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Palm Desert Will Not Halt Pride Month
Councilman Joe Pradetto brought forward a proposal to stop recognizing Pride Month and to halt hanging a Pride banner at City Hall.

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Councilman Joe Pradetto brought forward a proposal to stop recognizing Pride Month and to halt hanging a Pride banner at City Hall.

A sheriff's helicopter crew was requested to perform a hoist rescue, and the parties were retrieved without incident.
The body was discovered in the area of Dillon Road and Thousand Palms Canyon Road.
Logina Perez Monroy and David Monroy filed the suit after their son was shot and killed by a Riverside County sheriff's deputy.
The driver was not impaired, police said.
Reiner was set to be the featured speaker at the first event of the seventh season of Palm Springs Speaks.
Ricky Martin Ortiz, 25, is charged in the 2020 attack on 21-year-old Gustavo Hernandez.
The defendant allegedly met the girl via social media.
A Desert Hot Springs Trio are accused in the slaying of 24-year-old Benjamin Chanes.
Nestor Alexis Aguirre Chavez is suspected of sexually assaulting and pimping out a Temecula Valley girl.
The public can call in, donate online, cheer on adoption spotlights and help fuel livesaving work across the Coachella Valley.
The RTA's "Youth Ride Free Program" extends through 2026.
Officials said more than 900 guests are expected to attend.
The alert covers the South Coast Air Basin, including large areas of Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties.
The children need court-appointed special advocates — CASAs — to help them. Volunteers are not required to have legal experience.
Robert Fish, a Cal Fire firefighter for 34 years, is slated to be appointed to take the helm at the Riverside County Fire Department.
The event is intended to honor all service branches, not only the U.S. Navy.
The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy launched the contest. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31.
The non-injury blaze was reported Tuesday in the 13500 block of Cuando Way.