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“Opportunities to learn through the arts are so important for their creativity and development. They may end up in the spotlight and decide they want to pursue it,” choreographer Jennifer Backhaus said. Desert Mirage senior Estefania Salgado already knows she wants to pursue the spotlight. “I do want to be an actress. It would be

Two sporting goods megastores are teeing up for their grand openings this weekend. “Both are big name companies, so it’s good for the valley,” said Vince Heliker, a resident of Cathedral City. Don’t let the exterior construction deceive you, consumers can already shop Dick’s Sporting Goods at Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. Dick’s is the

Two Coachella girls born conjoined at the head were reunited Thursday with the Doctors at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital who saved their lives. The little girls, known to everyone one at the hospital as the miracle babies, are now 9 years old. The surgery to give them separate was the first of its kind

Con el afn de combatir y prevenir el crimen en la ciuad de Indio, la polica de dicha entidad esta colaborando con la Universidad de Califronia Riverside (UCR) para hacerle frente a esta problemtica. Lo hacen implementando la tecnologa, un programa de computadora que predice en donde se cometern los crimenes. El departamento de polica

Two giant retailers are holding grand openings this weekend, bringing selection and competition to the Coachella Valley. The PGA Tour Superstore is opening at Highway 111 and Fred Waring. Dick’s Sporting Goods is also opening at Westfield Shoppingtown. Store executives and consumers agree the competition will be a plus for the local economy, two sporting

Doctors and staff at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio now have an extra focus on improving patient services. That is the word from hospital CEO Gary Honts. The comment came after the hospital received word on Monday that it won’t be cut off from receiving Medicare reimbursements. State officials warned the hospital last Summer that

UPDATE: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at a secondhand jewelry dealer in Palm Desert Wednesday. Deputies recovered the ring stolen from El Paseo Jewelers on October 21st. The ring is being held in evidence in the case against Doris Payne. UPDATE: an 83-year-old Doris Payne pleaded not guilty today to stealing a

Prosecutors throughout California will be in Riverside today, hammering out legislative priorities for 2014 and comparing notes onhow recent changes in state law have impacted their counties. The California District Attorneys’ Association’s Legislative Summit will be held at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office headquarters at Orange and 10th streets, starting around 8 a.m. This

One Southern California city has nixed a Pamplona-style bull running event because of safety concerns. The Riverside Press Enterprise reports Lake Elsinore City Manager Grant Yates said Wednesday he denied an application for the event slated for March 8. The city received hundreds of emails from people worried that participants could be injured. The Great

College of the Desert’s Student Veterans Organization will hold its fifth annual Veterans Day ceremony Thursday. The 12:30 p.m. ceremony will be held in COD’s amphitheater, between the Cravens Student Services Center and the communication buildings. C. Douglas Kroll, an associate history professor, will give a presentation on the history of Veterans Day and the

A Desert Hot Springs shooting is under investigation this morning. It sent one person to a hospital Thursday night. The violence breaking out along Alexandria court in a neighborhood near Mountain View and Hacienda. Police say one person was shot and hospitalized with non-critical injuries. No word this morning if police are still searching for

The Palm Springs City Council will be able to tax marijuana dispensaries. Voters approved Measure B, the so-called marijuana tax in Tuesday’s election with nearly 68 percent of the vote. The city can now choose to tax dispensaries up to 15 percent of their revenue. The measure could help generate up to a million dollars

There are just certain songs, you know the ones – you want to sing along to them because you know every single word. “You just sit there and sing along and remember what you were doing when these songs came out. It’s that great feeling, the classics,” Jim Casey of Troupe Productions said. Classics from

Dozens of people touched by the death of Celena Nava came together in front of Coachella City Hall Wednesday, in a grass roots effort to stand up and take action against drunk driving. Leaders, legislators and law enforcement joined friends and family of Celena Nava – the 25-year-old woman who was out jogging in Coachella

Students at Xavier Preparatory High School in Palm Desert were given tips on safe sun habits and how to spot melanoma Wednesday. It’s called the Melanoma Awareness Project, or “MAP” and it’s students teaching students about skin cancer. There were no local programs like it until William Lavin brought the project to the Coachella Valley

In November of 2011, Palm Springs voters approved Measure J, a one percent sales tax increase. Many remember the city-sponsored ballot initiative as a way to revive downtown, but the money that has come in from Measure J has been used in many other areas as well. In one case, the city has allocated millions

La preparatoria de Coachella esta bajo la mira del comit rabe-americano contra la discriminacin ‘ADC’ por sus siglas en ingles porque segn ellos, los murales as como las imagenes y actividades deportivas que se muestran y llevan acabo en esa escuelason de un estereotipo erroneo de la comunidad arabe. De acuerdo a la ‘ADC’ la

Aldelaide Presley, former Morongo Tribal Chair passed away Monday at the age of 73. Presley is credited for improving healthcare for Native American families. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Adelaide Presley as a leader and a tireless champion for increasing tribal access to quality healthcare and wellness programs, not only in the

Election Results – November 5th 2013 Polls are closed and below are the latest updated numbers as of 6:04 a.m. from the Riverside County Registrar for the November 5th General Election in Riverside County. DESERT HOT SPRINGS MAYOR – 12/ 12 Precincts Reporting Candidate Vote Count Percent Yvonne Parks 917 45.15 Adam Sanchez 820 40.37

Doris Payne de 83 aos ayer se present frente al juez y se declar no culpable de robar un anillo con valor de $22 mil dlares de El Paseo Jewelers que se ubica en la manzana 73000 de la calle El Paseo en Palm Desert. Payne se declar no culpable felona de robo y asalto,