Former Shadow Hills High School Boys Basketball Coach, Ryan Towner, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of three counts of rape and three counts of oral copulation. This is according to Riverside County Sheriff’s records. 35-year-old Towner was arrested by deputies in the area of Jefferson and Fred Waring in Indio around 9:00 a.m. All coaches […]
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The City of Palm Desert and the Desert Sands Unified School District are hosting a cruise night for all 2021 high school graduates in the area. The cruise night will take place Tuesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. on El Paseo. Last year the same event was hosted due to social distancing requirements, but now […]
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As the Desert X Art Exhibition will come to a close on Sunday, May 16, with a huge and local finale. Several students from across the Coachella Valley have participated in this collaborative event with Colombian artist Oscar Mario. Mara Gladstone shares how and what Desert X 2021 has the final weekend of the exhibition […]
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Kristin Massi describes the way distance learning affected her 10-year-old daughter. “She was not sleeping, she was having depression, she wasn’t eating well. I reached a point where I realized I needed to be a parent and stand up,” said Massi. That’s when she decided to pull both of her children out of public school, […]
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The City of Indio has announced the Indio Teen Center will offer expanded hours and days for in-person programming effective Monday, May 3. Students grades 8 through 12 who are attending school in person, can now participate in free after-school programming up to four days a week. The City says this change reflects the decision […]
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Applause erupts at the Desert Sands special board meeting Monday night. After hearing from the public for over an hour, the board voted unanimously to bring students back to school four days a week. The decision is a move Superintendent Scott Bailey is in favor of. “You could say I’m a little bit excited today. […]
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Parents and students rally outside of Desert Sands Unified’s District building chanting, “let’s go to school!” They group is frustrated with the board’s decision to bring only seniors back to campus four days a week, leaving all other grade levels at two days. “I can’t keep shuffling around all over the desert trying to pick […]
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Desert Sands Unified School District has had students on campus for just over a month. Tuesday night, they’ll vote to increase in-person learning from two to four days a week, while keeping safety precautions in place. While teachers are ready to see their students, the Desert Sands Teachers Association (DSTA) says about two-thirds of their […]
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