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David Magana was the guest of honor tonight. Greeted with smiles, he got to see many of his friends for the first time in weeks. They adorned him with a special sash that reads “survivor.” “He’s my friend and I would love to see him again and play with him more,” said Andrew Cuellar, a

Right beside their awards and trophies, students at Palm Springs High School are taking their campus back in time they created a display of memorabilia to honor our country’s 35th president, John F. Kennedy and his tragic assassination. “It’s terrible what happened to him. I can’t even imagine how his wife felt witnessing it,” said

At first glance, it looks like any other school lunch. But, if you take a closer look at the hot lunch served at Sacred Heart Pre-School in Palm Desert, you’ll be hard-pressed to find mystery meat or any junk food. “It’s fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins and dairy, and it comes on the little plate and

The Coachella Valley can rest assured that in the case of a viral catastrophe, Desert Regional Medical Center is prepared. Just ask the eighth graders from Indio Middle School’s Pre-Med Academy. More than a dozen students acted as patients with a food-borne illness, a form of E-Coli, for the 2013 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise,

Alyssa Meyers went all out on her first pregnancy. “Watching the movies you think, ‘Oh, I can eat ice cream, sweets, whatever,’” she said. The second time around, though, “Just eating smaller portions more regularly. Choosing the healthy things.” Alyssa joins many other women wanting to stay in shape while pregnant. A major difference –

A child was injured in a four-vehicle traffic collision on Harrison Street and Avenue 54 in Coachella late Thursday afternoon. Cal fire first reported that the child suffered major injuries, but sheriff’s deputies on scene told reporter Greg lee, that the child was airlifted to an area hospital as a precaution and believe the injuries

Desert Hot Springs will have a new mayor. That’s the verdict of a recount Thursday after City Council Member Adam Sanchez beat incumbent Yvonne Parks by just 12 votes. Thursday the Riverside County Registrar’s office hand-counted all of the ballots from this month’s election. The recount started at 9 in the morning with both candidates

Hace unos tres aos, la principal agencia de sanidad de Estados Unidos eligi las batallas que enfrentara. Ahora emiti su propia libreta de calificaciones en torno a esas metas: bastante bueno, pero necesita mejorar. Las siete “batallas ganables” elegidas por los Centros para el Control y la Prevencin de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en

David Magana is 7 years old. He was told Oct. 1 he has cancer. The second-grader now plays with his helicopter at home by his kitchen window, listening to the school bells and the laughter of his classmates playing at recess across the street at Van Buren Elementary School in Indio. “He was in school

Utility officials are reminding Southlanders to be careful when cooking Thanksgiving meals to avoid fires. “An increase in indoor activities combined with cooking and entertaining family and friends can cause many customers to forget basic home safety,” said Bill Messner, principal manager of health and safety at Southern California Edison. “Safety should never take a

California’s health insurance exchange is set to provide the first detailed information about the roughly 60,000 people who have signed up for coverage since open enrollment under the federal health care reforms began Oct. 1. The figures are to be released during the Covered California board meeting Thursday. They will test some of the agency’s

Authorities say they have arrested two men suspected of smuggling $1.5 million in heroin and marijuana during stops at two locations along the U.S.-Mexico border. U-T San Diego reports a 46-year-old man was arrested after Customs and Border Protection officers found 24 packages of heroin found in a hidden compartment inside a pickup truck at

Authorities say a California high school teacher has been stabbed by a student at the school that led to an hour long lock down. Police say the 16-year-old boy approached the teacher toward the end of the lunch break at alternative Midrose High School in Santa Rosa on Wednesday. The teen allegedly attacked the teacher

A New Jersey energy company required by an unusual legal settlement to build an extensive network of electric car chargers throughout California has delivered just 10 percent of what it promised in the first year. The settlement between NRG Energy Inc. and the state energy regulators was sold as key to jump starting enthusiasm for

Prosecutors announced today they will seek the death penalty for a Coachella man accused of gunning down three people, including a 16-year-old boy. Angel Anthony Esparza, 27, is charged in the deaths of 16-year-old Angel Luna in Coachella on Dec. 3, 2009, and of Gregorio Juarez and Pedro Garcia in Mecca on Dec. 19, 2009.

I’ve always felt strong, but unless you know what to do during an attack, it means nothing. Mika Moulton created Christopher’S Clubhouse after her ten-year-old son got kidnapped and murdered. She teaches self defense not just to children but women, too. She taught my girlfriends and I – women equally confident except when it came

It could be some time until a resolution or any changes or made to the Coachella Valley high school mascot, the Arabs. A member of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee paid a visit to Southern California from the group’s headquarters in Washington D.C. The ADC and Coachella Valley Unified School District agreed to the process of

A pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning after he was hit by a motorist in a pick-up truck. It happened just before 6 a.m. on Monroe Street, south of Doctor Carreon Boulevard. The man whose name hasn’t been released, died at the scene. Police say he was in the middle of the street when he was

Taking the bus is an affordable way for Kenda DeCastro to get to school, but she says taking five hours out of her day going to and from school just doesn’t work. “Honest to God if I could, I would have walked to school,” DeCastro said. “But there’s just no way you can walk across

You see it all the time. Police say distracted drivers using their cell phone, and not paying attention, have shown themselves to be great danger. Those eyes, buried in their mobile device, are not looking at the road. Michael Bacchus of Alberta said, “You go, ‘that person isn’t really paying attention and anything can happen.’”