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STAGECOACH 2013: Fewer medical emergencies than normal

Press-Enterprise cops reporter Rich Brooks spoke to the nursing supervisor at JFK Memorial Hospital just down the road from the Stagecoach Country Music Festival grounds in Indio, which is where fans who get sick or injured are taken.

Since Friday, the hospital has seen 29 medical emergencies, mostly dehydration and heat exhaustion, which nursing supervisor Steve Williams said was better than last year, possibly because people are being hydrated at a medical tent on site.
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COACHELLA 2013: Best of Sunday’s bands, in photos

La Roux performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. (VANESSA FRANKO/STAFF PHOTO)

La Roux performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. (VANESSA FRANKO/STAFF PHOTO)

Narrowing down all the amazing photographs our Coachella team took of the performers on Sunday, April 21, wasn’t easy, but we managed to do it. Check out the “best-of” photo gallery here.
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