Desert Hot Springs News

Desert Hot Springs High School's marching band was all sweat and smiles following the encore performance of their state championship-winning routine Nov. 26. Forced into the school gymnasium on account of the rain, the blue- and gold-clad musicians belted out Billy Joel tunes like "Piano Man" and "Just the Way You Are" with no less enthusiasm in ... (more)

While public attention was focused on the city's financial troubles, a resolution that was postponed at the Desert Hot Springs City Council meeting Tuesday would have changed the face of the city's public safety commission.

Authorities on Wednesday released the name of a Desert Hot Springs man who was killed in a hit-and-run.

A new group of leaders took over the Desert Hot Springs city council, but continued to deal with old problems.

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A crash is creating congestion on Palm Drive between 2nd and 4th Streets and police are telling you to avoid the area for most of the morning.

A jury heard opening arguments and initial witnesses Monday morning in the murder trial of Jason Michael Hann for killing his 10-week-old daughter in Desert Hot Springs nearly 13 years ago.

Florencia Gadano drives from Indio to attend classes at College of the Desert, but a free bus pass could encourage her to switch to public transportation.

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in the trial of a Vermont man accused in the death of his 2-month-old daughter, who was killed in Desert Hot Springs several years after another of his children met the same fate, with both infants' bodies found in storage units in two different states.

Desert Hot Springs' belated 50th anniversary celebration drew hundreds Saturday to the corner of Pierson Boulevard and Palm Drive for games, dancing and business networking.

Electric vehicle drivers in Palm Springs won't ever be too far from a charge now that the city has drastically increased its number of stations.

All across the Coachella Valley, thousands of people enjoyed Thanksgiving meals thanks to the generosity of many charity and church groups.

The line formed early outside of Food Now in Desert Hot Springs Wednesday. The wait was well-worth it for many families who stocked up and rolled away with about 40 pounds of canned foods, whole chickens or turkeys and all the trimmings.

A man who attempted to rob a home with a knife on Tuesday night got a dose of citizen's justice after residents tackled him and hit him over the head with a metal pot.

Desert Hot Springs will have a new mayor. That's the verdict of a recount Thursday after City Council Member Adam Sanchez beat incumbent Yvonne Parks by just 12 votes.

His schedule includes a stop at 9 a.m. Wednesday at a Food Now turkey distribution event at 14080 Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs.

The Palm Springs Unified School Board is set to vote Tuesday night on a proposal that would reshape future elections in the west valley school district.

You won't be surprised to learn - well, you won't be if you know how bloated public pensions have become in this state - that another California city is flirting with bankruptcy because of rising pension commitments.

The surprise shift in the days after the polls closed came as provisional and mail-in ballots were being counted.

Another California city's budget is buckling under financial pressures. In Desert Hot Springs, the City Council on Tuesday "voted unanimously to declare the emergency as the city grapples with a $6 million gap between revenues and spending," reported the Fresno Bee.