Palm Desert News

WESTFIELD PALM DESERT WELCOMES SANTA BACK FOR THE SEASON! Visit Santa for memorable photos from November 21 to December 24.

Until about a year ago, Robert and Nancy Kerchman didn't give much thought to the 100-foot-long slump stone wall in the backyard of their Indian Wells home.

Westfield Palm Desert and Cinemas Palme d'Or have teamed up to offer a movie voucher for a pair of tickets once you spend at least $100 at stores and restaurants in the mall.

Thousands of gently used books will be offered at the Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public Library's annual Fall Book Sale Friday through Sunday.

Hundreds of runners and walkers are expected on El Paseo in Palm Desert on Thanksgiving Day for the annual Turkey Trot.

For nonsmokers, few things are more offensive than to walk out of the office door and be greeted by a cloud of cigarette smoke.

Northbound Monterey Avenue between Country Club Drive and Shadow Ridge Road will be narrowed to one lane for construction from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Palm Desert High School students and staff were stunned Monday after learning one of their own was killed in a Highway 74 car crash.

A pint size golfer from Palm Desert is making national headlines. Charlie Reiter is still in elementary school but he's already a national champion.

Thanks to the lingering effects of theCash for Clunkers program, retail sales in October were up 1.4 percent.

A new restaurant is headed to the Coachella Valley from Chef Jimmy Schmidt, owner of Detroit's Rattlesnake Club and more recently, Palm Desert's Rattlesnake .

Law enforcement isn't usually the first choice for many at the California Highway Patrol training academy.

If you are looking for a new pet, this weekend will offer the perfect opportunity to meet your next best friend, as local animal shelters bring more than 100 dogs and cats to a multi-agency adoption fair in Palm Desert.

A woman accused of using a La Quinta massage parlor for prostitution owned another massage parlor in Palm Desert that was shut down earlier this year for similar reasons.

The Friends of the College of the Desert Library's 10th annual Fall Book Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the book room of the Maintenance Building on the north side of the campus.

Renovations on the Palm Desert Civic Center Amphitheater began this week. On Tuesday, construction crews installed support posts for the new shade structure that will replaced the original weather-beaten arch structure.

A proposed ban on reimbursements for spousal travel expenses going before the Palm Desert City Council today has raised questions about the legality of the city's current policy.

College of the Desert clubs are conducting a food drive through Nov. 19 to benefit the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission.

A scripture scholar from Boston will lead a special event at the Pathfinder Community church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Jan Harnik, a valley resident since 1977, announced Wednesday that she is running for Palm Desert City Council in 2010.