Indio News

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.

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: Sunday, 5:30 p.m. at the tram's Mountain Station, 1 Tram Way.

Tribes will participate in dances and singing and games during the three- day event.

More than 50 volunteers showed up before 5 a.m. to help serve a Thanksgiving breakfast to the needy at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio.

Two young mountain bikers had to be rescued by the Riverside County Sheriff's Aviation Unit after they lost their way on the Cactus Springs Trail in Palm Desert on Wednesday.

A crowd of about 100 people gathered at Whitewater Park in Rancho Mirage early Tuesday to pick up frozen turkeys and bags of groceries to help feed their families for Thanksgiving.

Fresh flowers hang from newly-installed street lights in Yucaipa's Uptown district in this file photo from 2012.