The discount retailer Stein Mart has announced that it will be closing all 281 stores nationwide, just two days after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Those closures include three Stein Mart locations locally in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and La Quinta. Company liquidators will immediately launch a “going out of business sale” at all locations with […]
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Firefighters report significant progress in slowing the advancement of the 32,412 acre Apple Fire. The blaze, which was sparked on July 31 by an automobile exhaust system, has burned four structures and injured two firefighters. As of early Saturday afternoon, the fire was 35% contained, up from 30% on Friday. Just over 2800 firefighters and […]
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A monstrous smoke column that some say resembled a bomb blast erupted Friday afternoon from the Apple fire, now burning for an eighth day near Banning. Though in an early morning briefing fire officials expressed optimism, reporting 30% containment and 29,267 acres burned, it was evident by early Friday afternoon that the fire was still […]
