Palm Desert based Mama’s House provides women in crisis pregnancies with a safe place to call home. The nonprofit is looking to bring on a director of development. Floyd Rhoades, from the Board of Directors, said “it’s a tipping point for Mama’s house in many respects.” He said that “now we’re going to catapult to
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The Palm Springs Animal Shelter says their kennels have been filling up recently and they’re hoping the community can help. “Right now the shelter is pretty much full. We might have one kennel available for stray animals that come in,” said Gabrielle Amster, Executive Director, Palm Springs Animal Shelter. “We haven’t started doubling up on
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Three people were being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Wednesday morning after a shooting in a Coachella neighborhood. The Riverside County Sheriffs Department said Thermal Station deputies were called to a shooting along the 50400 block of Saltillo Circle at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday night. Deputies found evidence of a shooting there along with a home
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At city hall in Coachella, a rainbow flag is flying for the very first time in honor of pride month. The flag can be seen just below the city of Coachella’s flag, a symbol of diversity for all to see. “It’s just great to see that the pride flag is flying here in 6th street,”
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When the Oak View Group recently broke ground on the new, $300-million privately-funded arena, it did so on land owned by the Berger Foundation. The private, non-profit foundation decided to lease the 43-acre-site to Oak View Group after the company’s partnership with the Agua Caliente tribe to build an arena in downtown palm springs dissolved.
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New rate increase could send water bills skyrocketing in just a few months. Higher rates were approved Tuesday by the Coachella Valley Water District for homeowners and commercial users. The CVWD board of directors Tuesday approved a 1-year rate increase to make up for an estimated $81 million dollar budget shortfall, according to a cost
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A third man accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City was arrested today, police said. The man, identified as a 30-year-old from Indio, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, false imprisonment and
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UPDATE 3:20 p.m. North Gene Autry Trail has been reopened between Via Escuela and Salvia Road after being closed since last night due to poor visibility caused by blowing sand, the Palm Springs Police Department reports. Original Story Palm Springs Police closed Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash at 9:11 p.m. Monday due to
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Riverside County has reached a noteworthy milestone in COVID vaccination. Over half its residents (ages 12+) have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Tuesday, the county revealed that a total of 1,055,369 residents have been partially or fully vaccinated. County data shows that the majority of vaccinated residents are in the
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UPDATE 6/14/21 The victim was pronounced dead in the hospital on June 12. He was identified as Obed Heredia, 30, of La Quinta. There is still no word on a suspect vehicle. Anyone with information on this incident can call the Thermal Sheriff Station at 760-863-8990. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call
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June 15th is the date many California residents have fixated on as much of the state is expected to return to usual operations. “Beginning June 15, all sectors listed in the current Blueprint Activities and Business Tiers Chart may return to usual operations (with the limited exceptions noted below for Mega Events) based on the following general
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The City of Coachella is launching a new incentive program for businesses called “Opportunity Coachella.” The city plans to accept proposals from businesses seeking to launch, expand or relocate to the east valley. A panel of judges will evaluate the different proposals and award financial prizes: first place will earn $5,000 followed by $3,000 and
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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and located several illegal weapons following a short pursuit in Yucca Valley. The incident began Saturday at around 5:44 p.m. in the 7400 Block Lucerne Vista in Yucca Valley. Deputies were told that a man had brandished a firearm. When deputies arrived at a the scene, they found
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The Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula is in the middle of a hiring blitz, with a two-day job fair this week featuring on-the-spot offers and sign-on bonuses. “We encourage everyone who has been thinking about getting back into the workplace or getting a different or better job to come and apply at Pechanga Resort Casino,”
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The Imperial Irrigation District and Assemblyman Chad Mayes are at a war of words, which could potentially escalate to IID pulling out of the Coachella Valley altogether and taking legal action. The district threatened the move in response to proposed legislation by Mayes to increase the IID board of directors from 5 to 6 members,
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A man suffered serious injuries after falling off a horse in Aguanga Monday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 3:27 p.m. on the 41700 block of Saddleback Drive. Cal Fire described the man as an “elderly male” however his exact age was not revealed. The man was airlifted to an area hospital. Stay with News
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All three local school districts are planning to fully reopen its classrooms when students return for the fall semester. “As long as any revised school guidelines (after June 15) don’t preclude us doing so, we plan to fully reopen on Aug. 4,” said Joan Boiko, PSUSD spokesperson. August 4 also marks the first day of school
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The remains of a Covina man missing since September 2018 were found in Palm Springs back in March, police confirmed on Monday. The skeletal remains of Michael John Enguidanos, 54, were found in the city of Palm Springs on March 12, 2021, Beaumont Police announced. Police said Enguidanos’ remains were found by the Coachella Valley
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Officials with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and California Highway Patrol are set to hold a news conference on the arrest of two suspects in connection with a highway shooting that killed a six-year-old boy. Two people were arrested in a fatal suspected road rage shooting in Orange County, California that killed a 6-year-old boy last
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Coyote StageWorks, a local award-winning professional theatre company, is closing after 13 years. The theater company was hit hard by the pandemic, as it was forced the cancelation of its 2019-2020 season. Coyote was set to open its latest show on March 13, 2020. The show was postponed as the first stay-at-home order was issued.
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