Palm Desert 10/11, 7:00 pm Palm Desert @ Palm Springs 10/18, 7:00 pm Indio

Multiple trees caught fire Friday night at Mesquite Country Club in Palm Springs. The fires started sometime around 8 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, it took them about 20 minutes to put out the multiple blazes. The cause of the fires is unknown at this time. No injuries have been reported.

They’re not easy to steal, yet fire hydrants are disappearing in Palm Springs, a potential for disaster should the hydrants be needed to fight a fire. Last week two fire hydrants were stolen on Airport Center Drive, while another hydrant disappeared in the north end of the city. The Desert Water Agency believes the thieves

After years of denying he even possessed chemical weapons, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad now says Syria will join the International Chemical Weapons Convention. It signals he is willing to declare and destroy the country’s stockpile of chemical weapons. Congressman Raul Ruiz says it’s a step in the right direction. “It was a gross violation

A 24-year-old La Quinta man allegedly shot two peopleearly today during an argument, a sheriff’s sergeant said. The shooting was reported around 2:35 a.m. in the 53000 block of AvenidaHerrera. Robert Santos allegedly argued with the two victims and then shot attheir vehicle as they drove away, striking both of them, sheriff’s Sgt. SteveDaSilva said.

Tahquitz Canyon near Palm Springs reopened todayafter being closed for more than a week by flood damage, while the IndianCanyons remained closed, authorities said. The canyons — owned and maintained by the Agua Caliente Band ofCahuilla Indians — were damaged by downpours last week and closed on Sept. 5.Trees, boulders and mud covered trails and

A 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe willstay in downtown Palm Springs until March, it was announced today. The Santa Monica-based Sculpture Foundation, which owns the “ForeverMarilyn” statue, granted the extension. The sculpture had been slated to bemoved from Palm Springs in mid-November, according to P.S. Resorts, a nonprofitstarted by local hoteliers to promote Palm Springs

California Gov. Jerry Brown and a high-ranking Chinese climate negotiator will sign an agreement meant to boost cooperation between the state and China on clean energy technologies and climate change. The governor’s office on Friday said the memorandum of understanding to be signed is the first climate agreement between China’s National Development and Reform Commission