Indio News

This week's dry, scorching heat gave way to heavy humidity, rain and rumbling. "I heard the lightning and the thunder and we had probably a quarter inch of rain," said Paul Copeskey of Rancho Mirage.

A judge on Friday ordered a Palm Desert man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor's 24-year-old son and 2-year-old granddaughter to undergo two psychological examinations.

As America's founders gathered in Philadelphia in 1776, Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Francisco Silvestre Velez de Escalante began a journey west from Santa Fe, hoping to find a way to the Pacific.

An Indio judge dropped three of the felony criminal counts against Dr. Hossain Sahlolbei July 22. The case does move forward on the second felony grand theft charge.

Roger reported a sheared fire hydrant with a 70 foot geyser on Milpas at Indio Muerto and edhatters were quick to send in photos of the scene.

In the severe heat the desert is experiencing, the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs is looking out for the well-being of its Meals On Wheels clients.

The city of Indio and its Police Department are grappling with a pair of deadly shootings on Sunday, bringing the number of homicides in the city this year to eight.

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians raised $33,000 for Well in the Desert and FIND Food Bank through the 3rd Annual Drive Against Hunger Golf Tournament.

High pressure building over the Four Corners area is expected to cause temperatures to soar to nearly 120 degrees today in the Coachella Valley, forecasters said.

Boxing returns to the Coachella Valley of Southern California as Golden Boy Promotions presents a main event between two junior welterweights.

Carlos Cuadras will make the first defense of his 115 lb. title this September in Mexico, against an opponent to be determined, according to a recent statement from promoter Promociones del Pueblo.

"Waiting" by Paula Schultz. "This was taken recently in San Francisco. It was a drive-by shot, I no sooner took the picture and she packed up her things and left .

Marcos Caballero, father and trainer of Randy "The Matador" Caballero, is confident his son will capture the vacant IBF bantamweight title by defeating Stuart Hall in the UK.

Alec Atkins, Jarad Dawkins and Malcolm Brickhouse of Unlocking the Truth perform onstage during day 2 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2014 in Indio, California.

Cal Fire investigators arrested Joseph Auclair, of Thermal, on suspicion of starting fires on the Torres Martinez Indian Reservation in the lower Coachella Valley, the Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire announced in a news release Tuesday July 22 .

APRIL 11: A$AP Rocky performs onstage during day 1 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2014 in Indio, California.

Jason Aldean's 'Burnin' It Down' with new single The song is the first track from Aldean's forthcoming album Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2014/07/22/jason-aldeans-burnin-new-single/12999195/ FILE - In this April 26, 2014 file photo, Jason Aldean performs during his headlining set on day two of the ... (more)

A 30-year-old Bermuda Dunes man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic collision in Palm Desert Monday, July 21, officials said.

The names of more than 340 companies have appeared on the EE Times Silicon 60 list of emerging technology companies since it first appeared in April 2004.

In 2010, Marcus Haney was your typical college kid with a love for music and a lust to get closer to the core of any modern music lover's dream -- the music festival.