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Palm Springs considers 3-year, $1.2M contract with company to clean up homeless camps

The City of Palm Springs is considering a 3-year, $1.2M with an environmental construction company, OFRS, Inc., to help clean up homeless encampments. Palm Springs Police say homelessness is a growing problem in the city. With their continued efforts to combat homelessness through Operation Relentless Sun, police say they’ve identified 418 homeless individuals from February

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‘Things need to change around here’ Residents react after mother & son shot by teen near a Coachella park

A mother and her son are recovering in the hospital after being shot while confronting a teen robbery suspect near Bagdouma Park in Coachella Monday afternoon. “We was inside when we heard some shootings, you know shootings, and then, loud and we went outside,” said Zila Duran, a Coachella resident. Duran recounts the terrifying moments

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Mother and teen son shot in Coachella park during confrontation with teen robbery suspect

A teenager was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a woman and her teenage son in a park in Coachella Monday evening. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of attempted murder around 6:00 p.m. on the 51200 block of Douma Street near Bagdouma Park. The investigation revealed a 16-year-old teenage boy from

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Fire chief to close access to popular hiking sites for wildfire season

The Board of Supervisors today authorized Riverside County Fire Department Chief Bill Weiser to close access to multiple outdoor recreational locations for the duration of wildfire season to minimize public safety risks.    Since 2007, the department has sought and received authorization to close designated grounds — located mainly in the central and southwest portions

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