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Morongo Basin school bus driver named CHP’s School Bus Driver of the Year after quick thinking during crash

Morongo Basin school bus driver Ben Glaser was honored by the California Highway Patrol for his quick thinking that saved the lives of students during a crash. Glaser received the California Highway Patrol Southern Region School Bus Driver of the Year for 2023. Glaser, a Student Transportation of America Driver for the Morongo Unified School

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Winds ease for Stagecoach day two

The Stagecoach Music Festival is now in its second day. Attendees are hoping for an exciting and clearer evening after Friday’s windy, Western start to the festival. Fans from throughout the country came out to see their favorite singers, ranging from newer acts to headliner, Miranda Lambert.  “I heard probably Beyonce’s gonna come out,” said country music

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The Narrow Door and Sacred Heart volunteers pack food for local families

Volunteers from Sacred Heart School in Palm Desert spent time packing up food bags for families around the Coachella Valley, Saturday morning. The food packing event took place at ‘The Narrow Door’ on Madison Street in Indio.   The organization is a volunteer driven, faith-based charity that helps families living in the desert with food insecurity.  Boxes were

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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department brings attention to new stop signs in Coachella

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to alert drivers in Coachella of new stop signs they say are causing some issue.  RSO’s Thermal Station released the following images of the stop signs in question. They were recently installed at Avenue 51 and Mecca Avenue near Bagdouma Park.  The department says multiple accidents have occurred in the area

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USC president makes her first remarks over recent campus controversies on Israel-Hamas war

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California’s president called recent controversies roiling the campus over the Israel-Hamas war “incredibly difficult for all of us.” In her first public statement in nearly two weeks, President Carol Folt condemned this week’s protests — where 90 demonstrators were arrested by police

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Structure fire in Palm Desert Country Club.

CalFire responded to a residential structure fire shortly after midnight Saturday morning. The fire was located on Vermont Circle and Tennessee Avenue. The under-construction residence was fully engulfed in fire. The high winds and ember resulted in the fire spreading to an adjacent under-construction residence, according to CalFire. Firefighters contained the fire at 12:37 A.M.

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A windy, wild West start to Stagecoach

Stagecoach is underway in Indio. It’s the final weekend of the music festival season. We spoke with festival goers, who expressed their excitement surrounding the festival. Country music fans from throughout the country have their eyes on the lineup and this weekend’s weather. The first day of stagecoach was met with a windy wild West

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