UPDATE 09/17/21 The location of the arena has been moved to Palm Desert. Oak View Group announced plans to construct the arena in downtown Palm Springs in partnership with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians had fallen apart. Full Story: Change of plans: Palm Springs sports arena will move near Palm Desert Original Story:
Continue ReadingThe turnout in Tuesday night’s Democratic New Hampshire primary was the party’s highest ever and provided a hopeful sign to Democrats disappointed by low enthusiasm demonstrated in Iowa last week. The roughly 291,000 votes counted as of early Wednesday afternoon outpaced the 288,672 who voted in 2008, the previous high for Democrats in the Granite
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Riverside County supervisors have signed off on a multi-million dollar contract for construction of a bridge at a busy intersection at Hammond Road and 4th Street in Mecca. It’s the area’s main connection to Highway 111. “It’s difficult because it gets full, and there’s a lot of traffic,” East Valley resident, Carlos said. He knows
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Palm Desert city officials are scheduled to host an open house today to highlight upcoming changes to how the city conducts elections and allow residents to share ideas on new council district boundaries. A similar event organized by the city was held in mid-January. Last December, the City Council approved a settlement stemming from a
Continue ReadingWith New Hampshire in the rearview mirror, all eyes in the 2020 race turn to Nevada and its caucuses on February 22. So, what’s going to happen? And how much does what happened in Iowa and New Hampshire matter to the state of play in Nevada? I put those questions to the unquestioned king of
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The City of Palm Desert is hosting an open house Wednesday night on the upcoming changes to the voting system. The open house is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. at the Palm Desert Community Center. The event will highlight the upcoming changes on how the city conducts elections. Residents are encouraged to share
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There is growing concern within the Democratic Party about the accuracy of results in the Iowa caucuses, with candidates calling for partial recanvass — including for satellite caucuses like the one here in the valley last week. Scott Kirkpatrick, chair of the Palm Springs caucus. said Tuesday despite the chaos in Iowa and other parts
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For the first time we are hearing from Rebecca Modrall’s young daughter Ryan. Modrall has been missing for over a year, last seen in La Quinta. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is treating this case as a homicide. “I really want justice for my mom cause I know that’s what she would want,” says Ryan,
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Since 1930, the Desert Riders have enjoyed the beauty of the Palm Springs landscape. “The intricate part about Desert Riders is the camaraderie we all have. Annual barbecues, breakfast rides. Everything that’s been traditional for many, many years is still alive and well now,” said Jason Mascarenas, president of the Desert Riders. Tuesday morning, the
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Residents of the Woodhaven Country Club in Palm Desert are asking for the community’s help in identifying suspects who stole the card reader at one of the club’s gates. According to the residents, the theft happened last Tuesday at approximately 12:50 a.m. Surveillance cameras caught two suspects unbolting the card reader and taking off with
Continue ReadingMinnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar won over moderates, college-educated and older voters in the last 72 hours of the primary in New Hampshire, according to CNN exit polls, a combination that helped lift her to a solid third-place finish on Tuesday night. The Democratic debate on Friday night proved pivotal for Klobuchar: 5 in 6 of
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A photo showing students of Martin Luther King High School in Riverside holding a swastika in front of Confederate and Trump 2020 flags spread throughout campus and social media, drawing the attention of school administrators. Eight students can be seen in the photo, with one throwing up the okay hand symbol, a gesture increasingly associated
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A total of 195 people were released from a 2-week quarantine period Tuesday morning at the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County. An image released from the Riverside County Department of Public Health showed dozens of people throwing their face masks up in the air, as if graduating. Many of them were relieved to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EAST MOLINE, IL (WQAD ) — A mother in East Moline says her son doesn’t feel safe at Glenview Elementary School after a classmate stabbed him in the face with a broken pencil. Candice Leshoure said that she rushed to the school as soon as she learned that
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Police believe there may be additional victims after a man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child and a dog. Deputies from the Victorville Police Department say they first received information about the sexual assaults on January 16. Deputies immediately started an extensive investigation into the suspect, Timothy Carl Lawrence, 46, of Hesperia. According
Continue ReadingVoting in the United States has long been considered both a right and a responsibility. But one California lawmaker hopes to make casting a ballot a legal obligation. Assemblyman Marc Levine introduced a bill last week that would essentially require every registered voter to cast a ballot — even if it’s an empty one. Levine
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Riverside County supervisors signed off today on a $36.5 million contract for construction of a railroad grade separation intended to improve traffic flow and safety in Mecca. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Transportation & Land Management Agency to certify an agreement with the Riverside Construction Co. for the
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Investigation at a residential neighborhood in Coachella concluded for the day. Coachella- The investigation on 4th Street has concluded for the day. Investigators will resume tomorrow morning. The street is now open to all traffic. We thank the communities for their patience.— Riverside County Sheriff (@RSO) February 8, 2020 #BREAKING Deputies have cleared the scene
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Nearly 200 U.S. State Department employees and their loved ones who were quarantined for two weeks at March Air Reserve Base for possible coronavirus exposure in China completed their isolation today without any sign of the illness and are returning to their homes, amid great relief and celebration. News Channel 3 has a crew at
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