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A 19-year-old Indio resident pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of a teenage boy at a house party and was immediately sentenced to 11 years in prison. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped a murder charge against Damian Leon. According to witnesses, Leon was seen running from the 81-600 block

Advanced passes for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival went on sale at 11 a.m. Thursday, but as usual, they sold out very quickly. The first weekend sold out in about an hour, and advanced passes to the second weekend were gone shortly after. There will be more opportunities to buy passes to Coachella

The Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market is in its 21st year, and 2015’s event will showcase 330 films including 77 World Premiers, 65 North American Premiers and 19 U.S. Premiers. The festival will showcase Shorts directed by some pretty big names in Hollywood, including Katie Holmes, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cusack, Matt

Several Desert Sands Unified School District employees say speaking Spanish on the job is prohibited, even during lunch breaks. The district is now under investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Grounds and operations employees filed the discrimination complaint. They did not want to speak on camera for fear of losing their jobs. Instead,

It’s been a long time since there’s been a grocery store in the La Quinta Cove. In the last two years the Fresh & Easy and Ralph’s in the Cove closed. But soon a new grocery store will fill the empty Fresh & Easy space. It’s called Jules Market and it’s the first of it’s

De acuerdo con el Distrito Escolar Unificado Desert Sands, 260 maestros realizaron se reportaron enfermos ayer mircoles y al parecer fue planeado, segn la portavoz del Distrito Mary Perry. El distrito se vio obligado a llamar a los maestros sustitutos para no interrumpir la educacin de los alumnos. Perry tambin dijo que el reporte de

Palm Springs City Council tackled Mayor Pro Tem Paul Lewin’s proposed probe into the city’s land sales and economic incentive programs at Wednesday night’s meeting. Mayor Steve Pougnet was absent from the meeting, reportedly due to a family emergency. The discussion on land sale transactions and economic grants consisted of 40-page PowerPoint presentation, touting the

Six people were arrested and hundreds of pounds of cocaine were seized in what authorities are calling one of the largest local drug busts in recent memory. Officers with a multi-jurisdictional task force raided a house in Santa Fe Springs on Wednesday, arresting three and uncovering more than 560 pounds of cocaine. They were led

According to Desert Sands Unified School District, 260 teachers staged a planned sick out on Wednesday. According to District Spokesperson Mary Perry, they were forced to call in subs and no education services were disrupted, and all classes went on as planned. “The sick-out was organized and is not allowed per the contract negotiating agreement,”

A four-star boutique hotel could be coming to Palm Desert near El Paseo. Currently, the proposed plan yields nothing but positivity from pedestrians and shop owners alike. “I’m so happy about it. We will have more business from the hotel. So, it’s good for my business,” said Lyna Phan, owner of Pretty Nails, which is

It’s a graduation season full of firsts at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. Jessica Magallon is the first graduate in the school’s history to get accepted and attend Standford University in the fall. “I’ve been wanting to go to Stanford since I was a freshman,” said Magallon. Magallon is among the top 10 students

A man from Westlake Village is behind bars on insider trading charges after federal agents raided his home in La Quinta Wednesday morning. Steven Fishoff, 58, is accused of being the mastermind of an intricate scheme that generated $3.2 million in profits over several years. The raid took place at Fishoff’s home in the Hideaway

El gremio policial de Palm Springs investiga un feto encontrado justo en el Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs. Agentes fueron llamados al nosocomio al filo de las ocho de la maana del mircoles despus de que un empleado del lugar lo descubriera en un sitio pblico del rea. La hora y tiempo de

“I’m going to allow her to tell her story when she’s ready and at the appropriate time. And she will. She wants to have everyone know what happened,” said Gloria Allred, hinting that her client, Dianna Bedwell, has a story to tell. Bedwell is recovering at an undisclosed rehab facility in Palm Springs after being

The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted for a pay increase for its classified and administrative employees at a special board meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Darryl Adams stated, “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am happy to announce that the CVUSD Board has unanimously voted approval of a 5% pay

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants the community to avoid counterfeit check scams that have been popping up recently. Check scammers trick victims by mailing counterfeit checks in the victim’s name, claiming the victim overpaid for some service or purchase. According to a release from Deputy Albert Martinez, the scammer offers to buy an item

Los bomberos continan trabajando arduamente para combatir las llamas del incendio Harrison que ha devorado 80 acres de maleza en el rea de la Avenida 66 y la calle Harrison en Thermal. En la informacin ms reciente proporcionada por Cal Fire la lumbre ha sido contenida en un 60% y al igual que ayer los

The Marine Corps will honor six Marines who were killed in a helicopter crash while on a rescue mission for earthquake victims in Nepal. The memorial ceremony will be held Wednesday afternoon on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. The six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were

A travel trailer is destroyed and several goats are dead after a fire in Joshua Tree this afternoon. The fire happened on Moonlight Mesa Road around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters found the trailer fully involved in flames and several goats were caught between the trailer and a home on the property. Other goats on the

“Call me Caitlyn,” with long locks and makeup Caitlyn Jenner made her big debut on the July cover of Vanity Fair. Formerly Bruce Jenner, the cover model gained support and opposition for her unveiled photos and behind the scenes video. “It’s phenomenal. She’s beautiful. People over here are just like it’s a baby shower. They’re