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‘Ride of Silence’ in Palm Springs to Honor Cyclists Killed Worldwide
The global movement was launched in 2003 after cyclist Larry Schwartz was fatally struck by a bus in Dallas.

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The global movement was launched in 2003 after cyclist Larry Schwartz was fatally struck by a bus in Dallas.

250,000 Veterans are being remembered with Memorial Day flags placed at area cemeteries on veteran's gravesites. Here's how to help.
Gift cards can be redeemed at participating restaurants and businesses across Palm Springs! here's what to know.
The corruption trial for the former Palm Springs mayor and a real estate developer is slated to begin around Memorial Day.
Debra Cruthirds was killed inside the home on April 5, roughly two weeks before the sheriff's department was contacted.
On a windy October day in 2006, Raymond Lee Oyler, now 55, ignited the deadly Esperanza Fire. Three years later he was sentenced to death.
A hearing is set for the case against former Mayor Steve Pougnet and a real estate developer, alleging decade old land development schemes.
The trial: An 82-year-old man is accused of fatally bludgeoning a senior who had invited him to stay at her and her husband's RivCo home.
The mother and her 5-year-old son brought to the hospital by ambulance in critical but stable condition Wednesday, Indio cops say.
Candidates lobbying for the job will appear before a panel, in a live broadcast.
Fire Department crews reached the location in minutes and found the victims, whose identities were not disclosed, trapped in the wreckage.
Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus will break ground on a Student Services Building, funded in part by a $79 million state grant.
In Riverside County, 25% of all households earned enough income to support the purchase of a median-priced home, a recent study shows.
Cal Fire/Riverside County will join others to gauge all Inland Empire's firefighters' readiness for Southern California's wildfire season.
Arrests at the annual Coachella Music and Arts Festival jumped from the year before.
One person suffered moderate injuries and was taken to a trauma center for further treatment.
This is the 3rd consecutive year the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Wranglers, the Flames' minor league team, have met in the playoffs.
Fire crews arrived at the scene of a mobile home burning in Jurupa Valley.
The officer involved shooting was detailed by the San Diego police Thursday.
The accused is charged with attempted kidnapping to commit rape, assault with intent to commit mayhem and felony sexual battery.