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  1. FBI adds former Palm Springs man to Ten Most Wanted list

    The FBI added a former Palm Springs man to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list Monday.

    • 4:12 PM
  2. A single-wide mobile home was destroyed in a fire at Pueblo Del Sol Mobile Home Park in Indio on Monday, June 17, 2013.

    Indio family displaced after fire destroys mobile home

    Maria Escalante sat across the street from the burned-out remains of her single-wide trailer Monday morning, surrounded by family members who came by to offer support and sustenance, including water, Gatorade and breakfast sandwiches.

    • 8:06 PM
  3. Yolanda Guadalupe Pena Courtesy of the La Quinta Police Department

    Yolanda Guadalupe Pena convicted of murder, torture in death of her daughter

    A La Quinta woman who tortured and fatally beat her 3-year- old daughter after abusing the toddler and an older daughter for months was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and other charges.

    • 5:40 PM
  4. County land near Tamarack Road and Rushmore Avenue in Whitewater is being eyed for a new jail facility. The land is between Interstate 10 and this Whitewater neighborhood. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Riverside County supervisors debate how to solve jail overcrowding

    The future of about 200 acres in Whitewater is again a sticking point as Riverside County supervisors begin a new debate over how to solve chronic jail overcrowding.

    • 10:23 PM
  5. Marman

    College of the Desert looks to John Marman to police athletics

    The College of the Desert plans to hire John Marman — a former football coach, athletic director and member of the board of trustees — as a consultant to help the football program recover from a scandal that led to sanctions against the football program.

    • 10:19 PM

  6. Palm Desert woman, Marine killed in crash on Highway 62

    Two women, one from Palm Desert and the other a Marine from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, were killed Sunday night in a head-on collision on Highway 62, according to a coroner's report and a base spokesman.

    • 7:58 PM

  7. Electrical panel fire displaces residents at Indio mobile home park

    Residents of nearly half of the homes in an Indio mobile home park found themselves displaced Monday morning in the aftermath of a fire in a laundry room electrical panel, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.

    • 7:07 AM
  8. People wait outside the Supreme Court in anticipation of key decisions being announced, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013. With a week remaining in the current Supreme Court term, several major cases are still outstanding that could have widespread political impact on same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP

    Supreme Court throws out major provisions in Arizona's illegal immigrant laws

    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

    • 9:58 AM

  9. County supervisors OK 'fragile' $4.7 billion budget

    Riverside County supervisors on Monday tentatively approved a 'fragile' $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, holding off on full implementation of the financial blueprint until the county's year-end balance sheet is clearer.

    • 9:59 PM

  10. Seniors mark 'Juneteenth'

    Members of the Indio Senior Center will commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. with soul food and cultural music today for their inaugural Juneteeth celebration.

    • 9:54 PM
  11. Desert Hot Springs City Council and city staff review the fiscal year budget 2013-14 during a three-day workshop in May. Tamara Sone, The Desert Sun

    Desert Hot Springs eyes reserves to cover budget gap

    The Desert Hot Springs City Council is expected to vote on its fiscal year 2013-14 operating budget at today's meeting.

    • 9:45 PM

  12. Community briefs for Tuesday, June 18

    Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley

    • 9:43 PM

  13. Public safety briefs for Tuesday, June 18

    Public safety-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley and beyond

    • 10:01 PM
  14. Joleene, left, and Betty Angelle got married in January in Washington. The couple is photographed in their wedding clothes at their home in Palm Desert on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Couples prepare for life after Prop 8, DOMA rulings

    The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to issue a ruling as early as Monday on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

    • 2:48 AM
  15. Students at Valley View Elementary in Coachella leave school Friday for the summer. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Absence of summer classes a setback for many students

    Kyiana, 6, and Karina, 11, marched home from Valley View Elementary School in Coachella on Friday, more than ready to leave their lessons behind as summer vacation begins. The sisters live across the street from the school, but they won't go back to the classroom until August.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  16. Firefighters continue to battle Hathaway Fire

    Fire crews are using special tactics to put out a wildfire that sent plumes of smoke into the air a week ago Sunday that were visible from the Coachella Valley.

    • 1:24 AM
  17. Tom Ayala, (right) mounts on a handcycle as Daniel De La Herran of Desert Recreation District helps him during the free clinic. / Gerry Maceda, Special to The Desert Sun

    Handcyling gives disabled sense of freedom

    Tom Ayala slides from his wheelchair onto the seat of a handcycle and straps on a helmet. The soft click of the handbrake signals he's ready for a ride.

    • 2:46 PM

  18. NSA veterans weigh in on whistle-blower case

    When a National Security Agency contractor revealed top-secret details this month on the government's collection of Americans' phone and Internet records, one select group of intelligence veterans breathed a sigh of relief.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  19. The Senate's immigration bill has agriculture-worker provisions supported by California growers. Prime Time International, near Coachella, is one of the largest bell pepper growers in California. Raju Chebium/Gannett

    Growers lobby for immigration bill

    Farm groups in California, the nation's top agricultural producer, are lobbying for the Senate's immigration bill, which proposes bringing in thousands of new migrant workers and allowing undocumented employees already in the U.S. to become legal, permanent residents in about 10 years.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  20. Sgt. Brandon Morgan, right, kisses his partner, Dalan Wells, in a helicopter hangar at the Marine base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, upon returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. AP Photo/David Lewis

    What follows gay marriage rulings will be anything but simple

    If the range of possible Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage this month requires a scorecard, the potential confusion arising from those decisions may demand a manual.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  21. Jet carrying George W. Bush makes emergency landing

    A private jet that had former President George W. Bush on board made an emergency landing Saturday night.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  22. The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era Republic F-105 Thunderchief supersonic fighter-bomber like this one from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Provided photo

    Palm Springs Air Museum on mission to save fighter-bomber

    The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era fighter-bomber headed for the scrap heap.

    • 1:42 AM

  23. Community briefs for Monday, June 17

    Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley

    • 1:38 AM
  24. A member of the rescue team is dropped off by a CHP helicopter after assisting a couple of hikers suffering from heat exhaustion while hiking the Skyline Trail, which starts in Palm Springs and ends near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Courtesy California Department of Parks and Recrea

    Hikers rescued on Mount San Jacinto trails

    A teenage hiker who got separated from his family while hiking along a trail that heads to the Mount San Jacinto Peak was found unharmed by rescuers Saturday.

    • 1:44 AM

  25. Public safety briefs for Monday, June 17

    Public safety-related news and notes from across Riverside County

    • 1:40 AM

  26. Timeline: Key events in the history of same-sex marriage

    Timeline of key events in the history of same-sex in California, starting in 1996 with the passage of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

    • 2:36 AM
  27. Bob McKee, World War II Veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps, Cathedral City

    B-29 man made it home on 2 engines

    U.S. Army Air Corps veteran Bob McKee, a B-29 radar operator, flew 29 missions over Japan during World War II. He caught a lucky break the day he was inducted into the service.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  28. Rancho Mirage man arrested for DUI following 4-car crash

    A Rancho Mirage man is accused of driving under the influence and running from the scene of a crash involving four vehicles.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  29. Rep. Raul Ruiz

    Ruiz team's rookie mistake

    U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz's campaign team yanked a fundraising flier after inappropriately including a local cocktail lounge's logo in the event promos.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  30. A robot used by authorities with the sheriff's Hazardous Device team inspects a suspicious device later determined to be an inert grenade in Coachella on Saturday. Courtesy Twitter user @THEEINZTEIN

    Inactive grenade found in Coachella

    Residents of the Tierra del Sol development who live in the 83-000 block of Pueblo Bonito Avenue in Coachella were asked to voluntarily evacuate their homes Saturday morning after someone discovered a grenade in the front yard of one of the houses.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  31. Cathedral City police have shut down a portion of Eagle Canyon Drive on Thursday, between Victoria Drive and 35th Avenue. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City shooting victim still in intensive care

    A man who was shot Thursday night in Cathedral City remained hospitalized this weekend in intensive care as investigators continue to search for the person who shot him.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  32. Jon Caruana and daughter Kylie at their La Quinta home. Relating to 'girlie things' remains a challenge, he says. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Life full of lessons for single dads

    This Father's Day, there are more than 70 million dads in the United States, according to 2012 U.S. Census figures. Of those, an estimated 1.9 million are single, either sharing custody with their kids' mothers or parenting on their own.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  33. Military briefs for June 16

    Military news from around the area...

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  34. 3.0-magnitude earthquake shakes near La Quinta

    A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck near La Quinta on Saturday evening.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  35. Cathedral City library hosting summer reading program

    The Cathedral City Library is scheduled to host its 'Reading is Soooooo Delicious' summer reading program for children and adults beginning Tuesday at the library.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  36. A worker sweeps at the corner of Date Palm Drive and Ramon Road in Cathedral City earlier this week. The Ramon Road rehabilitation project will continue through mid-September. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Summer of road work will slow Coachella Valley travel

    Get ready for the summer roadway construction season.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  37. Snow caps the Santa Rosa mountains on Feb. 20. At left is Bob Hope's John Lautner-designed house. Jay Calderon/ The Desert Sun

    Study predicts less local snowfall

    A new scientific study predicts that the mountains of Southern California will lose about one-third of their snowfall by the middle of this century, and that much more snow is likely to vanish in the second half of the century if substantial actions aren’t taken to limit global warming.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  38. Lawmakers OK budget with $40 million for Salton Sea

    More than $40 million will be earmarked for the Salton Sea restoration as part of a massive state spending plan California lawmakers approved Friday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  39. Four coyote pups captured in Rancho Mirage arrived Friday at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona. Courtesy of Fund for Animals

    Animal control: Coyote had large litter

    The conundrum presented by the litter of coyotes being raised by an injured mother inside a gated Rancho Mirage community appears to be mostly resolved — and it may have been bigger than anyone realized.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  40. Michael Morningstar, from left, Ed Vondra, Mark Renner and Chuck McGee — all members of the American Legion Owen Coffman Post 519 Palm Springs — perform the annual Flag Day burning of old or damaged flags Friday. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Legion respectfully retires American flags

    To some, the burning of an American flag on American soil by Americans may seem odd, if not outright treasonous.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  41. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission takes two vans out to provide food and clothes to the homeless while making them aware of the mission and its 90 Days of Summer program. Dave Nyczepir, The Desert Sun

    Coachella Valley Rescue Mission brings summer relief to homeless

    The light breeze and shade under the Golf Center Parkway overpass are its only redeeming qualities, but that doesn't stop a handful of Indio's homeless from using it as a refuge.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  42. Gideon Cohn talks Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Thermal about plans to transform this two acre site behind Coachella Valley High School into a small farm for Hidden Harvest. Farming on the land, which belongs to Coachella Valley Unified School District, would also serve as an opportunity for students to participate in the entire agricultural process, he said. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Pilot farm program aims to feed hungry families, teach students

    At a dusty field outside a high school in Thermal, plans for a small farm have started to take root, and a local charity hopes to grow enough crops to feed both bellies and minds.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  43. Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the budget compromise reached with Democratic leaders, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento left, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, right, during a news conference on Tuesday in Sacramento. (AP) AP

    California Senate passes $96.3B Democratic budget

    The Legislature began passing California's massive state spending plan Friday amid sharp divisions over whether the compromise struck by Democrats and Gov.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  44. Ruiz

    Rep. Raul Ruiz files for extension to turn over finances

    U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz was not among the House members disclosing personal financial information Friday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  45. Juneteenth celebration aids foster care program

    A Palm Desert nonprofit will hold its annual 'Juneteenth' celebration Saturday to benefit its foster care program.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  46. Community briefs for Saturday, June 15

    Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  47. A helicopter crew fights the Hathaway Fire on Tuesday. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Flare-ups, wind blamed for heavy plume of smoke

    A sudden flare-up combined with a shift in wind direction was blamed for a heavy plume of smoke that drifted toward the Coachella Valley Friday from the Hathaway Fire in Cabazon.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  48. In this aerial file photo, law enforcement authorities investigate the burnt-out cabin on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, where accused quadruple-murder suspect Christopher Dorner was believed to have died after barricading himself inside, during a stand-off with police in the Angeles Oaks area of Big Bear. (AP Photo/The Sun, John Valenzuela) AP

    Supervisors to vote on Dorner reward

    Riverside County supervisors are poised to reward $100,000 to four people who helped authorities track down former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  49. Two Palm Springs men accused of scamming renters to stand trial

    Two Palm Springs men accused of scamming vacation home renters out of more than $50,000 were ordered Friday to stand trial.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  50. (AP) AP

    6.7 pounds of meth seized near Salton City

    El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station seized 6.7 pounds of methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City around noon on Thursday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

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