Cathedral City News

A surface mining operation has started up in Desert Hot Springs with the operator planning to operate for the next ten years removing over nine million tons of material in that time.

The Desert Water Agency has started crunching numbers to assess potential financial impacts of a water lawsuit by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and it estimates that customers could see sharply higher water bills if the tribe prevails in court.

PALM DESERT - The Living Desert and Palm Springs Art Museum will honor each other's membership cards throughout the summer, giving members free access to either facility through Labor Day.

Nellie Coffman Middle School student Alecea Lerma won Lamar Advertising's "Help Shape the Community" contest, and her drawing will be unveiled on a billboard Tuesday morning on Date Palm Drive just south of Vista Chino.

Large-scale tragedies this spring put the spotlight on, among other things, the need for blood to be immediately available for local hospitals.

A trailer that's been vacant for five years in a mobile home park in Cathedral City has become an eyesore for its residents.

The festival, organized by Film 4 Change, is being held at the UltraStar Mary Pickford Theater and Desert IMAX theater in Cathedral City, the Cathedral City Town Square and other locations.

A group of residents are saying "not in our backyard" to a local pawn shop looking to expand operations in the city.

Police asked for the public's help today in the search for whoever shot and critically wounded a man in Cathedral City.

TUNE IN: The Coachella Valley's newest festival aims to find a fresh frequency in Cathedral City with a full weekend of film, music and art.

There used to be a two-hour rule with well-known celebrities during the '50s and '60s.

A small fire sparked Wednesday inside a vacant hotel that was used for fire training earlier this week.

Dennis Hopper appeared in over 150 movies during a career that spanned more than 50 years, including "Rebel Without a Cause" with James Dean and "Apocalypse Now" with Marlon Brando.

Viggo Mortensen - "The Lord of the Rings" Jason Mewes - "Clerks" Giancarlo Esposito - "Revolution" Fran Kranz - "Dollhouse" Deep Roy - "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Michael Madsen - "Reservoir Dogs" Ed Asner - "Up" David Zayas - "Dexter" There will be a number of films shown, including special programs.

On the film side, there will be appearances from actors including Michael Madsen, Viggo Mortensen and Ed Asner all throughout Cathedral City and Palm Springs.

The Coachella music festival may be over, but the Coachella Valley is keeping the party going with AMFM through June 16 in Cathedral City.

This week the inaugural AMFM festival kicks off. The festival celebrates art across all mediums and looks to build an artistic foundation in Cathedral City.

A man in custody on suspicion of murder in the shooting last year of a man in Palm Springs has been charged with a second murder count in connection with the May 9 death of his cellmate at the Southwest Detention Center in French Valley, authorities said.

Vasquez was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on embezzlement charges. The Desert Sun's Tamara Sone is live tweeting from the arraignment of Chuck Vasquez at Larson Justice Center in Indio.

Cathedral City's mayor pro tem is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on embezzlement charges for allegedly using funds from the city's employee computer loan program for personal purchases.