The American Express Golf Tournament draws thousands of visitors to La Quinta annually, contributing millions to the Coachella Valley economy. Pat McCabe, the tournament’s Executive Director, said from increased hotel occupancy to packed restaurants and shops, the event bolsters local businesses. “We anticipate close to 70,000 spectators,” McCabe said. “Throughout the course of the week.”
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J.T. Poston has a one-stroke lead over fellow American Justin Lower after the first round of the $8.8 million The American Express PGA tournament, shooting a 10-under 62 at Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West. What a beautiful day it is at La Quinta Country Club to start the first start day @theamexgolf. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24
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Riverside County Superintendent of Schools named its first Educator of the Year in a surprise visit to the Palm Springs Unified School District on Thursday morning. Erika Barragan, PSUSD’s executive assistant, was named the Confidential Employee of the Year. This honor is awarded to one out of nearly 400 confidential employees each year. Barragan has
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Tres estudiantes del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Desert Sands asistirán a las mejores universidades el próximo año a través de un programa que ayuda a los estudiantes de alto rendimiento provenientes de entornos de bajos ingresos a encontrar una escuela con la que potencialmente podrÃan “emparejar”. De más de 25,000 solicitantes del programa de Becas
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It’s a relief for some that after 460 days of war, the Israel-Hamas conflict could come to an end in the coming days. The war has destabilized the region after the Hamas militant group killed 1,200 Israeli men and women on October 7th and took 250 people hostage. Now 15 months into the war, the
Continue Reading El Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Riverside nombró a su primer Educador del Año en una visita sorpresa al Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs el jueves por la mañana. Erika Barragán, asistente ejecutiva del PSUSD, fue nombrada Empleada Confidencial del Año. Este honor se otorga a uno de cada casi 400 empleados confidenciales
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An attorney issued a Cease and Desist letter against the city of Coachella over potential Brown Act violations related to the controversy with its city manager. Attorney Megan Beaman Jacinto, a former councilmember, sent the letter to city officials on Wednesday. “It has come to our attention that in the past 24 to 36 hours,
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Un hombre de 22 años que robó productos de una tienda de Desert Hot Springs mientras estaba armado con una pistola se declaró culpable hoy de robo y obstrucción a un agente del orden público y fue inmediatamente sentenciado a dos años de prisión estatal. Kevin Dionte Ezekial Davis admitió los cargos de delitos graves
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In response to the area wildfires, the PGA Tour announced today that the Genesis Invitational golf tournament in mid-February, will be moved away from the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades and held in an “alternate location,” with La Quinta being one of the possible locations. Here's Will Zalatoris on the fires in Los Angeles,
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Imperial Irrigation District is hosting a public hearing on Thursday, January 16 to hear from the public about the rate hikes. The meeting is held at the William R. Condit Auditorium at 1285 Broadway St. in El Centro. It is livestreamed; you can find more information about the meeting here. According to IID’s website, rates for residential
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Calm and milder weather across the Coachella Valley for the second half of the work week, including a transition to onshore flow and cooler, cloudier weather continuing through at least the first half of the weekend. A return to drier, offshore flow and Santa Ana winds returns next week but the strength and timing remain
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Los organizadores llamaron hoy a los residentes locales y grupos comunitarios a unirse al desfile en la 77ª Feria anual del condado de Riverside y Festival Nacional del Dátil. Una tradición del condado, el Gran Desfile del DÃa de los Presidentes del Condado de Riverside 2025 está programado para el 17 de febrero a las
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Dos adolescentes fueron arrestados bajo sospecha de robar cientos de productos Nike de un tren en la comunidad de Amboy en el desierto de Mojave el miércoles. El crimen fue reportado por primera vez alrededor de las 6:40 p.m. en el área de Amboy y National Trails Highway. Según el Departamento del Sheriff del condado
Continue Reading El Distrito de Irrigación Imperial organizará una audiencia pública el jueves 16 de enero para escuchar al público sobre los aumentos de tarifas. La reunión se llevará a cabo en el Auditorio William R. Condit Auditorium en 1285 Broadway St. en El Centro. También será transmitido en vivo. Puedes encontrar más información sobre el encuentro
Continue Reading Organizers called out to local residents and community groups today to join the parade lineup at the 77th annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. A county tradition, the 2025 Riverside County Presidents Day Grand Parade is set for Feb. 17 at 9 a.m, according to county Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, who suggested school
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Red Flag Warnings are all but gone this morning, with only a small area of Los Angeles and Ventura counties remaining under critical fire threat. Winds both here and closer to the fire zone have dropped dramatically overnight into this morning. Expect winds to remain light today, running between 10 and 20 m.p.h. Remarkably, air
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The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Center & Garden hosted a naturalization ceremony in partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Wednesday morning. The 50 new U.S. citizens came from 20 countries and took the Oath of Allegiance and waved their U.S. flags in front of friends and family in the Sunnylands garden. For
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Morales and Galindo Marketing Group, Hispanic American Chamber, along with other organizations are holding a donation drop-off at COD this Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drop-off location is at College of the Desert-Palm Desert Campus, South Annex, GSD Pride Center, 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA. Water, masks, blankets, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
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