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Cesar Chavez Elementary School celebrated Hispanic Heritage Day “Dia de la Herencia Hispana” this Friday, October 11. The celebrations started earlier this morning featuring student performers honoring the contributions Hispanics have made, and continue to make, in the United States. The event had performances from Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. They are

After losing their six-year-old daughter to cancer, a La Quinta couple is launching a new foundation to support other children diagnosed with the disease. A sell out crowd gathered at Hotel Paseo in Palm Desert Thursday evening to celebrate the launch of the “Riley Rose Foundation,” named after Riley Rose Sherman who died on April

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: A Cal Fire Public Information Officer at the Sandalwood Fire Command Center confirmed one fire death Friday morning. There was no immediate word on the man’s identity or where he was found. As of 7:00 a.m. Friday, the fire had burned 823 acres and was 10% contained. The PIO said firefighting resources

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for Riverside County and Los Angeles County due to a series of fires ravaging multiple communities. The proclamation explicitly mentions Banning’s Wolf Fire, Calimesa’s Sandalwood Fire, Moreno Valley’s Reche Fire, Corona’s Eagle Fire, and Sylmar’s Saddleridge fire. Read the full declaration below: KESQ

A public meeting to decide what fixes might be applied to change the fate of the dying Salton Sea — and how much taxpayer money should be spent on the effort — will be held Tuesday morning in North Shore, hosted by a committee chaired by Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez. “I’m glad we’re having

FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Cal Fire reported the Wolf fire had burned 75 acres as of 7:15 a.m. Friday two miles southeast of Banning and was 25% contained. Evacuation warnings remain in place for affected areas and firefighting resources remain on scene working to strengthen containment lines. The blaze was possibly ignited by target shooting. It

February can’t come soon enough for the Plaza Theatre. On Thursday, the City of Palm Springs announced Nancy Sinatra will be hosting a special fundraiser in February to benefit the restoration of the venue. “As the daughter of Frank Sinatra, perhaps one of the most famous of the many Hollywood celebrities who helped put Palm

Caltrans announced the expansion of two freeway projects that could impact your drive this weekend. The first project will focus on repairing the pavement at County Lines Road on-ramp in Yucaipa . During this time, the on-ramp will be closed on the following dates and times. October 11 starting at 8 a.m. and ending October

Construction for the Agua Caliente’s Cathedral City casino has been greenlit and the project will now move forward, the tribe announced Thursday. The project will get underway soon now that the federal government has approved the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ request to transfer the land status from fee to tribal trust for gaming

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz condemned the bad practices at a mobile home park that was recently issued an emergency order by the EPA for contaminated water. On Aug. 28, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced high arsenic levels were found in the drinking water at the Oasis Mobile Home Park on the Torres Martinez

Coachella has been awarded a $500,000 “local equity grant’ from the Bureau of Cannabis Control. “The City of Coachella’s Cannabis Social Equity Program aims to provide financial and technical assistance to small business applicants from communities with high levels of poverty or a history of drug arrests,” wrote Mayor Steven Hernandez in a news release