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The fire in the Lakeview area near Jack Rabbit Trail and Gilman Springs Road ha scorched an estimated 2,815 acres and left at least 1person burned.

The fire had scorched 185 acres and is threatening residential properties on Friday afternoon.

Roadwork on a busy stretch of Fred Waring Drive is expected to begin in the second week of August and finish in November.

The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at Bob Hope Drive and Casino Way. Detectives didn't yet know of a motive.

The number of short-term rental permits in Palm Springs has jumped. Competition led to lower prices for customers and disappointment for some owners.

Two people were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, according to Cal Fire.

Matthew Hervey, 18, of Thousand Palms was pronounced dead at the scene.

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He said the state will deliver new social studies textbooks to students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District, and make the board foot the bill.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Palm Springs is 123 degrees, so "we're approaching all-time record level temperatures."