Indio News

After overcoming an injury and switching opponents, Josesito Lopez will finally make his return to the ring on Friday, December 13th when he takes on Mike Arnaoutis at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA.

Senior State Archeologist Richard Fitzgerald, left, archeologist Robert Fitzgerald and student assistant Amy Holden examine ancient elk antlers presumed to have been used as tools by American Indians about 3,500 years ago, at the California State Parks facility in McClellan Park in North Highlands.

Plant it and we will build was the message the City of Menifee delivered on Wednesday, Dec. 4, with the placement of an 80-year-old California Live Oak at the site of the Town Center development, which officials envision as the city's future downtown.

Ruby Gamboa's younger brother is a senior at Indio High School. Learning another student suffers from Tuberculosis makes her uneasy.

Tribal rangers and volunteers were involved in two separate hiker rescues Monday and Tuesday in the Indian Canyons area, and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians issued a statement Wednesday urging visitors to exercise caution.

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians joins the fight to end drunk driving in the Coachella Valley by participating in the Silent Stand on Highway 111 on December 7th.

Destiny Colocho, project manager at Scientific Resource Surveys Inc., surveys the grounds Tuesday for archaeological artifacts before proposed development at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

An Indio High School student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis and county health officials are working with high school administration and the district office to contact those who might have been exposed to the illness.

The 22nd annual Indio International Tamale festival is coming up this weekend. The festival is ranked as one of the top ten "All American Food Festivals" in the country by The Food Network.

A hiker was rescued Monday night after he injured his ankle and could not walk on his own, police said.

Former junior middleweight titlist Cornelius "K9" Bundrage and Joey Hernandez will meet in a world title eliminator on Jan. 24, Golden Boy Promotions vice president Eric Gomez told ESPN.com on Monday.

Gasoline prices held steady over Thanksgiving weekend in the Coachella Valley and could drop this month before rebounding as early as January.

On Monday, Nov. 25, President Barack Obama visited the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco to talk about his Common Sense Immigration Bill slowly making its way through the United States Congress.

Grouplove, which was all over the radio with the hit "Tongue Tied" a couple of years back, announced its spring 2014 tour and there is a big hole right around the time of a certain music festival in the desert.

A man died at JFK Memorial in Indio after he was fatally struck by an off-road vehicle at a recreational area, according to the Riverside County coroner.

Jalapeno tamales. Chicken chipotle tamales. Pineapple tamales. Date tamales. Indio will turn into the tamale capital of the world on Saturday and Sunday for the annual International Tamale Festival.

Four were hurt today when the vehicle they traveled in flipped over on eastbound Interstate 10 in Indio, a fire spokesman said.

We've all known of individuals who made abrupt career changes mid-stream, perhaps even more of them since the economy went haywire.

Flames charred tamarisk trees along Interstate 10 and the transcontinental railroad tracks in Indio Saturday, a spokesman said.

It's encouraging to see that Desert Water Agency has reached out to leaders from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to discuss the agency's lawsuit against the U.S. Interior Department.