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The city of Indio held its first-ever Emergency Preparedness Expo today at the Indio Emergency Operations Center, next to City Hall.  “We’re doing this in celebration of National Preparedness Month, which occurs every September,” said Dennis Day, Emergency Operations Center Manager.  Dennis Day, Emergency Operations Center Manager  The event featured a mix of businesses from

Larissa Chavez Chaidez is running for the east valley seat on the College of the Desert Board of Trustees. On Thursday, she filed a complaint with the State Assembly against her incumbent opponent, board chair Ruben Perez, of getting paid illegally for his State Assembly job while working his COD job. Perez holds two positions.

On Wednesday night, the La Quinta city council unanimously nixed the controversial Coral Mountain Resort project. What has been nearly a two-year battle to get the La Quinta Surf Park approved finally came to an end. Public comments on the plan didn’t wrap up until midnight. Some spoke in favor of the development, but many

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and local agriculture workers are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that will require state-owned institutions to target 60% of their food product purchases to be California grown or produced. The bill is called California Grown. Also, known as AB 778. Many officials at the press conference came from farm

The City of Palm Desert rolled out several incentive programs to help local businesses thrive, and already several have taken advantage to get more people through their doors. Palm Desert created three programs that local businesses can participate in. One program is Invest Palm Desert which includes $650,000 to help assist new and existing businesses

The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual 2022 Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs event on Wednesday. The expo will be at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort at 1100 E. Murray Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. It is going to be from 5 pm to 9 pm. This event is a

This week, Commissioners with the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and local officials are in Washington, D.C. to meet with Congressional representatives and other federal officials to seek funding for the Coachella Valley Rail. “We do not want our Valley to grow and not have the infrastructure to support it,” said Indio Mayor Waymond Fermon,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning against a new Tik Tok challenge that is targeting young people called the Nyquil Chicken challenge, which involves cooking poultry in the over-the-counter medication. The FDA is saying that in addition to this not being a tasty way to eat chicken, it’s also extremely dangerous. In their

Local veterans at the Desert Hot Springs VFW post are looking to raise thousands of dollars to recover from recent vandalism attacks. Post Commander Jeffrey Cole said the vandalism to VFW Post 1534 is wasting valuable resources. “We’re focusing on things that we shouldn’t have to and that’s why we’re asking help from the community,”