Tori King

Several local businesses that were destroyed by a fire are receiving a helping hand from residents and Will Rollins, the Democratic Candidate for the 41st District. Rollins, hosted a fundraising event for the businesses affected, including Papa Dan's Pizza, and D'Coffee Bouteaque. His office in Palm Desert is right next door to the shopping center, so him and his team frequented the stores often.

Things are starting to slow down a bit here in the Coachella Valley, which is why 'National Small Business Week' couldn't have come at a more perfect time. The week is meant to highlight and uplift local business owners, while encouraging customers to shop small. The Desert's festival season is officially over, with Coachella and

Festival season is officially over, and as hundreds of thousands of visitors head out of the Coachella Valley, many of them are leaving a lot of things behind.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at 3:00 p.m. for a new sports park complex along Avenue 44 and Jackson on Wednesday. City leaders, parents, and kids all showed up for the big moment. The groundbreaking means that construction on the 38-acre park is now officially underway on the project more than 15-years in the making.

An empty and vacant pit in Downtown Palm Springs that once used to displayed a controversial art installation is now the new home for six state-of-the-art pickleball courts. The spot is literally known as "The Pit" to locals, and has been an eye-sore for the last year and a half, including to Darren Taylor, a resident of Palm Springs.

The California Highway Patrol is streamlining the process to obtain your crash reports if you're ever involved in a wreck on the highway. It's being called the 'Online Crash Portal', and its all in an effort to save you time and money. In the past, parties involved in a crash would have to wait several

Several dozen Coachella Valley Unified School District employees will be receiving final layoff notices in the coming days. It's the latest sequence of events to happen since March, when the district announced originally announced it would be slashing more than 120 jobs in a major effort to cut staff and save funds.

Summer is fast approaching, which typically means higher energy costs, and higher bills especially here in the desert. That's why local energy companies are offering incentives to help lower your bills.

Local singer and songwriter Abi Carter is coming back home, this time, for a very special filming of 'American Idol' hometown edition. Carter, an Indio native, managed to stay within the Top Three this week, after she received enough votes from the public to move into the show's next round.

Local fans descended upon Acrisure Arena for the very first home game in Round three of the Pacific Division Finals agains the Ontario Reign. Puck drop was at 7:00 p.m., but several hundred fans showed up early to enjoy the pre-game activities ahead of the match up.