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A team of medical volunteers is trying to help ease the healthcare crisis in the Coachella Valley. Saturday, the Flying Doctors held a free clinic in Thermal for families in need. Health professionals worry without access to healthcare, too many are falling through the cracks. Larry Tabor, Director of Dentist Services for Flying Doctors, says,

Two people are recovering after a crash early Saturday morning that police believe was caused by a drunk driver. Officers say a 21-year old man and a 19-year old woman were riding a motorcycle north on South Palm Canyon just before 2AM. Police say a car heading south in the wrong lane side-swiped the motorcycle.

The city of San Diego is cracking down on the owners of trash-filled, vacant lots near the border of Mexico. The unoccupied property has become an illegal dumping ground and home to squatters. There’s trash everywhere, pieces of old dock, light fixtures, even a hot tub. These vacant acres sit south of the 905 in

Riverside county has set up a flood damage hotline in response to flooding in the Mecca area earlier this month (September). Residents and businesses in and around Mecca can call 211 to report damage caused by the flooding from a heavy down-pour early in the day on September 11th, 2012. County officials have been working

Some “Coach” store customers will have some extra cash to put in the brand’s popular purses and wallets. Friday, a class-action settlement was reached with the chain. Coach was sued over requesting the addresses, phone numbers and e-mails of customers. The company denies any wrongdoing, but agreed to the settlement. An attorney for Coach said

Yesterday was not only a historic day as Endeavour made it’s last historic flight over California landmarks, but California also gave aerospace pioneers like Virgin Galactic and “Space X” a break. Under the new law, the Governor gave California aerospace pioneers like Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and the Spaceship Company immunity from liability if spaceflight passengers

It was a little too quiet and too hot for comfort at the YMCA’sDoris Mecahnick Preschool in Indio. Books went unread and chairs sat empty on Friday. It was the aftermath of a theft. YMCA officials said thieves climbed onto the roof of the school this week, removed one AC unit and stole the copper

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who held-up a woman at gunpoint in Indian Wells. Investigators say it happened as the victim parked her car in her driveway, around 11:00 p.m. Thursday night at a home on Mockingbird Trail in a neighborhood near Portola and Fairway. They say the man demanded the

The Coachella Valley is getting a new Department of Motor Vehicles office for the first time in 22 years. It will open to the public on Monday. The folks behind the new D MV facility in Palm Desert are working hard to make the next experience you have there a painless one. “(The new location)

Riverside County has set up a flood-damage hotline in response to flooding in the Mecca area earlier this month, county officials said today. Residents and businesses in and around Mecca can call 211 to report damage caused by the flooding. About 30 county officials went to Mecca today totalk to people whose homes were damaged

More U.S. troops are returning home from the battlefield only to find they have another fight ahead of them — finding a job. “One of the problems with veterans is a lot of them are not seeking jobs. A lot of them have given up,” said Bill Young with the Veterans Easy Access Program, which

Halloween costumes are meant to scare people or make them laugh, but now some are offending certain cultures. With the first day of Fall upon us, it’s that time of year to get into the spirit of Halloween. As people start looking for their Halloween costumes, they’re finding more to choose from these days….a lot

Space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely at the Los Angeles International Airport after a whirlwind aerial tour around California landmarks. Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, Endeavour touched down Friday afternoon after a nearly 5-hour flyover. Endeavour will retire at the California Science Center. Before its retirement, it took to the skies,

Despus de tres aos de deliberacin, el ex Director de Transporte del Coachella Valley Unified School District fue declarado culpable de 26 de las 27 felonas que enfrentaba. Raul Lpez Portillo de 56 aos, malvers miles de dlares entre los aos 2003 al 2007. Su pareja sentimental de mucho tiempo, Clemencia Ochoa tambin fue declarada

Two men in a stolen car were arrested in Coachella after a brief chase that started when the vehicle’s registered owner spotted it and called authorities, police said today. The owner of the car, which was reported stolen Thursday morning, spotted it around 3:30 p.m. Thursday on Indio Boulevard, heading toward Grapefruit Boulevard, in Coachella,

Dozens of film-goers turned out to Camelot Theatres for the Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on Thursday. Twenty-two features and 38 short films are set to screen over the weekend. “We do have a wide-variety of films, from gay bashing to gay marriage,” said Festival Director Michael Green. Controversy is not

It’s been one week and there are still no suspects in a Palm Desert hit and run that left a teen fighting for his life. The Riverside County Sheriff’s department says they are following leads but so far no arrests have been made. In the meantime, the victim, Grant Virgin, is showing progress. John Virgin,

The former transportation director for the CoachellaValley Unified School District was convicted today of misappropriating andembezzling district funds, and his longtime girlfriend was found guilty ofgrand theft. An Indio jury deliberated for about three days before finding that RaulPortillo Lopez, 56, misappropriated tens of thousands of dollars in districtfunds between 2003 and 2007. He was

Ameritas College of Brandman University kicked off the grand opening of its Palm Desert location on Thursday. The new college is geared for Hispanics who want to pursue a higher education but may have never had the opportunity. “We know that there is a big underserved population of Hispanics that would love to go back

A new quarter is just getting started at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus. As usual, students there are worried about higher fees — especially after a 9.6 percent tuition increase that just kicked in. “I’ll keep working part-time to pay whatever little I can. I had to pull out loans so it’s scary