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Morongo Basin school bus driver named CHP’s School Bus Driver of the Year after quick thinking during crash

Morongo Basin school bus driver Ben Glaser was honored by the California Highway Patrol for his quick thinking that saved the lives of students during a crash. Glaser received the California Highway Patrol Southern Region School Bus Driver of the Year for 2023. Glaser, a Student Transportation of America Driver for the Morongo Unified School

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Local students recognized at Firebirds game with ‘Do the Right Thing’ award

Five local students were also recognized at Wednesday’s Coachella Valley Firebirds game with this month’s “Do the Right Thing award” which is a partnership between Palm Springs police and News Channel 3.  Frida Arriaga, Ayden Chavez, Mikayla Johnson, Peter Villalba, and Nahyeli Whitacre were all honored.  The K-thru-12 students were chosen for their positive attitudes

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Four CVHS students to be awarded $20K BNP Paribas Open Scholarships

The Coachella Valley Unified School District announced the recipients of the prestigious BNP Paribas Scholarships. Four Coachella Valley High School students will each be awarded $20,000 scholarships from BNP Paribas to support their future endeavors. The students are Nevaeh Robles, Kamila Cortes Ramirez, Jose Arreola, and Miguel Gonzalez.  CVUSD said the recipients were chosen based

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College of the Desert to hold ribbon cutting for new campus-to-campus shuttle service

College of the Desert is celebrating the launch of a new, free campus-to-campus shuttle service. Thursday morning, COD will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of the Roadrunner Express, a free shuttle service that will provide students with transportation between College of the Desert campuses. The college welcomes community members to attend the

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Palm Desert High School advances in Riverside County Mock Trial Competition, local students honored

High school teams from Corona, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Riverside and Temecula will match wits and attempt their best legal maneuvering Thursday for a chance to win the title in the Riverside County Mock Trial Competition. The 42nd annual event got underway during the last week of January at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, the

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DHSHS student learn about the devastating impacts of drunk driving

Thursday morning, students and faculty from Desert Hot Springs High School participated in the “Every 15 Minutes” program.  Desert Hot Springs Police Dept. partnered with the California Highway Patrol to simulate a drunk driving collision to raise awareness of the devastating impacts of drunk driving. The event included mock emergency responses from first responders just

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