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Update 10/26/23 The Palm Springs City Council passed the resolution as part of the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously. Original Report 10/25/23 The Palm Springs City Council will consider a resolution on Thursday that will extend the city’s parklet program for another five years through December 31, 2028. On September 26, 2023, the City
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UPDATE AS OF 8:25 A.M. The CHP reopened Interstate 10 at 8:17 a.m., but backup stretched for several miles east through the City of Indio. Traffic was clearing from the earlier wreck. ———— A collision that involved several vehicles, including a big rig truck hauling cars, brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 10 in
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Update 10/26/23 The Palm Springs City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on new cannabis dispensaries. Original Report 10/24/23 The Palm Springs City Council could vote Thursday to temporarily bar new cannabis dispensaries while considering bigger changes for an industry some council members think has become oversaturated and unsustainable. That change could include a major reduction
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A 33-year-old Oregon man who traveled to Riverside County for a dalliance with a Banning girl was sentenced today to eight months behind bars, but after receiving credit for time served in a local correctional facility awaiting disposition of his case, he was immediately placed on parole. Devon Richard Decerto of Gresham, Oregon, in May
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A Los Angeles man was arrested after allegedly robbing the same Palm Desert Gucci store twice in the span of a little less than two weeks. The first robbery happened on Saturday, Oct. 7. Two suspects entered at the retail store in the 73000 block of El Paseo in Palm Desert. The suspects stole several
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Border Patrol agents arrested two 18-year-old men allegedly found with over 99 pounds of fentanyl pills. According to USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, the arrest happened during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near the Coachella Valley. There was no word on exactly when and/or where the traffic stop occurred. We’ve reached out
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Jury selection got underway today for the trial of a 66-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend during a frenzied attack in Palm Springs ignited when she told him that their relationship was finished. Miguel Hernandez Toscano is charged with first-degree murder, child cruelty and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon
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One of two men accused in a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies that led to an exchange of gunfire, injuring a deputy and one of the suspects in Thousand Palms, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Jose Eduardo Rosales Perez, 34, of Desert Hot Springs, and 27-year-old Kristian Galeana were each charged with two felony
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Amid the ongoing Israel and Hamas war, educators throughout the Coachella Valley are sharing tips for parents and students to help them navigate social media as war-related images flood the internet. The Coachella Valley Unified School District was the first to put out guidance. News Channel 3’s Bianca Ventura has more on how CVUSD is helping
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Rancho Mirage city officials and the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce are partnering to host the annual State of the City. The event, which falls on the 50th anniversary of Rancho Mirage, gives city leaders, business professionals and residents the opportunity to connect about the successes, potential changes and challenges facing the city. News Channel
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A new sensor installed above the Salton Sea will help researchers study the sea’s impact on air quality in the Coachella Valley. Local non-profit “Alianza Coachella Valley” partnered with the East Valley community and academic institutions – -including UCLA — to deploy this air quality sensor directly above the water. The project is meant to
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A 21-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead after a crash early Monday morning in La Quinta. The crash was reported at around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Avenida Bermudas and Calle Tecate. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived to the scene and found a green 2014 Kawasaki motorcycle on the sidewalk and
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The city has posted that Indian Canyon will be closed on Wednesday, October 25th night, between Garnet Avenue and Sunrise Parkway for construction striping, realigning Indian Canyon Drive as part of the Indian Canyon Drive Widening Project. The city is working to finish up repairs due to Hilary. The Indian Canyon area has multiple construction
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Riverside County’s second annual Suicide Prevention Conference, which organizers said will focus on the transformative impact of faith on mental health, will be held Thursday in Rancho Mirage. “Faith leaders are often on the front lines in communities, making their involvement in mental health and suicide prevention crucial,” Riverside University Health System Director Dr. Matthew
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DAP Health received a $1 million appropriation from Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2023-2024 state budget. David Brinkman, the CEO of DAP Health, says the money will be used to expand the nonprofit’s Sunrise campus in Palm Springs and address the growing medical workforce shortage. “This very generous funding from the state of California will help us
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The Palm Springs International Airport will hold its third annual Airport Job Fair in an effort to fill 100 open positions ahead of an anticipated busy tourist season, officials announced. The job fair will get underway at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 North Avenida Caballeros. “We are
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Indio Police said that they responded to a shooting around 9:50 a.m. Monday in the area of North Jackson Park near Crest Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Paramedics were on scene as of 10:15 a.m. Monday treating the victim. Nearby Andrew Jackson Elementary School on
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UPDATE at 10:45am Monday: Officials in charge of a construction project on Indian Canyon Drive reports that the closure planned for Monday night has been delayed until Wednesday night. (Original Post) Indian Canyon Drive will be closed between Garnet and Sunrise Parkway from 9 p.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Tuesday to be restriped back to
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Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail were reopened to traffic in and out of Palm Springs through the Whitewater wash Monday morning, Gene Autry Trail at 7:30 a.m. and Indian Canyon Drive at 8:55 a.m., according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Both major traffic arteries were closed Sunday through the Whitewater wash due
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The California Department of Transportation has announced the start of work on a $4.8 million concrete slab replacement project along Interstate 10 in the eastern Coachella Valley. The repair work will begin Monday night in and around the cities of Indio and Coachella, according to a Caltrans statement. The overnight work will narrow late-night and early-morning
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