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N. Indian Canyon Drive, Araby Drive, and N. Gene Autry Trail were closed Wednesday morning due to flooding. According to the City of Palm Springs, N. Indian Canyon Drive is closed from Sunrise Parkway to Garnet Avenue.Araby Drive at the wash is closed.N. Gene Autry Trail is closed from E. Via Escuela to Salvia Road.Vista
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Crews were able to rescue a hiker who has lost for nearly a whole day near the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said a 39-year-old man called 911 Tuesday at around 5:25 p.m. and said he was lost near the tram. He told dispatch that he had food and water and
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A person was airlifted after a single-car crash into the wash underneath the Dillon Road and SR 86 interchange. Just before noon Wednesday, Cal Fire was called to the bridge area near Coachella. A car crashed into the wash area under the bridge. It’s still unclear how the vehicle ended up in the wash with
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A 34-year-old felon was behind bars today for allegedly committing an armed robbery at a marijuana dispensary in Coachella earlier this year. The Cathedral City resident was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and being in possession
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A 35-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly shooting at an occupied vehicle in Mecca earlier this month. The Mecca resident was arrested Tuesday evening, also on suspicion being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm, according to Sgt. David Aldrich of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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A 64-year-old woman who was fatally struck, allegedly by a Palm Desert High School teacher and football coach, was identified today. The Riverside County coroner’s office identified her as Nancy Valdes of Palm Desert. The crash was reported at 6:09 p.m. March 4 at Calliandra Street and Alamo Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire
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We’ve talked all tournament long about the strength of American tennis, the resurgence of the stars and stripes in the sport. That was on display Tuesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden as three Americans punched their ticket to the quarterfinal round after wins in their respective 4th round. TAYLOR FRITZ Fritz advances 🙌His 18th
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Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia is pushing for affordable student housing near college campuses. It could impact local colleges and universities in the Valley. “We know that it’s impossible for students to solely focus on their studies, if their housing circumstances are uncertain,” said Garcia during a conference at the state capital on Tuesday. Garcia announced Assembly
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In an effort to increase school safety, one high school in the Coachella Valley has implemented mandatory backpack checks for all students. However, despite the effort, officials say that illegal items are still being found in students’ backpacks. The policy was rolled out last week after several reports of weapons and prohibited items on the
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.3 million funding allocation that will go towards the creation of 108 new affordable apartments in the city of Coachella. The funding will go to Chelsea Investment Corporation for the Tripoli Affordable Housing Project. The Tripoli Apartments will add 108 apartments on approximately 2.8 acres of vacant
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Palm Springs Alum Nico Calixto and aspiring pro Trevor Quenan gaged their tennis game as hitting partners at Indian Wells. Q: What’s the experience been like? Quenan: It’s been a lot, I have hit with a lot of WTA players. Probably the highlight so far would be warming up Tsitsipas before his match on PC1.
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College of the Desert Area 3 Trustee Fred Jandt has issued his notice of resignation to the school, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Jandt will leave the position at the end of March. “Recently I have experienced a change in health status. It is my judgment that I am not able to continue to participate with
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A Coachella man accused of threatening to bomb the 2021 Desert X art exhibition had his case dismissed today after completing his misdemeanor diversion program. Phillip Matthew Carrillo, 33, was charged with one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting a bomb, according to court records. “The court granted misdemeanor diversion back in September, over the
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It’s another big milestone in the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway! We are a little more than a week away from the drawing and we’ve nearly reached the total number of tickets that’ll be sold! Tonight, a special VIP sneak peek is being held at the Dream Home, built by GHA Companies, in the Montage Community in Palm
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an agenda item from Supervisor V. Manuel Perez that would give $1 million in funding for the expansion of FIND Food Bank. This funding will assist the food bank in covering the Coachella Valley region and will expand into the Morongo Southern San Bernardino County as well as
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Editor’s Note: A story that ran on the CNS wire Monday stated that Riverside County prosecutors had requested that a judge dismiss all counts against the defendant for unspecified reasons. The story stemmed from basic notations in the court minutes and emails from the D.A.’s communications director, who was going by the same minutes. The
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The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved a series of proposed changes to Riverside County’s commercial cannabis ordinance, establishing avenues for the revocation of licenses due to non-operation, loosening regulations on signage and permitting marijuana manufacturing in previously restricted zones. The proposed changes to Ordinance No. 348, the “Commercial Cannabis Activities” regulatory apparatus, were prompted
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North Indian Canyon Drive reopened to traffic at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday after a closure due to wind, sand, and low visibility. The normally busy roadway was closed Saturday morning for flooding, according to Palm Springs Police. It reopened Monday morning, but was then closed again hours later Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. due to visibility
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Despite the unemployment rate reportedly decreasing across the country, FIND Food Bank said its lines have not gone down with it since the start of the pandemic. When the pandemic started the line for food has grown, and since then hasn’t let up according to the food bank. Before the pandemic, the food bank helped
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It’s week 2 at the BNP Paribas Open, taking place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Follow along for LIVE scoring and order of play of the 2023 tournament. Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul both won their respective third round match to advance the round of 16. Defending tournament champion Fritz rolled in straights past Sebastian Baez inside
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