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Local center expanding resources for transgender people, housing and food assistance

Transgender Health and Wellness Center in Palm Springs is opening Healing Rainbows, a new space dedicated to connecting transgender, gender-nonconforming, intersex and allied individuals with a variety of services; including housing, mental health, and food assistance. The center hosting an open house Thursday, October 10, at 4PM. According to experts, 1/5 of trans people have

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Cooling trend underway

Highs are finally dropping toward more seasonally normal conditions, topping out at 104 yesterday. We will still be ten or so degrees above normal this afternoon. Air quality may be an issue today in the Imperial Valley, with an Air Quality Alert for elevated ozone levels in place there through this evening. So far, air

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Californians can now add their driver’s license to their phone through DMV program

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is allowing California residents to enroll in its pilot program for mobile driver’s licenses. This program, called mDL, lets Californians add their Driver’s License, or other government-issued identification, onto their Apple or Google Wallets. mDL is currently authorized for limited usages. Several airports are enrolled in the program, though Palm

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Firefighters take part in ‘live burn’ training at Palm Springs International Airport

Preparing for an aircraft emergency! On Tuesday, fire crews took part in a “live burn” training at the Palm Springs International Airport. Airport officials say the FAA-required exercise uses a specialized aircraft prop that shoots real propane flames. “We don’t get aircraft emergencies very often when they do happen we have to be able to perform

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Heatwave slowly ebbing

The Excessive Heat Warning expired yesterday evening, but we are still flirting with near-record heat today as a slow cool-down begins. The record today is 110 degrees and I think we’ll be just shy of that later this afternoon. A trough up to our North will finally bring some cooler conditions through the end of

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