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A Palm Desert gym owner is hoping he can revamp some of the gym equipment so it can be better utilized by his clients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Zack Adams owns Zack’s Personal Fitness in Palm Desert. He has been the owner of the gym for the last 17 years. A majority of Adam’s clients
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Grabbing an E-Bike and hitting the trails is becoming a favorite pastime for many here in the Coachella Valley and beyond. While fun and convenient, the lithium-ion batteries that power some of them have been linked to explosions and deadly fires. We checked in with Cal Fire Riverside and confirmed no such incidents involving electric
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Festival season is here! With Coachella Music and Arts Festival less than 24 hours away, thousands of campers for the festival are already starting to arrive at their temporary home for the weekend. A festival pass is required to enter the campgrounds. Camping is open from Thursday, 9 a.m. to Monday, 10 a.m., the two
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A local organization called @section14survivors and @blackhistoryps are hosting a conversation about developing recommendations for Reparations with Civil Rights Attorney @arevamartin this Sunday. Sunday, April 16, 2023, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at United Methodist Church Palm Springs. What should people expect to hear if they attend the section 14 conversation on Sunday? From Areva Martin (civil rights attorney
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Thousands of festival-goers will flock into the Coachella Valley over the next few weeks for the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival. The outdoor venue that houses these annual events require attendees to make preparations in order to remain healthy and stay safe during the festivities. There are several safety tips
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A student at Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs has tested positive for active tuberculosis, Riverside Univesity Public Health officials announced on Thursday. County health officials said the student, who was briefly hospitalized, is receiving treatment at home and is expected to recover. Riverside University Health System-Public Health is working with Palm Springs Unified
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Two 18-year-old men suspected with two 16-year-old boys in an armed carjacking of a 75-year-old woman in La Quinta pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Daryl Haxiel Urbano of Coachella and David Reyes III of Palm Desert were charged with one felony count each of carjacking and robbery, according to court records. They additionally
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a roughly $6 billion legal settlement to go forward that will cancel student loans for hundreds of thousands of borrowers who say they were misled by their schools. The justices did not comment in rejecting an emergency plea from Everglades College, Lincoln Educational Services Corp. and American National
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Police are asking for the public’s help today to identify the person who stole a bike, known as a “ghost bike” displayed in Palm Springs meant to honor a bicyclist who died in an accident. “The stolen bicycle was dipped in white paint and stripped of all working parts had been displayed at the intersection
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Charges were filed today against a 25-year-old woman suspected of driving under the influence and assaulting an officer in Palm Springs. Melinda Leigh Haley of Desert Hot Springs was charged with three misdemeanor counts of assault against an officer and one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence and battery on an officer, according
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A 33-year-old homeless man suspected of starting a small brush fire in Palm Springs earlier this week was charged today with one felony count of arson to a non-dwelling. Anthony Cordero, a homeless man residing in Palm Springs, is set to be arraigned Thursday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Officers responded
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The 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is here! For the next two weekends, some of the big musicians in the world hit the stages of the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. More than 200,000 visitors are expected to be in the Coachella Valley for the festival. The California Highway Patrol put out a
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A driver suffered moderate injuries after crashing into a power pole on a busy roadway Thursday morning in Cathedral City. According to Cathedral City Police they got a call of a crash at the intersection of Date Palm Drive and Tortuga Road just before 9:00 a.m. Once on scene they found a car had rolled
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Drivers were back up to speed on Interstate 10 eastbound Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. Traffic was backed up for miles along Interstate 10 through Banning and Cabazon Thursday morning as construction work and a collision closed two of the freeway’s four eastbound traffic lanes. The slowdown continued for more than five miles from the Banning airport
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Riverside County residents and others throughout the state are suffering the consequences of “soft-on-crime” laws and policies that are proving increasingly costly and perilous to the public, according to District Attorney Mike Hestrin and others who pleaded with lawmakers today to “help … put an end to this.” “The law is broken,” Hestrin said during
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About 400 elementary students now know a little bit more about where some of their school food comes from. Students from the Palm Springs Unified School District Spring Break Camp toured Aziz Farms in Thermal on Wednesday. For many of them, it was their first time visiting the east valley and stepping onto a farm.
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We’re looking at hiker safety here in the valley after someone died on a trail in Palm Springs, and authorities responded to three rescue calls Tuesday. Nathan Gunkel with Palm Springs Fire Department said they’re already seeing an increase in hiker rescues. “We’re not even at the peak of our season, and people just already are
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A 45-year-old felon who stole a vehicle from a motorist at gunpoint in Thermal pleaded guilty today to felony charges and was immediately sentenced to five years in state prison. David Luis Baker of La Quinta pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio to one felony count each of carjacking, robbery and
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A 36-year-old man was arrested following a nearly 7-hour standoff at the Woodhaven Country Club in Palm Desert. Woodhaven is at Washington and Hovley in Palm Desert. Authorities said it started just at around 10:45 a.m. A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said deputies were called for a welfare check on a man. When
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It’s Autism Acceptance Month. Researchers are finding greater awareness and advanced diagnostic capabilities driving an increase in the number of children diagnosed with the condition. 12-year-old Jackson Stepanian was diagnosed with autism before his 3rd birthday. His mother Cara says starting therapies early changed his life. “There was progress right away with language, with interactions.
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