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Petitioning to keep chickens in La Quinta

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Backyard hens at issue in La Quinta

"They're funny to watch," Debi Rogers says about the chickens she keeps in her La Quinta backyard. "It's not a normal pet."

Find out why she may have to get rid of them — and efforts to change that — tonight on MyDesert.

  1. Walter Williams, on Most Wanted list, arrested in ...

    FBI: Former PS man could have more victims

    • 5:34 PM

    Walter Lee Williams — one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives and a former Palm Springs resident — was arrested by Mexican authorities.

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Lifestyles

  1. PS Boys & Girls Club receives donation

    Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs board members in the back row, from left: Aliede Bennett, Deborah Garsh, Aftab Dada of Palm Springs Resorts, Joe Roman, Andrea Madgrigal, board President Ricky Wright, Terry Tatum, Al Franz, Lee Weigel and Nadine Koehler (far right) and some the children of the Boys & Girls Club display a check for $12,784.40 donated from Tachevah Palm Springs Block Party sponsors The Desert Sun, Goldenvoice, Palm Springs Resorts, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and Harold Matzner on Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun
    • 3:50 PM

    Tachevah Block Party sponsors presented a $12,000 check, raised from the block party's beer garden proceeds, to the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs …

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  1. Barbara Schmitz ID'd as Highway 111 crash victim

    Barbara Schmitz, 81, of Rancho Mirage was killed and two other people were hospitalized Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of Highway 111 for more than six hours....

      4:19 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  2. CVUSD school board meeting emptied after shouting match

    The Coachella Valley Unified school board briefly emptied a public board meeting Tuesday night after bubbling tension sparked a shouting match between a union representative, a former board member and disgruntled parents who hope to recall the current...

      1:03 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  3. FBI: Walter Williams could have more victims

    Walter Lee Williams — one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives and a former Palm Springs resident — was arrested by Mexican authorities....

      8:34 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  4. Barbara Schmitz ID'd as Highway 111 crash victim

    Barbara Schmitz, 81, of Rancho Mirage was killed and two other people were hospitalized Tuesday following a two-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of Highway 111 for more than six hours....

      4:19 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  5. George Zimmer fired by Men's Wearhouse

    Apparently, Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The company has fired executive chairman George Zimmer, who appeared in many of its TV commercials with the slogan 'You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.'...

      6:38 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  6. Items belonging to Gerald and Betty Ford to be auctioned for charity

    As a farewell gift to the Coachella Valley, the family of Gerald and Betty Ford will allow an estimated 1,000 personal items to be auctioned for charity....

      2:27 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  7. Desert Water Agency: Tribal lawsuit could spike rates

    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...

      1:24 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  8. Palm Springs eyes $18M 'green' upgrade

    An $18 million project to replace the city's aging energy plant, replace incandescent lighting with LED bulbs and install a new irrigation system that can remotely monitor water usage, will help the city become much greener and less wasteful, according...

      1:27 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  9. Barry Manilow still spectacular at age 70

    Barry Manilow used to tell a story about hearing one of his songs on KWXY FM, the former station that featured Broadway showtunes, traditional pop and instrumental music. Manilow was in his 50s, but he considered KWXY the 'geezer' station. So he reacted...

      4:55 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  10. Desert Hot Springs passes budget over objections of two councilmen

    More than six hours after Tuesday's regular meeting began, the Desert Hot Springs City Council adopted a budget for fiscal year 2013-14....

      3:14 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  11. Palm Desert woman, Marine killed in crash on Highway 62

    Two women, one from Palm Desert and the other a Marine from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, were killed Sunday night in a head-on collision on Highway 62, according to a coroner's report and a base spokesman....

      10:58 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  12. James Gandolfini dies at age 51

    James Gandolfini, star of HBO's 'The Sopranos,' has died at age 51, according to a statement released by the network....

      8:20 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  13. Former valley resident tests Wheel of Fortune

    Tasha Trujillo has loved watching the Wheel of Fortune since she was a little girl. She'd sit in the living room with her brother and watch the classic game show on TV as their mother cooked dinner....

      7:42 PM, Jun. 12, 2013
  14. Teen hit parked car in DUI crash, La Quinta police say

    A 17-year-old boy was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs after hitting a parked car in La Quinta, police said....

      11:23 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
  15. Mourning Star Center in Palm Desert gives kids space to grieve

    Places like Mourning Star are rare, but the results are clear. Dozens of drawings, painting and letters line every wall and window of the center with the messy lines and vibrant colors of a child's hand, dedicated to lost loved ones and expressing...

      2:06 PM, Jun. 19, 2013
  16. Funding increase for Coachella Valley schools not clear

    All three desert school districts will see boosted funding if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a compromise budget bill, but the magnitude of the these budget increases are difficult to estimate....

      1:54 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
  17. Yolanda Guadalupe Pena convicted of murder, torture in death of her daughter

    A La Quinta woman who tortured and fatally beat her 3-year- old daughter after abusing the toddler and an older daughter for months was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and other charges....

      8:40 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
  18. Tim Blixseth tax case closing arguments set for July

    A federal court hearing over a $57 million tax dispute with luxury real estate developer and former Rancho Mirage resident Tim Blixseth will resume in July, Montana tax authorities said....

      5:20 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
  19. ShortFest is a key stage for new artists

    NYU film student Mauricio Osaki learned a tough lesson about the movie industry this month when he showcased his short film at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles....

      1:20 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
  20. ShortFest draws big crowd as it opens 7-day run

    The Palm Springs International ShortFest embarked Tuesday on what Executive Director Darryl Macdonald called a 'week-long voyage of discovery' with an overflow number of passengers....

      1:52 AM, Jun. 19, 2013

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