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A La Quinta woman pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $114,000 from a local brokerage business where she worked and was immediately sentenced to three years probation. Isabel Sonia Bandzej, 51, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of embezzlement Monday in connection with taking $114,304 from a brokerage business where she maintained payment

Reportan actividad policial alrededor de dos escuelas en Indio, lo que motivó a bloquear los establecimientos educativos. Se trata de las Primarias Lyndon B. Johnson y la escuela Carilo Ranch La vocera del distrito Desert sand, Mary Perry, informó ademas que las clases del día se reanudarán según lo programado. La policía de Indio está

Senior citizens who inspire others through their volunteerism and contributions to the community were honored at the 26th annual Senior Inspiration Awards. Over 600 people attended the luncheon at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert. 11 seniors from the Coachella Valley were honored along with two more from Riverside County. Riverside County

The west valley was hit with an earthquake Sunday early evening. The magnitude 3.9 struck about 8 miles northeast of Thousand Palms at 5:46 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was about 4.7 miles deep. The epicenter was just north of the San Andreas fault line. Earthquake Preparedness Tips Those who called

The Palm Desert High School athletic program has been nearly unstoppable in the valley this spring. Here is a look at some of their conference records. Baseball: 6-0 Softball: 6-0 Boys Golf: 12-0 Boys Tennis: 12-0 Boys Track: 4-1 Color Guard: SoCal Champions

Former SoCal Coyotes running back Dylan Peebles had a huge game in his debut with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Arena Football League accounting for 3-touchdowns. He had not seen game action in the team’s first 5-games of the season after joining Arizona late this fall. Peebles had a great career with the Coyotes

The Palm Desert High School Color Guard team brought home a first place at the SoCal Championships.

People are filing in at the entrance of The Living Desert Sunday morning, clutching their new reusable plastic cups. On the the surface it’s a free giveaway by the zoo, but also a lesson in reducing waste. “Recycle as much as you can,” Maya Hodge, a 5th grader from Desert Hot Springs, said. “If you

A local Boy Scout troop is helping to make a bird sanctuary safer for animals and drivers this Earth Day weekend. Photographer Christopher Flicker caught up with Troop 1701 on Saturday as its members worked together to protect the community’s land. “This is a 5-acre refuge for indigenous desert animals,” said Kitty Pallsen, owner of

Parents with children in the Palm Springs Unified School District had the opportunity to learn more about their children’s schools Saturday morning. For the third straight year, the district hosted the Pride and Purpose Family Engagement Conference at Cathedral City High School. Parents were able to learn about various educational and health resources for their

Some local middle school students got a chance to learn about clean water access through the Walking for Water 6K. It was held at Nellie Coffman Middle School in Cathedral City Saturday morning, with students from middle schools across the Coachella Valley participating. About 300 students participated in walking and doing eco-friendly arts and craft,

Former La Quinta High School student and now home schooled senior Santos Ortega has been making headlines in the boxing world throughout his amateur career. He was ranked at one time #1 and earned the title as the 2015 Junior Olympic National Champion. The dream of the Olympics ended on a controversial decision out of

At 6’5 360 pounds, Palm Springs sophomore Julian Polendo was by far the biggest kid the valley had on the football field in 2017. He earned the complete attention from all opposing teams he played against and combined with his play this off season he is catching the attention of D-1 programs such as UCLA

Vote for your favorite play/performance of the week that will be announced on Monday, April 23rd at 5:30pm on CBS and 6pm KESQ! – Jonny Cuevas & Travis Adams back to back no-hitters for Palm Desert baseball – Michael Cabacungan goes undefeated in tennis season at 12-0 for Palm Springs – Karli Manney great catch

The scene around midnight before Coachella weekend two kicked off was a line of cars making their way to the Coachella campgrounds, hours later than anticipated,due to a delay in opening due to high winds. That didn’t dampen this camper’s plans. “I think we all agree we’ll do a little power nap…collective power nap and

Weekend 2 of Coachella is officially underway, the Weeknd once again headlined Friday night after a long delay for campers ended just before midnight last night. Temperatures were even warmer than last weekend. “I’m the SPF mom, So I carry around like all different forms of SPF, I spray their bodies down, SPF 60, I

A local dispensary got a surprise visit from California’s Cannabis Czar this afternoon. Lori Ajax, Chief of the State’s Bureau of Cannabis Control toured Palm Springs Safe Access after state regulators did a walk through earlier today. According to the dispensary owner, Robert Van Roo, they passed with flying colors and are touted as a

Members of Palm Springs High School’s student government organized a lunchtime forum on gun violence today. “You should be safe in a school, in a movie theater, in a church, in a gay club, in your own home. We are thinking about change. We must not only think about school shootings but of all gun

La organización TODEC continua con su tour por las diferentes escuelas secundarias del Valle de Coachella llamado Amor,Unidad y Esperanza ,llevándole mucha información a los jóvenes estudiantes y motivándolos a seguir con sus estudios. El 14 de febrero de 2017 nuestro equipo decidió lanzar The Love Unity y HopeHigh School Tour, esta gira se organizó

Two people were injured after an accident in Palm Desert Friday afternoon. The accident involved a commercial truck and an SUV, it was first reported at around 2:55 p.m. According to Cal Fire, arriving crews found two people trapped. Both people were extradited and were transported to the hospital. One suffered moderate injuries, the other