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City of Palm Springs Installs New “Forever Marilyn”Live Web Cam at corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon Drive Residents and visitors can now view the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture, the City’s wildly popular new tourist attraction on the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon Drive by checking out a new live web cam! Just visit www.palmspringsca.gov
Continue ReadingAbout 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of skull fractures. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says babies can wiggle out of the floor seats. About 1 million of the molded foam seats were recalled in 2007 for additional warning labels against placing the seats on raised surfaces like
Continue ReadingLas cuadrillas de bomberos continan trabajando para contener el incendio que ha devorado al momento 3 mil acres de maleza cerca de Sage, ha dejado a una persona con quemaduras graves y a dos bomberos con heridas moderadas, ha destruido estructuras, incluyendo a una que se colapso mientras estaba envuelta entre las llamas. El fuego
Continue ReadingPalm Springs Fire has sent 1 engine with 4 personnel to help battle the “Buck Fire” and are prepared to send more if called upon. They currently are keeping an eye on situation, but feel right now no threat to valley. Cathedral City Fire has also sent their O.E.S truck provided by the state with
Continue ReadingThe Torres Martinez Tribe in Thermal is bringing it’s history back to life by renovating three of it’s oldest buildings. An old school house, agency building and residence are the oldest known agency dwellings in California. It’s been a vision of tribal members for years to have them restored. Getting funding has been difficult. For
Continue ReadingThe extreme temperatures have the creepy crawlies coming out right now. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Sore throats are abounding among all age groups of kids at Dr. Vivien Pacold’s practice in Cathedral City. She tells us parents aren’t immune.
Continue ReadingAssemblyman Brian Nestande has resigned as chairman of the Assembly Republican caucus a day after providing the lone GOP vote on a bill that would close a tax loophole benefiting out-of-state corporations. AB1500, which would eliminate a $1 billion tax break and use the expected windfall to reduce college tuition, passed the Assembly on Monday
Continue ReadingBeginning today, the Riverside County Fire Department will suspend the issuance of burning permits in unincorporated communities as a safety precaution.“Critical fire weather and (the) acute dryness of vegetation” warrants rescinding open-burning privileges, with few exceptions, said Fire Chief John Hawkins, who, under the state Public Resources Code, has the authority to impose a ban
Continue ReadingOn Saturday night vandals broke into the Save-A-Pet shelter near Desert Hot Springs and stole all all of the cat and dog food. They also tried to break into the tool shed. Save-A-Pet says that what they didn’t take, they trashed. Thankfully none of the animals were hurt. But, the damage and stolen goods will
Continue ReadingThe Obama administration on Tuesday directed young illegal immigrants to fill out new forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program that would let them avoid deportation and obtain a U.S. work permit. The government renewed warnings that the process would not lead to citizenship or give them permission to
Continue ReadingEl Servicio de Ciudadana e Inmigracin de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en ingls) public hoy una notificacin en el Registro Federal anunciando nuevos formularios e instrucciones para permitir a los individuos solicitar a USCIS consideracin para la Accin Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia. USCIS comenzar a aceptar formularios completados maana, 15
Continue Reading“I was basically pleading for my life, when I was sitting in the Police Department.” Jamal White thinks the Desert Hot Springs Police Department is a haunted house. The last time he went through the gates of Desert Hot Springs PD, in 2005, he wore handcuffs. “This is a place that brings back a lot
Continue ReadingDo you love The Living Desert?Find out how you could become a part of the “Zoo Cool Crew”, and have your image be a part of the “Zoo Cool” campaign – appearing in ads, billboards, marketing materials, and more! 1. Download THIS PDF form. 2. Submit the filled out form and one image to zoocool@livingdesert.org
Continue ReadingA Palm Springs man was convicted today of second-degreemurder for fatally shooting the brother of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend afterlosing a fight with the victim. Richard Manchego, 40, was convicted of killing 25-year-old Jorge Pozos,who was shot near Amado Road and North Sunrise Way on May 8, 2008. The juryreached a verdict after about three days
Continue ReadingOne man is in the hospital after flipping his car over during an accident in Indian Wells Tuesday. According to Sheriff Deputies on scene, just before noon, the driver of a silver Toyota Celica for an unknown reason was making a lane change and over corrected causing the car to flip over. The accident shut
Continue ReadingCustomers were met with longer-than-usual lines and delays at Department of Motor Vehicles offices across the state today thanks to a computer outage that left clerks processing transactions by hand. The DMV announced the problem around 9 a.m. on its Twitter page, posting“DMV is currently experiencing technical difficulties that may affectcustomer transactions. We appreciate your
Continue ReadingMs de $3 mil dlares en prdidas signific el robo al albergue de animales Save-A-Pet que se ubica cerca de Desert Hot Springs. Los amantes de lo ajeno se robaron toda la comida de perros y gatos y adems causaron destrosos, intentaron romper la caja de herramientas, por fortuna ninguna mascota result herida.. Save-A-Pet solicita
Continue ReadingRpidamente se propagaron las llamas en el rea conocida como Windy Point al oeste de Palm Springs, donde las llamas ya han devorado 135 acres de maleza. Los bomberos han contenido ya un 75% del fuego tanto por aire como por tierra por agentes de Cal Fire, el U.S. Forest Service y el Departamento de
Continue ReadingBeginning today, the Riverside County Fire Department will suspend the issuance of burning permits in unincorporated communities as a safety precaution. “Critical fire weather and (the) acute dryness of vegetation” warrants rescinding open-burning privileges, with few exceptions, said Fire Chief John Hawkins, who, under the state Public Resources Code, has the authority to impose a
Continue ReadingMonsoonal moisture will bring scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms to the mountain and far inland valley areas of Riverside County today, as another day of hot and humid weather blankets the entire region, forecasters said. According the National Weather Service, high pressure and monsoonal moisture will continue the hot humid weather through today, before
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