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Local assistance center opens for those displaced from devastating DHS mobile home fire

A local assistance center will soon open to help residents who were displaced from the Country Squire RV Park fire that destroyed nine mobile homes in Desert Hot Springs, officials announced today. The Riverside County Emergency Management Department, Desert Hot Springs city officials, county departments and state partners will coordinate to open the center this

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La Quinta Middle School teacher Dr. Farah Ortega-Choate inducted into Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame

La Quinta Middle School teacher Dr. Farah Ortega-Choate has been inducted into the Jostens Renaissance® Hall of Fame. Dr. Ortega-Choate and other Jostens Renaissance award winners were honored at the 30th annual Jostens Renaissance Global Conference in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. The Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame honor is presented to educators who demonstrate

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Barbie mania hits Palm Springs; how the ‘Golf Capital of the World’ inspired the film’s iconic dream house

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story inadvertently misidentified Richard Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House. The video has been removed for this reason. The ‘Barbie’ film has undoubtedly made its mark with impressive numbers at the box office this opening weekend. It’s ‘pink mania’ throughout the country and here in the Coachella Valley, but it

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Invasive mosquito treatment underway in Palm Springs

Invasive mosquito treatments have started in Palm Springs. The first treatment happened Saturday morning. During the treatment, a low-flying helicopter releases the mosquito product. The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District said the intention is to prevent local transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. The affected area is between Racquet Club, Sunrise Way, Alejo Road, and the San Jacinto

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