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Another great year of volleyball and water polo around the desert and the top athletes and coaches were honored by their respective leagues. Below is the list for the DVL and De Anza League’s best in volleyball and water polo. DVL Girls Volleyball MVP: Olivia Mediano (Palm Springs)Coach of the year: Gary Wilhoite (Palm Springs)

“Just because a student comes to school and doesn’t say anything, does not mean they’re not having some difficulties fitting in,” said Michael Coates, a San Bernardino parent. Tonight’s School Safety Summit hit close to home for Coates. Last week his 14-year-old nephew took his own life because he felt he couldn’t fit in at

Ruby Gamboa’s younger brother is a senior at Indio High School. Learning another student suffers from Tuberculosis makes her uneasy. “It’s contagious, so I would be scared of it,” said Gamboa. The Riverside County Department of Health officials first alerted the school about the case November 20 and began working closely with the district. it

Un accidente fatal destruy una seccin del estadio en Sao Paulo, y seis inmuebles en total no estarn listos a finales de diciembre, cuando venca un plazo fijado por la FIFA. Pero el organismo rector del ftbol, el gobierno brasileo y los organizadores del Mundial del ao prximo no estn dispuestos a oprimir el “botn

Un caso de tuberculosis registrado en la preparatoria de Indio pone en alerta a las autoridades escolares. Luego de que un estudiante que asisti a dicho plantel durante los meses de septiembre a noviembre, fue diagnosticado con tuberculosisla persona implicada, no esta asistiendo a la escuela y se espera se recupere en su totalidad. Oficiales,

At 5:30 in the morning, before the sun came up, a skateboarder traveling southbound on Palm Drive at 3rd street, was hit and killed by an SUV traveling northbound. The driver fled the scene, but police were able to locate the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. The investigation

La ciudad de Desert Hot Springs ya tiene a un nuevo alcalde, as como nuevos miembros en su ayuntamiento, el martes durante la reunin del consejo fueron juramentados.Adam Snchez el nuevo alcalde enfrentara grandes retos ante la critica situacin fiscal que atravieza esta entidad. Apenas el mes de novimbre Snchez derroto a la entonces alcadeza,

A Texas man was hiking on the Westfork Trail of the Indian Canyons Monday evening when he had to be lifted from the mountain by a Riverside County sheriff’s helicopter. It was the second hiker that had to be rescued by the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue team within a 24-hour time frame.

A man charged with killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding three others during a rampage at Los Angeles International Airport has appeared in court with bruises on his face and a bandage on his neck. Paul Ciancia said little at the brief appearance Wednesday at a San Bernardino County jail facility where he’s

With high winds and potential hard-freeze conditions forecast for many areas of Southern California through Friday, SCE (Southern California Edison) reminds its customers that outages might occur and to never approach or touch a downed power line. Officials said if you see a downed line or dangling wire — even if it appears not to

Daniel Menendez is known as the world’s fastest ‘piano juggler’, and he shared his holiday message by showcasing his unique talent on You Tube, according to ABC. So far his video has received about 40,000 hits, but some ‘grinches’ are saying ‘bah humbug’ and calling it fake, but Menendez has several other videos featuring many

The Living Desert is welcoming its newest animal; a 10-year-old female leopard named Zoya. Zoo officials said the Amur leopard was transferred from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Indiana on Tuesday, November 19th. “We’re thrilled to have a magnificent new leopard here at the park, and look forward to our guests getting to know

Debido a un frente fro que se desplaza desde al rtico con rumbo al sur de California, se esperan temperaturas bajas en el Valle de Coachella y congelantes en el alto desierto. Se alerta a la comunidad de Josue Tree que el mercurio podra descender hasta los 20 grados. Desafortunadamente las bajas temperaturas pueden daar

The FBI L.A. Division needs your help to identify a group known as the ‘New Hat Bandits’ that’s responsible for five bank robberies in the past six weeks. Authorities say the men have robbed banks in Rosemead, Monterey Park and Manhattan Beach. The suspects enter the bank and demand money, sometimes handing the bank teller

Hoy a las 4:16 a.m. una mujer bajo la influencia del alcohol o las drogas conduca un auto Chevrolet HHR en los carriles con rumbo al norte de Van Buren Street muy cerca de la Avenida 48 en Coachella cuando perdi el control y se impact con un poste de la luz. De acuerdo con

Desert Hot Springs police have located the SUV involved in a deadly hit and run crash that took the life of a 28-year-old man who was skateboarding across Palm Drive early Tuesday morning. Police haven’t said if an arrest has been made or provided details on the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing and we’ll bring

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Wednesday for a 29-year-old Indio man suspected of sexually assaulting an Indio High School student. Robert Jose Curiel Jr. has been charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment, both felonies. He is being held at the county jail in Indio in lieu of $30,000 bail. The student had an ongoing

Experts will address topics such as school violence and reducing bullying at the Riverside County Safe Schools Summit in Palm Springs Wednesday. The event at the Palm Springs Convention Center starts at 8:30 a.m. and is geared toward educators and public agencies. A free session for parents and guardians is scheduled at 6 p.m., according

More than 50 percent of nurses are close to retirement, according to the American Nurses Association. As the Affordable Care Act rolls out, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 1.2 million more nurses will be needed nationwide by 2020. California ranks among the states most in need of new nurses. “As the economy

A new group of leaders took over the Desert Hot Springs city council, but continued to deal with old problems. Adam Sanchez was sworn in as mayor then joined by councilman elect Joe McKee, mayor pro tem Russell Betts, Jan Pye and councilman Scott Matas. The new council met for the first time in front