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Former President Bill Clinton will tee off with Gary Player Thursday at 8 a.m. for the ceremonial first tee shot of the 2014 Humana Challenge. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and Humana President & CEO Bruce Broussard will round off the foursome, according to tournament officials. The group will launch the tournament on the first

PGA tournament winner Notah Begay, former congressman Patrick Kennedy, talk show host Montel Williams and megachurch pastor Rick Warren were among the luminaries who participated in the Clinton Foundation’s third annual Health Matters conference in La Quinta on Tuesday. It was a beautiful day in the Coachella Valley to talk about health and fitness and

Continuing the Clinton Foundation’s events around the Coachella Valley, President Clinton spoke to a packed room of invited guests Wednesday morning at Desert AIDS Project. The crowd of 100 was made up largely of health care professionals, politicians, and other local leaders. Clinton said there’s much work to be done to stop the spread of

Southern California was hit Wednesday by a magnitude-4.4 earthquake whose epicenter was in San Bernardino County. The quake struck at 1:35 a.m. at a depth of just over 3 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 3 miles north-northwest of Fontana and 4 miles west-northwest of Rialto, said USGS seismologist Valerie Thomas.

A man recently extradited from Mexico to face charges of killing his roommate in Coachella nearly a decade ago has plead not guilty. Mexican citizen Walter Cuevas Gastelum, 29, was in court in Indio Wednesday afternoon to answer to the murder charge. Gastelum also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a gun in the death

The man who died after losing control of his bicycle in Palm Springs on Sunday morning has been identified. The coroner said Henry Morewood, 82, died after losing his balance and falling down an incline onto a cement foundation. He struck his head on the pavement. The man was riding on a bike path at

Two teenagers are in custody after taking a joyride on a stolen ATV in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday morning. Police were called after multiple gun shots were reported in an unincorporated area near Desert Hot Springs. Witnesses described the shooters as young men with a handgun and a rifle who were riding an ATV. Police

The Palm Springs Unified School District’s Board of Education is looking for a new member to fill the seat vacated by Justin Blake, it announced Wednesday. Blake said his resignation will come on February, 1. The board is seeking qualified applicants for a provisional appointment on or before its meeting on February, 25. The new

A deadly hit and run driver is being sought by Desert Hot Springs Police. Tuesday, the victim’s family spoke out about the tragedy for the first time. They described Reuben Guzman as a young man full of love, life, and forgiveness. A truck crashed into Guzman around 5:30 p.m. January 9th near Tedesco Park in

Hoy a las 8:15 a.m. el plantel de la Shadow Hills High School fue temporalmente cerrado por precaucin ya que las autoridades escolares recibieron el reporte de actividad sospechosa en el bao de los varones. Un estudiante le notific al personal escolar que otro alumno estaba actuando de manera extraa en el sanitario, fue por

Shadow Hills High School in Indio was temporarily locked out Wednesday around 8:15 a.m. According to Ben Guitron with the Indio Police Department, officers got a call from staff members about suspicious activity in the boys bathroom. One student notified staff about another student acting strange in the bathroom stall and as a precautionary measure

A closed section of Monterey Avenue was re-opened today after crews completed the repair of a natural gas leak in Palm Desert near the Rancho Mirage city limits. The 3-inch plastic gas main broke at Magnesia Falls Drive and Monterey Avenue about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, and someone reported the smell of gas, said Javier Mendoza

Former President Bill Clinton closed the 3rd Annual “Health Matters” conference with a call to action for attendees. “We’re here because we think we have the discipline and the ability to translate what we know and what we feel into positive changes in other people’s lives,” said Clinton during his closing remarks. The Clinton Foundation’s

“Monterey is a big deal. It’s the biggest street around here. Between that and 111 they’re the two biggest streets you have to use them for everywhere you go. It can be a very big deal,” driver Nicky Mayber said. She was right – the closure was a big deal – but very necessary. Around

It’s a busy week at Old Town La Quinta as golf lovers fuel up on food and a little retail therapy during the Humana Challenge Golf Tournament. Businesses are happy to have them. “It’s fantastic. We absolutely see an influx of business,” said manager Kristin Hunt at Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill. “We get a

Warm winds set the mood for a warm up before the Clinton Health Matters Conference Tuesday morning at the La Quinta Resort. More than 50 people of all ages woke up with the sun, ready to kick and squat with fitness guru and Tae Bo founder, Billy Blanks. “He’s been around a long time, always

Por tercer ao consecutivo el ex presidente de los Estados Unidos, Bill Clinton y su fundacin Clinton foundation llegaron hasta la ciudad de La Quinta, para llevar acabo la conferecia de salud “Health Matters” o “La Salud Importa”, en donde se abordan diversos temas que afectan a la poblacin del pas. Luego de los previos

Un enorme proyecto de ley de gastos por 1,1 billones de dlares para financiar al gobierno hasta octubre y superar de una vez por todas las amargas batallas presupuestarias del pasado ao est recibiendo crticas en general positivas por parte de los representantes republicanos deseosos de evitar otra crisis de cierre parcial del gobierno cuando

Esta maana se registro una fuga de gas natural en la ciudad de Palm Desert. Este orden de acciones se reporto un poco antes de las 11:00a.m. a la altura de Magnesia Falls y la Avenida Monterey, as lo dieron a conocer autoridades policiacas. Al parecer, la ruptura de una tuberia subterranea ocasion el contratiempo

Se registro una fuga de gas natural en la ciudad de Palm Desert. De inmediato el departametno de policia y de bomberos se desplazaron a Magnesia Falls y avenida Monterrey en la ciudad de Palm Desert. Para alertar a la comunidad, de inmediato las calles aledaas fueron cerradas por seguridad de los residentes y de