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The Downtown Revitalization plan is officially moving forward in Palm Springs after Wednesday night’s announcement by city attorney Doug Holland. “Riverside County Superior Court Judge John Evans has denied a petition by Advocates for Better Community Development for writ of mandate against the city of Palm Springs, Wessman Development and the Downtown Revitalization Plan. The

A pair of fire trucks collided at a Monterey Park intersection Wednesday, sending one of the them careening into a restaurant, injuring 15 people, one critically. A Monterey Park Fire Department truck wound up largely inside the Lu Dumpling House at the corner of Emerson and Garfield avenues. The truck had apparently collided with an

The music doesn’t stop in between the two weekends of the Coachella Music Festival. On Wednesday night, the city of Palm Springs held the Tachevah Block Party in an effort to keep the party going, and cash in on festival goers staying in town for both weekends. The event kicked off with some local sounds

Westbound Highway 62 was closed Wednesday night between Morongo Valley and Desert Hot Springs because of a 2 car collision. The C.H.P. reports the crash happened around 9:20 Wednesday night on a steep, winding section of the highway just North of Indian. The Westbound lanes were closed in Morongo Valley, preventing people in the Hi-Desert

Riverside County is spending millions of dollars in the city of Indio, hoping to keep you safe and create jobs. Public officials celebrated the progress of construction at its three-story, 90,000-square-foot law building at Highway 111 and Jackson Street. It will house a law library and personnel from the district attorney’s and public defender’s offices.

The Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs today became the first hotel to be crowdfunded, accepting individual investors through a property website. Investors can buy a stake in the hotel via RealtyMogul.com until the offering is sold out, according to spokeswoman Therese Everett. Crowdfunding, now supported by hundreds of Internet companies, is the practice of

If you want to be great at something it usually takes hard work and practice. In the sport of golf, it seems there’s always something a player can work on.At the PGA West Golf Academy in La Quinta, they are using state of the art equipment and technology to help golfers improve their game. From

Jack Daughery, is a resident and the HOA president at the Bridge at Jefferson in Indio. He’s more than proud of his gated neighborhood, named the cleanest community by the city of Indio. It was recognized at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. “We’ve built a lot of pride and all of the houses work hard to

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A Tustin man has been arrested after officers found stolen property at his home from a burglary that occurred in Rancho Mirage last month. Officers said they served a search warrant at the home of 45-year-old Joseph Fleischaker on Tuesday morning. His house is located in the 15000 block of Bonsai Way, over 100 miles

The ex-boyfriend of a young woman killed in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines appeared in court Wednesday morning, but his arraignment wasrescheduled to May 16. Robert Lars Pape was arrested last month, along with co-defendant Cristin Conrad Smith, and charged with the Sept. 17, 2006, killings of Vicki Friedli, 53, her boyfriend Jon

The last flying B-24 Witchcraft Liberator Bomber in the world flew again at the Palm Springs Air Museum Tuesday. Although more than 18,000 were made for World War II, there are only 13 left in existence. “I like the old round engines, the noise, the smell, everything,” says Greg Freeman as he sits mid-plane, visiting

With the Coachella Music Festival, Stagecoach, the Tachevah Block Party, and Desert Daze, the Coachella Valley transforms into the heart of rock and roll for the month of April. Thanks to the music scene developing over the years in the desert, a local band is getting a huge opportunity to share the stage with one

The governing body of a local little league is under fire from parents who are unhappy about how things are being run. The Indio Youth Sports Association is dealing with some major tension between adults and it’s taking a toll on the kids. The IYSA season is in full swing. Baseball and softball teams take

Every day you can see people in Cathedral City bolting across Cathedral Canyon Drive on foot or bike, trying to dodge cars just to get to the other side of the road. Many of them are Cathedral City High School and Nellie Coffman Middle School students. “I’ve seen a lot car accidents and pedestrians get

A 29 year-old man was arrested in Lake Elsinore for assault with a deadly weapon on Sunday evening. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Jonathan Schmidt is accused of stabbing someone who was attempting to break up a fight in the 31000 block of Riverside Drive. Deputies were called to the scene just after

The Board of Directors with the Desert Water Agency is asking all customers to voluntarily reduce water use by 20% to help manage the region’s groundwater basin in the midst of a historic drought. Agency officials said sustainable groundwater management requires a balanced approach to replenishment and withdrawals, and during the ongoing drought, they’re minimizing

Riverside County Animal Services’ officers respond to some of the strangest calls sometimes. In honor of National Animal Control Appreciation Week, officials have highlighted some of the craziest calls they’ve received. They said most of the days are filled with retrieving stray dogs and following up on cruelty investigations, but they never know when something

Por doceavo da consecutivo, subi el precio del galn de gasolina en el Inland Empire ubicndolo en promedio a $4.242. El precio del galn ha subido 21.1 centavos en los pasados 12 das, segn informacin del Servicio de Infomacin de Precios del AAA. El precio promedio es 16.1 centavos ms caro que hace una semana,