Boxer vows help for those with bad water

Elected officials have pledged to help provide safe, clean drinking water to thousands of residents in the eastern Coachella Valley following a Desert Sun report that revealed widespread arsenic-tainted groundwater in the area. More

• Arsenic-tinged water plagues unincorporated communities
• Water dangerous over decades

Man to stand trial in alleged Internet sex crimes

A man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he used MySpace to lure teenage girls from around the country to send him nude photographs and sexually assaulted one of them in Palm Springs, authorities said Monday. More

Fresh & Easy to open more valley stores

Two more Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores are slated to open in the Coachella Valley in coming weeks. More

Water park trumps housing needs in Palm Desert

Palm Desert could have plans for its new aquatic center approved by the end of March, but has yet to update its state-mandated plan for affordable housing, due in 2008. More

Firm recalls 437,000 Prius, other hybrids

Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. More