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PALM DESERT, Calif. – “California State University Palm Desert” has a nice ring to it for locals who have thrown their support behind adopting a standalone 4-year university in the Coachella Valley. As of now, the campus in Palm Desert serves as a satellite location for CSU San Bernardino, more than 60 miles away. “Like

After 15 long months, Acqua California Bistro at the River is reopening its doors. A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon with city officials and Acqua Founder Jerry Keller to welcome everyone back. Acqua is reopening with a three-course summer dinner specials just under 20-dollars which is served from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday

It’s officially wildfire season and authorities are asking the public to be extra cautious during the dry, hot months ahead.  In the mountains above the Coachella Valley, several fires have burned in the last few years. Just last month, the Flats Fire destroyed two homes and more than 300 acres in the Santa Rosa mountains

Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. revealed on Tuesday that the local Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) leadership allowed the owners of Oasis Mobile Home park to operate without a business license and with unsafe conditions for more than 13 years before the park faced a contaminated water issue. We’ve been covering Oasis Mobile Park since August

Rangers found more than a dozen illegal campfires in the San Bernardino National Forest over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, prompting them today to remind visitors that wildfire danger remains extremely high, and people lighting warming and cooking fires outside designated areas can face steep fines. A fire near Big Bear Lake Tuesday was

Construction has begun along Lincoln Avenue in Mecca, which will fix about 2 miles of the road and add sidewalks. The Lincoln Street Pavement Restoration and Sidewalk project will redo the street with new pavement and add a new sidewalk. It’s expected to cost the Riverside County of Transportation Department $3.8 million. The project is

OneFuture Coachella Valley is helping high school graduates get a head start in applying for college this Fall with it’s College and Career Success Program. This initiative is a collaboration between regional educators. non-profits, philanthropists, business, and civic leaders to help students. Those who participate will be able to enroll in a workshop that will

A desperate search is on for Lauren Cho, also known as “El,” who mysteriously disappeared from Yucca Valley last Monday afternoon. Friends and family initially thought she walked off into the desert hills, taking with her only the clothes she was wearing. Jeff Frost is one of the people leading the search efforts. He said

Palm Springs city council is set to review the rules when it comes to outdoor merchandise displays at their council meeting on Thursday, July 8th. “The council’s just curious to see and we all are…would it enhance the downtown to have products outside on display? Would it be better if they just did windows and