Category: Palm Springs

Copper Thieves Target Iconic Windmills Near Palm Springs

April 6, 2023
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Thieves looking to cash in on high copper prices are causing millions of dollars in damage to the iconic windmills along Highway 10 near Palm Springs. Fred Noble, founder of WinTec Energy, told The Epoch Times copper thieves will destroy a $30,000 windmill to get $500 worth of copper. “It’s been going on for years,…

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Copper Thieves Target Windmills Near Palm Springs

April 6, 2023
CaliforniacopperCrime and IncidentsPalm SpringsPublic SafetyRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSwindmills
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Thieves looking to cash in on high copper prices are causing millions of dollars in damage to the iconic windmills along Highway 10 near Palm Springs. Fred Noble, founder of WinTec Energy, told The Epoch Times copper thieves will destroy a $30,000 windmill to get $500 worth of copper. “It’s been going on for years,…

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Transgender Guaranteed Income Programs Discriminatory, Critics Say

November 22, 2022
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Guaranteed income programs for transgender residents in San Francisco and Palm Springs have raised the eyebrows of some critics, who say they are a misuse of public funds and discriminatory. Erin Friday, a co-leader of Our Duty, a group that protests the gender transitioning of minor children and young adults, told The Epoch Times the…

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Some Parents, Police Want Officers Back at Schools in Palm Springs

August 20, 2021
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Some parents and police in the Palm Springs area were shocked find out there would be no police officers on campus when children returned to classes in Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) earlier this month. PSUSD has stated there will continue to be security guards, but police School Resource Officers (SROs) are no longer…

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Desert Beauty: A Weekend in Palm Springs

June 12, 2021
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“You’re not afraid of snakes, are you?” asked Mike, our guide with Desert Adventures Eco-Tours. “We just might see some today.” I shook my head no, but kept my eyes peeled on the scene ahead. We were in a red Jeep, bumping along a dusty dirt road on Metate Ranch, an 800-acre private preserve in…

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