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  1. Art in the Square begins today in Indio

    The fourth annual Art in the Square art festival will open today in Indio.

    • 8:19 AM
  2. Killy Lampe leads the ostrich race Sunday at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. One of the ostriches in the races fell and injured its leg Monday and had to be euthanized. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Ostrich hurt in race is put down

    INDIO — An ostrich that fell during a race at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival had to be euthanized, a fair official said Tuesday.

    • 1:17 AM

  3. Indio house fire leaves eight homeless

    Eight people were displaced after a fire damaged two adjacent Indio homes Tuesday afternoon.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  4. Man pleads not guilty to shooting cat

    A Palm Springs man accused of shooting his neighbor's cat, which had to be euthanized, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a single count of animal cruelty.

    • 1:05 AM
  5. Firefighters stand one the roof of one of two homes that sustained damage in a mid afternoon fire on Emerald Avenue in Indio, Tuesday, February 21,2012. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun.

    Two homes on fire in Indio

    Firefighters contained a blaze that damaged a pair of adjacent Indio homes and left eight people displaced today.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  6. An ostrich fell Monday and suffered a broken leg during a chariot race like this one, photographed Sunday at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio. The ostrich that was injured Monday was euthanized, a fair official said. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Ostrich euthanized after fall in fair race

    An ostrich has been euthanized after falling Monday during a chariot race at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, a fair official said.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  7. Desert Sands Unified to consider eliminating two school days

    Desert Sands Unified School District’s board of education will vote today on eliminating two days from this school year.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  8. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wins Pollstar Award

    Goldenvoice and AEG Live, promoters of the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, are big winners again in the annual Pollstar Awards.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  9. An architectural rendering of the front of College of the Desert's Indio Education Center. Construction of the $15 million east valley campus is projected to wrap up in November 2013 — about three months behind schedule. Courtesy of College of the Desert

    Design changes delay opening of COD campus

    College of the Desert's $15 million Indio campus may open a semester later than initially planned because of some design changes.

    • Feb. 20, 2012

  10. Carrillo Ranch Elementary Magnet Academy students ready to perform at date festival

    Tap dance and band students from Carrillo Ranch Elementary Magnet Academy for the Arts will perform at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  11. Riders on the high flying swings seem to pass over a Ferris Wheel at the 2012 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival Feb. 18. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival mixes new with traditional

    If Hilby the German Juggle Boy doesn't arouse your curiosity, how about the tempting and perhaps challenging deep-fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies or chicken-fried bacon? You'll find them all at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, underway through Sunday, along with camels, carnival rides, exhibits, free entertainment and food booths — lots of food booths.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
  12. Giselle Becerra, 6, of Indio looks back at her parents as she rides the merry-go-round Saturday at the 2012 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Fair, festival bring food, fun in Indio

    If you enjoy thrill rides, junk food, trinkets and sea lions, then the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is your kind of fun.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  13. Indio's Jacquelynne White (left) drives as Rae' Jine Long of San Bernardino defends during a CIF Southern Section playoff game Saturday at Indio High School. Gerry Maceda, Special to The Desert Sun

    Rajahs outrun playoff foe to advance to 2nd round

    The Indio High School girls' basketball team had to do what it does best — and Saturday night against San Bernardino the Rajahs needed to erase a 10-point deficit in a hurry.

    • Feb. 19, 2012

  14. 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

  15. Indio City Council to meet for planning retreat

    The Indio City Council meets at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Workforce Development Center, 44-199 Monroe St., for an all-day strategic planning retreat.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  16. Indio sheriff's station to close Feb. 21

    The Riverside County sheriff's station in Indio will not be used after Feb. 21.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  17. Blaze engulfs home at Motorcoach Country Club in Indio

    A fire that broke out at a residence at Motorcoach Country Club in Indio early Friday morning was quickly contained.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  18. Haki Dervishi, owner of One Stop Shoppe in Indio, says he has no plans to make the homeless people living behind his shop move. He says a Bureau of Indian Affairs ultimatum doesn't scare him. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Store owner unsure about fate of camp; ordered to remove homeless

    Indio — The owner of One Stop Shoppe in Indio has until Feb. 24 to remove the people living behind his shop in tents and sleeping bags or else “further action” will be taken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  19. Trial begins in murder case

    Opening statements were scheduled Thursday in the trial of a Palm Desert man accused of trying to kill his neighbor.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  20. Sidewalk chalk event is set for next week

    The Art in the Square Sidewalk Chalk Festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday outside City Hall at Town Street and Civic Center Mall.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  21. Date Festival begins Friday

    Dates, dates and more dates.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  22. Comic ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

    Terry Fator's comedy show isn't for 'dummies'

    At an early age, Terry Fator decided he'd like to have a dummy as his best friend. So he bought him at Sears.

    • Feb. 16, 2012

  23. Indio leaders OK new alarm policy

    Indio — Alarm system owners have some new rules to abide by and face a stiffer penalty for false alarms under a new ordinance approved Wednesday.

    • Feb. 16, 2012

  24. City, woman's club hold tree-planting ceremony

    City officials and members of the Woman's Club of Indio gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday for a commemorative tree- planting ceremony.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  25. A scene from a past Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. The Desert Sun file photo

    National Date Festival offers plenty of new and old

    For 10 days beginning Friday, the fairgrounds in Indio will transform into a mecca of fun, food and fancy for the 66th annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  26. Mike Moulton of Indio holds a framed photo of her son Christopher. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    After a tragic loss, Indio's Mika Moulton devotes her life to protecting children

    The doorbell rang at 3 a.m. with the news Mika Moulton most feared.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  27. Homes in The Orchard were once selling for $800,000 to more than $1 million but are now on the market for $300,00 to $400,000. A Tuscan-style entrance welcomes residents and visitors to the neighborhood. Photos submitted by Amelia Hadley

    The Orchard: spacious, Tuscan-style homes in Indio

    People familiar with Indio can recall when Avenue 49 ran through the middle of date groves and citrus orchards. Over the years, several gated communities have replaced the fruit-bearing trees.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  28. Roc's Firehouse at the Cantina has a huge covered patio that overlooks acres of green polo fields. Submitted by Pamela Bieri

    Roc's serves up breakfast, lunch, dinner ... and polo

    Fireman-turned- restaurateur Roland O. Cook, who launched his popular Roc's Firehouse Grille first on El Paseo in Palm Desert, recently ponied up to take over the lease at the Eldorado Polo Club's Cantina.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  29. Issac Rodriquez attends the Art with Heart Program at the First Baptist Community Church in Desert Hot Springs. Submitted by Meridy Volz

    Art with Heart displays creativity of students at National Date Festival

    INDIO — Each year the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival rolls into the fairgrounds offering a bevy of mouthwatering fair food, thrilling rides and a variety of exhibits to peruse.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  30. Nathan Hill of La Quinta High School shoots under the basket. The ball bounced off the rim as Coachella Valley player Robert Chavez and a teammate defend in a Feb. 4 game. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    East Valley sports roundup for Feb. 16

    Sports news from around Indio and La Quinta...

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  31. Submitted by Patricia Cendejas

    East Valley kid of the week for Feb. 16

    Anjalena Marie is the cutest kid because she's only 2 and is really smart.

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  32. East Valley briefs for Feb. 16

    News from around Indio and La Quinta...

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  33. Indio approves new alarm ordinance and fee increase for false alarms

    Alarm system owners have some new rules to abide by and face a stiffer penalty for false alarms under a new ordinance approved today.

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  34. Woman pleads guilty to killing mother's fiance

    A woman who fatally stabbed her mother's 71-year-old fiance pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter today and was immediately sentenced to 12 years in prison.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  35. Horses are exercised at El Dorado Polo grounds to determine if there is any indication of fever following a state-imposed quarantine at Empire Polo grounds. After the state extended it for a day to check on a feverish horse, the quarantine has been lifted. Desert Sun File Photo

    Polo clubs given the all-clear on herpes

    INDIO — Polo is back. On Tuesday, a quarantine initiated last month to prevent the spread of the equine herpes virus was lifted, to the relief of many in the polo community.

    • Feb. 14, 2012

  36. Indio may hike fine for false alarms

    INDIO — The city of Indio is looking to spike false alarm fines to cut down on the manpower-draining police calls and make business and homeowners more responsible.

    • Feb. 14, 2012

  37. Apply by Feb. 23 for preservation panel

    Indio is accepting applications for the Public Arts and Historic Preservation Commission and the Mobile Home Fair Practices Commission.

    • Feb. 15, 2012

  38. Four injured following crash on Avenue 50

    A two-vehicle Indio crash that hospitalized four people remained under investigation Monday.

    • Feb. 14, 2012

  39. Chamber to discuss future COD campus

    The next Indio Chamber of Commerce Morning Perks meeting is scheduled for 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the chamber office, 82-921 Indio Blvd., Indio.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
  40. Greg Garza, a graduate of Indio High School and former Pac-10 discus lifts weights at Shadow Hills High School January 27, 2012. He is in training in hopes of making the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. File, The Desert Sun

    Greg Garza is a big man with an even bigger Olympic dream

    After honing his technique for months and spending countless hours in the weight room, Greg Garza finally threw the discus in competition last weekend.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  41. Early morning tremblor felt in Coachella and Imperial valleys

    The Coachella and Imperial valleys rumbled with a series of earthquakes centered at the southern end of the Salton Sea today.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  42. Dorothy Hook describes the living conditions at a homeless camp from her tent that is set up on Bureau of Indian Affairs land behind the One Stop Shoppe in Indio. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Feds to Indio store owner: Close homeless camp

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs has ordered an Indio businessman to immediately stop allowing homeless to camp behind his convenience store.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  43. Indio's Alex Briceno and Coachella Valley's Francisco Nava (right) head the ball during the Desert Valley League finale Friday at Indio High School. The Rajahs won the DVL title for the first time since 1984. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Indio tops Coachella Valley to take first DVL boys' soccer title in 28 years

    INDIO — The Indio High School boys' soccer team kicked up dust at midfield as it celebrated its historic achievements Friday.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  44. Trial date set for 2 accused in slaying of Canadian businessman

    INDIO — A late spring trial date was set Friday for two of five people accused in the throat-slashing murder of a Canadian businessman who owned a vacation home in Indio.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  45. Woman's Club of Indio celebrates 100 years

    The Woman's Club of Indio is holding its 100th anniversary party 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Empire Polo Club, Hacienda Del Toro venue, 81-800 Avenue 51.

    • Feb. 11, 2012

  46. Indio Teen Center hosting Cut-A-Thon today

    The Indio Teen Center, 81-678 Avenue 46, will host a Cut-A-Thon from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  47. William "Billy" Dobbs is seen on his boat in Tsawwassen, B.C. A late spring trial date was set today for two of five people accused in Dobbs' death. Submitted photo

    Trial date set in throat-slashing death of Canadian businessman in Indio

    A late spring trial date was set today for two of five people accused of murder in the throat-slashing death of a Canadian businessman who owned a vacation home in Indio.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  48. Police identify woman hit by garbage truck

    A woman who was hit by a Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services garbage truck was identified as an Indio resident Thursday.

    • Feb. 10, 2012

  49. Woman hit by garbage truck critically injured

    Indio — A woman was critically injured Wednesday after she was hit by a Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services garbage truck in Indio.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  50. Dave Stewart and Joss Stone's “More Love” tour stops at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio Saturday. Courtesy Photo

    Jam with Dave Stewart and Joss Stone

    Dave Stewart has never been a flashy rock star.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
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