Month: December 2013

Nurses evaluated 1,332 skin tests which were administered Friday during a four-hour clinic at Indio High School after a student was diagnosed with active tuberculosis recently. There were 126 students who tested positive for possible exposure to the illness, but officials emphasized those results don’t mean they have active tuberculosis. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s

Unos 1,300 estudiantes de la preparatoria de Indio tuvieron que retornar de sus vacaciones para saber el resultado de los exmenes de tuberculosis, al que fueron sometidos el viernes pasado. Los resultados se mantuvieron dentro del margen esperado por las autoridades de salubridad y escolares. El lunes, enfermeras evaluaron 1,332 exmenes que fueron suministrados el

A casino bus driver with 37 passengers aboard crashed on a freeway offramp in Baldwin Park on Monday, leaving two people with moderate injuries and eleven with minor injuries. The driver was apparently speeding and lost control of the bus on the Baldwin Park Boulevard exit from the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway about 4:30

A man was killed this weekend after crashing his motorcycle in Cathedral City. Authorities identified the man as 24-year-old Randall Wells. Police responded to the crash near Mission Drive and Santa Barbara Drive on Saturday. They said Wells was driving southbound on Santa Barbara on an off-road motorcycle when he ended up crossing into the

Organizers of the 68th Annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival have announced the musical lineup for the Fantasy Springs Concert Pavilion. Daughtry – Sat. February 15th, 7:30 p.m. Los Tucanes de Tijuana – Sun. February 16th, 7:30 p.m. Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band – Mon. February 17th, 5 p.m. Five for

A family went to the mall to get Christmas pictures taken with Santa over the weekend, but they ended up leaving with a holiday surprise that should live on forever in their minds. Airman Nhavi Mendoza’s family had no idea they would see him for Christmas. He’s been stationed overseas for the past six months.

The Living Desert and Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert will both start winter children’s camps Monday. Both camps start at 8:30 a.m. at their respective locations in Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. The zoo camp, for ages 4 to 12, features encounters with animals and information about their habitats and species. There are four

For the past 5 years thrill seekers from around the world have been coming to the Coachella Valley for a unique adventure. The man in charge is Quad Squad ATV Tours owner Randy Simpson,”You get dirty, you get dusty, it’s fun, it’s the feel of outdoors.” “Oh I think of golf courses and resorts but

More than 500 Southern California Edison customers in Desert Hot Springs who have been without power since Sunday were scheduled to have their power restored Monday morning, according to the utility’s website. A car slammed into a utility pole in Desert Hot Springs at about 2:37 a.m. Sunday and caused a power outage that initially

An array of toys that could only be rivaled by santa’s workshop were ripe for the picking for 5,000 underprivileged valley kids at Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio. “People started lining up here yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock and by last night they were down around the curve,” said Floyd Rhoades, Chairman of the

It’s Black Friday, part two. Retailers around the country slashing prices and drastically extending store hours to lure in shoppers who may have procrastinated. “I’m actually shopping for my son, last minute of course, I’ve been working a lot,” said Amandalee Merryman. “I’ve already bought gifts, I just thought of more people that I want

Riverside County health officials tested 1,394 students and faculty at Indio High School for tuberculosisFriday, remaining confident that the likelihood of the illness spreading is still low. Despite the confidence, students and parents at the school are still concerned. “Come to school to get our education, but to get tuberculosis?” said Brandon Baca, a freshman

“I was just like, ‘Oh my God,’ this is really happening to our school and we’re all going to be notified now and it’s kind of scary,” said Diana Espinoza, a senior at Indio High School. 1,800 students and staff at Indio High School begin their winter break tomorrow by undergoing mandatory testing for tuberculosis.

Tras el brote de un caso de tuberculosis en la preparatoria de Indio, el viernes autoridades escolares del condado de Riverside, y del departamento de salubridad abordaron la preocupante situacin que tiene a ms de padre de familia molesto. Fueron 1,800 estudiantes de la preparatoria de Indio que recibieron el examen de la tuberculosis, luego

Un informe del crecimiento econmico de Estados Unidos, inesperadamente fuerte, empuj al alza las bolsas de valores de Estados Unidos el viernes, coronando la mejor semana de Wall Street en tres meses. El informe, que mostr que la economa norteamericana creci a un saludable ritmo anual de 4,1% entre julio y septiembre, fue el dato

A doctor who groped a then-18-year-old intern at a Palm Springs clinic was sentenced on Friday to three years probation and 120 days in jail and ordered to register as a convicted sex offender. Pulmonary and sleep specialist Daniel Glywn Walters, 67, was convicted in October of two counts of sexual battery and acquitted of

Foreign director Jnos Szsz is up for an Oscar for his Hungarian film, ‘The Notebook’. One of his other films, ‘Le Grand Cahier‘ (Hungary/Germany/Austria/France) will be shown at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January. His Oscar-potential film has advanced with eight other foreign features in the hunt for the prestigious entertainment award. Officials

The City of Palm Desert is offering free Community Emergency Response Team training at the Palm Desert Civic Center for three days in January. City officials said the 20-hour course will be taught in the Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 73510 Fred Waring Drive. Training begins Monday, January 13, and ends on Wednesday,