Month: April 2010

A gold tournament benefiting SOS is set to take place at 12:15pm on April 25 at Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert. Cost is $150 per player. To learn more about it, or to get involved in the SOS mission, call Stone at (760)799-5488, or click here.

It is one of the hardest memory for a soldier to overcome. A battle wound from war. One local Coachella Valley non-profit is helping soldiers put the past behind and get rid of their scars. Scars to Freedom is only two years old and right now is helping soldiers returning from war. With the help

Dozens of teachers from Desert Sands Unified School District are giving up their jobs and helping younger teachers keep their jobs. “We’re thrilled. We’re thrilled,” said Sharon McGehee, Desert Sands Unified School District superintendent. In March, DSUSD gave more than 200 teachers and staff members layoff notices. Then the district offered an early retirement package.

“American Idol” finalist Andrew Garcia of Moreno Valley was voted off the show, but he will still be part of the show’s summer tour. Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” did him in. Garcia, 24, was one 10 finalists going into Wednesday’s elimination round, which also saw Katie Stevens sent home. All 10 finalists, however, will be

Palm Springs Police are looking for a man who robbed a popular bar on Arenas Road, wrestled with some of its workers, and ran away. The robbery happened on April 6 at 1:20pm. Police say the man walked into the bar, and demanded the money from the cash register. Workers tried to pin him down

News Channel 3 has confirmed that at least two bands scheduled to perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (Coachella Fest) have cancelled because their planes cannot take off due to the erupting volcano in Iceland. The Cribs and Bad Lieutenant have cancelled their appearances, and several more are in danger of doing the

A school dance instructor accused of inappropriate sexual relationships with underage girls in the Coachella Valley is due in court next week for arraignment on criminal charges. Karl Green, who is a dance instructor for several high schools and private studios in the Coachella Valley, faces charges of unlawful sex with a minor, sexual penetration

Riverside County and UC Riverside will make a combined effort to draw businesses with growth potential to the local area, under an agreement the Board of Supervisors is expected to approve next week. The county’s Economic Development Agency and the UCR School of Business Administration are proposing to pair up to develop programs and marketing

Con la cercana de la temporada de incendios el Departamento de Bomberos entren a reos no violentos para que trabajen como traga humos durante los incendios en el Valle de Coachella. Ayer practicaron en las montaas marcando la maleza. Los presos podran trabajar en todo el estado de California ayudando a los bomberos.

Recientemente la High School de Desert Hot Springs fue nombrada como una de las escuelas con ms bajo aprovechamiento a nivel estatal. La Asociacin Nacional Latino ofrece $1000 dlares en becas con el fin de reconocer a alumnos que incrementan el aprovechamiento acadmico. Con esto se pretende motivar a los alumnos a mejorar y as

Gracias a que ms de un tercio de los maestros elegibles del Desert Sands Unified School District aprovechar el programa de retiro temprano, unos 100 profesores de los que recibieron la carta de despidos podrn conservar su empleo. El distrito trabaja en otras medidas que puedan ayudar a continuar reduciendo los despidos.

Coachella Valley residents who put off filing their taxes until tonight will have to drive to Riverside or Redlands if they want to mail their returns after normal post office hours. Post offices in the Coachella Valley will adhere to normal business hours, and mail deposited in collection boxes and post office lobby drops will

Indio police want you to be warned about several roads that will be closed as a result of Coachella Fest going on this weekend. Here is the list you need to know about. Road Closures * Avenue 49 at Monroe * Avenue 50 between Jackson and Madison * Hjorth Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue

Four businesses in Palm Desert were burglarized early today. Investigators believe the burglaries occurred between 2:50 and 3:28 a.m. at the Port of Subs, 72373 Highway 111; Bagel Bistro, 4489 Town Center Way; Supercuts, 72393 Highway 111; and Petco, 72453 Highway 111, said Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Windows at the

A big rig spilled about 100 gallons of diesel fuel today when its driver veered the vehicle onto the shoulder of westbound Interstate 10 near Desert Center, puncturing a fuel tank, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The spill was reported at 4:08 a.m. on the shoulder of the interstate near state Route 177, said

The Hemet City Council approved an emergency declaration on Tuesday, clearing the way for beefed up security at the Hemet Police Department and the gang task force headquarters. The move comes as more police property is falling victim to vandals who appear to have it out for the police and gang task force members. An

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors reviewed its options Tuesday on how to shrink a government facing a $131 million shortfall for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. “There’s not going to be an entity in county government that isn’t going to suffer some reduction,” said John Benoit, a supervisor. “I don’t like it,” Anne Saner, a

We’ve been getting a lot of phone calls into our newsroom about an online message predicting a major earthquake in the Coachella Valley and other places in California. The California Emergency Management Agency says the latest online rumors being circulated through Twitter and Facebook are not true. Websites like Snopes.com are especially helpful when trying

Assemblyman Bill Emmerson will be the heavy favorite in the June 8 runoff to fill the vacant 37th District state Senate seat. Emmerson, R-Hemet, finished atop the seven-candidate field in Tuesday’s special election with 41.61 percent of the vote, but fell short of the majority needed to win the seat. Emmerson will face Democrat Justin

Planning Commissioner Ira Laufer today held a 15- vote lead over public policy expert Scott Hines for a seat on the Rancho Mirage City Council Incumbents Dana Hobart and Ron Meepos were re-elected Tuesday, according to semi-official results released by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. Hobart led the seven-candidate field with 2,725 votes, followed