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Tens of millions of dollars will be available to public agencies and other groups in the Coachella Valley seeking funds for green projects, the South Coast Air Quality Management District announced today. The AQMD’s governing board on Friday approved a request for proposals for $53 million in air pollution reduction projects in the Coachella Valley.

A second teacher arrested at Miramonte Elementary School on suspicion of committing sexual crimes against students was behind bars today. Martin Bernard Springer, 49, of Alhambra, was arrested Friday on suspicion of lewd conduct with two female students, just days after the arrest of an ex-third-grade teacher who allegedly took photos of students who were

Firefighters administered CPR Saturday to a hiker in full cardiac arrest on a trail in Mesa View, an unincorporated area of Palm Desert, before taking him to an area hospital, according to a Cal Fire spokeswoman. Shortly after 1 p.m., fire crews reached an elderly man reported down in full arrest on the Art Smith

BOYS: INDIO 75, La Quinta 72 (F) Abram Montoya can add his name to the list of greatest finishes in Indio High School athletics history. Montoya banked in a buzzer beater from just inside half-court as time expired to lift the Rajahs over La Quinta. An improbable finish to say the least. Montoya, who’s grandfather

Assemblyman Manuel PereZ, D-Coachella, introduced three bills at a meeting on immigration reform in Coachella on Friday that he said will help undocumented workers, and in turn, help the state’s bottom line. The audience also paid tribute to Cesar Chavez, the founder of the United Farm Workers of America. For 10 days, starting on Thursday,

The countdown is almost over. The Palm Springs Holiday Inn closed in September, but under new ownership and under a new name, the now Saguaro Palm Springs is putting the final touches on its Friday grand opening. The first guests will officially start checking in at 3 p.m. Not all of the rooms are available,

The La Quinta Blackhawks have had their way in the Desert Valley League over the last decade. They just wrapped up an 8th DVL title in a row. It didn’t come without some tense moments, however. La Quinta’s Jared Watts game the Blackhawks a 35-15 team lead after the 170 lb. bout, but Palm Desert

Por sptimo ao consecutivo se realiza la carabana migrante “Caminando con Cesar” en honor al gran lder campesino Cesar Chvez. Dicho evento honra a todos aquellos migrantes que han fallecido en su intento por cruzar la frontera M Mxico-Estados Unidos debido a las fuertes medidas de seguridad, de acuerdo a los organizadores cada da muren

Hoy a las 3:00 a.m. el vehculo conducido por una mujer ebria se impact con una piedra del camelln central en Fred Waring Drive entre Eldorado y Warner Trail en Palm Desert. Betty Lucero de 35 aos, residente de Indio fue arrestada y llevada a la crcel de la misma ciudad. El flujo vehicular con

La Asociacin de Gobiernos del Valle de Coachella y la ciudad de Rancho Mirage llevarn a cabo un evento de recoleccin y reciclaje de llantas usadas maana sbado de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. en la yarda de mantenimiento de la ciudad que se ubica en el 72-201 Manufacturing Road en Thousand Palms. Cualquier residente

Two arrests made in the Parkview mobile home community in Palm Springs a week after the murder of one of Parkview’s own, Ken Moody, have neighbors saying enough is enough. “We pay $640 to live here, and it’s turning into an urban ghetto,” Parkview resident Paul Washington. “We’ve had break-ins. We’ve had forced entry. It’s

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El percance sucedi en la cuadra 83- 300 de la Avenida Dillon cerca de Palo Verde Street al filo de las 9:30pm. Al llegar los socorristas encontraron la cochera envuelta en llamas mismas que al parecer amenazaban a otras viviendas. Unas lneas de energa elctrica tambin fueron afectadas. La rpida movilizacin de los bomberos evit

Physical therapist Paul Bray said, “The body is a ‘use it or lose it’ proposition,” adding that we make that choice. Desert Regional’s “Live Your Life More Active” health fair quickly filled with people eager to use it. “We want to keep active, and not get to the point where we can’t do that, because

At a gathering of Parkview Mobile Estates residents, a silent prayer was held for fellow resident Ken Moody. The 74 year old’s body was found on the side of the road in an unincorporated area of Sky Valley more than a week ago. 45-year-old Jason Brokken of Palm springs was later arrested at Moody’s home.

A fire broke out at an Indio home Wednesday night on the 83300 Block Dillon Avenue, near Palo Verde Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters got the call just after 9:30 PM. Arriving crews found the home’s garage completely engulfed in flames and threatening nearby homes, said Riverside County Fire PIO Jody

“We just need closure to know what really happened. That would satisfy. How did it happen?” pleaded Rosario Perales, the mother of a woman who died along Indio Boulevard on January 26. It was around 8 p.m. when 44 year-old Brigitte Jasso was apparently trying to cross the street at Arabia when a motorcycle hit