Indio, CA Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival goers who bring electronic recyclables from home can get into the 72nd annual fair in Indio for free Wednesday. Attendees can get in free by bringing in used electronic recyclables to either the fair’s main gate or Gate 6 at the Riverside County Fairgrounds. Story: Dog Abandoned […]
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Across the Coachella Valley, there’s a growing problem with animals being abandoned at local dog parks. One of those dogs, found by KMIR’s Patrick Price while out on a separate story last Friday at the Civic Center Dog Park near the College of the Desert. "This little girl was sitting by the gate, inside the gate […]
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Palm Springs, CA A total of 6,250 red roses: That’s how many roses Palm Springs Florist ordered for this year’s Valentine’s Day. The city’s oldest flower shop knows a thing or two about love. This will be their 71st Valentine’s Day. Jordan Hall’s grandfather opened this flower shop in 1947. STORY: ‘Love is Louder’ Campaign Combats […]
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Students at Raymond Cree Middle School got a lesson in love Tuesday, part of the "Love is Louder" Campaign aimed at combating bullying at schools across the country and here in the Coachella Valley. It’s Valentines week and love is in the air but it’s a different kind of love, one that’s helping empower these […]
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Cathedral City, CA Former Cathedral City Councilman Chuck Vasquez died Monday, one week after undergoing open heart surgery, according to a post on his Facebook page posted by his pastor. Funeral services were pending for Vasquez, who was 62. “I wanted to let you know that today Chuck Vasquez went home to be with Jesus,” […]
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Palm Springs, CA Members from the Palm Springs community are recognized for their service by the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission. Monday, the nine-member committee celebrated a group of people who look beyond race, religion, age or sexual orientation in their service to individuals in the community. Officer Mike Radford with California Highway Patrol said […]
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Plans for expansion at Desert AIDS Project are officially in the works and at the 24th annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, leaders announced $20 million will go to growing the organization to serve more people in the Coachella Valley. By the end of Saturday evening, more than $12 million had already been pledged, leaving $8 million left […]
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Palm Springs, CA Palm Springs voters will decide in June whether to modify the city’s vacation rental ordinance to phase short-term rental properties out of the city’s residential zones over the next two years. The Palm Springs City Council voted 4-0 late Wednesday to place the matter before voters during the statewide primary election on June 5. Story: Palm […]
