Month: May 2009

Ambulance crews have to prepare for nearly everything when they go out on a call, including the swine flu. So far, crews are treating the new strain no differently from other airborne illnesses. “This is something that has just come along that has just heightened our awareness,” says Battalion Chief John Muhr with the Cathedral

Cathedral City business owner Michael Petronella and his wife were arrested this week in Orange County. The District Attorney there says Petronella and his wife are guilty of the largest known worker’s compensation insurance fraud scam in state history. Officials say between 2000 and 2008, their payroll was $29 million, but they only reported $3

Indio High School and Della Lindley Elementary in Thousand Palms have extended their closures due to swine flu to two weeks following a government recommendation made Friday. The two Coachella Valley schools, along with two others in Corona and Riverside, closed this past week after a student at each school were diagnosed with a “probable”

Indio High School and Della Lindley Elementary in Thousand Palms have extended their closures due to swine flu to two weeks following a government recommendation made Friday. The two Coachella Valley schools, along with two others in Corona and Riverside, closed this past week after a student at each school were diagnosed with a “probable”