Claudia Buccio

March 10March 10
Man Accused in La Quinta Mobile Home Park Slaying to Return to Court
- Crime
- Local
A judge Tuesday is scheduled to rule if a 28-year-old man accused in the shooting death of a woman who was found dead at a La Quinta mobile home park last year will stand trial. Deputies conducting a welfare check at 5:51 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2019 found a 26-year-old woman dead inside a residence […]

Claudia Buccio
March 11March 17
Prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your own backyard
Beatriz Hernandez was fixing her plant saucers in the front of her home in Coachella. She said her family was getting ready for the the possibility of some rain hitting over night. Her family tries to stay indoors if there are too many mosquitoes outside, and they are constantly spraying the area with a fumigant. […]

Claudia Buccio
February 08February 08
Community input for infrastructure proposals in the Eastern Coachella Valley
- Community
- Local
Community organizations and local government leaders are meeting to find out what kind of public infrastructure projects are needed in the Eastern Coachella Valley. This is part of the planning phase of a state-funded program called “Transformative Climate Communities.” Lesly Figueroa works for Leadership Counsel For Justice and Accountability. She has been talking with these […]

Claudia Buccio
January 31February 02
Local family wins a car thanks to good samaritans
- Community
- Local
Claudia Abela could not hold back her tears as walked up towards the microphone to acknowledge the generous gift she was about to receive: a new car. Months ago, Abela applied to win a car that Ben Clymer’s The Body Shop was giving away. Her compelling story made the company choose her as a recipient. […]

Claudia Buccio
January 30February 02
Mexican consulate donates books in Spanish to elementary school
- Community
- Local
Malayah Strange flips the pages of her brand new book. She is a fifth grader at Central Elementary School in Banning, which has a language immersion programs that teaches students Spanish, English and Mandarin. Strange said she gets to practice Spanish with her mother and grandmother who are from Nicaragua. “I feel like i learn […]

Claudia Buccio
January 28February 02
CVUSD explains GPA fluctuations at Coachella Valley High School
- Community
- Local
Several students at Coachella Valley High School noticed a fluctuation in their GPA back in December. According to seniors, this affected the overall student ranking at this high school, which is why they expressed their concerns to the school board as soon as they noticed. Valeria Mejia is one of the students who talked to […]

Claudia Buccio
January 22January 22
Passenger pick-up system used by taxi drivers down for months
- Community
- Local
Mohammed Faisal Farooq gets in his taxi and starts his mini van to pick up a passenger at the Palm Springs International Airport. Farooq has been in the business for over 15 years, and he said that a malfunction in their passenger pick-up system is affecting their workflow. “[Airport officials said] in 2019, we’re going […]

Claudia Buccio
January 21January 21
USDA-sponsored home loans on hold due to shutdown
- Community
- Local
The dream of owning a home is on hold for more than 60 low-income families in the Coachella and Imperial valleys. They all applied for a home loan through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), but without any federal workers to process those applications, these families have to wait until the government shut down comes […]

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