Migration

December 03
The Lawrence Crossley Effect
- Our Desert Past
Many roads in Palm Springs are named after famous celebrities from “Old Hollywood.” However, one pioneer and successful businessman made a great migration from New Orleans to Palm Springs in the 1920s. In doing that, he paved the way for dozens of marginalized families to live and prosper.

Tiani Jadulang
December 14December 14
7-Year-Old Immigrant Girl Dies After Border Patrol Arrest, Autopsy to Be Performed
- Entertainment
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl found with her father and dozens of other migrants along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border suffered seizures and spiked a high fever in immigration custody and later died, federal officials said. Her death raises questions about how apparent her sickness was. A Border Patrol form completed shortly after she […]
August 22August 22
Texas deputy accused of child rape dies in apparent suicide
- Entertainment
A Texas sheriff’s deputy accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and threatening her mother with deportation if she reported the abuse died in jail from an apparent suicide, according to authorities. Jose Nunez, 47, was found dead in his cell at the Karnes Correctional Center, southeast of San Antonio, Bexar County Sheriff Javier […]