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The College of the Desert’s board of trustees underwent ethics training on Monday to ensure that they are aware of the laws and regulations that govern their work as public officials. The training covered a range of topics, including conflicts of interest, bribery, and government transparency laws. The board’s ethics training included a highly relevant

The Palm Springs Police Department asked the community to help locate a missing ‘at-risk’ person. Melvin Rucker, 68, was reportedly last seen Saturday around 2:30 a.m. He was in the area of N. Indian and Sunrise Park Way. Investigators said he suffered from dementia and was not from the area. He was described a 5’9”,

TRIO Restaurant in Palm Springs planned to host their eleventh annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” Oscar party. The event was to help benefit AAP-Food Samaritans. It was set for Sunday beginning at 4:00 p.m. Organizers said it would include ‘orange carpet’ arrivals with a group of paparazzi to take pictures. Guests were also expected to be

The American Red Cross was helping 6 people after a fire broke out Saturday morning at a home in Indio. Cal Fire said it was reported after 7:00 a.m. off Clinton Street near Indio Boulevard. Crews reportedly located a small electrical fire under a single wide mobile home and quickly contained it. 4 adults and

The BNP Paribas Open will highlight a talented tennis youth team called Team BNP Paribas Aliassime in a ceremony at 2 pm at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. There are a variety of clubs underneath the Team BNP Paribas Young Talents Program. The BNP Representatives announced that they are expanding from the Americas into Canada. Sam

First responders are warning southland mountain communities about the dangers of snow run-off with rain and warmer temperatures. Southland mountains communities still digging out from the historic winter storm now risk dangerous flooding with the incoming rainstorms causing heavy snowmelt.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved help for dozens of counties, including San Bernardino. Incident management Team public information

A Palm Springs business owner is blaming the city’s new police program for an uptick in homeless activity that resulted in a terrifying encounter for one of his employees. Adrian Alcantar, the owner of Adrian Alcantar Hair Studio and Spa, claims that the police’s Operation Relentless Sun, aimed at reducing homelessness and visual blights in

1 on 1 Fitness & Performance and Fireside Compounding Pharmacy were burglarized by multiple suspects, says the gym owner. The burglars broke into the gym first and put a hole in the wall to enter the pharmacy. The gym owner confronted two of the burglars. He says, “They told me they had a gun. They