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  1. Coachella city leaders OK 2013-14 budget

    The city predicts smooth sailing in the next fiscal year, with a flat budget and almost $7 million in reserves.

    • May 22, 2013
  2. A brush fire burns Thursday in Coachella. Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun

    Coachella brush fire contained

    As of Friday morning, a fire that scorched more than 40 acres of heavy dried brush near Avenue 54 and Tyler Street in Coachella has been contained, fire officials said.

    • May 17, 2013
  3. Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question concerning his revised 2013-14 state budget plan during a news conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday. AP

    Brown's plan irks enterprise zone backers

    Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday proposed a restructuring of the state's enterprise zones, setting the stage for a debate on a job creation program that's widely praised among local leaders.

    • May 15, 2013
  4. Nuñez

    Man arrested in Coachella standoff jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail

    Jacob Nunez, the man suspected of engaging authorities on a standoff Thursday, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, kidnapping, intimidating a witness, and resisting arrest.

    • May 10, 2013

  5. Coachella to celebrate Bagdouma Park expansion

    East valley families will have expanded outdoor recreation options for Memorial Day weekend when the city celebrates completion of the Bagdouma Park expansion.

    • May 9, 2013
  6. An Ice Cream truck in the city of Coachella is photographed on May 8, 2013. Coachella's city government is considering not giving any more permits of trucks in the city. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Coachella halts ice cream truck permits

    More isn't always the merrier when it comes to ice cream trucks, at least not according to city leaders in Coachella, who voted 3-0 Wednesday night to stop issuing ice cream truck operator and vendor permits.

    • May 9, 2013
  7. Coachella Valley High School seniors, from left, Bianca Cardoso, 18, Rosa Ramirez, 18, Janet Ortiz, 18, and Yajaira Niebla, 17, sing 'Soldado Imperial' by Los Nuevos Rebeldes to their friend, Francisco Lopez, 16, at a roadside memorial created for him Monday on Industrial Way in Coachella. The students say the song, which was Lopez's favorite, describes a fun-loving boy very much like their friend. Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun

    Friends mourn teen as police probe crash

    Several Coachella Valley teens posted on social media Sunday that they planned to wear white to school in Lopez' honor.

    • May 7, 2013
  8. One man was killed and another wounded early Sunday morning during a shooting in the 83000 block of Serpentine Way in Coachella. May 5, 2013. Sherry Barkas, The Desert Sun

    Shooting in Coachella kills 1, injures 1

    One man was killed and another wounded early Sunday morning during a shooting in the 83-000 block of Serpentine Way in Coachella, police said.

    • May 5, 2013
  9. Maria Serrano, Clementina Carmona Olloqui and Maria Carmona were all part of the farmworkers labor movement in the Coachella Valley. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Valley trio worked with Chavez on UFW

    Maria Serrano, Clementina Olloque and Maria Carmona sit at a shaded picnic table in Veteran's Park on a sunny Monday morning. They reminisce about an old friend.

    • May 5, 2013
  10. FILE - In this May 15, 2012 file photo, Rev. Alejandro Solalinde pauses during a press conference in Mexico City. Solalinde, who runs a shelter for migrants in southern Mexico, has been awarded the 2012 National Human Rights Award for his work related to the care and help of migrants. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)

    Immigrant-rights caravan to arrive in Coachella

    An international human rights activist will make a stop Sunday in the city of Coachella as part of a caravan to bring attention to the plight of undocumented immigrants.

    • May 4, 2013
  11. Cars are lined up along Washington Street during a 2007 sobriety and license checkpoint in La Quinta. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Cinco de Mayo DUI crackdown planned

    Law enforcement agencies throughout Riverside County, including those in the Coachella Valley, will be ramping up patrols this weekend to nab Cinco de Mayo celebrants or anyone else who decides to drink and drive.

    • May 3, 2013
  12. Julio Diaz

    Coachella boxer Julio Diaz awaits opportunities

    Although Coachella boxer Julio Diaz didn't earn the decision in his eye-raising performance Saturday night, the two-time lightweight champion believes he changed the perception on the direction of his career and feels he will get even more opportunities.

    • Apr. 29, 2013

  13. Thermal crash sends one to hospital

    THERMAL Authorities are investigating a crash that injured at least one person and blocked traffic for nearly an hour tonight in Thermal.

    • Apr. 27, 2013

  14. Coachella to favor local bidders

    Coachella City Council members unanimously approved a local business preference program on Wednesday.

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  15. Kids line up at an ice cream truck in this undated file photo. Gannett file photo

    Coachella mayor: too many ice cream vendors

    Mayor Eduardo Garcia asked the City Council on Wednesday to consider establishing a moratorium on ice cream vendor permits in the city.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
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