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Utility Agency To Offer Coachella Valley Customers Free Shade Trees
Officials said the trees provide natural shade around a home, which can help reduce cooling costs and improve air quality.

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Officials said the trees provide natural shade around a home, which can help reduce cooling costs and improve air quality.

The woman's remains were located on Aug. 30, 1992, along Highway 95, about seven miles north of Blythe, according to investigators.
A convicted felon is accused of waving a pistol at a motorist during a road rage confrontation in Palm Desert, then fleeing from deputies.
Authorities took the man into custody Friday as he was leaving work, police said.
Coachella became the first city in the Coachella Valley to enact a permanent prohibition on data centers.
Forecasters said the broiling heat will persist into the weekend.
The average price has increased $1.033 since the start of the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28.
The defendant is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center.
Prior to the event, free preparation workshops will be held on Sept. 23 at Indio Workforce Development Center.
It was unclear where the man had obtained the fentanyl. He was pronounced dead in his jail cell.
A RivCo man, 48, is accused of gunning down an acquaintance and burying his remains just south of Interstate 10 in Cabazon.
Law enforcement agencies have asked everyone to be on the alert for Cesar Contreras and the boys, including Christopher, 10, and Elias, 4.
He pleaded guilty in April to production of child pornography and perpetrating a felony against a child while a registered sex offender.
Riverside County has not yet announced formal preparations for a potentially active storm season.
The measure would require organizations to be in good standing and maintain their federal tax-exempt status.
According to the district's website, the attendance system will allow school staff and parents to communicate in real-time via text alerts.
The defendant was re-arrested Thursday and booked back into Smith Correctional Facility, where she's being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
The defendant is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail.
The countywide jobless rate last month, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 5.9 percent, compared to 5.4 percent in June.
The defendant is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility.