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Desert Hot Springs City Council unanimously approved spending $500,000 to beautify its neighborhoods and local businesses. DHS Mayor Scott Matas and councilman Roger Nuñez are leading the Desert Hot Springs Beautification Committee, which will be in charge of the beautification efforts. The funding was approved at the city council meeting on Oct. 4. “So I

Mail-in ballots for the November 8 election have been sent out and mail-in ballot drop-off locations open up Tuesday. The mail-in ballots include a first-class postage return envelope and a General Election Information Guide with a sample ballot, candidate and local measurements, and information on voting centers. The last day to register to get a

Today, Idyllwild Arts Foundation presents its Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at their Idyllwild, CA campus. The event is free, and activities will run from 9:30 am until 6 pm. Their mission is to celebrate the many contributions Indigenous People make to humanity. Where: Idyllwild Arts Campus52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, USA Get the News Channel

In the re-trial for Jose Larin Garcia, the man accused of killing four people in Palm Springs in 2019, the jury continued hearing testimony from a friend of the victims, one of the last people to see them alive, and learned gruesome details from a forensic pathologist who autopsied some of the victims. Larin Garcia

Memorial services were pending today for Southern California radio pioneer Art Laboe, who spent seven decades behind a microphone, brought rock ‘n roll to the West Coast and coined the phrase “Oldies but Goodies.”   Laboe died at age 97 on Friday at his home in Palm Springs, following a bout with pneumonia, according to Joanna

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day has grown in popularity in recent years as more cities and states officially declare the day a holiday. In 2021 President Joe Biden federally declared Columbus Day to also be Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This is to honor the lives of Indigenous people and celebrate their contributions to history. For Augustine Band

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness month. The Filmmakers Gallery hosted its 2nd Annual Palm Springs International Down Syndrome Film Festival at The Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City. Locals gathered at the theater to watch documentaries, shorts, and music videos highlighting men and women with down syndrome. “What inspired us the most is my

A high-speed pursuit that began last night Cathedral City ended in an arrest. We are told the chase ended with the suspect detained near Varner and Bob Hope around 11:45 last night. Officers on scene told News Channel 3 the suspect vehicle reached speeds well over 100 miles per hour during the chase. At one

The effects from Thursday’s haboob are still being felt across the valley. One local flower nursery lost several flowers during the powerful blows. Rochelle Bang owns Blossom Nursery. She sells fresh-cut flowers at the local farmer’s markets across the valley. But Thursday’s haboob sent powerful blows to her flower farm.  “First off, that came on really