Some of our local streets are becoming more dangerous when it comes to walking and biking and nationally the number of pedestrian crashes is steadily on the rise. Vic Yepello, a local cyclist and pedestrian safety advocate, worries his daily commute to his Palm Springs bike repair shop is increasingly putting his life at risk.
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The Cathedral City Police Department held a ceremony Thursday morning paying tribute to Officer David Vasquez, one of the original CCPD officers. Vasquez was killed in the line of duty on October 28, 1988 at the age of 30. “We will never forget and always honor his memory for making the ultimate sacrifice. Rest In
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A Texas mother pleaded not guilty today to charges of kidnapping her daughter in Thousand Palms. Sara Lee Almodovar, 36, the biological mother of the child, is accused of forcibly removing the girl from her elementary school in August, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged Almodovar with
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An Iowa woman was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle while she was riding a bicycle in Joshua Tree. The crash happened Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. in State Route 62, west of Rice Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver involved in the collision, identified as an 80-year-old from Twentynine
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A hiker at Mt. San Jacinto State Park was transported to a nearby hospital after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries today. The Riverside County Fire Department received a report at 11:30 a.m. Thursday of a hiker down in the park, at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Emergency responders arrived on scene to find
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The Indio International Tamale Festival will return after a two-year hiatus. The city announced that the festival is set to be held on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 100 Civic Center Mall in downtown Indio. The Tamale Festival was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The festival typically attracts nearly 100,000
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The first human case of hantavirus in Riverside County was recently confirmed by health officials. County officials said they believe the patient might have been exposed to deer mice droppings or urine that contained hantavirus while in the Whitewater area. The individual was briefly hospitalized and is recovering at home. Hantavirus is usually found in
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove
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College of the Desert will search for a new location for its Roadrunner Motors program following a fiscal review of the originally planned location in Cathedral City. COD’s Roadrunner Motors program is the school’s automotive training center. In January 2020, the school announced plans to build an automotive and advanced transportation facility featuring a modernized
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The demand for soft play sets has increased in the last few years which offers a safe play area for toddlers. It’s one of the newest ways that recently gained popularity in the last few years while adding some fun at a special celebration. Royalty Small World is a soft play rental for children between
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Record rainfall from this week’s ‘atmospheric river’ event could mean the end of fire season for much of northern California, experts say, but it’s a different story here in the southland. An historic storm dumped all-time record amounts of rain in the Golden State, welcomed with open arms in some areas ravaged in the last year
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A federal jury in Riverside today ordered the city of Los Angeles and a former police officer to pay $17 million in damages to the family of a mentally disabled man who was fatally shot by the officer during an altercation inside a Costco store in Corona, according to a published report. The bulk of
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As the pandemic continues, more families in the valley are taking kids out of the classroom and choosing virtual learning options instead. “Our major concern was…we didn’t know what this virus was going to do in the flu months,” said Priscilla Waggoner. Waggoner is a Bermuda Dunes mother with a four and five-year-old at home.
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Desert Hot Springs High School Principal Dr. Caroline Cota is stepping down from the position. Cota made the announcement in a letter to DHSHS parents on Wednesday. “It is with mixed emotions that I share with you that I have accepted a promotional position in a different school district,” Cota wrote in her letter. “It
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Firefighters today worked to stop a single-story structure fire that broke out in Indio. The Riverside County Fire Department received a report of the blaze at 2:22 p.m. in the 45900 block of Sage Street. Six engines arrived on the scene to find an outbuilding on the property with smoke and fire showing out the
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The California Natural Resources Agency is hosting an online public meeting on Tuesday evening to introduce the Independent Review Panel on Water Importation. The Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) is establishing an Independent Review Panel (Panel) to review concepts for water importation to the Salton Sea for its long-term restoration The Independent Review Panel will
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Fans of Grammy Award-winning superstar Pitbull will have to wait a little while longer to see him return to the Coachella Valley. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino announced that Pitbull’s Dec. 18, 2021 show has been rescheduled to February 12, 2022. Tickets previously purchased will be honored for the new date; those who are unable to attend
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School resource officers are anticipated to return to Palm Springs Unified School District campuses next week following the completion of a five-day training program, district officials said today. School resource officers — or SROs — have not been in place in the PSUSD since the school year began in August due to contract negotiations between
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All residents in Riverside County who are eligible for their COVID-19 booster shot can get it starting Tuesday, following federal and state approval. Jose Arballo, from the Riverside University Health System, said Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be offered free of charge at the Indio Family Care Center, which is one of four
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The family of Jon Sherwood, the 55-year-old man who was killed in a DUI crash last week, is trying to come to terms that he is no longer here, all while trying to figure out how to make a living. Jon Sherwood was killed in an accident in Desert Hot Springs last Thursday. A 23-year-old
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