A tribute to the valley’s fallen heroes in downtown Palm Springs is offering the chance to pause, reflect and truly remember the solemn essence of Memorial Day. The display, situated at the Village Green Heritage Center, features posters of dozens of locals who served, protected and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Each post
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will host FREE viewing parties for Western Conference Finals at the Spotlight Showroom at Spotlight 29 Casino this week. Fans of all ages are invited to come together to cheer on the Firebirds as they battle the Milwaukee Admirals for Game 3 on Monday, May 29, Game 4 on Thursday, June 1, and
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It was a day of remembrance across the nation and here in the Coachella Valley. We attended the Palm Springs Air Museum’s 26th Annual Memorial Day service where one historian is helping memorialize local fallen heroes. “Memorial Day for me personally is a time to reflect on people like Ming who didn’t come home, on
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A SigAlert was issued for a full lane closure along Interstate 10 in Indio Monday morning due to broken concrete requiring repair. The road was reopened as of 8:30 a.m. The freeway’s eastbound number 3 lane was closed at 7:28 a.m. as the California Highway Patrol reported a piece of concrete sticking up from the roadbed
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Boy Scouts from Troops 1701 and 451 were up bright and early to start flag planting at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District for Memorial Day. Every year members of the boy scouts take to the cemetery to find the names of buried veterans and place an American Flag at the grave. The cemetery is
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As the war in Ukraine ravages on, a local Palm Springs resident is packing his bags and heading to Ukraine for humanitarian work. Nicholas Campell of Palm Springs will be on a plane in a few days to spend two months helping people in Ukraine. Campbell said, “Being of service to your fellow man is
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The Firebirds are coming off of two straight wins at home against the Milwaukee Admirals. We had the chance to speak to the team before they left to Milwaukee to face the Admirals for game three of the Western Conference Finals. Firebirds Coach, Dan Bylsma expects a neck to neck battle on Monday. “In order
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Locals are spending the weekend crowding grocery stores to prepare for Memorial Day bar-b-que’s According to ‘data assembly’, your memorial day essentials are costing nearly 9 percent more than last year. Shoppers are still buying their hamburger buns, hot dog buns, and condiments for their barbeques. Shoppers we spoke to say they are scaling down the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds take a 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Admirals following a, 5-3, win in front of a sellout crowd at Acrisure Arena on Saturday night. Post WCF Game 2 Sound ⬇️🎙️ – @Firebirds Jesper Froden and Carsen Twarynski both score and comment following the Firebirds, 5-3, win over Milwaukee. Birds protect
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While travel is underway across the U.S. for Memorial Day Weekend, visitors are also flocking to the Coachella Valley for the holiday. Local businesses are seeing the impact. Restaurants and coffeeshops we spoke to say the holiday crowd helps their business before we head into the hotter Summer months. The owner of IW Chai in
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Millions of drivers took the roads on Friday, as they head into the Memorial Day weekend. In the Valley, it was windy start to the 3-day weekend. Thousands of drivers gassed up before hitting the Interstate 10. Strong gusts made it a difficult trip for many. “It’s scary, yeah. It’s dangerous because of the wind
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The One Class At A Time winner for the month of May is Christopher Winslow, a music teacher at Landau Elementary School in Cathedral City. Helping his students master rhythm is among the numerous hands-on lessons Winslow takes pride in. He also composes songs that students can use to build on their math, science, and reading
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Workers at a valley Starbucks are celebrating after winning union representation for their store. The Starbucks located at Highway 111 and Monroe Street in Indio marks the second Starbucks in the valley to join the fight for a legally protected place at the bargaining table. Thursday’s vote came back 17 to 5, with a majority
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The Palm Springs Police Department is urging victims of package theft to report the crime. “Reported incidents are infrequent compared to what we see via the Ring Video Doorbell App,” says Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza. “We monitor discussions on the app and have developed leads on some of the suspects involved.” The images below were sent
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Two men who were involved in an armed robbery that included use of multiple AK-47s inside the gated community that houses the Arnold Palmer PGA West Golf Course in La Quinta pleaded guilty today to multiple felony charges and were immediately sentenced today. Fernando Leal Jr., 42, of Indio and Desert Hot Springs resident Luis
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Marie Stevenson, a math teacher at Rancho Mirage High School, was named a 2024 Riverside County Teacher of the Year! Ms. Stevenson was surprised by the announcement on Friday. She had agreed to volunteer as a judge for a lip sync battle in a colleague’s Friday morning dance class. Upon entering the gymnasium, Ms. Stevenson
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There will be several Memorial Day events here in the Coachella Valley honoring the sacrifice of the brave men and women who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Palm Springs Air Museum Memorial Day Air Fair & Flower DropFlight exhibitions will be starting at 10 AM, the flower drop is at
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in
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Update: 5/26/23 The California Highway Patrol partially identified the person who died as a 43-year-old man who was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger. His name was withheld pending notification of his relatives. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, a 27-year-old man, was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with “major injuries.”
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California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers are going to be out in full force through Memorial weekend starting on Friday evening. During what CHP calls the “maximum enforcement period” available officers are going to be helping catch drunk drivers or other traffic violators. This crackdown is going to be from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m.
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