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Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.
Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.
Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.
The quakes struck just before noon Friday.
Residents across the region are warned of exposure impacts, including dehydration and heat stroke.
Residents are warned of exposure impacts, including dehydration and heat stroke.
Residents across the region are warned of exposure impacts, including dehydration and heat stroke.
While health officials emphasized that the overall risk of serious illness from West Nile virus is low in humans, it can be fatal.
Forecasters are watching the skies.
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the Salton Sea is wafting over the region. The gas, a product of decay, has a distinctive smell of rotten eggs.
All tickets went on sale Thursday, Aug. 1.
The Palm Desert Sheriff's Station patrols Indian Wells, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage, and nearby unincorporated areas.
The sheriff and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will debate ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election.
He was identified by the coroner as a 37-year-old local man.
Public feedback "is invaluable" as stakeholders explore the proposed benefits of the deal.
When fire crews arrived at the scene, the victim was pronounced dead.
Most of the arrestees were Southwest Riverside County residents from Temecula, Menifee, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore.
Firefighters contained the blaze in about 90 minutes.
Authorities arrested 28-year-old Omar Perez and issued an evacuation order for surrounding homes as a precaution.