May is recognized as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month by the American Association for Cancer Research and the Skin Cancer Foundation. As the Summer approaches and we start to face the dangerous desert heat, valley residents are more prone to harmful sun exposure. The CDC reports that skin cancer is the most common cancer
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Traffic was briefly affected by a leaking propane tank on the bridge at Jefferson and Avenue 42 Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for Cal Fire confirmed the leaking propane tank at around 2:30 p.m. Access to Jefferson Blvd via Avenue 42 was blocked for a short period, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Dept.
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A local resident is seeking answers from Frontier Communications after the company allegedly damaged her sewer line, leaving her with thousands of dollars in unpaid repairs. Palm Springs homeowner Carrie Class first noticed something strange last December in her bathrooms. “Our toilets were literally burping water,” she said. She said sand and debris began coming
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The presence of Mpox was no longer detected in Palm Springs’ wastewater, Riverside County Public Health announced on Monday “RivCo Public Health reports there was no detection of Mpox in the samples taken from the City’s wastewater treatment plant during the testing period of May 8 – 15, 2023,” reads a post by the city
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Five people were arrested following a driving under the influence checkpoint in La Quinta over the weekend, authorities said today. The La Quinta Riverside County Sheriff’s Office conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday on Washington Street and Highland Palms Drive, according to Sgt. Kyle LaFond of the Riverside County
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will begin its extended summer hours Friday, it was announced today. “Our extended summer schedule provides guests the opportunity to spend more time outside in cooler weather during the hot summer months,” Tramway General Manager Nancy Nichols said in a statement. “Visiting the tramway after dark is a truly unique
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The city of La Quinta is inviting community members to provide feedback on their proposed master plan draft for Fritz Burns Park on Monday. Here is the current layout of the park: Proposed improvements include: additional parking, pickle ball courts, lighting, shading and a water feature as pictured below in the master plan draft: La
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The three Colorado River lower basin states, California, Arizona, and Nevada, have reached a landmark deal on water cuts to conserve water from the river amid continuing drought concerns. The U.S. Department of the Interior made the announcement in a press release today. The Colorado River system provides water to more than 40 million people
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A local family is striving to get back on their feet after losing everything in a house fire. “I’m trying to get my kids just back into a normal routine,” says Bryan O’Neil, the resident of the burned down home. “My youngest, they both have autism; the youngest is nonverbal. When the routine is thrown
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Monday update at 11:00 a.m. On Monday morning, Cal Fire said the fire was 60% contained with 37 acres mapped. Cal Fire said firefighters would remain on-scene throughout the day. They would continue to strengthen containment lines and mop-up hot spots. Update on Sunday at 10:45 p.m. Cal Fire said Sunday morning that the 64
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The ‘Joshua Tree Music Festival’ is coming to a close in the high desert on Sunday. The four day festival has been hosting music and art lovers since 2003, and makes an effort to create safe spaces for different community groups. “Coming in here the first thing you see is ‘Welcome you belong here’ in
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“I owe a lot to everybody that has helped me.” Four months ago Andrew Poturalski was sidelined with a leg injury that very well could have kept him out of the inaugural Firebirds season. Poturalski defied the odds and not only returned to his team, but scored the series clinching over time goal in Game
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The CHP was investigating a deadly crash Sunday morning that left a Rancho Mirage man dead near Palm Springs. It was reported before 5:00 a.m. on N. Indian Canyon Drive, just south of 14th Avenue. Investigators said the motorcyclist was rear ended by a Toyota Corolla, causing the Rancho Mirage man to be ejected. CHP
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The Palm Springs Air Museum is hosting its Ceremony of the Replacement of the Palm Springs Fallen Heroes Project’s Gold Star Families. The ceremony will be held in the Palm Spring Air Museum parking lot at 4 pm on Saturday, May 20th. The Banners pay tribute to the Fallen Heroes from the Coachella Valley who
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A Self-Care and Wellness Fair hosted by the Palm Springs Unified School District will consist of 15 workshops focusing on plans to face and deal with trauma, stress, and mental health issues. The event is Saturday, May 20th, from 1 to 4 p.m. for students, staff, families, and community members. It is also free. “The event
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The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center held their first ‘Small Business Saturday’ in Palm Desert Saturday morning. Their organization is aimed at helping encourage women entrepreneurship says Jasmine Gudino, Interim Project Director at the CVWBC. “Our passion and our mission is to really promote and celebrate small business,” adds Gudino. The Coachella Valley Women’s Business
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for lewd acts with a 12-year-old juvenile in La Quinta. The arrest of the 25-year-old man from Corona happened Friday just after 12:30 p.m. near Avenue 50. Thermal Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the scene with reports that the juvenile left the location with an adult male. According
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have done it! The Firebirds beat the Calgary Wranglers in a high-scoring Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. MAKING HISTORY pic.twitter.com/6DhelZDPlt— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 20, 2023 AHL Western Conference ✅ The @Firebirds eliminate the #1 @AHLWranglers off an OT Andrew Poturalski goal!!Highlights coming up
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A father and son accused with a 19-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old man in North Palm Springs earlier this week pleaded not guilty to murder today. North Palm Springs residents Mark Brian Barneck, 66, and his son Cody Barneck, 33, were arrested around 4 a.m. Wednesday in Desert Hot Springs, according
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Safety improvements are coming to roughly 50 intersections throughout Cathedral City, after the City received an estimated $3.5 million in state funding this year. The project will upgrade two street intersections that currently don’t have traffic signals: Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ortega Road and 30th Avenue and Avenida La Paz. 30th Avenue and La Paz
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