The Desert Sun
- Palm Desert council seeks more info before deciding on lifting drive-thru ban on Hwy 111
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 12:43 AMAt least two council members may never approve lifting the ban.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Legal groups call for federal, state investigations into suicide at ICE detention center
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:44 PMThe complaint, filed with the Department of Homeland Security, alleges violations of the Constitution, disability law and binding detention standards.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Palm Springs police arrest suspect they say threatened to blow up Desert X exhibition
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:09 PMThe alleged threat came the day after Palm Springs police investigated a pipe bomb on East Palm Canyon Drive. The incidents are being handled separately.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grocery industry and unions react to proposed 'hero pay' in Palm Springs
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:08 PMGrocery store executives and union representatives weighed in on proposed 'hero pay' in Palm Springs during a chamber of commerce meeting on Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Backlogged cases push California COVID-19 deaths past 50,000
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 11:01 AMCalifornia's death toll has exceeded 50,000, or about one-tenth of the U.S. total from the pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coachella City Council seeks more data about effects of 'hero pay' on growers, farmworkers
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 04:30 AMThe decision came after seven eastern Coachella Valley growers voiced strong opposition to the including farmworkers in the 'hero pay' measure.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Proposed 1.4 million-square-foot distribution warehouse near Whitewater on hold for now
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 01:54 AMThe project's developer pulled the proposal from the Palm Springs Planning Commission's agenda about two hours before Wednesday's meeting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coronavirus in the Inland Empire: Latest cases, deaths for Riverside, San Bernardino counties
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 06:13 PMThe Desert Sun is tracking COVID-19 cases and deaths across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Here are the latest numbers available.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California halts system of shared vaccine codes after misuse
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:24 PMOfficials learned that appointment access codes were leaked to people who were not eligible for the shots.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vaccine updates: CVS opens appointments at 40 new California pharmacies
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 01:26 PMVaccine appointments were available at CVS locations across Riverside County. Slots were open in Indio, Hemet, Corona and Murrieta.
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- Palm Springs City Council will consider 'hero pay' urgency ordinance during March 11 session
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 02:35 AMDuring Thursday's meeting, council members asked city staff to research the potential impacts of "hero pay" on grocery stores and pharmacies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vaccine appointments open up on Friday at Palm Springs Convention Center
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:12 PMMore than 450 slots opened up Thursday evening for Friday's clinic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Palm Springs murder suspect pleads not guilty, $2M bail set
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 06:06 PMDavid Williams Jr. is accused of killing a woman whose body was discovered Wednesday. Another woman is a victim of attempted murder, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sheriff's deputies arrest pursuit suspect in Indio
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:34 PMThe pursuit led authorities to Sutter Creek Road in Indio. The suspect was arrested after running from the vehicle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Avenue 66 project to force weekend closure in Mecca
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 01:03 PMThe closure covers a stretch west of Highway 111. It's scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday through 4 a.m. Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Palm Springs City Council to discuss 'hero pay' ordinance on Thursday
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:34 PMThe proposed ordinance would require certain grocery and retail pharmacy stores to pay employees an additional $4 an hour for at least 120 days.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Murder charges filed in disappearance of North Palm Springs woman
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 04:16 PMThe complaint alleges David Williams Jr. used a machete in killing Robin Patricia Barr, a 65-year-old North Palm Springs woman who remains missing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - When will Riverside County move to the red tier? What we know about reopening
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 06:29 PMOne of Riverside County's key metrics dropped this week into the threshold of the red tier reopening phase.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California sued over its oil and gas permitting practices
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 12:46 PMThe Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the California Geologic Energy Management Division.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - First public park in eastern Coachella Valley community of Oasis to open in the spring
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 06:35 AMThe park, which will be named Oasis del Desierto (Oasis of the Desert) will be located between Pierce and Harrison streets.
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- Palm Springs corruption case involving ex-mayor Pougnet, Meaney back in court Friday
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 01:22 AMIt is unclear what will happen during the proceedings. The prosecution is still awaiting the outcome of its appeal to reinstate bribery and conspiracy charges against developer and former co-defendant John Wessman, whose original charges were dismissed in December.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gusty winds topple power poles near the Salton Sea, causing mass outage
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:16 PMIID spokesman Robert Schettler said winds brought down 14 power poles in Imperial County, affecting lines serving customers in the Coachella Valley.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - West valley schools: 'Desert Taste of Soul' celebrates Black History Month
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 05:52 PMThe event will premiere and be hosted on the Desert Hot Springs High School's Golden Eagle Network YouTube channel.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who gets a California stimulus check? When?
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 01:54 PMCalifornia will send out roughly 5.7 million payments of $600 to residents struggling to stay afloat. For most recipients, the money could come in as soon as a month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vaccine updates: L.A. teachers turned away at Indio clinic. 'We can't vaccinate the whole state,' official says
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:06 PM"If they show up and they don't live or work in Riverside County, they're going to be turned away," an official said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cathedral City extends permit for drive-in at Mary Pickford Theatre through May
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:56 AMThe Cathedral City Council extended the drive-in's permit through May, and forgave rent owed by the theater to the city.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman accused of facilitating abuse of Coachella Valley girl pleads not guilty
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 02:35 AMAura Rivera Vidal, 32, was arrested Feb. 18 and is charged with one felony count each of willful child cruelty and witness intimidation. According to court papers, both charges involve the same 14-year-old victim.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indio police release body-cam footage, 911 call from in-custody death
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 07:02 PMJose Albert Lizarraga Garcia died Jan. 22 while being arrested by police investigating reports of a man behaving strangely outside a grocery store.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joshua trees can be legally protected in California, court rules
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 08:50 PMA court threw out a challenge to the western Joshua tree's listing as a candidate species for protection under the California Endangered Species Act.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Some Palm Springs Unified students could be back in class April 12, the district says
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 01:26 AMThe district is waiting for Riverside County to approve its reopening plan and for COVID-19 cases to continue to move down
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