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  1. Two arrested after Coachella carjacking

    Two people were arrested Wednesday — and Coachella police are looking for a third — after an officer spotted a work truck that had been taken in a carjacking, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

    • 11:05 AM

  2. Union agreement on Coachella City Council agenda

    The Coachella City Council meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, inside City Council chambers, 1515 Sixth St. The council is being asked to approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and its labor unions.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  3. Coachella youths join launch of Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation

    Two eastern Coachella Valley youths will join California Endowment President Bob Ross and 18 other youths from across the state for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation Launch on Feb. 29 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

    • Feb. 19, 2012

  4. Deputies arrest man suspected of hitting mother with car

    A man accused of hitting his mother with a car was arrested tonight in Indio, authorities said.

    • Feb. 18, 2012

  5. Pair to attend Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation Launch

    Two eastern Coachella Valley youths will join California Endowment President Bob Ross and other youths from across the state for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation Launch on Feb. 29 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    Hot-air balloon lands in Coachella neighborhood

    COACHELLA — No injuries were reported after a hot-air balloon made an unexpected landing in a Coachella neighborhood earlier this week.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  7. A hot air balloon landed in a Coachella neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Submitted photo

    Hot air balloon lands in Coachella neighborhood

    A hot air balloon made an unexpected landing in a Coachella neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  8. General plan study on Coachella City Council agenda

    The Coachella City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, inside the Coachella Corporate Yard conference room, 53-462 Enterprise Way, for a special study session.

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  9. Coachella City Council appoints water, sewer panel members

    A seven-member Coachella Water and Sewer Rate Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee has been formed to work with city officials on water and sewer issues.

    • Feb. 14, 2012

  10. Deputies searching for suspects in Coachella robbery

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who broke into a Coachella home and tied up occupants during an armed robbery Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  11. Group flees car after routine traffic stop in Coachella

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies searched a Coachella neighborhood for four people who fled during a routine traffic stop Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  12. Deputies searching for four involved in Coachella pursuit

    Riverside County sheriff's deputies are searching for four people who fled from an official during a routine traffic stop this evening in Coachella.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  13. Victims tied up and robbed at gunpoint

    Sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who broke into a Coachella home and tied up occupants during an armed robbery this morning.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  14. Democratic congressional candidate Raul Ruiz issued an appeal for what he calls “a transformation of consciousness” at the Coachella Senior Center on Thursday. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    Raul Ruiz touts social responsibility in talk

    Democratic congressional candidate Raul Ruiz on Thursday told east valley residents that the country needs to tackle polarizing issues such as immigration reform by emphasizing social responsibility over personal success.

    • Feb. 9, 2012

  15. Ruiz talks immigration, Social Security

    Speaking to seniors in Coachella today, Democratic congressional candidate Raul Ruiz said it was time to rethink how the country is framing key policy debates such as immigration reform.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
  16. Pedro Castro, 27, works on a house in Coachella that will be the future home of his brother and grandmother as part of a Coachella Valley Housing Coalition program. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Neighbors band together to build their community

    COACHELLA — With the sound of buzz saws and hammers echoing all around her, Maria Flores pushed her hard hat on Wednesday to help build her neighbor's home.

    • Feb. 8, 2012

  17. Coachella City Council awards park contract

    Coachella — Construction on a more than $6 million park in Coachella is set to begin later this month and be ready for play in November.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  18. The Oak Ridge Boys return to Spotlight 29 Saturday. Bass vocalist Richard Sterban is at far right. Courtesy Photo

    Oak Ridge Boys ride to Spotlight 29 Saturday

    It took nearly 70 years and several lineup changes, but last summer the Oak Ridge Boys finally became members of the Grand Ole Opry.

    • Feb. 8, 2012

  19. Coachella ready to build a $6.3 million park

    Construction on a more than $6 million park in Coachella is set to begin later this month and be ready for the play in November.

    • Feb. 8, 2012

  20. Coachella City Council to look at requests for funding

    The Coachella City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday inside City Council chambers, 1515 Sixth St. The panel will discuss requests for funding from community groups.

    • Feb. 7, 2012

  21. Coachella plans Community Health and Wellness workshop

    The public is invited to attend a bilingual workshop to discuss the Community Health and Wellness Element of the city of Coachella's General Plan from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Bobby Duke Middle School, 85-358 Bagdad Ave.

    • Feb. 5, 2012
  22. Damian Gonzalez (left) and his grandfather Eloy Gonzalez work with Andre Vives to fill out paperwork for the National Marrow Donor Program. Damian Gonzalez has a rare genetic disorder and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Bone marrow drive to help sick resident brings out hundreds

    Nearly 175 people came out to Valle del Sol Elementary School to potentially save a life.

    • Feb. 3, 2012

  23. Coachella Library hosts variety of preschool programs

    The Coachella Library provides preschool programs each week.

    • Feb. 3, 2012

  24. Police stepping up patrols for Super Bowl

    Coachella police will increase patrols Sunday to reduce the kind of alcohol-related traffic incidents that usually occur because of the Super Bowl.

    • Feb. 2, 2012

  25. Tract map on Planning Commission agenda

    The Coachella Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. today at 1515 Sixth St.

    • Feb. 1, 2012

  26. City plans to lay off two RDA workers

    As a result of the dissolution of redevelopment agencies taking effect today, the city plans to lay off two employees.

    • Feb. 1, 2012

  27. Bone marrow drive set for Thursday at Valle del Sol Elementary School

    A bone marrow donor drive will be held Thursday at Valle del Sol Elementary School, 51-433 Education Way, Coachella.

    • Jan. 31, 2012

  28. Preschool programs available at Coachella library

    The Coachella library provides preschool programs each week.

    • Jan. 30, 2012
  29. Family members of Elijah Banuelos, the toddler killed in a Coachella shooting, held a car wash at Avenue 49 and Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella on Saturday. Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun

    Slain toddler's family raises funeral funds

    Family and friends of 2-year-old Elijah Banuelos, who was fatally shot in the head Wednesday in Coachella, held a car wash Saturday to raise funds to offset the cost of the toddler's funeral.

    • Jan. 29, 2012

  30. Coachella commission to eye water, sewer issues

    Each month the city of Coachella postpones its water rate increase, it loses out on $60,000. City officials, though, say they are willing to take the hit to appease resident concerns, and they plan to create an ad hoc water/sewer commission.

    • Jan. 29, 2012
  31. Elijah Banuelos, who would have turned 3 years old in April, was killed Wednesday after people opened fire on him and two adults at a Coachella home. Submitted photo

    Family raising money for funeral of toddler killed in Coachella shooting

    Family members of a toddler killed in a Coachella shooting Wednesday night are holding a car wash today to raise money for the boy's funeral services, which will be held next week.

    • Jan. 28, 2012
  32. A truck on Redondo Sur in Coachella is seen with multiple bullet holes after a drive-by shooting Wednesday evening left 2-year-old Elijah Banuelos dead and two adults wounded. The names of the adults were not released. Xochitl Pena/The Desert Sun

    Toddler's shooting death stuns neighbors

    Other than the shreds of yellow police tape still hanging from a light pole, only one thing signaled that something was wrong Thursday: No kids were playing outside.

    • Jan. 27, 2012

  33. 2-year-old shooting victim identified by coroner

    A boy just under 2 years old who died after he was shot in the head Wednesday night at a Coachella home has been identified. Two men were also shot and suffered minor injuries. The neighborhood showed little sign of the shooting Thursday, though bullet holes were visible in a truck parked in the driveway of the home where the shooting took place.

    • Jan. 26, 2012

  34. Contracts for La Entrada project OK'd by Coachella council

    A project that lay dormant for a few years has been revived by a new owner and proposes to eventually bring up to 8,000 residential units to Coachella.

    • Jan. 26, 2012
  35. Comic impressionist Frank Caliendo returns to the valley Saturday at Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella. Courtesy Photo

    Frank Caliendo makes an impression

    When you call a guy who makes his living doing impressions, you never know who will pick up the phone.

    • Jan. 25, 2012
  36. Riverside County sheriff's deputies block traffic on Redondo Sur in Coachella tonight where three people, one of them a child, have been shot. Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun

    Toddler shot in head; 2 men also hit in Coachella

    Three people, one of them a "small child," were shot Wednesday night at a home on Redondo Sur in the Rancho Mariposa community of Coachella. Authorities say the boy, who is just under 2 years old, was shot in the head and has been critically injured.

    • Jan. 26, 2012
  37. Riverside County sheriff's deputies block traffic on Redondo Sur in Coachella tonight where three people, one of them a child, have been shot. Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun

    Authorities:Two men and toddler shot tonight in Coachella

    Three people, one of them a "small child," were shot tonight at a home on Redondo Sur in the Rancho Mariposa community of Coachella. Authorities say the boy, who is just under 2 years old, was shot in the head and has been critically injured. The two men suffered minor injuries -- one was shot in the leg, while the other was treated and released at the scene after he was grazed in the torso, officials said.

    • Jan. 25, 2012

  38. Coachella hires consultant to help with massive housing project

    A project that laid dormant for a few years has been revived by a new owner and proposes to eventually bring up to 8,000 residential units to Coachella.

    • Jan. 25, 2012

  39. Audit on agenda for Coachella City Council

    The Coachella City Council meets at 5 p.m. Wednesday inside City Council chambers, 1515 Sixth St. The council will receive an audit report presentation.

    • Jan. 23, 2012

  40. New La Botica Pharmacy opening Thursday in Coachella

    The Coachella Chamber of Commerce is holding a ribbon-cutting at La Botica Pharmacy, 49-281 Grapefruit Blvd. No. 2, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

    • Jan. 23, 2012
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