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“Since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to play Indian Wells, Miami, and all the Grand Slams,” said Ramkumar Ramanathan. “And I’m slowly playing these tournaments and my next call will be to make the main draw of these tournaments.” Ramkumar, who left home at 15 to pursue tennis, lives the grind of an
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has
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Indio residents have an election coming up on Nov. 2, 2021. The only item on the Special Election Ballot is Measure E: “City of Indio No Tax Increase Safety/Essential City Services Protection Measure.” On July 21, 2021, the Indio City Council unanimously put Measure E on the Special Election Ballot. “Measure E is an extension
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Every day is a party at Bright Event Rentals and now you can join in on the fun! “You’re going to see our team members smiling, having fun, enjoying what they do waking up in the morning, coming to coming to work, which to them, it’s a party coming to party,” said Scott Karroll, general manager.
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The search continues for a 65-year-old Palm Springs man missing for several weeks. Bill Andrews was dropped off at his Palm Springs home on the evening of Sept. 28, friends tell News Channel 3. This was the last time anyone saw or heard from Andrews. Friends said that Andrews’ either turned his cell phone off
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Border Patrol cameras captured the moments when a smuggler scaled the Calexico border with a 7-year-old child on their back. The smuggler abandoned the child before agents arrived. The incident occurred at around 9:25 a.m. The El Centro Station’s surveillance system operators spotted a man with a small child clinging to his back on a
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Stagecoach and Coachella have updated its requirements to attend the 2022 festivals. Both festivals are now accepting a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event or proof of vaccination. In August 2021, AEG Presents, the parent company of Goldenvoice, announced that attendees would have to be vaccinated in order to attend its
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A former Shadow Hills High School boys’ basketball coach pleaded not guilty today to charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Ryan Leron Towner, 35, was arrested on June 10 stemming from a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. The alleged conduct occurred between May and July 2018, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
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Andrew Mills, the Chief of Police in Santa Cruz begins his new title as the Palm Springs Police Department’s chief in November. The announcement came after a nationwide search for the next chief. The extensive selection process started with a review of resumes along with the screening of more than 50 applicants. Chief Andrew Mills
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Unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Southern California said today their members have voted to authorize a strike, which union officials say would likely “cripple” the health care giant’s operations. The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said 96% of 18,209 participating members working at Kaiser Permanente’s Southern
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Stormy weather Monday had far-reaching effects across the valley from downed trees to blowing dust and sand, even suspending play temporarily at the BNP Paribas Open. Athletes were led off the tennis courts Monday night in Indian Wells as a storm system brought rain and damaging winds. Out on the roadways, pockets of wind carried
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The Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade will return in person this November, Greater Palm Springs Pride announced today. The parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7, starting at 10 a.m. on North Palm Canyon Drive at the intersection of East Tachevah Drive, and will travel south, ending at the entrance to the Pride Festival
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A light plane crashed into at least two homes in San Diego County Monday afternoon, killing at least two people. The crash happened at around 12:14 p.m. in the area of 9900 block of North Magnolia Avenue in Santee. Two homes caught on fire following the crash. According to CBS8 in San Diego, the plane
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California surpasses 70,000 coronavirus deaths, most among U.S. states, but state rate of new cases is country’s lowest.
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Anytime Indoor Golf (AIG) is giving golf lovers somewhere to practice their craft in Palm Desert using its new simulator, and to be able to do so with friends or family. While some local small businesses were forced to permanently close its doors due to the effects of the pandemic, Anytime Indoor Golf is just
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After being closed for more than a month as it undergoes its annual maintenance, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is reopening Monday. You can catch the first tram at 10:00 a.m., the last tram up at 8:00 p.m. where the last tram down will be at 9:30 p.m. The tram cars depart about every 30
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Spooky season is underway in the valley. Variety – the Children’s Charity of the Desert put on a coronavirus safe Fall Festival Trunk-or-Treat Drive-Thru event. “So we’re just today celebrating the kids that we serve, many of them have special needs or a disadvantage that they’re struggling within their families,” said the organization’s executive director
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced unidentified human remains were located in the open desert terrain of Yucca Valley on Saturday. The remains were transported to the County Coroner’s Office for identification and to determine a cause of death. Officials say the identification process could take several weeks, and no further details will be
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Rosie Casals was a guest speaker at a FILA Women in Sports event at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells today. She shared personal testimony about what it was like at the beginning of her pro-tennis career and the struggles she had to overcome. She also highlighted her Love and Love Tennis Foundation will
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