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Palm Springs Modernism Week set an attendancerecord this year by drawing more than 40,000 people, event organizers saidtoday. Modernism Week, a celebration of the popular design aesthetic from the1950s and 1960s, was held Feb. 14-24. The 2012 festival drew an estimated35,000 people, organizers said. More than 100 events were held in the Palm Springs area

Women’s main draw singles play is set to start today in the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, which has broken its own attendance record for the past six years. The tournament, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, drew 370,408 fans last year and organizers expect 375,000 this year. The BNP Paribas Open’s

An investigation was under way today into the mauling by a pit bull of a 76-year-old woman in San Jacinto, authorities said. The woman was walking westbound on Commonwealth Avenue near San Jacinto Avenue around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday when a pit bull attacked her, said Sgt. Rose McKinney of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “Bystanders

Lauren Garrott, a geometry teacher at Shadow Hills High School, in Indio, says the idea of layoffs “causes a stress that goes around our campuses every year.” The stress may soon flood school grounds once again, after the Desert Sands Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday night. DSUSD says 27 employees are set to

At least for a while it will not be business as usual at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. The nearly 3,300 civilians employed at the base are bracing to see their hours reduced due to the sequester, the $85 billion in spending cuts being split between the military and domestic

A power outage near Fred Waring and 43rd Ave has left 223 customers without power. Imperial Irrigation District, the electricity proivder for the eastern part of the Coachella Valley, says they are in the process of figuring out what caused the outage. We will update this report as more information arrives. Southern California Edison is

A juvenile is back in custody today after escaping during court proceedings at the IndioJuvenileCourthouse. The juvenile was not happy with the way his court proceeding was progressing and decided to run out of the courtroom around noon. A courtroom deputy chased the individual and alerted nearby units of the escape. According to reports, the

Around 9 p.m. last night, U.S. Border Patrol responded to a report that a vehicle possibly being used to smuggle humans into the United States was travelling through the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. After locating the vehicle, a gold Ford F-150, the agents determined it was in fact being used to smuggle humans. They

Around 9 a.m. this morning, the area surrounding Cook St and Highway 111 lost power, causing firealarmstoinadvertentlyset off, reports say. The cause of the power outage is unknown at this time and it is not clear when power will be returned to the area. We will keep you updated as information comes into the newsroom.

The Palm Springs Police Department has scheduled the Spring of 2013 Citizens’ Police Academy. The first Citizens’ Police Academy met in 1993 and the program has been running continuously since then. The program meets one night per week for thirteen weeks. This Community Policing project has graduated hundreds of students from all sectors of the

Hugo Chvez Fras, presidente venezolano caracterizado por un gobierno autoritario al que denomin socialista y de tendencia radicalmente antiestadounidense, falleci el martes vctima del cncer que padeca desde 2011, inform su vicepresidente. Tena 58 aos. “Hoy 5 de marzo luego despus de haber acudido a la reunin de consejo de ministros y de la direccin

President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro is taking over leadership of Hugo Chavez’s political movement after the socialist leader’s death.

Women’s singles qualifying play for tennis’ 2013BNP Paribas Open is scheduled to conclude today at the Indian Wells TennisGarden, while men’s singles qualifying play will begin. Mallory Burdette of Jackson, Ga., and Grace Min of Lawrenceville, Ga.,are the only Americans among the 24 women seeking the 12 berths reserved forqualifiers in the 96-player main draw.

“As a human being, I don’t know, is there anybody there that is willing to help this lady and not let her die?” “Not at this time.” That’s the harrowing conversation that took place between a dispatcher and an employee at Glenwood Gardens Independent Living Community in Bakersfield. More than seven minutes later on the

A deadly weekend in Coachella Valley left six people dead in three separate crashes. One of them, a teenager, was killed early Sunday morning. The driver of that accident, also a teen, now faces drunken driving charges. Raul Arreola, who grew up with the Victor Regalado, says, “I don’t know where to begin, this could’ve

A dozen school districts in Riverside County may comeup short paying their bills in the next couple of years, according to areport released today by the California Department of Education. State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson posted a status report onschool districts’ finances midway through fiscal year 2012-13, and according tothe document, the following 12

A reptile that appeared to be a youngalligator was rescued today from between two fences in Desert Hot Springs. Around 3:30 p.m., a Riverside County Animal Services officer respondedto a report of a stray animal wedged between fences in the 66600 block ofEstrella Avenue. The officer took the three-foot reptile to the CoachellaValley Animal Campus

En esta ocasin, se le acusa a un hombre de robar en la tienda Boost Mobile en Palm Desert. A tempranas horas hoy, El Departamento de Policia de Palm Desert respondio a una llamada de hurto en Boost Mobile Store sobre San Pablo Drive en Palm Desert. Cuando llegaron al lugar los agentes confirmaron el

Fin de semana trgico en el valle de Coachella. Tres distintos acidentes automovilstico cobran la vida de 6 personas. Uno de ellos era un estudiante de la preparatoria Shadow Hills en Indio. El nombre del alumno es Victor Regalado de 18 aos de edad quien el domingo por la madrugada viajaba con un grupo de

Women’s singles qualifying play for the 2013 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament is scheduled to begin today at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, with 48 players from 23 nations seeking 12 berths in the 96 layer main draw. The qualifying field includes Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who rose to ninth in the Women’s Tennis Association