Predawn power outage affects 3-block area of Rancho Mirage
An equipment failure in an underground vault triggered a predawn power outage Sunday that affected 33 businesses and homes in a three-block area of Rancho Mirage, a spokeswoman said.
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An equipment failure in an underground vault triggered a predawn power outage Sunday that affected 33 businesses and homes in a three-block area of Rancho Mirage, a spokeswoman said.
Under Richard Milanovich, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians evolved from an impoverished people into a political powerhouse.
A caregiver support group funded by Riverside County Department of Mental Health meets from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at The Space, 66-525 Pierson Blvd., near Palm Drive.
Two medical marijuana dispensaries ordered by the court to close were visited Friday by Palm Springs police to ensure they were following orders.
Banjo's hobo days are behind him. The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix — found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 — finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali.
People looking for a different spin to traditional religious worship will soon have a chance to check out a new church in Cathedral City.
The city of Riverside is not complying with rules regarding the disposal of assets possessed by redevelopment agencies dissolved by the Legislature in 2011, and is instead holding onto funds it shouldn't, according to findings released this week by the state controller's office.
Strong winds are expected to blow through the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains this afternoon through early Saturday, especially north of I-10.
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
The Cathedral City Junior All American Football and Cheer Club is scheduled to host sign-ups from 9 a.m. to noon today in front of the Walmart in Palm Springs.
A group of medical marijuana supporters gathered outside The Holistic Collective on Thursday holding signs in support of the dispensary and protesting its impending closure. 'Come save the collective!' yelled Lesli Jackson, who held a huge white flag with a green cross on it.
What began as a few small repairs here and there turned into the ultimate remodel for Angel View in Desert Hot Springs.
Indian Wells City Council tentatively reduced city donations for the next fiscal year by about $71,000 at Thursday morning's draft budget meeting.
Hundreds of guests got their first look at the new Coachella Valley iHub Accelerator Campus on Thursday as the site celebrated its grand opening.
The city's $77 million in reserve funds is being carved up into more funds for future uses, following a City Council vote Thursday.
Home and business construction is starting to come back in the city, Mayor Jan Harnik said at the annual State of the City event Thursday, and the repaving of Highway 111 could make the slow summer months go by even more slowly.
Former NFL and USC football player Oscar Lua will be the guest speaker at tonight's Dr. Carreon Foundation annual Student Awards Banquet in La Quinta.
The successor agency to the city's former redevelopment agency, one of the state's wealthiest, wired the county $28.2 million over the weekend, and the city is awaiting official word it's free from the hassles of dismantling the agency.
A literacy summit focusing on the use of technology in classrooms will be held today at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus.
The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday approved its various budgets for fiscal year 2013-14, which include more than $30,000 in additional funding for community organizations.
Indian Wells City Council will put discussion of golf perks to bed at today's meeting.
A caregiver support group funded by Riverside County Department of Mental Health meets from 2-4 p.m. Thursdays at 37-171 W. Buddy Rogers Ave., across from Civic Center.
The turf-heavy medians along a stretch of Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs are poised to get a $1.9 million desert-friendly makeover.
Residents of a southern Palm Desert neighborhood say a push to get their overhead utility lines put underground has less to do with aesthetics than safety.
In preparation for council's review of the city's upcoming fiscal year 2013-14 budget, the city of Cathedral City hosted a community budget meeting at City Hall on Tuesday.
Riverside County supervisors Tuesday signed off on a sheriff's department request to hike the rates charged to cities and other contract entities for the use of patrol deputies and other personnel.
The Desert Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to host a Memorial Day Ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, May 27, at Veterans Memorial Park.
As soon as Jackie Rosas saw the post, she knew the threat was real.
Neon and other types of illuminated signs would be permitted under a planned update of the city's zoning code.
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La Quinta must face its next big hurdle in the development of SilverRock Resort — the state of California.
An annual Water Celebration Day is being held at the Whitewater Preserve from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
District 4 Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit will meet constituents for coffee at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, 42-520 Bob Hope Drive, at the front of the Rancho Las Palmas shopping center.
The Desert Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to host a mixer and ribbon-cutting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hotel Lautner.
Rescue dogs from Indio's shelter piled into the Malibu Mirage, Friday morning, for their first and only flight to Washington state.
An underground equipment failure was blamed for a power outage that left 1,426 Southern California Edison customers without electricity Friday night in Palm Springs and Cathedral City.
Tom Wilson, Palm Springs' former assistant city manager for development services, is one of three finalists vying to become city manager of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Both Palm Desert police and the California Highway Patrol will operate sobriety checkpoints this weekend in the Coachella Valley.
Aurora Wilson, a department director with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, has been named as the interim member of the College of the Desert Board of Trustees.
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