
Ani Gasparyan
Reporter at The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA)
journalist @mydesert | alumna @ucla + glendale college
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4 days ago |
desertsun.com | Ani Gasparyan
The Desert Hot Springs City Council has chosen long-time deputy city manager Doria Wilms as the new city manager, a few months after her predecessor resigned. Wilms, a resident of Desert Hot Springs for over 40 years, has been working in the city manager's office since 2016. The city promoted her to assistant city manager in 2019 and then to deputy city manager in 2021. Her appointment, which is set to be made official Tuesday, June 3, won't be Wilms' first time stepping into the city manager role.
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6 days ago |
desertsun.com | Ani Gasparyan
Firefighters are battling a 5-acre vegetation fire in San Jacinto on Saturday. The fire was reported near noon on State Street and Idyllwild Drive. Firefighters will stay at the scene for about two hours, Cal Fire said on X. At least two other fires were burning in Southern California on Saturday. The Eureka Fire in Joshua Tree National Park had grown to 300 acres by midday Saturday. The Henderson Fire near the Pala Casino also had grown to 300 acres by around noon on Saturday.
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1 week ago |
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1 week ago |
desertsun.com | Ani Gasparyan
Several roads in Joshua Tree National Park are closed Saturday due to a brush fire that broke out on Friday. The Eureka Fire, reported around noon on Friday, is located 3 miles northeast of Eureka Peak in the Lower Covington Flats area. Firefighters had it 40% contained and it had spread to an estimated 175 acres as of 6:30 p.m. Friday, the park said in a news release.
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1 week ago |
desertsun.com | Ani Gasparyan
Cathedral City annually renames intersections by the two high schools in the city to honor graduating seniors. This year the students recognized are Diego Jauregi of Mt. San Jacinto High School and Kimberly Rodriguez Nunez of Cathedral City High School. Cathedral City has ceremonially renamed the streets by Cathedral City and Mt. San Jacinto high schools after two graduating students, as it does annually to celebrate the students’ academic achievements.
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