Charter revoked for Father's Heart in Thousand Palms
A charter school in Thousand Palms will have to close its doors for good by the end of this school year, forcing about 70 students to move to other Coachella Valley schools.
- May 17, 2013
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A charter school in Thousand Palms will have to close its doors for good by the end of this school year, forcing about 70 students to move to other Coachella Valley schools.
Two medical marijuana dispensaries ordered by the court to close were visited Friday by Palm Springs police to ensure they were following orders.
Banjo's hobo days are behind him. The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix — found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 — finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali.
Craig Marlar — a longtime Coachella Valley businessman who battled over ownership of the fire-ravaged GG's Island — is dead, The Desert Sun learned Friday.
For 4 1/2 months the trial has been about Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander, two attractive young people whose obsessive sexual relationship exploded into murder. One of the lovers is dead, the other may soon be sent to death row.
People looking for a different spin to traditional religious worship will soon have a chance to check out a new church in Cathedral City.
Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris met with a new statewide taskforce of district attorneys Friday to study ways to reduce gun violence and enforce existing law.
Strong winds are expected to blow through the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains this afternoon through early Saturday, especially north of I-10.
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
The city of Riverside is not complying with rules regarding the disposal of assets possessed by redevelopment agencies dissolved by the Legislature in 2011, and is instead holding onto funds it shouldn't, according to findings released this week by the state controller's office.
A rock climber died Friday after falling 150 feet in Idyllwild.
A 57-year-old man accused of exposing himself to a girl in a Jurupa Valley supermarket pleaded not guilty Friday to indecent exposure.
An ex-con accused of fatally beating a homeless man with a rock during a confrontation in a transient camp near Lake Elsinore must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday.
At 8:42 p.m., firefighters were called to a single-story home in the 78-900 block of Zenith Way, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Criminal charges were filed Friday against a 29-year-old Sun Valley man who allegedly used an electronic skimmer to steal account information from Chase bank customers at a La Quinta branch.
A Blythe man pleaded not guilty by insanity this week to a crime spree in which he allegedly broke into a senior apartment building, started a fire, drove a stolen car into some firefighters and took a victim hostage at gunpoint, using him as a shield.
The former Coachella Valley Unified School District transportation director was sentenced Friday afternoon to nearly seven years in prison for misappropriating and embezzling district funds.
The Cathedral City Junior All American Football and Cheer Club is scheduled to host sign-ups from 9 a.m. to noon today in front of the Walmart in Palm Springs.
A group of medical marijuana supporters gathered outside The Holistic Collective on Thursday holding signs in support of the dispensary and protesting its impending closure. 'Come save the collective!' yelled Lesli Jackson, who held a huge white flag with a green cross on it.
After looking into errors on Cathedral City Mayor Kathy DeRosa's campaign contribution forms and issuing a warning letter, the Fair Political Practices Commission has opened a full investigation.
Two people were found dead inside a Desert Hot Springs home early Thursday in what police called a murder-suicide.
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.
What began as a few small repairs here and there turned into the ultimate remodel for Angel View in Desert Hot Springs.
The woman killed in a crash on Palm Drive Wednesday afternoon has been identified by the coroner's office as 24-year-old Eleuteria Leon-Leon of Desert Hot Springs.
Indian Wells City Council tentatively reduced city donations for the next fiscal year by about $71,000 at Thursday morning's draft budget meeting.
Hundreds of guests got their first look at the new Coachella Valley iHub Accelerator Campus on Thursday as the site celebrated its grand opening.
The city's $77 million in reserve funds is being carved up into more funds for future uses, following a City Council vote Thursday.
Home and business construction is starting to come back in the city, Mayor Jan Harnik said at the annual State of the City event Thursday, and the repaving of Highway 111 could make the slow summer months go by even more slowly.
The FBI has agreed to investigate the death of David Silva, a man beaten by Kern County sheriff's deputies while witnesses shot video with cellphones.
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are giving many people two chances to strike it rich Friday and Saturday.
'Sexual psychopath.' That was the diagnosis a court-ordered psychiatrist gave Donald Robert Hoffman after he was convicted of molesting a 13-year-old boy in 1965. Hoffman, the psychiatrist determined, was a danger to others.
On a recent afternoon at California State University, Northridge, Nancy Prosenjak was attempting to quiet the graduate students spread out across conference tables in the back of her classroom. She was still missing nearly a third of the class, but she was eager to debrief with her students about their first day of student teaching.
Former NFL and USC football player Oscar Lua will be the guest speaker at tonight's Dr. Carreon Foundation annual Student Awards Banquet in La Quinta.
An identity theft investigation led to four arrests in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday
Vahe Ruben Yerkanyan, who's accused of using an electronic skimmer to steal key account information from Chase bank customers at a La Quinta branch, is expected in court Friday.
Candice Glover is the queen of American Idol's 12th season as the R&B performer became the first woman in six years to win the Fox singing competition.
Two Coachella Valley water agencies named in a surprise lawsuit over water rights are challenging the claim from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians that water quality is getting worse. The Desert Water Agency board president called the lawsuit 'irresponsible' and said it aims to generate revenue for the tribe.
The successor agency to the city's former redevelopment agency, one of the state's wealthiest, wired the county $28.2 million over the weekend, and the city is awaiting official word it's free from the hassles of dismantling the agency.
A literacy summit focusing on the use of technology in classrooms will be held today at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus.
During a re-election campaign without serious financial challenge, Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez donated $89,450 of his campaign funds to committees and races that benefited Democrats statewide.
One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office.
President Barack Obama said the Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew requested and received the resignation of the acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner Steven Miller.
An American flag-waving crowd of about 100 people lined the Wall Road I-10 overpass in North Palm Springs on Wednesday morning in a show of support for motorcyclists making a cross-country trek to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Two children were ejected from an SUV that overturned today near Desert Hot Springs. Their mother died at the scene, according to authorities.
Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups.
In May 2012 and again in June, Speaker John A. Pérez wrote memos to Democrats in the California Assembly. He wanted millions in campaign cash to win a handful of key races.
The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday approved its various budgets for fiscal year 2013-14, which include more than $30,000 in additional funding for community organizations.
Indian Wells City Council will put discussion of golf perks to bed at today's meeting.
When they needed political money — to make donations urged by Speaker John A. Pérez and to pay for their 2012 campaigns — Democrats in the California Assembly turned to interest groups with a big stake in state government decisions, a Center for Investigative Reporting analysis shows.
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