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Local bus driver claims he was assaulted after the Donald Trump rally in Coachella
A Coachella Valley bus driver is now speaking out after he claims to have been assaulted following the Donald Trump rally in Coachella. He wanted to remain anonymous, over fears of retaliation, but the driver says what started out as a normal shift, quickly took a turn for the worse. “At the beginning, everybody was
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Indio CHP hiring for Public Safety Dispatchers
The California Highway Patrol is hiring public safety dispatchers for its Indio office. Dispatchers are the first point of contact for people in emergency situations. The CHP office in Indio covers 6,000 square miles, extending from the Arizona state line to the San Bernardino County line and from Imperial to Riverside County. California Highway Patrol
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Cooling continues through the weekend
A series of strong troughs moving through the Pacific Northwest will bring cooler and more comfortable temps through the weekend. The Jetstream is repositioning as well, helping to bring more autumnal conditions, compared to the record-setting heat of last week. The coolest days of this week will be Friday and Saturday, with milder, closer to
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Xavier Prep defeats Palm Desert to complete third consecutive undefeated league championship
Xavier Prep girls volleyball has done it again. The Saints are undefeated league champions for the third straight season. Xavier Prep defeats rival Palm Desert at home in 4 sets to complete their 3rd straight undefeated league season. Saints have the Cook Street crown and league championship yet again. Saints have won 6 of last
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Student Athlete of the Week – Austin McDanel
Xavier Prep safety/wide receiver Austin McDanel is this week’s student-athlete of the week. For every football team, there are always a couple of players that play both ways and can really do it all, and one of those players for Xavier Prep is Austin McDanel. “I think, like we’ve always talked about Austin, his intelligence,
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Este sábado la ciudad de Coachella organizará el festival de Tacos, Tequila y Chavelas
El festival de Tacos Tequila y Chavelas se celebrará en el Parque Memorial de los Veteranos de Coachella de 4-8 de la noche. Dirigentes de la ciudad invitan a la comunidad a formar parte de este festival familiar. Yadira Gallardo, dueña de Paleteria Jiquilpan localizada en Sixth Street, ha participado en este festival durante más
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Similar to yesterday, more changes to come
Conditions today are fairly similar to yesterday, if not slightly cooler. We are tracking a tad bit more humidity today with another round of elevated winds. However, there are a number of changes associated with the cooldown to come this week. An area of low pressure will move into the Pacific Northwest tomorrow. This will
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California breaks ground on expansion for Salton Sea habitat restoration project
A project aimed at restoring habitat surrounding the Salton Sea is expanding. The project, called the Species Habitat Conservation (SCH) Project, created a number of ponds and wetlands, which are important habitats for fish and birds. These wetlands also help reduce dust emissions, improving air quality surrounding the Salton Sea. The toxic dust that is
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UCR Palm Desert launches online cannabis workforce program
Click here to learn more about the program: https://cannabisstudies.palmdesert.ucr.edu/
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Palm Springs hotel tax revenue seeing a drop, city working to fix this
Over the past few years, Palm Springs’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) has been seeing a drop. This year’s summer months are also seeing a steady decline. TOT, also known as “Bed Tax,” is a tax of 12% of the rent charged to transient guests in hotels/motels. This could be a problem for city funds as
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Temps are gradually cooling
Highs are finally moving back toward near normal as we head through this week, but we are still running about 5 degrees above normal today. A trough to the North will bring breezy and cooler conditions through the week, ushering in highs in the 80s by week’s end. Winds will increase through tomorrow evening and
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