Spend $100 at mall, get free movie tickets

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. More

Cities, agencies coordinating water ordinances

Palm Desert — Coachella Valley city leaders and water districts are considering a unified landscaping policy as a state-imposed deadline looms for cities to adopt water conservation landscape ordinances. More

Charitable donations down, need up

Hundreds of people filled two SunLine buses with food, toiletries and other items Thursday in a food drive for Martha's Village & Kitchen in Indio. “The turnout has been unbelievable,” said Mikel Oglesby, general manager of SunLine Transit Agency. “(That) is an amazing feat given these tough economic times.” More

State AG’s office launches probe into SoCal church scam

California is investigating whether 30 Southern California churches were bilked out of tens of thousands of dollars by companies that leased them computer equipment. More

Two DHS men charged with robbery

Two men accused in a home-invasion robbery in Desert Hot Springs were charged with robbery, police said today. More