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The Riviera Resort in Palm Springs’s historic Uptown Design District will be turned into a Margaritaville Resort. The new “Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs” will be located just a few minutes from downtown Palm Springs in the corner of N Indian Canyon and W Vista Chino. “Palm Springs is an energetic city with its own distinct style,

Courtesy of the Palm Springs Air Museum The Palm Springs Air Museum is the new home of a P-51 Mustang Man O’War airplane. The plane was built in Inglewood, CA in February of 1945. It was first shipped to England during World War II, but it did not see combat and was returned to the

Flags flown by the cities of Corona and Riverside were lowered to half-staff today, and will be lowered again tomorrow, in honor of Marines from each municipality who died during a sea-going exercise near San Clemente Island. “Our cities and our residents are mourning these two young men, so lowering the flags is absolutely appropriate,”

Indio City Manager Mark Scott announced his intention to retire effective August 15. Scott, 70, has served in the Indio City Manager position since December 2017. He has 40+ years of experience in the management profession. 30 of those years have been in the role of City Manager in numerous cities including Beverly Hills, Culver

The Apple Fire continued to rage today in the mountains within the San Bernardino National Forest as firefighters worked to increase containment of the blaze, which has blackened 32,412 acres, destroyed 12 structures and was 40% contained. Fire officials are estimating the blaze could be fully contained as soon as Aug. 17, according to Kate

A Whitewater ranch owner is preparing for the worst and hoping the destructive Apple Fire changes course as it moves within a few miles. Linda Rivkin hopes to protect her property, filled with animal habitats and historic relics, at all costs. She’s seen ominous smoke plumes nearby billowing into the sky over the last few

On Tuesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Bill Weiser as the new Riverside County Fire Chief. “I am honored to be appointed Riverside County Fire Chief. I look forward to serving as county fire chief in one of the most dynamic counties in America,” Weiser said. Weiser has more than

The Indio Senior Center has been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, starting Thursday, the building will be used to help people deal with the heat. The city of Indio decided to open up limited space at the senior center to help provide more location for people to cool off during dangerous

The Apple Fire reached its fifth straight day burning in parts of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. As of Tuesday the blaze reached 15 percent containment, and burned 26,850 acres. Tuesday afternoon evacuations were lifted for all areas east of Oak Glen Road, all areas west of Potrero Road, and north of Wilson Street in

Evacuation orders have been lifted in some but not all Riverside County communities affected by the Apple Fire, including those east of Oak Glen Road, all areas west of Potrero Road, and all areas north of Wilson Street, fire officials report. The Evacuation Warning for the following areas of Riverside County remains in effect: all

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution declaring racism and inequality a public health crisis in the county. The board also unanimously voted toconvene at least two listening sessions in September to gauge how the county might improve public health, social and other services. The resolution recognizes that racism and inequality has