Month: April 2014

“In the 24 years I’ve worked for Desert Sands, there have been virtually no notifications of teachers when students have potentially violent behavior,” said Jon Newland, an independent study teacher at Horizon School in La Quinta. Since former Summit High School teacher Melissa Labayog came forward saying the school district didn’t tell her the history

A local hospital is seeking mothers who can donate breast milk for premature and critically ill infants, giving these babies a fighting chance to live. One of those babies is Lailah Lara Garcia, born on January 14 at Desert Regional Medical Center, at just 23 weeks. Lailah weighed in at 1 Lb 2 oz and

There is no shortage of men in the gallery at Mission Hills Country Club this week, taking in the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Yet, you’d be hard pressed to find any male chauvinists among them. In fact, the guys are in awe of the high caliber of golf

Homeowners in the Valley want to cash in during the huge Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, by renting out their homes for big bucks. Some will make thousands of dollars just for heading out of town three weekends a year. For communities that allow homeowners to rent, it can be very lucrative. However, keep

It’s deployment day yet again for United States Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Andrew Fernando. He and 50 marines from his platoon woke up with the sun for a hot breakfast at the Palm Springs USO before heading out to Okinawa, Japan. “The USO provided a lot of food, cooked us breakfast, lunch, and dinner yesterday,”

Uptown Palm Springs is getting a major facelift with the help of the city council. The council approved more than $500,000 in grants to up and coming restaurants, retail stores and hotels moving into some of the vacant storefronts in uptown. “Releasable space that certainly could use tenant improvements remodeling and this is the kind

The Lucy Pet Foundation is returning to Indio this weekend to provide a two-day outreach for pet owners in need. The event takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April, 5. Microchips and free vaccinations will be provided to the first 250 cats and dogs. The event will

Indio police used a taser device on a man who wandered into Martin Van Buren Elementary School Thursday afternoon. According to Ben Guitron with the Indio Police Department, the suspect entered the school just before 1 p.m. and went straight to the office area. The man wasn’t behaving normally so school administrators called police. Authorities

Dr. Raul Ruiz was at the White House to join President Obama and a group of bipartisan physician lawmakers for a bill signing ceremony. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act was signed into law Thursday afternoon. According to a statement from Dr. Ruiz, the legislation directs over $125 million over ten years to the

Uber is headed to the Coachella Valley to provide convenient transportation during the upcoming festival season, but officials said the service will continue to operate in the desert long after the season is over. They said April marks the official launch of Uber in Palm Springs. Uber is a phone app that connects people to

Los organizadores de los festivales Coachella Fest y Stagecoach son los anfitriones de la gran Feria de Salud que se est llevando a cabo desde hoy y hasta el domingo 6 de Abril en los terrenos de la feria de Indio y es un esfuerzo en conjunto con California CareForce, Coachella Valley Community Trust y

Three men who pranked a friend by reporting a bogus April Fool’s Day carjacking have been arrested in San Bernardino County. The Press-Enterprise says deputies were called to a fast food restaurant in Hesperia Tuesday night. A group of four men said a carjacker punched one of them and took his vehicle. A dozen sheriff’s

La polica contina investigando un tiroteo ocurrido ayer en Desert Hot Springs y que dej a un hombre herido de bala en estado de gravedad. Ayer mircoles alrededor de las 6:20 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba que dos hombres estaban peleando en la manzana 12700 de Parma Drive en Desert Hot Springs,

An appellate court says the family of a woman who may have been prematurely declared dead, awoke in the hospital’s freezer and struggled before ultimately freezing to death, can go forward with a lawsuit against the hospital. Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 at White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle

An appellate court says the family of a woman who may have been prematurely declared dead, awoke in the hospital’s freezer and struggled before ultimately freezing to death, can go forward with a lawsuit against the hospital. Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 at White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle

The organizer of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will host a free medical and dental clinic in Indio starting today and running through Sunday. Goldenvoice is working with California CareForce, the Coachella Valley Community Trust and California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to put on the clinic at the Riverside County Fairgrounds. Up

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his three-year-old criminal justice realignment law but tells California law enforcement organizations that he is open to making improvements. The Democratic governor said during a speech Wednesday that what many law enforcement officials want most is more money, but that’s still in short supply despite the state’s budget surplus. The

The 43rd annual Kraft Nabisco Championship, LPGA’s first major of the year, begins today at Mission Hills Country Club, with Inbee Park of South Korea trying to be the second player to successfully defend her title. The 111-player field for the $2 million tournament includes 29 of the top 30 players in the Rolex World

Home improvement retailer Lowe’s will pay $18 million to settle an environmental lawsuit filed by 32 counties, including Riverside, over the illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, prosecutors announced today. Riverside County will receive $650,375 under the settlement, according to District Attorney’s Office Public Information Officer John Hall. He said the county is home to 10

Undefeated heavyweight Luis Ortiz will fight Monte Barrett, who twice fought for versions of the world heavyweight championship, in the scheduled 10-round main event of a boxing card at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio Thursday night. Ortiz, who turned 35 Saturday, is the No. 2-ranked heavyweight contender by the World Boxing Association. The