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Authorities today identified a 17-year-old boy who died in a crash at a storm-related closure last week in Desert Hot Springs. The Riverside County coroner’s office identified him as Elijah Garcia of Desert Hot Springs. On Aug. 23, Garcia was driving a 2012 silver Honda southbound on Little Morongo Road at an unknown speed before
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Greater Palm Springs Realtors has a fund available to help homeowners and renters affected by the local declared emergency disasters in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary. The organization has partnered with Cathedral City, Palm Springs, and Desert Hot Springs to make residents aware of the financial resource. “These are people that work and they’re
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FIND Food Bank wants people to ‘Go Orange’ during the month of September to help bring awareness to hunger issues in the Coachella Valley. Hunger Action Month is through the month of September. This is when cities and businesses help join in on the cause by lighting up monuments and places of business orange. “Orange
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Por años ellos se han quejado del humo que suelta la planta eléctrica Desert View.
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Highs will again span the lower one-teens this afternoon as the Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect. That Excessive Heat Warning is up now through 8 this evening. Increasing monsoon moisture, along with a trough moving into Northern California, will bring cooler temps into play through the weekend. Highs will drop into the lower 100s
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You’ve probably seen some lingering dust and dirt in the air, after Tropical Storm Hilary brought rain and piles of mud. With it heating up into the triple digits, that mud has dried up and is now being picked up into the air we breathe. “So all the rain that we had out in the
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On Monday, Riverside County provided an update on clean-up and repairs made to major county roadways in the Coachella Valley that have been closed in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary, which caused major flood damage throughout valley communities. Some of the most extensive damage was experienced in more rural areas of the county, including
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Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. On Tuesday, the parents of several of the 13 killed met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The parents seated
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Palm Springs tied the record high temperature of 118° for the second day in a row! Temperatures look to take a step back from record territory on Wednesday, though heat risk remains high, so the Excessive Heat Warning will remain in effect until 8 PM. A trough of low pressure will enter the chat on
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The National Weather Service is keeping us under an Excessive Heat Warning until Wednesday evening at 8PM. Tuesday, temperatures as high as 118° were possible and Wednesday’s high temperature could peak at 114°F. Both yesterday and today, we tied the record high temperature for the day at 118°F in Palm Springs. Today, Thermal was one
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Tuesday evening, residents in Mecca heard from the Environmental Protection Agency about its notice of violation to a nearby power plant. Last year, the EPA discovered that the Desert View Power Plant had emitted high levels of toxic air pollutants including mercury and carbon monoxide. Concerns from Mecca residents began growing because of its proximity
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A Wisconsin man on a mission to traverse the country by bicycle three times to raise money to fight childhood cancer arrived in the Coachella Valley on Tuesday. Video provided by Emery’s Memory Foundation shows Peter Halper of Fon Du Lac, WI on his journey in the Coachella Valley. https://www.emerysmemoryfoundation.com/thunderride His grand niece, 3-year-old Emery
Continue Reading El lunes, el Condado de Riverside proporcionó una actualización sobre la limpieza y las reparaciones realizadas hasta el momento en las principales carreteras del condado en el Valle de Coachella que han sido cerradas a raíz de la tormenta tropical Hilary, que causó importantes daños por inundaciones en las comunidades del valle. Algunos de los
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The Palm Desert girls volleyball team is led by southpaw standout Dakota Minker, a force at the net and a true competitor. “Her being a senior, her being a lefty, and her being a returner. That’s huge in the volleyball world,” said Palm Desert Volleyball coach Melissa Walker. “Her leadership skills are incredible. She’s able to
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