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  1. One of the large iron ore mining pits at the former Kaiser Steel mine in 2011. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Desert landfill project loses major patron

    The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County’s decision this week to end its 13-year quest to create a mammoth landfill at Eagle Mountain, about 50 miles east of Indio, could leave the fate of the long-closed iron mine as unsettled and contentious as ever.

    • May 25, 2013
  2. 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
  3. CHP officer Stephanie Hamilton hands a white rose to Saul Martinez's mother, Amparo Martinez, during the highway dedication ceremony at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca on Friday, May 24, 2013. Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun

    Portion of highway bears name of late CHP officer

    Saul Martinez already has an elementary school in Mecca named in his honor.

    • May 25, 2013
  4. Then-U.S. 45th District Congresswoman Mary Bono is the first one to greet the 43rd United States President George W. Bush as he arrives at Palm Springs International Airport on April 22, 2006. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    Valley officials excited for Sunnylands summit

    Coachella Valley leaders await word from the White House on what role they might have in next month's international summit at Sunnylands.

    • May 24, 2013
  5. Light traffic travels west on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs on Friday, which is the beginning of Memorial Day weekend. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun

    Memorial Day traffic 'just average day on the road'

    By the time the clock hit 5 p.m. Friday, traffic on Interstate 10 was far from what motorists said they had expected for the Memorial Day weekend.

    • May 24, 2013
  6. Suzette Krause Schmidt, the biological aunt and adoptive parent of Suresh Abayasekara Krause, looks at a plaque honoring Krause at Cathedral City High School. Suresh, who graduated from the school in 2001, enlisted in the U.S. Army and died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2012. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun

    CCHS honors fallen soldier

    Cathedral City High School dedicated a plaque Friday in honor of former student Suresh Krause, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan last year.

    • May 24, 2013
  7. U.S. Reps. Connie Mack IV, of Fort Myers, and Mary Bono Mack of California speak, with The News-Press on Wednesday. The couple married in 2007. John David Emmett/news-press.com

    Former lawmakers announce divorce

    In a joint statement, former Reps. Mary Bono Mack and Connie Mack announced they're divorcing.

    • May 24, 2013
  8. The corn field thats part of Prime Time Dafco Ranch, located on the Southwest corner of 50th Ave and Fillmore St. in Coachella were locals say the dead body Riverside County deputies investigated on Wednesday was found. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui The Desert Sun

    Man arrested in Coachella murder case

    Riverside County investigators have arrested a man accused of killing a 19-year-old woman who was found in a Coachella field two years ago.

    • May 24, 2013
  9. Taxpayer advocate: IRS audited thousands of adoptive families

    Another day, another headache for the Internal Revenue Service.

    • May 24, 2013
  10. This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from 'Behind the Candalabra,' a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. AP

    Free sneak peeks of 'Candelabra' planned in PS

    In honor of the city of Palm Springs’ 75th anniversary, HBO and film producer Jerry Weintraub, in partnership with P.S. Resorts, will premiere two free sneak peek screenings of their new film “Behind the Candelabra” on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

    • May 23, 2013
  11. Riverside Freeway shuts down for maintenance

    The Riverside (91) Freeway will be shut down next week in downtown Riverside to facilitate work on a railroad bridge, and motorists were urged Friday to consider taking alternate routes to avoid detour-related delays.

    • May 25, 2013
  12. V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella representing the 80th Assembly District, appears before the Desert Sun editorial board Monday, October 4, 2010. Michael Snyder,The Desert Sun. Michael Snyder, The Desert Sun

    Trial court funding gets boost, helps keep Blythe Court open

    An Assembly subcommittee on Friday increased trial court funding, which will help keep the Blythe Court open, Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez said.

    • May 25, 2013
  13. H20 & Kicks flyer. Courtesy

    Get into H20 & Kicks with pair of shoes, case of water

    A pair of shoes or case of water will get you into Plan B Live Entertainment & Cocktails Saturday night for the H2O & Kicks event.

    • May 24, 2013
  14. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Toronto. Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) AP

    Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say whether he has ever used crack.

    • May 24, 2013
  15. FILE - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday, May 24, 2013, Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) AP

    Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

    A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.

    • May 24, 2013
  16. In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP Photo/APTN) AP

    Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

    Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.

    • May 24, 2013
  17. Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg’s Sunnylands estate. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Will presidents Obama, Xi discuss climate change?

    During a panel discussion hosted by the Asia Society this week focusing on U.S.-China economic relations, Peter Seligmann of the organization Conservation International emphasized the importance of the United States and China working together to confront climate change.

    • May 24, 2013
  18. Public safety briefs for Saturday, May 26, 2013

    Minor injuries were reported in a four-vehicle collision that delayed traffic in Palm Springs Friday night.

    • May 25, 2013
  19. Palm Springs collision blocking traffic on North Gene Autry

    A traffic collision is delaying traffic on North Gene Autry Trail tonight.

    • May 24, 2013
  20. Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) AP

    Jodi Arias trial's jury foreman: 'We're mere mortals'

    They were 12 ordinary citizens who didn't oppose the death penalty. But unlike spectators outside the courthouse who followed the case like a daytime soap opera and jumped to demand Jodi Arias' execution, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever.

    • May 24, 2013
  21. Community briefs for Saturday, May 26, 2013

    We Care Free Mammogram Program will host a breast screening clinic funded by the Regional Access Program for uninsured and underinsured women at the Coachella Senior Center on June 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    • May 25, 2013
  22. Unsolved homicides from Jan. 1, 2011, to May 24, 2013

    Coachella Valley police have investigated 55 deaths as homicides since Jan. 1, 2011. They have made arrests in 29 of the cases -- or 52.7 percent -- as of May 24, 2013. No arrests have been made in 26 of the cases.

    • May 24, 2013
  23. 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
  24. This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from 'Behind the Candalabra,' a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. AP

    Free sneak peeks of 'Candelabra' planned in PS

    In honor of the city of Palm Springs’ 75th anniversary, HBO and film producer Jerry Weintraub, in partnership with P.S. Resorts, will premiere two free sneak peek screenings of their new film “Behind the Candelabra” on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

    • May 23, 2013
  25. SunLine Transit Agency general manager C. Mikel Oglesby speaks during a dedication ceremony for the new SunLine Learning Center on Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Thousand Palms. The Learning Center features interactive and hands on educational displays about the agency, its buses, and alternative fuel technologies. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    SunLine manager on leave; Dismissals under scrutiny

    An investigation into the actions of C. Mikel Oglesby could go on through the summer, an attorney for SunLine Transit Agency said Thursday.

    • May 23, 2013
  26. This 1997 photo is one of the last photos taken of Saul Martinez and his family before he was killed. From left, Saul Martinez, daughter Carolina, son Saul Jr., wife Remedios and daughter Elizabeth. Provided photo

    Highway renamed after CHP hero

    A portion of Highway 86, from Interstate 10 to about a mile north of Airport Boulevard, will be officially designated 'The CHP Officer Saul Martinez Memorial Highway' during a ceremony today at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca.

    • May 23, 2013
  27. A Boy Scout uniform is seen in a 2008 file photo. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

    In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scoutsof America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.

    • May 23, 2013
  28. President Barack Obama reacts to CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin shouting at him during his speech Thursday in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP

    Obama reboots anti-terror efforts

    In a sweeping speech about the future of counterterrorism, President Barack Obama outlined new rules Thursday for overseas drone strikes and revamped efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

    • May 23, 2013
  29. 5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California

    An earthquake has struck Northern California's Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7.

    • May 23, 2013
  30. The wind buffets senior scholars during the 2013 Shadow Hills High School commencement ceremony on Thursday. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Two schools' graduates celebrate

    Eager students seemed dazed by it all as they took to the football field, while families crowded out each other to snap photos of loved ones and friends filled in the gaps — if only to call out a name here and there.

    • May 24, 2013
  31. Valley nonprofit celebrates new direction, name

    What was formally the Indio Youth Task Force — a nonprofit organization that provided health, educational and job resources to youth throughout Indio — now offers these resources to the 30,000 youth throughout the eastern Coachella Valley under a new name.

    • May 23, 2013
  32. 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
  33. In this May 22, 2013, photo, Lois Lerner listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP

    IRS replaces official in tea party controversy

    Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.

    • May 23, 2013
  34. George Zimmerman, right, is sworn in before answering questions by Judge Debra Nelson during a hearing in the courtroom Tuesday,April 30, 2013, at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel,Joe Burbank, Pool) AP

    Zimmerman defense releases new photos of Trayvon Martin

    Defense attorneys want to show a jury text messages and unsavory photos of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen slain in one of the nation's most sensational and race-sensitive killings.

    • May 23, 2013
  35. Anti-gay hate crimes nearly double in Orange County

    Hate crimes against gays and lesbians in Orange County nearly doubled from 2011 to last year — from seven to 13, the Orange County Human Relations Commission said in an annual report released Thursday.

    • May 23, 2013
  36. 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
  37. Wallace Watson, 60, of Fremont, Calif., holds a portrait taken during his service in the Navy. He served for four years, from 1973 to 1977. Watson, who injured his knee during his service, applied for veteran disability benefits in September 2010 and says he recently got an exam. Erik Verduzco, Center for Investigative Reporting

    VA excludes some benefits from promise to fix backlog by 2015

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has systematically missed nearly all of its internal benchmarks for reducing a hulking backlog of benefits claims and has quietly backed away from repeated promises to give all veterans and family members speedier decisions by 2015.

    • May 23, 2013
  38. Downtown Scottsdale, Ariz., is seen in a 2008 file photo. Suzanne Starr, The Arizona Republic

    Former PS official passed up for Ariz. city manager job

    The Scottsdale City Council has selected Fritz Behring to be the new city manager, a position for which former Palm Springs official Tom Wilson had been in the running.

    • May 23, 2013
  39. Gusty winds are expected to kick up sand and dust through Memorial Day, as they did in this April 8 file photo taken along Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs. Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun

    Gusty winds expected through Memorial Day

    A wind advisory has been issued for Coachella Valley mountains and deserts from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning, and gusty winds are expected to continue each late afternoon through late evening through Memorial Day.

    • May 23, 2013
  40. Kim Kuska, a self-taught naturalist and former biology teacher, was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America last year. He says he was kicked out for exposing the Scouts' environmental transgressions. An official says it was because Kuska was planting lousewort seeds in places where the rare plant did not already grow. Susanne Rust, Center for Investigative Reporting

    Dispute between Boy Scouts, whistle-blower rooted in rare plant's destruction

    Expulsion from the Boy Scouts of America is a dishonor few Scouts endure. But that was the punishment imposed on Kim Kuska, a self-taught naturalist and former biology teacher who had been with the organization for more than 50 years.

    • May 23, 2013
  41. Public safety briefs for Friday, May 24, 2013

    Cathedral City authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a plumbing business and shut down Date Palm Drive for more than an hour Wednesday night.

    • May 23, 2013
  42. Derrick Allen Brown, , 47, (left) and Patricia Ann Brown , 48, are charged with murder in the death of 2-year-old Deetrick Brown, Derrick Brown's child by another woman, on Jan. 16, 2003. Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff's Department

    Pair pleads not guilty in 2-year-old's death

    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.

    • May 23, 2013
  43. Convicted killer Jodi Arias answers a question during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AP

    Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty, retrial set

    A little more than an hour into deliberations on Wednesday, the jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge that they had a question: If they couldn't reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence Arias to death or to life in prison for the 2008 murder of her lover, Travis Alexander, should they write it on a jury-question form or just tell her?

    • May 23, 2013
  44. Pine Cove house damaged in fire

    Fire damaged a 4,000-square-foot house in Pine Cove late Wednesday, but no one was hurt, authorities said.

    • May 23, 2013
  45. Community briefs for Friday, May 24, 2013

    The city of Cathedral City's annual High School Senior Street Naming ceremony is scheduled to take place from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday.

    • May 23, 2013
  46. Holiday closures: Memorial Day, May 27

    There will be a number of closures throughout the Coachella Valley for Memorial Day.

    • May 23, 2013
  47. Indio woman suspected of DUI free on bail

    An Indio woman suspected of driving under the influence of prescription drugs when she allegedly clipped another vehicle in Palm Desert was free on bail Thursday.

    • May 23, 2013
  48. A Palm Springs police car is seen in a 2010 file photo. Brian Indrelunas, The Desert Sun

    Palm Springs police hear shots, looking for SUV

    Gunshots were fired from a sport utility vehicle Wednesday night in downtown Palm Springs, police said. But officials haven't found anyone who was hurt and don't know what the shooter was targeting.

    • May 23, 2013
  49. Firefighters are on scene Wednesday night of a structure fire that has forced the closure of a portion of Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City fire contained, no injuries

    Both directions of Date Palm Drive between Converse and Victoria have been shut down due to a fire.

    • May 23, 2013
  50. Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg's Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage on Thursday, February 23, 2012. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun)

    Sunnylands ideal for summit, White House says

    Sunnylands' reputation as a place for presidential gatherings was a key factor in the White House's decision to host an international summit there, officials confirmed Wednesday.

    • May 22, 2013

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