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  1. Palm Springs police arrest man on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle

    Police arrested a man early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle, Sgt. Kelly Fieux said.

    • 11:30 AM
  2. Palm Springs police went to C.C.O.C, 650 S. Oleander Road, on Friday to enforce a court order requiring the medical marijuana dispensary, which does not have a city-approved permit, to close. Xochitl Pena/The Desert Sun

    Police close Palm Springs marijuana dispensaries

    Two medical marijuana dispensaries ordered by the court to close were visited Friday by Palm Springs police to ensure they were following orders.

    • May 17, 2013
  3. 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
  4. Lesli Jackson, a patient at THC Dispensary in Palm Springs, California tries to rally support to stop the city from shutting down the dispensary. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Pot shop supporters rally against closure

    A group of medical marijuana supporters gathered outside The Holistic Collective on Thursday holding signs in support of the dispensary and protesting its impending closure. 'Come save the collective!' yelled Lesli Jackson, who held a huge white flag with a green cross on it.

    • May 17, 2013
  5. Event celebrates grand opening of iHub Accelerator Campus

    Hundreds of guests got their first look at the new Coachella Valley iHub Accelerator Campus on Thursday as the site celebrated its grand opening.

    • May 16, 2013
  6. Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, left, and Arthur Lyons Film Noir 2013 Festival producer Alan K. Rode attend the opening night film. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

    Noir festival-goers take trip back to old Hollywood

    Cinephiles began their pilgrimage back to an era of flawed heroes and femme fatales Thursday as the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival kicked off at the Camelot Theatres.

    • May 16, 2013
  7. Ad for the Santos Company. Courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society. All r

    Palm Springs history: Santos Catering bus promised a grand party

    Santos De Jesus earned his spot in local history as the premier Palm Springs caterer, providing all of the necessities and luxuries for formal parties, as well as for the relaxed style of entertaining that fit perfectly into the casual desert lifestyle.

    • May 16, 2013
  8. Letter: New store suggestion for Palm Springs revitalization program

    Palms Springs is experiencing a dynamic downtown revitalization with the demolition of the old Fashion Plaza and the completion of a Kimpton brand hotel, three new blocks of retail, restaurants, office space, and new streets by 2015.

    • May 16, 2013
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    Film Noir fest speaker Lindsay-Hogg links eras

    Guest appearances by golden age of cinema stars are almost as important as the films in the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival, launching tonight at Camelot Theatres.

    • May 16, 2013
  10. Palm Springs leaders approve budgets

    The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday approved its various budgets for fiscal year 2013-14, which include more than $30,000 in additional funding for community organizations.

    • May 15, 2013
  11. PS eyes desert-friendly Tahquitz median makeover

    The turf-heavy medians along a stretch of Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs are poised to get a $1.9 million desert-friendly makeover.

    • May 15, 2013
  12. Agua Caliente tribe sues over water rights

    The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has filed a federal lawsuit seeking confirmation of the tribe's water rights in the Coachella Valley.

    • May 15, 2013
  13. The Kimpton Palomar hotel as envisioned at night. Design Arc and Allen & Philip Architects

    Kimpton Hotels touts future presence in Palm Springs

    Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants officially announced plans to operate a new 190-room hotel in downtown Palm Springs that will be the cornerstone of a massive redevelopment at a 14-acre site in downtown Palm Springs being developed by Wessman Development.

    • May 13, 2013
  14. The top three finishers from the stage 2 leg of the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race; from left, Tejay van Garderen, Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle and Philip Deignan, Monday, May 13, 2013. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Amgen Tour of California has a blazing finish

    An enthusiastic crowd of several hundred gathered undeterred by scorching temperatures to watch the dramatic finish to the first professional cycling race to visit the desert in more than 20 years.

    • May 13, 2013
  15. Patrice Brayer, director of the Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, feeds a 4-week-old kitten she named Spitfire. The kitten and others could benefit from foster parents that provide special care on a temporary basis. Xochitl PeÑa/The Desert Sun

    Animal shelter friends seek foster parents for pets

    Patrice Brayer jokes that her office is 'foster central.'

    • May 13, 2013
  16. A two-vehicle crash with major injuries closed the intersection of Dinah Shore Drive and Gene Autry Trail about 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to Palm Springs police. K Kaufmann/ The Desert Sun

    Crash causes injuries, closes PS intersection

    A two-vehicle crash with major injuries closed the intersection of Dinah Shore Drive and Gene Autry Trail about 12:30 p.m. Monday, Palm Springs police said.

    • May 13, 2013
  17. A Palm Springs police car is seen in a 2010 file photo. Brian Indrelunas, The Desert Sun

    PS officer, another driver hurt in crash

    An on-duty Palm Springs police officer and another driver had minor injuries from a Friday night crash on Avenida Caballeros, police said Monday.

    • May 13, 2013
  18. British hiker found dead on PS trail

    A hiker from the United Kingdom died Saturday after falling about 40 to 50 feet while coming down the Museum Trail behind the Palm Springs Art Museum.

    • May 12, 2013
  19. Volunteer Maria Hunt talks about water color techniques Sunday with museum-goers Juana Serrano of Desert Hot Springs and her son Jonathan Serrano, 6, in a hands-on painting workshop during Art Party '13 at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Museum's 'Art Party' a big hit for Mother's Day visitors

    While some families celebrated Mother's Day with brunch and spring picnics, about 1,000 people experimented with oil pastels and water colors at the Palm Springs Art Museum's annual 'Art Party.'

    • May 13, 2013
  20. From left, actress Suzanne Somers, Desert AIDS Project co-chair Kevin Bass and singer Lorna Luft attend the annual fundraiser. Gerry Maceda/Special to The Desert Sun

    Stars shine at AIDS fundraiser

    The AIDS Assistance Program celebrated its 20th annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser with a performance from Cyndi Lauper and guests including Suzanne Somers and Lorna Luft.

    • May 12, 2013
  21. CareFusion employees at the company's Palm Springs plant test the medical technology manufacturer's AVEA ventilators, which are used in critical care settings to support neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. Photo courtesy of CareFusion

    Officials persuaded CareFusion to stay

    During a recent tour of CareFusion Corp.'s manufacturing plant in Palm Springs, vice president and general manager Kevin Ketzel had an opportunity to meet some of the company's second-generation workers.

    • May 14, 2013
  22. Lenny Caprino, President of NRG Power Cells in Palm Springs shows a model of his Smart-Eco-Cell solid state battery on May 1. The battery stores electricity instantly, is non-toxic, has chemical free storage, never needs replacement, and has over 1 million charge/discharge cycles. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    iHub tenants driven to create new technology

    Entrepreneurs perform the detective work these days at the former Palm Springs police station, which has been transformed into the Coachella Valley Innovation Hub, or CViHub, and is home to 15 start-ups.

    • May 11, 2013
  23. Candace Duran, seen in court Sept. 13, 2012, was convicted last month of voluntary manslaughter in a 2007 killing in Palm Springs. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Candace Duran sentencing for manslaughter pushed back

    Candace Duran will not be sentenced until at least June, her attorney told a judge Friday. Attorneys will reconvene then to consider how to proceed with the voluntary manslaughter conviction as well as the nine unrelated criminal cases still pending against Duran.

    • May 11, 2013
  24. Southern California Edison workers investigate an underground vault that caught fire Friday night on North Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs. Underground equipment failure was blamed for an outage that left 1,426 customers without electricity Friday night in Palm Springs and Cathedral City. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun

    Power restored to 1,426 SCE customers

    An underground equipment failure was blamed for a power outage that left 1,426 Southern California Edison customers without electricity Friday night in Palm Springs and Cathedral City.

    • May 10, 2013
  25. Tom Wilson retired last month from his post at Palm Springs City Hall, seen in a 2011 file photo, and is now in the running for the city manager position in Scottsdale, Ariz. / Jim Kresge, Special to MyDesert

    Former PS official an Ariz. city manager finalist

    Tom Wilson, Palm Springs' former assistant city manager for development services, is one of three finalists vying to become city manager of Scottsdale, Ariz.

    • May 10, 2013
  26. Michael Braun, senior vice president att Wessman Development points to the Saks build at the old Desert Fashion Plaza which will be torn down in the next few weeks. Photo taken on Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Palm Springs. About 80 percent of the mall has been torn down. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Demolition on track

    Inside a light brown construction fence, pieces of what was once the 14-acre Desert Fashion Plaza are divided into piles of crumbled concrete, steel and wood. Built in the 1960s on the site of the demolished Desert Inn, the fashion plaza was Palm Springs’ entrée to a nationwide development trend that centralized local retail shopping districts into one easily accessible area called a mall.

    • May 9, 2013
  27. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poses near the 'Forever Marilyn' statue in downtown Palm Springs on April 22. Photo provided by Mike Liska

    Schwarzenegger poses with Marilyn

    The 26-foot-tall Forever Marilyn dwarfs the tallest of her fans — even Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    • May 9, 2013
  28. Employees arriving at work on Tuesday, discovered that tires were stolen off seven cars outside the Mercedes-Benz of Palm Springs dealership. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Tires stolen off cars at PS Mercedes dealer

    Seven new vehicles at Mercedes-Benz of Palm Springs were left sitting on blocks Tuesday morning after thieves stripped and stole the vehicles' rims and tires, police said Thursday.

    • May 9, 2013
  29. Little Amber Belly Submitted by Dan and Barb Purgett

    Pet of the Week: Little Amber Belly

    Little Amber Belly loves to be underfoot, say her pet parents, Dan and Barb Purgett of Palm Springs.

    • May 9, 2013
  30. This Desert Inn advertising brochure dates to circa 1930. Photos courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society

    Brochures touted Palm Springs' finest assets

    Once the popularity of Palm Springs as a tourist destination began to take off in the 1920s and '30s, hotels and inns began to fill the once-barren desert landscape of the city.

    • May 9, 2013
  31. Linda Gerard, an employee of Ace Hotel in Palm Springs that used to work on Broadway and sometimes breaks into a song during dinners at Kings Highway at the hotel, has lung cancer. Her new album, 'Linda Gerard Fabulous Selections,' has just been released. Wade Byars/MyDesert

    Linda Gerard aces work, life

    Anyone who's been to the King's Highway Restaurant for dinner on a weekend night or Sissy Bingo at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club on a Monday might have noticed the lady with the big red hair and big glasses who breaks into song.

    • May 9, 2013
  32. Letter: Can the trail survive the wind and sand?

    I wonder how long the Coachella Valley bike/pedestrian trail will remain useful.

    • May 9, 2013
  33. Letter: Why doesn't Canada build the pipeline in Canada?

    Let's think about this. Why doesn't Canada build the XL pipeline from Alberta to Vancouver, B.C.?

    • May 9, 2013
  34. Letter: Conduct a survey to save 'Marilyn'

    Yes! Yes! Yes! To John Emmel's letter about the 'Forever Marilyn' statue belonging here in Palm Springs.

    • May 9, 2013
  35. Palm Springs board OKs one housing project, continues another

    Developers of two different housing projects sought approvals from the Palm Springs Planning Commission on Wednesday, but only one walked away with a green light.

    • May 9, 2013
  36. Palm Springs International Airport officials will spend $11 million on a 'high priority' rehabilitation of taxiways. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    $11M Palm Springs airport project on tap

    An $11 million asphalt makeover to maintain plane safety is scheduled to begin next month at the Palm Springs International Airport.

    • May 7, 2013
  37. Emergency personnel have shut down all northbound lanes of Kirk Douglas Way at El Cielo Road following a crash May 7, 2013. Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun

    PS woman hit by car dies at hospital

    Iris Rice of Palm Springs was hit by a car Tuesday afternoon and died at a hospital that evening, according to police and coroner's officials.

    • May 8, 2013
  38. Ronald Bryant, 37 Courtesy of Palm Springs Police Department

    PSPD: Burglar held at gunpoint by resident

    A man foiled a burglary early Sunday morning after an intruder broke into his home in Palm Springs, police said. Ronald Bryant, 37, of Long Beach was arrested after police found him being held at gunpoint by the resident, a sergeant said.

    • May 7, 2013
  39. Danielle Acosta, a senior at Desert Hot Springs High School, reacts to receiving a $4,000 scholarship award for her film at the Digicom Film Festival at Palm Springs High School on Tuesday. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Students show filmmaking skills at Digicom

    Danielle Acosta, a Desert Hot Springs High School senior, ended with a promise.

    • May 7, 2013
  40. Letter: Immigrants need a path to citizenship

    There are millions of immigrants in our country who aspire to become citizens.

    • May 7, 2013
  41. Sean Heslin (in white) speaks with Realtor Mark Gutkowski in his Palm Springs condo. Sean and his husband, Stephen Koncelik, will appear in an episode of HGTV's 'House Hunters' tonight that was shot in Palm Springs. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    PS couple on 'House Hunters' tonight

    An episode of HGTV's 'House Hunters' set to air Tuesday follows the tale of a newlywed couple searching for a home to buy in Palm Springs.

    • May 7, 2013
  42. Larry Gibson receives a food voucher from the AIDS Assistance Program in Palm Springs, Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Community helps AIDS Assistance save lives

    Just a year ago, Larry Gibson was down to 117 pounds. The 68-year-old Palm Springs man, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1987, had contracted staph pneumonia, a dangerous and sometimes fatal infection, in his lungs. On his 5-foot, 9-inch frame, the weight made him look 'this big,' he said, squeezing his fingers together.

    • May 6, 2013
  43. Racquet Club fashion show 1939. Courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society. All rights reserved Racquet Club fashion show 1939. Courtesy of Palm Springs Historical Society. All rights reserved

    C-SPAN plans its own Palm Springs weekend

    C-SPAN is taking a detour from the halls of Congress to the streets of Palm Springs in the cable channel's 2013 Cities Tour, where C-SPAN will partner with Time Warner Cable to gather footage and information about Palm Springs' history.

    • May 6, 2013
  44. Kat Wickham File, The Desert Sun

    PSHS junior Wickham makes strides in pool, PSHS junior Wickham makes strides in pool

    As a sophomore in 2012, Kat Wickham took the lead for a Palm Springs High School swim team that has risen to the top of the Desert Valley League in recent years.

    • May 7, 2013
  45. Desert Healthcare District Foundation has funds available

    The Desert Healthcare District Foundation is looking to fund programs that promote healthy living with money raised through the second annual Mayor's Healthy Planet, Healthy You Race and Wellness Festival.

    • May 5, 2013
  46. Letter: 'Ag-gag' bills should be defeated

    'Despicable, unconstitutional, ridiculous, immature, idiotic and mendacious.'

    • May 4, 2013
  47. Cars are lined up along Washington Street during a 2007 sobriety and license checkpoint in La Quinta. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Cinco de Mayo DUI crackdown planned

    Law enforcement agencies throughout Riverside County, including those in the Coachella Valley, will be ramping up patrols this weekend to nab Cinco de Mayo celebrants or anyone else who decides to drink and drive.

    • May 3, 2013
  48. Forever Marilyn plays host to an outdoor movie series that includes a Friday screening of 'Monkey Business.' Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    'Monkey Business' screening Friday at Forever Marilyn

    Escape the confinement of an overpacked movie theater at the Forever Marilyn statue in Palm Springs with Marilyn Monroe's 1952 film 'Monkey Business.'

    • May 3, 2013
  49. A cowgirl demonstrates her skills in the arena. About a quarter of Palm Springs Hot Rodeo participants are women. Submitted by Greater Palm Springs Chapter of Golden State Gay Rodeo Association Submitted photo

    Palm Springs Hot Rodeo runs Friday through Sunday

    The Palm Springs Hot Rodeo could bring new meaning to the term 'stud farm' this weekend.

    • May 3, 2013
  50. A fan with a fancy hat watches a turf race at Churchill Downs on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. Saturday will be the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. Gregory Payan, The Associated Press

    Kentucky Derby to be celebrated Saturday at Citron

    In celebration of the Kentucky Derby, Citron at Viceroy in Palm Springs is throwing a hat party, or at least that's what we like to call it.

    • May 3, 2013

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