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Indio’s Abi Carter is hoping to survive another Sunday night on American Idol! She’s in the top 5 and will need the help of people all over the country, and right here at home, to move on to the next round. “I think life just gets crazier and crazier, every week you expect to go

A bicyclist was struck and killed late Wednesday night by a hit-and-run driver in Cathedral City. Police and firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11:00 p.m. at Landau Boulevard at Ramon Road near the Palm Springs Lanes bowling alley. The woman killed was initially identified only as a 31-one-year-old from Palm Springs. Firefighters said she was pronounced dead at

A planned pedestrian plaza, known as Lupine Plaza, that was set to be constructed near El Paseo in Palm Desert will no longer move forward after City Council voted Thursday night to cancel the project. The idea for the project was established in September 2020 with the temporary closure of Lupine Ln. in an effort

The Coachella Valley Cannabis Alliance Network brought together professionals and residents from all over the valley to promote cannabis tourism. This comes a week after the federal government is considering rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug.  A rescheduling of cannabis would impact dispensaries and marijuana businesses even here in California, where

The California Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash involving a vehicle and a golf cart inside Sun City Palm Desert. The crash was reported at around 2:30 PM on Mojave Sage Street and Bonanza Drive, according to CHP. CHP Officer David Torres, the golf cart collided with a vehicle at a four-way stop intersection

The death of a cyclist struck and killed by a vehicle in Cathedral City Wednesday night has prompted local safety advocates and authorities to issue safety reminders to members of the community. “Speeding is always a factor. I don’t think you can talk to anybody who doesn’t say that speeding is a factor on our

Mosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting expanded efforts to eradicate the pests, which evidently haven’t infected any area residents so far, officials said today.    The Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District placed mosquito collectors in the vicinity of Genoa Street and Avenue 53 that

Update 5/9/24 The U.S. State Department responded to our report with a statement, although details remained limited: “We are aware of the reports of U.S. citizens arrested in Honduras. We are monitoring the situation but have no further comment at this time.”  Original Report 5/7/24 There are multiple reports that a former chairman of the Rancho

A police pursuit following a domestic violence incident ended in a rollover crash along Interstate 10 near the Date Palm exit in Cathedral City. The incident started at around 9:00 PM when deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 77000 block of Country Club Road in Palm Desert to respond to a domestic