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Former President Bill Clinton and Lakers star Kobe Bryant will discuss the role of sports in the lives of children in a town hall-style event in La Quinta Monday. The meeting, to be held at La Quinta Resort and Club, will be moderated by sports commentator Mike Greenberg of ESPN Radio show “Mike & Mike.”

Celebrity has always been one of the biggest attractions at the deserts PGA tournament. Even after Bob Hope’s death in 2003, big name actors like Samuel L. Jackson and pro athletes like Pete Sampras would come play in the event and draw big crowds. “It would be nice if there were more celebrities here,” said

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festivalscreened 191 films from 60 countries, including 46 of the 76 foreign language entries for this year’s Academy Awards®. It brought a record number of filmmakers and film goers to the desert. Award winners were chosen by the audience, and a jury of international film critics. This year’s

The valley continues to gear up for the Humana Challenge PGA Tournament. Today the focus was on fresh food, Humana sponsored the Certified Farmer’s Market in Old Town La Quinta. “Today what’s the other big part of health? It’s a good diet,” said Jim Turner, spokesman for the Humana Challenge The market encourages people to

The Coachella Valley is gearing up for this week’s Humana challenge PGA tournament, and with it a focus on healthy living. “You get to run and run and run,” said Maliya Walke, who is only six years old but already knows the importance of exercise. She joined hundreds of local fitness enthusiasts for the 3rd

The Target data hack goes from bad to worse. The retailer originally said 40 million customers who shopped between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have had their credit or debit card information stolen. Now, Target reveals 70 million shoppers had even more information swiped. “I did use cash today because of that,” said Jennifer

Friends of 16-year-old Reuben Guzman were visibly shaken Friday, less than a day after his sudden death in a hit-and-run accident. “I really didn’t know what to think, I still don’t know what to think. My brain is just kind of blocking everything out,” said Tiahni Hellinger, a close friend of Guzman. Police say Guzman

Friends and family stood beside Senta Florez at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, looking for justice in the hit-and-run death of her daughter Zia Hoyos, and they’re hoping it comes in the form of a new law. This week Florez launched a petition on change.org, calling on local and state leaders to create stiffer

Los inversionistas llegaron a la conclusin de que el reporte laboral ms reciente fue una casualidad. El informe mostr una disminucin aguda en las contrataciones el mes pasado. El Departamento del Trabajo report que slo se aadieron 74.000 puestos de trabajo a las nminas en diciembre, la menor cantidad en tres aos y mucho menos

La gripe es una de las clsicas enfermedades que prevalece durante el invierno. Comienza habitualmente en forma brusca y sus sntomas ms frecuentes son: • Fiebre alta • Tos seca • Dolor de cabeza • Dolores musculares • Decaimiento intenso Dolor de garganta • En los nios pueden presentarse tambin: problemas para respirar, vmitos o

Passes for the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival sold out about 30 minutes after they went on sale Friday, according to organizers. Click here to order tickets Passes went on sale at 10 a.m.; admission for the second weekend was still available as of 10:30. The festival will be held

Go anywhere in downtown Palm Springs this time of year and you can expect to see lots of people eating outside. Restaurants often pack their patios because of the desert’s warm winter temperatures. “We’re from Canada so eating outside at this time of year… you don’t do,” said Bernice MacIntosh, who is visiting from Canada.

A teen has died while riding his bike in Desert Hot Springs after being struck by a motorist. Police say 16-year-old Reuben Guzman veered into traffic at the intersection of West Drive and West Arroyo Drive at 5:35 p.m. on Thursday. Authorities say the driver in a truck struck the teen and another juvenile. Guzman

Two people are in custody after being accused of robbing a pizza delivery man in Joshua Tree on Wednesday. Police said 29-year-old Arthur Garrido and Elizabeth Silva, also 29, ordered a pizza to their home on the 7400 block of Sherwood Road Wednesday at 4:40 p.m. When the pizza was delivered, police said Garrido robbed

A 50-year-old Palm Springs man died after crashing his truck on I-10 Thursday around 5 p.m. The coroner identified the man as Jerry Wilson. Authorities said the man was driving eastbound near Banning. The crash happened about a half mile east of Hargrave Street. Witnesses told police that the man was driving in the slow

LA KISS will hold open tryouts Saturday at Santa Ana College, with the Arena Football League team hoping to sign five players for its inaugural training camp, coach Bob McMillen said. The tryout will include the 40-yard dash, a short shuttle run, long jump, medicine ball toss, the “L drill,” where players run around cones

Target says personal information – including phone numbers and email and mailing addresses – was stolen from as many as 70 million customers in its pre-Christmas data breach. That was substantially more customers than Target had previously said were affected. Target had announced in December that about 40 million credit and debit cards may have

Flu season is upon us and it’s taking its toll. A 30-year-old Coachella Valley man tested positive for the H1N1 strain or swine flu and died this week shortly after he was hospitalized. Riverside County health officials are investigating if the man had any underlying health issues that may have contributed to his death and

While you stroll the golf course at the Humana Challenge this year, you have a chance to donate to a number of charities for every mile you walk. And you can even start adding up the donations, and miles, before the tournament begins. Officials with the Humana Challenge have partnered with Charity Miles in their

Indio police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Indio on Thursday around 2:45 p.m. According to police spokesman Ben Guitron, the robbery happened at California Bank and Trust on Highway 111 and Clinton Street in the Town & Country Kmart Center. Guitron said the suspect is described as a Hispanic man