In early 2026, the PVS Board of Trustees unexpectedly raised the specter of financial issues that threatened the school’s ...

News you should know, including a detailed look a new federal wildfire policies; a big eye-drops recall; and more!

The Melvins are slated to return to Pappy and Harriet's next month. Guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne recently answered our set ...

Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s film is at once an ode to ’80s slasher films, a satire of the same thing and, somehow, an ...

Our latest look at local food news includes a new brick-and-mortar tamale joint in Indio; a new coffee and pastry shop in ...

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After a decade-plus of successful jazz fests, the PS Women Jazz Festival in 2025 produced Blues at the Woodstock, trading the ...

News you should know, including disturbing accounts of low morale on a Navy ship; a recall of mini fridges; and more!

Mark Carrington (right) at the new Lake Tamarisk Fire Station. Photo courtesy of Active Communities of Desert Center Active Communities of Desert Center (AC-DC) is a nonprofit organization that serves ...

Topics broached this week include shock gloves, fiduciary duties, grand juries, insulation—and more!

Bernadette Peters performed at The Desert Symphony's gala last February. After bringing professional orchestral concerts to the Coachella Valley for almost 40 years, The Desert Symphony will not ...