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A chance to rebuild is what Dr. Taleb Alsafi with the Islamic Society of Coachella hopes for the people of Gaza, some even his own friends and family. “We are expecting that more aid goes to Gaza, rebuilding of the schools, the hospitals that were, you know, bombed and put to the ground. Everything. Life

The Board of Trustees at College of the Desert voted on Friday to continue its search for a new Superintendent/President. The search will start next month, and the new Superintendent/President is set to be approved by May or June. The Board canceled the search last month due to a confidentiality breach, placing interim Superintendent/President Laura

Morales and Galindo Marketing Group along with other organizations are holding a donation drop-off at COD today from 9 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. The drop-off location is at College of the Desert-Palm Desert Campus, South Annex, GSD Pride Center, 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA. The items that are needed include: Water

Kaiser Permanente was on hand with medical supplies when an evacuee from Altadena needed help for her rescue dog. The health care company set up an on-site health care clinic for victims of the Eaton fire at the Pasadena Convention Center, which is being used as an evacuation site. Evacuee Nikki arrived at the Convention

Relief organizations responding to the wildfires in Los Angeles County are expecting donations of clothing, food, water, personal hygiene products, and other necessities in the coming weeks. While officials encourage people to give what they can, they say financial donations are the best and quickest way to help people. “It takes time and money to store, sort

A crew from the Cathedral City Fire Department continues to work on the front lines to help combat the massive fires in Los Angeles County. The CCFD crew has been in LA County for nine days straight. Photos and video show our local crews working to put out flames, clear brush and help to sift

Three students from Desert Sands Unified School District are going to top colleges next year through a program that helps high achieving students from low income backgrounds find a school they could potentially “match” with. Out of over 25,000 applicants to the Questbridge National Match Scholarship program, Palm Desert High School students Zack Blandon-Smalaj and

The American Express Golf Tournament draws thousands of visitors to La Quinta annually, contributing millions to the Coachella Valley economy. Pat McCabe, the tournament’s Executive Director, said from increased hotel occupancy to packed restaurants and shops, the event bolsters local businesses. “We anticipate close to 70,000 spectators,” McCabe said. “Throughout the course of the week.”

It’s a relief for some that after 460 days of war, the Israel-Hamas conflict could come to an end in the coming days. The war has destabilized the region after the Hamas militant group killed 1,200 Israeli men and women on October 7th and took 250 people hostage. Now 15 months into the war, the