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Villagefest is returning for Fourth of July weekend in downtown Palm Springs. The street fair has been shut down since the initial stay-at-home order was issued in March 2020. The festival will have to shrink in size to accommodate social distancing and newly built outdoor dining areas. But organizers said they’re just glad to see
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz hosted a Mental Health Roundtable discussion with Dr. Jill Gover, the project health manager for the Desert AIDS Project, and a variety of community leaders. “It’s very very important to let people know that there are services. given what we have been through in the past 15 months. I think all
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Lottery style cash prizes for recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine are already happening in Ohio. Other states, including California, have announced similar programs. “So I think it’s a definitely a good incentive and a way to properly spend the state’s money,” said vaccine recipient Tyler Evoniuk. Governor Newsom announced the plan Thursday after the federal
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Travel is expected to make a significant jump this holiday weekend as millions of Americans head out following some of the most stringent pandemic restrictions being relaxed. On Friday several flights landed at Palm Springs International Airport as people from all over the country descended onto the valley. “I’m meeting friends, we got a house
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“It has two meanings, it’s the heal of the sole and the heal of the soul,” said Darren Smith, the founder of Heal Soles Shoe Ministry. Darren Smith works a typical 9-5 job with SunLine Transit Agency and operates his own pressure washing business. On top of that, he founded Heal Soles Shoe Ministry where
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The city of Desert Hot Springs renamed the corner of West Drive and Fourth Street to honor high school grad Serena Gomez. Serena Gomez School & district staff along with city officials joined Serena and her family as the unveiled the renamed street sign Friday morning. Serena is the first valedictorian from the Desert Hot
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An Orange County judge has denied a proposal to move a sexually violent predator to a home in Twentynine Palms. Lawtis Rhoden, 72, has been convicted on several charges dating as far back as the 1960’s, including raping five girls between the ages of 13 to 17 in three states. Back in March, the Orange
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Riverside County continued its streak of 0 coronavirus-related deaths. The Coachella Valley has not reported a COVID death since May 19. Check out the full breakdown of the county’s latest coronavirus data below. NEW CASES Riverside County reported 70 new coronavirus cases since Thursday, bringing the total up to 300,701. The county reported 310 new
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A wrong-way driver killed in a head-on crash in Indio was identified today as a 38-year-old South Dakota man. Ronald Cook, from the small town of Sisseton, died at a hospital about an hour after the three-vehicle crash that was reported about 7 a.m. Thursday on Avenue 42, just west of Jackson Street. The
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Memorial Day weekend is here and many Southern Californians are planning to travel for the holiday. AAA expects 2.9 million people across SoCal to take a road trip of 50 miles or more away from home. Between increased vaccines, decreased COVID numbers, and just the general pent up demand to travel, they expect a significant
Continue Reading VillageFest is back! The popular weekly night street fair will return on Thursday, July 1. It will be the first time since the original stay-at-home order was issued on March 17, 2020. The city will host the return of VillageFest in a phased approach. July 1 Villagefest will be a Phase 1 version of the
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Bird scooters were unveiled Thursday in Coachella, now the first city in the valley to approve the app-based rental transportation. Monserrat Gomez said she plans to use the bird scooters to better explore the city. “I’m just happy that they have this here because everyone can come out, enjoy it, come together and have a good fun day,”
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The Eisenhower Family Birth Center officially opened its doors on Thursday and just a few hours later already welcomed its first newborn. Khristina Clous gave birth to Kaedyn at 6:58 p.m. To mark the happy occasion, the Center will present the family with a gift basket of branded Eisenhower Family Birth Center items, a gift
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District has a new superintendent. The board of education voted 6-1 to approve the appointment and contract of Dr. Luis Valentino as the new district’s new superintendent. Valentino will officially start on July 1, 2021. His contract runs through June 30, 2025, however the board will evaluate his performance within
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The Fourth of July skies may not be filled with fireworks in Palm Springs this year but there will still be some light. Palm Springs City Manager Justin Clifton announced the city will hold a laser light show on the Fourth of July. As we’ve previously reported, the city voted 3-2 earlier this month to
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At Rancho Mirage High School, one student we spoke with says she’s fortunate she won’t need to take summer classes but knows other who do. “It’s been pretty difficult for most kids but I mean summer school is gonna help a lot of us because distance learning is hard for some of us,” said 10th
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Watch the Full Video Here (Viewer Discretion Advised): The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has released the body cam footage and dispatcher call for a deadly deputy-involved shooting on Interstate 10 near Whitewater on April 9, 2021. The shooting shows a man armed with a crowbar approaching a deputy on the side of Interstate 10 near
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new $116.5M vaccine incentive program to encourage more Californians to get vaccinated ahead of the state’s June 15 reopening. You can watch the announcement live below (Starts at 2:15 pm): California reported that more than 36 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to date. With the recent expanded eligibility
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UPDATE 5/27/21: The Coroner’s office has positively identified the person found dead at Joshua Tree National Park as 20-year-old Joseph John Alvarez Espinosa. Espinosa had been reported missing around the area on May 16. Original Report 5/26/21: The body of an unidentified man was found Wednesday morning in Joshua Tree National Park. The San Bernardino
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One person has died and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash involving three vehicles on Avenue 42 and Jackson street. A small car was driving on the wrong side of the street on Avenue 42nd around 7 a.m. when they crashed into a pick-up truck. The crash caused the pick-up truck
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