Desert Hot Springs News

A silver Mini Cooper collided with a red Dodge pick-up truck at Highway 62 north of Indian Canyon at about 5 p.m. on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of fatally shooting a man in Desert Hot Springs in January.

Lots of napkins were used Saturday to wipe away the smears of thick barbecue that marked the smiling, rib-chomping faces of those attending Shorty's Rib Fest.

From rusted six-shooters to semi-automatic weapons, hundreds of guns line the walls of a Desert Hot Springs police storage room.

Faced with potential loss of basic City services, and possible bankruptcy looming on the horizon, the City Council of Desert Hot Springs voted Tuesday evening to place a vacant parcel funding measure on the June 2014 ballot.

Daryl Propst / Desert Vortex News A dozen protesters showed up at Rick Daniels' Going Away Party to express their support of his departure while several dozen of his supporters from Coachella Valley cities partied inside the exclusive Flemming's Restaurant in Rancho Mirage.

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is looking for an adult who was reported missing by his uncle Wednesday morning.

A 54 year old man from Desert Hot Springs was thrown from his motorcycle after losing control on Thousand Palms Canyon Road Wednesday afternoon.

The City Council voted 4-1 to update a public safety measure Tuesday that would raise Desert Hot Springs' parcel tax on vacant land to $372.68 if approved by voters on the June 3 ballot.

The magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit at 1:17 a.m. at a depth of around 3 miles, according to a computer-generated report from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Thank you, Desert Sun, for giving front-page coverage to the tragic story of Josue Candelario and his mother, Reyna Melgar.

Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach announced Thursday he has the endorsement of Sheriff Stanley Sniff and several police chiefs as he officially began his campaign for re-election.

A viewer contacted KESQ & CBS Local 2 Thursday morning saying someone who claimed to work for MasterCard called asking for her credit card information.

Greetings from Desert Hot Springs, where mid-80s winter temperatures, clear skies and brilliant sun serve as antidote to the grey chill we left behind in Europe only two weeks ago.

A late Tuesday afternoon accident leaves a neighborhood without power and sends a driver to the hospital in Desert Hot Springs.

As a young man Juan Quezada became fascinated by the artifacts of the pre-Hispanic pottery of PaquimA© in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and taught himself to recreate the pottery by studying and experimenting with native materials of the area.

A Thousand Palms man pleaded guilty today to killing his former girlfriend and was immediately sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Unrealistic projections for future revenue and management decisions that overrode financial controls contributed to the fiscal crisis in Desert Hot Springs, according to an ongoing audit of the city's budget.

The sounds of the Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands Band set the pride and patriotism mood for guests as they entered the Palm Springs Air Museum for its annual black-tie gala.

The family of a 68-year-old Riverside County jail inmate severely beaten in his cell at the Southwest Detention Center last fall has sued the Riverside County Sheriff's Deaprtment.