Latest headlines from La Quinta http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 00 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:01:39 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/OPINION04/305240021/1141/RSS25 Frank VanderSloot was a major donor to the Mitt Romney campaign. VanderSloot was subjected to two Internal Revenue Service audits - one focusing on his personal finances, the other related to his business interests - and a Labor Department audit of one of his businesses. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:51:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/OPINION04/305240021/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS0802/305230009/1141/RSS25 Derrick Brown and Patricia Brown, a couple accused in the death of the Derrick Brown's 2-year-old son in La Quinta 10 years ago both pleaded not guilty to murder Thursday. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS0802/305230009/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/LIFESTYLES0201/305230017/1141/RSS25 While Scramblez Café may be hard to find - on the northwest corner of Highway 111 and Dune Palms and tucked behind the USA gas station - it won't be easy to forget. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:57:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/LIFESTYLES0201/305230017/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210048/1141/RSS25 Trevor Abshire took the mound Tuesday under perhaps the most difficult circumstances he's faced all year. La Quinta already trailed by two runs in the second inning with one out and the bases loaded. He was inserted for starter Casey Costello to keep the game from slipping out of reach. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210048/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/305210038/1141/RSS25 They delivered a 20-foot petition, urging the district to increase compensation, to the school board. They packed the boardroom to capacity, forcing security officers to stop some protesters in the building's lobby. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS04/305210038/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/305210026/1141/RSS25 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 selected developer Meriwether Companies indicated it would not assist with funding. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/305210026/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/SPORTS0607/305200042/1141/RSS25 La Quinta High School's Ki Taek Lee and Desert Christian Academy's John Nichols each made the cut at the CIF-Southern Section Individual Championship Tournament on Monday to advance to the Southern California state qualifier May 30. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/SPORTS0607/305200042/1141/RSS25 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS0802/305200034/1141/RSS25 A Riverside County nurse caught trying to send child pornography to a girl via the Internet was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS0802/305200034/1141/RSS25