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  1. La Quinta police conduct a DUI checkpoint on Fred Waring Drive on Saturday.

    Some question DUI-limit cut

    • May 21, 2013

    A federal agency's recommendation to drop the legal blood-alcohol level from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent could, if it became law, make it more difficult for law enforcement personnel to detect impaired drivers whose blood-alcohol levels are this low, local law enforcement officials say.

  1. Indio police released a sketch of a man who tried to kidnap an Indio High School student on Tuesday.

    Man attempted to kidnap Indio high student

    • May 21, 2013
  2. Desert Sands Unified School District teachers parade down Desert Dunes Road in La Quinta from Highway 111 to the Desert Sands board meeting protesting drawn out contract negotiations Tuesday May 21, 2013.

    Teachers seek to settle union negotiations

    • May 21, 2013
  1. Coachella Valley home prices jump 15.8% May 21, 2013
  2. PS police look for witness of fatal hit-and-run May 21, 2013
  3. Vote now for Salton Sea special license plate design May 21, 2013
  4. Search for Oklahoma survivors winds down May 21, 2013
  1. Supervisors vote to cut county solar fee May 21, 2013
  2. Ducklings turn up in pools May 21, 2013
  3. Cathedral City council adopts bugdets May 21, 2013
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  1. La Quinta council votes to replace canal in SilverRock

    • May 21, 2013

    La Quinta City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to replace the Coachella Canal in SilverRock with a parallel canal just west of the original, after recently …

  1. Developer offers to create 'horticulture walk' in Palm Springs
  2. Firefighters contain 90-acre Whitewater wildfire
  3. Investigators: Death of 2-year-old Thermal boy is homicide
  4. Community briefs for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
 
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  1. Public safety briefs for Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    • May 21, 2013

    A 2-year-old Thermal boy who died over the weekend was a victim of homicide, investigators said Tuesday.

  1. Arias pleads for life
  2. Police shooting that killed Robert Shirar sent to DA
  3. Jodi Arias' attorneys put one witness on: Arias
  4. Coachella Valley man gets 10 years in kid-porn case

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  1. Never-say-die Aztecs finish on wrong end of dramatic game

    Austin Dunphy (4) of Palm Desert slides into home safely to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning against Bishop Amat on Tuesday. The Aztecs were eliminated when Amat won 8-6 in eight innings. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun
    • May 21, 2013

    When you've been to three CIF championship baseball games in a row, it only makes sense that you are the type of team that isn't easy to beat in the …

  1. Golf bans anchored putting
  2. New format, similar success for Palm Desert tennis
  3. Sun sets on Shadow Hills Knights' year
  4. La Quinta struggles to find its offense in loss
 
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  1. Apple CEO defends group's tax tactics

    Apple CEO Tim Cook is surrounded by his team during a break from testifying Tuesday on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
    • May 21, 2013

    Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the tech giant from a scathing Senate panel's report that concluded the company famed for its iPhones and iPads was …

  1. Analysts urge Tumblr autonomy in Yahoo deal to avoid scaring off users
  2. Stocks gain quickly, stirring talk of a 'melt-up' concern
  3. Microsoft reveals next-generation Xbox One system
  4. Gas company meter upgrade riles some
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  1. Eatery will make you feel Si Bon

    • May 21, 2013

    The thing about speaking French is, it doesn't matter if you make any sense or not; even if you get a word right here and there and the rest is …

  1. Sue Rappaport: Give beef a German accent with rouladen
  2. Get a kick out of the Desert Mule
  3. How to squelch your baby boomer boredom
  4. Gilda's goes for the Derby Day win
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  1. The makings of a Memorial Day party. Michael Snyder, The Desert Sun

    Partylab of Palm Springs offers first step in Memorial Day activities

    • May 21, 2013

    Situated in middle of downtown Palm Springs, Partylab has everything you need to create an appropriately festive atmosphere.

  1. Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum
  2. Coachella 2014 tickets go on sale Friday
  3. Catching up with Mick, Barry and the King's men
  4. NBC names first woman as its news division president
 
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  1. Our Voice: Another historic meeting at Sunnylands

    Xi Jinping, now China's president, and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Feb. 14. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    • May 21, 2013

    A comment from James W.

  1. Common Core goals have merit
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  1. Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had final say over list of presidential candidates.

  1. Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine tortures
  2. Is Pope Francis an exorcist?
  3. Man commits suicide inside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral
  4. Israel may step up strikes inside Syria, military warns
  5. Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret
  6. Russia vows reprisals for 'stolen' song contest votes

  1. Separate crashes kill three on Palm Springs area roads

    Three separate crashes Sunday claimed the lives of three Coachella Valley residents....

      11:48 AM, May 20, 2013

  2. Coachella announcement on Monday likely about Coachella 2014 ticket sales

    Goldenvoice will make a Coachella-related announcement on Monday — and music fans can probably get ready to open their wallets for next year's festival....

      1:27 AM, May 19, 2013

  3. Liberace film 'Behind the Candelabra' sets stage for tribute

    Fans of the late pianist Liberace will catch a rare glimpse of the pop icon's life on HBO next weekend in a bare-all film, 'Behind the Candelabra.' Some admirers will welcome the film with an event honoring the showbiz legend at one of the film's...

      5:07 PM, May 20, 2013

  4. Senate panel says Apple Inc. avoided billions in US taxes

    Apple, the tech giant that has made a corporate bonanza by selling iPhones, iPads and iPods to consumers worldwide, has avoided tens of billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on its income and profits, according to a Senate report summary issued Monday and...

      11:43 PM, May 20, 2013

  5. Officials surprised by tribe's quest for legal relief

    Under Richard Milanovich, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians evolved from an impoverished people into a political powerhouse....

      1:45 PM, May 19, 2013

  6. Lawsuit claims agencies put water supply at risk

    Water from the Colorado River flows through a canal and a pipeline, and then pours into ponds in the Coachella Valley. That water seeps down through the sandy soil to the aquifer and enables the desert to bloom in an oasis of thousands of palm-studded...

      6:28 PM, May 19, 2013

  7. Missing audits draw attention to Chiriaco Summit Water District

    The Riverside County auditor-controller has found the Chiriaco Summit Water District non-compliant with state law — having failed to submit to an audit each of the past nine years — and is asking the state Controller's Office to look into the possibility ...

      2:02 AM, May 20, 2013

  8. Zero-net houses produce as much energy as they use

    Designed by Palm Springs architect Lance O'Donnell, the 2,100-square-foot home the couple moved into last month feels simultaneously new but organically connected to its surroundings, with clean lines, a low-profile and muted off-white exterior....

      2:52 AM, May 19, 2013

  9. Postal Annex reopens months after car crash into store

    Two months after a Mercedes was driven straight into his Postal Annex store, Clint Rodgers considers himself a lucky man. He reopened the store just north of Interstate 10 and east of Washington Street last week to a warm welcome....

      1:50 PM, May 20, 2013

  10. 1 killed, 2 suffer major injuries in traffic collision in Palm Desert

    One person is dead and two people suffered major injuries early Sunday morning in a traffic collision at Highway 74 between El Paseo and Highway 111 in Palm Desert, a Riverside County Sheriff's spokesman said....

      4:54 PM, May 19, 2013

  11. Jodi Arias' attorneys will put one witness on: Arias

    Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day 'witch trial,' her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias....

      7:05 PM, May 20, 2013

  12. Coachella Valley grad songwriter Alan O'Day dies

    Alan O'Day, a singer/songwriter who grew up in the Coachella Valley, died Friday at his home in Westwood. He was 72 years old....

      2:31 AM, May 20, 2013

  13. Banjo, dog tied to train tracks, adopted by couple

    Banjo's hobo days are behind him. The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix — found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 — finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali....

      11:54 PM, May 17, 2013

  14. Sunnylands invites families to explore sculpture, pottery

    Artist Bill Anson was pounding away Sunday afternoon on a new sculpture of copper and cedar, while across the lawn at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Scott Lauer was busy at his pottery wheel....

      2:40 AM, May 20, 2013

  15. Joshua Tree National Park better prepared for peak season than peers

    Many national parks are finalizing plans to hire fewer temporary employees this summer, close some campgrounds and scale back popular family programs such as ranger-led nature walks and cultural tours because of mandatory budget cuts that took effect...

      2:39 AM, May 20, 2013

  16. Protecting water quality for the Coachella Valley

    Public service is about doing the right thing. What happens when government agencies charged with protecting the public fail? Someone else has to step in and lead....

      12:45 AM, May 19, 2013

  17. Shield law quandary: Who is a journalist?

    I sat at the 'press table' at a recent California Republican Convention covering the event for my TV station, when I started making small talk with the 'reporter' next to me....

      12:54 AM, May 19, 2013

  18. We'll miss this winning burger joint

    Businesses in the Coachella Valley tend to either come and go quickly, or gain lots of loyal customers and stick around for many years. So I was shocked and saddened to receive an email from Mike at FrickleBurgers announcing that they were going out of...

      12:51 AM, May 19, 2013

  19. Desert Christian's Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

    Desert Christian Academy graduate Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title....

      2:29 AM, May 20, 2013

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