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PALM DESERT – Security guards keep a close eye on the students of Palm Desert High School. Even though the chances for a nightmare scenario are extremely small, these guards are ready for the worst. Desert Sands Unified School District Chief Jeff Kaye says Columbine was merely a wake-up call to change the way situations

By: Elyse Miller News Channel 3 Reporter emiller@kesq.com INDIO – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wrapped up Sunday night. It was time for campers to pack up and head home. After a long weekend of sun, music and more sun and music, festival goers were exhausted. ” I’m tired, hot, worn out,” says

by David Lippman News Channel 3 News Producer People in Nebraska are happier than you. That’s according to MainStreet.com’s new Happiness Index. It rates all fifty states and the District of Columbia based on their levels of debt, foreclosures, and unemployment. Nebraska got the top spot because it has the second-fewest foreclosures and the second-lowest

An Indio man is being honored Thursday for helping others stay fit and healthy. Art Preciado has made such an impact on hundreds of senior citizens. He was honored Thursday with an Senior Inspiration Award at a ceremony held at Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage. Preciado, 81, is a man in motion. His secret

Police are working overtime to keep an eye on huge crowds and monitor traffic during the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year, Indio PD are ready for the 10th annual music fest. Road closures will make traffic a nightmare, so they’ll focus on that. But inside the festival, they’ll turn their attention

Richard Bermudez is looking for a job at Labor Finders temp agency in Cathedral City. He explains how much money he used to make. “[I used to make] between $18 and $22 an hour as a mason in a lot of commercial projects,” explains Bermudez. When asked how he makes ends meet, Bermudez answered, “Really,

A record number of nearly 13 million Mexican immigrants live in the United States, a 17-fold increase since 1970. More than half are here illegally. “What is really amazing is the fact that we finally have a consensus on the undocumented. So, we have a number of the undocumented which means we do know they

Mike Agredano anticipated this moment all year. He, like many at post offices everywhere, are finally filing their returns, capping off a year of scrimping and saving. “I had just a little bit left over paying my taxes so that felt good,” says Agredano. In these tough times people are struggling to pay the bills.

PALM SPRINGS – More than 100 residents marched to City Hall to express their concern about the possibilty of the Plaza Racquet Club losing its lease. The owner of the club in Palm Springs says he may be forced out of the business that is helping the local economy. “This place is important not only

Schools throughout the state face the worst budget cuts in history, but California teachers say they have a way to save millions. The California Teacher’s Association wants to eliminate state standardized tests for second grade students. They say the tests are too costly for our state and too stressful for our students. “It’s more stress

INDIO – Greg Cedidla is prepared, even though its his first time camping at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. The day before the three-day concert fest begins, he says he’s aware of the sweltering heat that comes with the weekend. “It’s so hot out here,” Cedidla notices.

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival returns to the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Friday, April17 through Sunday, April 19. Tickets for Coachella 2009 are on sale at Ticketmaster outlets by phone and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The ticket price for all three days is $269. Tickets for single day admission are sold out. For up-to-date

A man suspected in a series of armed robberies at hotels in Riverside County is also a suspect in an attempted bank robbery in Sacramento. Nicolas Corletto, 22, of Oregon was arrested Monday after an Indio Police officer spotted a vehicle described as the vehicle used in the robberies. Corletto was apparently spotted in Jeep

Aaron Layton’s signature is on thousands of lab reports. The Riverside County District Attorney is currently looking into if he falsified these reports. “The employee Layton at Bio-Tox may have some problems in his background related to credibility which immediately bring his work at Bio-Tox into question,” said Chief Assistant District Attorney Sue Steding. Layton

Twelve senior citizens in the Coachella Valley will be honored Thursday for their inspiration on others as part of the 17th Annual Senior Inspiration Awards luncheon. Cathedral City resident Cy Breen is one of this year’s recipients. The 97-year-old is being honored for his fundraising and charity work. For the past three years on his

PALM DESERT – Residents and maintenance crews had their work cut out for them Wednesday, one day after a windstorm howled through the Desert. The sounds of chainsaws echoed along Cook Street in Palm Desert. Maintenance crews from Desert Springs Marriott cleaned up after Mother Nature at the crack of dawn. “I couldn’t believe it,”

Twenty-five to life. That’s the sentence Kevin Brom received for murdering his mother. Brom plead guilty, but he’s still not telling detectives where he hid her body. Even Kevin’s father believes his son deserves the death penalty for murdering Terri Brom. “What went wrong? What went wrong to a decent kid that didn’t do anything.

INDIO – The Desert Stonewall Democrats, which has called for a boycott of four auto dealerships because they claim a co-owner contributed to the campaign on behalf of Proposition 8, expect to conduct a public protest this week, the group’s vice chair said. Leaders of the gay and lesbian group voted 11-2 Saturday to conduct

A handful of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies carrying pellet handguns and rifles slowly patrol an open area in the campus of La Quinta High School. Mock dispatchers call out the fake emergency: a shooter on campus. From around the corner comes a man wearing a ski-mask, pointing a gun at the deputies. They tell the