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  1. Keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, addresses College of the Desert soon-to-graduates Friday at Boone Field. Gerry Maceda/Special to The Desert Sun

    Ruiz keynotes COD commencement

    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.'

    • May 25, 2013
  2. Austin Rapp, seen during a May 10 match, was among the Palm Desert players who picked up victories Friday during the CIF USTA southern regional at Claremont Club, where the Aztecs are set to face San Marino in a rematch of last week's CIF Division 2 Southern Section championships. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Aztecs upset No. 2 seed Torrey Pines

    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.

    • May 24, 2013
  3. Ralph Rivas, 41 Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Photo of man arrested after chase released

    Ralph Rivas was chased for 50 minutes Thursday evening before deputies arrested him along Interstate 10 near Cook Street.

    • May 24, 2013
  4. FILE - This June 2, 2002 file photo shows retiring CBS golf broadcaster Ken Venturi waves to Kemper Open winner Bob Estes from the broadcast booth during the final round of the Kemper Open at the TPC at Avenel in Potomac, Md. The former U.S. Open champion has died just 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, says he died Friday, May 17, 2013 in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and an intestinal infection. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File) AP

    Pals remember Ken Venturi as a great friend

    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.

    • May 23, 2013
  5. Jackie Cooper, valley tennis icon, dies at 68

    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.

    • May 23, 2013
  6. Palm Desert set to join PACE program

    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.

    • May 23, 2013
  7. Palm Desert has reached a population milestone, pushing above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. File photo

    Census: Palm Desert population tops 50K

    Palm Desert has reached a population milestone, pushing above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

    • May 23, 2013
  8. Kelli Finan (left) of La Quinta High School tags out a Dos Pueblos player at home for the second half of a double play during Thursday's CIF Division IV quarterfinal game at College of the Desert. Palm Desert lost 6-0. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    La Quinta picks bad day for 'one of those flat games'

    The Dos Pueblos High School softball team had a magic number and maybe a Magic 8-ball, too.

    • May 23, 2013
  9. The Center for Spiritual Living is located in what was Palm Desert's first community church. Blake Herzog/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert City Council to mull historic designations

    The city's first church and a major residential complex will be considered for historic site designation by the City Council today.

    • May 22, 2013
  10. Palm Desert's Abe Hewko and five Aztec teammates will participate in the first day of the CIF individual finals today. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert Aztecs take court today at individuals

    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.

    • May 22, 2013
  11. Letter: Ophelia Project is a success

    I have enjoyed reading the articles about the Ophelia Project in The Desert Sun.

    • May 22, 2013
  12. Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty Tuesday in Phoenix. Rob Schumacher, The Arizona Republic

    Arias pleads for life

    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.

    • May 21, 2013
  13. 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

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

    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.

    • May 21, 2013
  14. A Palm Desert police car is seen in this undated photo provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

    DUI suspected in crash into wall

    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.

    • May 20, 2013
  15. Palm Desert High School's baseball team celebrates after beating La Quinta on May 7 in Palm Desert. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert faces Bishop Amat on Tuesday

    The Palm Desert High School baseball team will face a familiar foe in Tuesday's second round of the CIF playoffs.

    • May 20, 2013
  16. Women's business center in Palm Desert offers help with business plans

    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.

    • May 20, 2013
  17. A man takes pictures of debris strewn about Clint Rodgers' Postal Annex store in Palm Desert after a car crashed through the glass windows in the storefront on March 13. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    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.

    • May 20, 2013
  18. Gaines

    Rowdy Gaines thinks Michael Phelps will return to swimming

    Rowdy Gaines had a difficult time finding one person who believed him when he said publicly last summer that he didn't think Michael Phelps was done swimming competitively.

    • May 19, 2013
  19. Marlar Desert Sun file photo

    Businessman dead; RM fire ruled arson

    Craig Marlar — a longtime Coachella Valley businessman who battled over ownership of the fire-ravaged GG's Island — is dead, The Desert Sun learned Friday.

    • May 17, 2013
  20. Molyet. Courtesy

    Xavier College Prep names Bob Molyet as new head coach

    He comes from Dallas Jesuit College Prep, the same school that brought current athletic director Mark Campbell from Texas to the Palm Desert school.

    • May 18, 2013
  21. Mayor lauds evolution of Palm Desert in address

    Home and business construction is starting to come back in the city, Mayor Jan Harnik said at the annual State of the City event Thursday, and the repaving of Highway 111 could make the slow summer months go by even more slowly.

    • May 16, 2013
  22. Vahe Ruben Yerkanyan, 29 Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Police: ATM skimmer hits Chase in LQ

    Vahe Ruben Yerkanyan, who's accused of using an electronic skimmer to steal key account information from Chase bank customers at a La Quinta branch, is expected in court Friday.

    • May 16, 2013
  23. Palm Desert's Max Compton pitches against Downey in the first inning Thursday in a CIF Division III first-round playoff game. The Aztecs won 9-5, and play a talented Bishop Amat squad on Tuesday. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert Aztecs pull away from Downey for 9-5 win

    A first-round playoff game for Desert Valley League baseball champion Palm Desert was tougher than expected, as the Aztecs needed four innings to take control of Downey and come away with a 9-5 victory.

    • May 17, 2013
  24. Palm Desert Aztecs can't dig out of early hole

    The Palm Desert High School softball team couldn't dig out of an early hole and it eventually became too deep to come back in the first round of the Division IV CIF playoffs Thursday night.

    • May 16, 2013
  25. Big Black. Submitted by Maureen Prowse

    Palm Desert Pet of the Week: Big Black, 4 years old

    Big Black was a feral 2-week-old kitten when Maureen Prowse of Palm Desert adopted him.

    • May 16, 2013
  26. Palm Desert agency pays state $28.2M

    The successor agency to the city's former redevelopment agency, one of the state's wealthiest, wired the county $28.2 million over the weekend, and the city is awaiting official word it's free from the hassles of dismantling the agency.

    • May 15, 2013
  27. Technology in classes focus of event

    A literacy summit focusing on the use of technology in classrooms will be held today at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus.

    • May 15, 2013
  28. Jodi Arias looks at the family of Travis Alexander as the jury arrives on Wednesday during the sentencing phase of her trial in Phoenix. Rob Schumacher, The Arizona Republic

    Video: Arias eligible for death penalty

    The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took about three hours Wednesday to determine that the former Palm Desert resident is eligible for the death penalty.

    • May 15, 2013
  29. The building at the corner of Fred Waring and Highway 111 in Palm Desert, formerly home to Toys R Us, has been leased by Walmart for one of its Neighborhood Markets, the retail giant confirmed on Tuesday. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Walmart grocery store taking Toys R Us' old spot

    EXCLUSIVE: Walmart is opening a Neighborhood Market in the former Toys R Us building at Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive, the retail giant confirmed on Tuesday.

    • May 14, 2013
  30. Palm Desert resident Lesley Miller points to a neighbor's palm tree that was cut without notice by Edison to service a powerline. She and some of her neighbors are trying to get the power lines put underground. Photo taken on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Palm Desert. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Safety issues fuel Palm Desert power line petition

    Residents of a southern Palm Desert neighborhood say a push to get their overhead utility lines put underground has less to do with aesthetics than safety.

    • May 14, 2013
  31. FILE - A curve along Highway 74 Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    One hurt in Highway 74 head-on crash

    At least one person was taken to a hospital following a collision that is delaying traffic on Highway 74 today.

    • May 14, 2013
  32. Garber. Courtesy

    Pair of local golfers keep dream alive

    Two local golfers made the cut at the U.S. Open local qualifier at Ironwood Country Club Tuesday, bringing them just one step away from the field at the 113th playing of the Open next month at the East Course of the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.

    • May 15, 2013
  33. Palm Desert poised to OK neon signs

    Neon and other types of illuminated signs would be permitted under a planned update of the city's zoning code.

    • May 13, 2013
  34. Aztecs mix in finesse, power

    While three-time Desert Valley League singles champion Abe Hewko and Austin Rapp are the front men for Palm Desert High School's powerful tennis team, the doubles team of Cameron McDonald and Brad Cummins is proving to be the most dominant in the playoffs.

    • May 13, 2013
  35. A construction trailer and fence have gone up in the parking lot of the old Toys R Us building at Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive. The building has been vacant since Toys R Us left for a new store it built in Indio in August 2011. Sherry Barkas/The Desert Sun

    New tenant in old Toys R Us building still a mystery

    A construction fence and trailer have gone up in the parking lot of the old Toys R Us building on Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive, though lips remain sealed as to what is going into the vacant building.

    • May 12, 2013
  36. Joseph William Knyvett Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Driver in collision to get day in court

    A La Quinta man accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a three-vehicle collision is scheduled to appear in Riverside County Superior Court on July 30.

    • May 12, 2013
  37. 4 motorists arrested in Palm Desert on suspicion of DUI

    Four motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during an overnight sobriety/driver's license checkpoint in Palm Desert, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Saturday.

    • May 11, 2013
  38. An image of a turtle with fish and birds, made up of scrap materials, is assembled at the SCRAP Gallery booth during the fourth annual CSUSB Palm Desert Environmental & Sustainability Expo at CSUSB's Palm Desert campus on Friday. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Students embrace green at expo

    The fourth annual Environmental & Sustainability Expo, hosted by California State University San Bernardino in Palm Desert, took place Thursday and Friday at the school's Palm Desert campus.

    • May 10, 2013
  39. Officials probe Palm Desert couple's deaths

    Palm Desert investigators are conducting a death investigation after an elderly couple was found dead Thursday inside their Palm Desert home.

    • May 10, 2013
  40. Palm Desert doubles player Brad Cummins hits a return against Chadwick on Friday. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Another easy victory for Aztec tennis

    Palm Desert High School coach Randy Blalock said depth will be the key to the Aztecs' bid to win a third consecutive CIF boys' tennis title, but his team also needs to raise its level of play through each round.

    • May 11, 2013
  41. A gate is blocking the upper portion of the Bump and Grind trail in September 2012. Desert Sun file photo

    Bump and Grind closure bill OK'd

    A bill to clarify the conditions of opening the upper part of the popular Bump and Grind trail was passed Thursday by the state Assembly.

    • May 9, 2013
  42. PD officials revisit annexation

    The city is going to take a look — again — at how much it would cost to annex unincorporated areas including Sun City Palm Desert, Bermuda Dunes, the Classic Club and Xavier College Preparatory.

    • May 9, 2013
  43. Two African crested porcupines were born Saturday at The Living Desert. Courtesy of Bert Buxbaum/The Living Desert

    Zoo welcomes baby porcupines

    The Living Desert has gotten a little bit cuter with the birth of two African crested porcupines, born over the weekend.

    • May 9, 2013
  44. Palm Desert High School players celebrate their 5-1 win over La Quinta High School. Palm Desert won 5-1. Palm Desert, La Quinta and Indio are tied for first place Thursday May 9, 2013. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Aztecs top La Quinta for second time this week

    On a gusty Thursday evening in Palm Desert, winds of change were blowing across Aztec Field.

    • May 10, 2013
  45. Lost Coast from Eureka was among the breweries serving beer at The Living Desert's Brew at the Zoo fundraiser on Saturday at the zoo in Palm Desert. Pamela Bieri/Special to MyDesert

    Living Desert fans enjoy food and 'brewski' heaven

    Brew at the Zoo last Saturday brought out hundreds of Living Desert supporters who kicked up their heels dancing to four different bands, tossed back some brews, and smacked down tasty treats from some 20 restaurants and food vendors for this fourth annual fundraising event.

    • May 9, 2013
  46. Amiga, 5 years old Submitted by Geraldine Todd

    Pet of the Week: Amiga, 5 years old

    Amiga, usually called Meggie, is a purebred miniature parti poodle.

    • May 9, 2013
  47. Role model tributes shine in winning art and essays

    Family and friends filled the Palm Desert City Council Chambers recently for a salute to the 2013 Student Art and Essay Contest winners. Winners were presented certificates and awards of cash or Target gift cards by Mayor Jan Harnik.

    • May 9, 2013
  48. Jodi Arias looks at her family after being found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Rob Schumacher, The Arizona Republic

    Arias prefers death penalty

    Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday. The former Palm Desert resident was found guilty in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial.

    • May 8, 2013
  49. A firefighting helicopter picks up a load of water from a water hazard on the fourth hole at Stone Eagle Golf Club in Palm Desert on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 while fighting the Rosa Fire in a remote canyon behind Palm Desert. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert's Rosa Fire contained

    A four-acre wildfire that started in a Palm Desert-area canyon was 100 percent contained or surrounded today, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said.

    • May 8, 2013
  50. Palm Desert's Matt Leggat returns the ball to Bonita's Matt Diamond on Wednesday during their singles match in the first round of the CIF Division II playoffs. Leggat won three sets 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 as the Aztecs won 18-0. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Aztecs record 54-0 shutout in singles games, team marches on with 18-0 win

    Abe Hewko, Austin Rapp and Matt Leggat put up an impressive number Wednesday during the first round of the CIF Division II tennis playoffs.

    • May 8, 2013

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