LOS ANGELES (AP) – California sets Sept. 14 for recall election that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The special election comes after a petition to recall Governor Newsom reached the required 1,495,709 signatures were required to initiate a recall election. The recall petition ended up with more than 1.7 million verified signatures. Republicans
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The Palm Springs Police Department says they have been seeing an increase in skimming devices at bank ATM’s and fuel pumps around the city. Skimming devices are placed into an ATM or Gas Pump card reader. The device can read your card once you put your card into the machine. Your personal information can be
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At least 17 people were hurt a person and several cars were damaged following an explosion during police attempts to safely detonate illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles neighborhood Wednesday evening. The moment the explosion happened. Wow. 📸: alyssaacasillas @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/bz0epXHUUr— Jessica Oh (@JessicaOhTV) July 1, 2021 According to Fox Los Angeles, a bomb
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Starting Thursday, Californians can expect a little more pain at the pump: an annual gasoline tax increase is going into effect on July 1. It’s only pennies that will be tacked on each time you fill up, but it’s coming at a time that some drivers said they’re already feeling a pinch in their bank
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Starting on Thursday, July 1st, anyone staying at a short-term vacation rental here in the Coachella Valley could see a new, additional charge on their bill. The charge would represent approximately 1% of the total cost of the stay, and would show up on a bill as a “Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Assessment.”
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Monsignor Howard Lincoln gave his last mass at Sacred Heart Church following 20 years of service to the parish. “It’s a sad and happy day. I spoke after 20 years is probably enough, but its probably the greatest 20 years of my life. I really mean this with all of my heart. I never had
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A 28-year-old man accused in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Cathedral City is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. Jose Ernesto Martinez of Desert Hot Springs was arrested Saturday and remains held at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on $1 million bail awaiting his arraignment at the Banning Justice Center. Martinez was
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Crews in Cathedral City are working to stop the flooding which has shut down Dinah Shore Drive between Cathedral Canyon Drive and De Anza Road. Road crews told News Channel 3 that a car crashed into a fire hydrant late Wednesday morning while making an illegal U-Turn, which caused flooding and a sinkhole in the
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A Palm Desert man who was sentenced in federal court to five years behind bars for throwing a firebomb into a Republican office in the Coachella Valley is scheduled to appear in Riverside County Superior Court tomorrow, where he is facing similar charges. Carlos Espriu, 24, pleaded guilty in March to a single federal count
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) awarded $6.4 million to an affordable housing project in Palm Springs, developer West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC) announced on Wednesday. The project, which will be named Aloe Palm Canyon, is a two-story, 71-unit affordable housing project for seniors located on
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As summer temperatures continue to swelter, the issue of homelessness in the valley remains at the forefront – especially in the western Coachella Valley where there is an urgent rush to help the unhoused survive excessive heat. Martha’s Village and Kitchen is working with the city of Palm Springs to open a daytime cooling center
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The city of Palm Springs warned residents of early morning flights departing from the airport during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Due to increased demand for air travel over the holiday, American Airlines will have one flight departing from Palm Springs International Airport at 12:45 a.m. on Friday, July 2, Saturday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 6. “Palm Springs
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Valley animal shelters are gearing up for the Fourth of July and the fireworks that come with the holiday. “The Fourth of July is notoriously the most stressful holiday for pets in the area,” said Catie Voglio, Marketing & Media Manager, PS Animal Shelter. Voglio says each year they see an influx of pets after
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Riverside County’s COVID-19 website will now be updated weekly as opposed to daily, officials announced on Tuesday. The county’s site (https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus) shows the number of cases, deaths and other data associated with the pandemic. The website has not been updated since Tuesday, June 22. Officials said this was because state officials “reconciled” COVID-19 case data.
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The Board of Supervisors today approved formation of a multi-agency committee that will be tasked with developing strategies to deter use of the potentially lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has claimed hundreds of lives in Riverside County. “This drug is off the charts as far as opioids go,” board Chair Karen Spiegel said. “We need
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Palm Springs police investigators have located and recovered the vehicle believed to have been involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash last week in the city. John Grizzell Jr, 28, of Palm Springs, was struck and killed by a a Silver 2006 Nissan Altima on the morning of Friday, June 25 near the area of E.
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After nearly 30 years in tribal government, Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal Council Chairman Robert Martin will retire on Thursday, it was announced today. Martin, 70, who led the tribe in 1987 when it helped secure a crucial U.S. Supreme Court decision that confirmed the legitimacy of Indian gaming and the sovereignty of Indian
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Allegiant Airlines announced today it will add a nonstop seasonal Palm Springs-to-Nashville route beginning this fall. Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Nashville International Airport begin Nov. 17 and will operate twice weekly in the winter and spring months. “We are thrilled that Allegiant has added new seasonal service from Nashville, a city known
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Morongo Valley Station is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who was last seen Monday, June 28. Lauren Cho, 30, was last seen Monday at around 3 p.m. in the area of Hoopa Road & Benmar Trail in Morongo Valley on foot. Cho was last
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A man suffered minor injuries after being shot at in Palm Springs early Tuesday morning. Police say they were called to respond to reports of a shooting in the area of N. Indian Canyon Drive and E. San Rafael Drive at approximately 1:30 a.m. The caller told police he had been the victim of a
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