Latest headlines from Palm Desert http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 00 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:24:18 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/NEWS0401/305240015/1144/RSS26 A decade ago, Deborah Suer was a business owner 30 years deep into a career in the travel industry. Then the economy collapsed, the industry folded and she returned to the classroom, finding herself adrift in 'sea of teenagers.' Sat, 25 May 2013 00:44:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/NEWS0401/305240015/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/SPORTS0606/305240004/1144/RSS26 Thanks to a big turnaround, Connor Rapp and Sebastian Gomez rallied to win their No. 2 doubles match to clinch the fourth victory and lead No. 7 seeded Palm Desert to an upset over No. 2 seed Torrey Pines in the quarterfinals of the CIF USTA southern regional Friday at Claremont Club. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/SPORTS0606/305240004/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS0801/305230052/1144/RSS26 Ralph Rivas was chased for 50 minutes Thursday evening before deputies arrested him along Interstate 10 near Cook Street. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS0801/305230052/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0610/305230058/1144/RSS26 The Dos Pueblos High School softball team had a magic number and maybe a Magic 8-ball, too. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0610/305230058/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS07/305230055/1144/RSS26 Jackie Cooper, a beloved tennis teaching pro who was part of the explosion of the sport in the Coachella Valley and an advocate of junior tennis, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:46:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS07/305230055/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS05/305230048/1144/RSS26 Ken Venturi was remembered as a great golf champion and broadcaster Thursday, but he was remembered more as a father, a friend and a man who gave back to the game and to his community. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS05/305230048/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230036/1144/RSS26 The City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to join a regional version of the energy loan program originated in the city nearly five years ago. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230036/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230005/1144/RSS26 Palm Desert has reached a population milestone, pushing above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/305230005/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/NEWS01/305220035/1144/RSS26 The city's first church and a major residential complex will be considered for historic site designation by the City Council today. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:58:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/NEWS01/305220035/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0606/305220033/1144/RSS26 Palm Desert High School senior Abe Hewko knows this will be his last shot at winning a CIF singles title after coming so close as a sophomore, when he reached the semifinal. However, Hewko is honest in that he's not in prime condition like he has been. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:56:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0606/305220033/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/OPINION02/305220022/1144/RSS26 I have enjoyed reading the articles about the Ophelia Project in The Desert Sun. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/OPINION02/305220022/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210045/1144/RSS26 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 postseason. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210045/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS0802/305210013/1144/RSS26 Jodi Arias, who said after her murder conviction she would prefer death to life imprisonment, stood before jurors Tuesday and pleaded for her life instead, asking them not to punish her family for her actions. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS0802/305210013/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/SPORTS0601/305200043/1144/RSS26 The Palm Desert High School baseball team will face a familiar foe in Tuesday's second round of the CIF playoffs. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/SPORTS0601/305200043/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/BUSINESS/305200017/1144/RSS26 The Coachella Valley Women's Business Center will present the workshop 'Writing a Winning Business Plan' from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the center's office, 77-806 Flora Road, Suite A, Palm Desert. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/BUSINESS/305200017/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS0804/305200002/1144/RSS26 A Palm Desert woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol Sunday night after hitting a wall in her Pontiac Grand Am while trying to make a turn on Courtside Drive in Palm Desert, police said Monday. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:55:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS0804/305200002/1144/RSS26 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/NEWS01/305190023/1144/RSS26 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. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/NEWS01/305190023/1144/RSS26