The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Andrew Garfield is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in tick, tick…BOOM! The Film Awards will take place in person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022. The event will be presented
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At 2 years of age, Hudson Clark is fighting for his life after getting diagnosed with Leukemia in November. He is undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, in Loma Linda. Since his son’s diagnosis, Andrew Clark, said “it’s been a battle everyday.” Despite the long road ahead, he said Hudson is a
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A Coachella Valley family is seeking the support of the community to help raise money for their young son’s cancer treatment. Brittney Peterson, who has been friends with the Clark family for 30 years, created a GoFundMe page to fundraise for two-year-old Hudson Clark. Hudson was diagnosed with Leukemia on Sunday and has since started
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It’s that time of year again where package thefts increase as people shop online for the holiday season. With the purchase of online goods, more packages are being left at people’s front doors. This means more people are being susceptible to falling victim to theft. “They’re [porch pirates] going in with one thought. How can
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Watch: Bonus Q & A with News Channel 3’s John White: On Tuesday, Indio city staff members reviewed a draft of ‘the city’s strategic plan into 2024’, discussing goals and improvements they plan to make. The conversation turned to ways Indio can improve its reputation and what the media should have access to. “If it’s
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The Palm Springs police chief and city manager listened intently Wednesday night for a discussion about growing issues with homeless people in the south end of downtown. Dozens of business owners met at a showroom to express frustration with health and safety hazards around their storefronts including drug use, human feces and mental illness. “All
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A woman found yesterday afternoon in Palm Desert has just been identified as 93-year-old Jean Grace Willrich. Investigators were called to the 77000 block of Michigan Drive just before 1:00 on Tuesday. They say a woman was found dead in a home with “trauma to her body consistent with a homicide.” Alice McCormick-Mclean, who lives
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A Coachella woman was found guilty today of molesting an 18-month-old boy, while a molestation trial will continue Friday for one of the boy’s relatives — a Desert Hot Springs man. Michael James Flaherty, 35, and Cynthia Fuentes, 25, were arrested in August 2017. They are both charged with three counts of committing lewd acts
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For the second day in a row, high temperatures have climbed into record territory. Before 2:00 p.m., Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport reached 89°, tying the record from 1959. Palm Springs set a new record of 91° at 1:29 p.m., surpassing the 1949 record of 90°. A ridge of high pressure remains in charge over the
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Waymond Fermon is officially the new mayor of the city of Indio. During Wednesday’s city council meeting, the title of mayor was rotated from Elaine Holmes to Fermon. The city of Indio rotates the position of mayor every year. Fermon is Indio’s 58th mayor but also the first-ever African American mayor in the city’s history.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Confirmation of the first U.S. case of the omicron variant in California was not surprising and shouldn’t force another shutdown heading into the holidays, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. State health officials said they are increasing COVID-19 testing at California’s airports for arrivals from countries identified by the U.S. Centers for
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A Twentynine Palms faces attempted murder charges after authorities said he trapped people inside a trailer that he then setting it on fire. The incident started on Friday, Nov 26. Deputies said that at approximately 2:21 a.m. they responded to a report of a violation of a court order. They then received a second call
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A Desert Hot Springs woman who accused a mixed-race family of neglecting and sexually assaulting a young Black female family member pleaded not guilty today to charges of providing false information to police. Angelica Marie Mendez, 23, is facing one misdemeanor count each of providing false information to police and making a false report to
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A 17-year-old girl who died along with three other people in what prosecutors call a mass shooting carried out by a Cathedral City man nearly three years ago in Palm Springs was pregnant when she was killed, a medical examiner testified today. Jose Larin-Garcia, 22, is charged with four counts of murder stemming from
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WASHINGTON (AP) – US official: US identifies the first case of omicron COVID-19 variant in California. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “The individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22, 2021. The individual, who was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving, is self-quarantining and has
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Firefighters were working to contain a fire that burned 1,500 bales of hay in Beaumont today. The Riverside County Fire Department received a report of the commercial structure fire at 7:49 a.m. in the area of Vineland Street and Beaumont Avenue. Crews arrived on the scene to find the 20-foot hay stack fully involved in
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Two women are out on bail after being arrested on suspicion of prostitution-related crimes in Desert Hot Springs. The arrest happened after the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) served a search warrant at the 13000 block of Palm Drive regarding a sex trafficking investigation, the Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday. One of the
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The movie ‘Belfast’ is set to receive the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards Gala on January 6, 2022. The award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. (L to R) Caitriona Balfe as “Ma”, Jamie Dornan as
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Several tree lighting ceremonies are happening around the Coachella Valley this week to officially kick off the Christmas holiday season. Here is the rundown: City of Coachella When: December 1Where: Outside Coachella City HallTime: 5:30 pmThings to do: Coachella will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary. On Friday, December 10 there will also be a holiday
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There may be major changes on the way when it comes to the Coachella Valley’s representation at the federal, state and county levels. Redistricting happens every 10 years, once new census data is released, to make sure everyone is equally represented – and new proposals could split the valley’s representation. Draft district maps are being
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