California ISO has issued a Flex Alert from Saturday to Monday between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. This calls for voluntary electricity conservation due to high heat and high demand, according to the power grid operator. The Coachella Valley will be under an Excessive Heat Warning throughout Labor Day weekend, with record-breaking
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The city of Palm Desert is looking at closing a portion of El Paseo to traffic to expand outdoor dining. It’s all part of the city’s plan to help small business owners and employees. “We took about $2 million out of our economic reserve fund and gave forgiveable loans to our businesses and we put
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Her coach calls her sunshine. “It doesn’t matter where we go, when she walks into a tournament, when we’re walking out, when we’re walking into a huddle, Jackie has a smile on her face. She just has this ability to, kind of, brighten everybody up around her,” said Becca Brown, head volleyball coach at Palm
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Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage has been approved by the Riverside County and State Departments of Public Health to open for in-person instruction. After submitting a waiver to reopen, Palm Valley received approval on Thursday, making it the first local school to get the green light. Palm Valley School began it’s 2020-2021 school year
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Social justice has been front and center in the sports world. Multiple games and practices across sports leagues, like the NBA, MLB, NFL and MLS, have been canceled or boycotted by players over the past two days, to focus on the ongoing conversation surrounding social justice. This comes days after the shooting of Jacob Blake
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Riverside County is below the state’s threshold of daily coronavirus cases for schools to begin applying for waivers to allow in-person instruction. The county announced Friday afternoon that it will start accepting applications on Monday. “We consider that in-person, every single day, is our best model,” said Steven Sherman, Head of School at Palm Valley
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The Western United States continues to experience excessive heat, with dangerous temperatures here in the Coachella Valley. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is providing some relief. It’s a cool way to workout. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is now back in business for lap swimming. Swimmers can sign up for a 45-minute time slot online.
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“I basically took everything and threw it out the window,” said Neil Johnson, a physical education teacher at Rancho Mirage Elementary School. Johnson has been a P.E. teacher for 20 years, but this year looks a little different. However, the goal remains the same. “It’s always the goal of a P.E. teacher to instill healthy
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