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News from Desert Hot Springs

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  1. Two Bunch Palms Resort and Spa in Desert Hot Springs, including this grotto fed by mineral hot springs, has been sold after two years in receivership. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    DHS resort sold to Hollywood high-rollers

    Two Hollywood high-rollers who recently bought Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood have joined a new investment group that has bought Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa, the exclusive Desert Hot Springs hotel long a film industry favorite.

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  2. DHS officer to be sentenced April 30

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A Desert Hot Springs police sergeant faces sentencing April 30 in Los Angeles for abusing his powers by using Tasers and pepper spray on suspects in custody.

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  3. Former pro ball player joins Desert Hot Springs police department

    Desert Hot Springs police added a former professional baseball player to their lineup Tuesday.

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  4. Comedy show set for Sunday at Elks Lodge

    Desert Hot Springs Elks Lodge will host a comedy show Sunday to raise money for charity.

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  5. DHS police sergeant found guilty of abusing power

    A Desert Hot Springs police sergeant faces sentencing April 30 in Los Angeles for abusing his powers by using Tasers and pepper spray on suspects in custody.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  6. LA gang member pleads guilty to killing man in DHS

    A Los Angeles-area gang member pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting a man in front of a Desert Hot Springs supermarket and was immediately sentenced to 35 years to life in state prison.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  7. Police bring suspected gang members in for processing during Operation Falling Sun, the multi-agency gang raid in Desert Hot Springs in 2009. Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun

    DHS police chief: Gang violence a 'significant concern'

    Three years after a multimillion-dollar, military-style operation to crack down on gangs, gang violence remains a “significant concern” in Desert Hot Springs, the police chief says.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  8. Desert Hot Springs Historical Society delays soup supper

    The next Desert Hot Springs Historical Society soup supper has been rescheduled to March 1.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  9. Spa Tour's Rayce Jonsrud gets nod from Desert Hot Springs mayor

    Desert Hot Springs Mayor Yvonne Parks recently recognized the driving force behind the city's Spa Tour.

    • Feb. 18, 2012
  10. Desert Hot Springs Historical Society soup supper moved to March 1

    The next Desert Hot Springs Historical Society soup supper has been rescheduled to March 1.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  11. Register now for Golfin' for Eagles tournament

    The Desert Hot Springs youth sports teams are collecting registrations for their second annual Golfin' for Eagles tournament, which will be held March 10.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  12. Man arrested after standoff with police

    One man was arrested Thursday night in Desert Hot Springs after a brief standoff with police who were called by a mobile medical marijuana dispensary delivery driver who accused the man of robbing him.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  13. City keeps contract with management groups

    The Desert Hot Springs city manager can pay up to $60,000 for a business and economic consultant over the next six months, the City Council decided this week.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  14. Desert Hot Springs standoff ends with arrest, mobile medical pot dispensary robbed

    One man has been arrested tonight in Desert Hot Springs after a brief standoff with police who were called by a mobile medical marijuana dispensary delivery driver who accused the man of robbing him.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  15. Desert Hot Springs officers downplay talk of low morale

    Desert Hot Springs police union board members distanced themselves Wednesday from a survey that showed officers have low morale.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  16. City of Desert Hot Springs to appeal mobile home ruling

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — In a last-minute attempt to keep authority over mobile home parks, Desert Hot Springs will appeal its case today to a state hearing officer in Riverside.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  17. Annual chili cook-off to help Food Now

    Cooks will face off Feb. 25 in a chili cook-off to benefit Food Now.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  18. Electricity to be restored Thursday in North Palm Springs, Palm Desert

    Full power should be restored by 7 a.m. Thursday to Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert and unincorporated Riverside County territory near Desert Hot Springs.

    • Feb. 16, 2012
  19. Electricity to be restored Thursday in North Palm Springs, Palm Desert

    Full power should be restored by 7 a.m. Thursday to Southern California Edison customers in Palm Desert and unincorporated Riverside County territory near Desert Hot Springs.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  20. Desert Hot Springs police morale low, survey shows

    Desert Hot Springs police officers have low morale and are losing trust in their management, according to a Desert Hot Springs Police Officers' Association survey released Tuesday.

    • Feb. 15, 2012
  21. Settlement reached in family's lawsuit against DHS police

    An undisclosed tentative settlement was reached today in the midst of trial of a lawsuit filed by a man and his family, who alleged brutality by Desert Hot Springs police.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
  22. Crime-free housing class postponed

    Desert Hot Springs police have postponed the next class in a crime-free housing program. Originally scheduled for Thursday, it's rescheduled for April 19.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
  23. A power pole broke in half Friday and downed electrical lines set a fence on fire on Cahuilla Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Broken power pole sparks blaze in Desert Hot Springs

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A broken power pole snapped in half Friday and the downed electrical lines set a fence ablaze, but didn't spark a nearby house on fire as initially feared.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  24. A wood power pole broke in half Friday in Desert Hot Springs on Cahuilla Avenue, falling onto a wood fence and setting it on fire  next to a  home. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Fence catches fire as lines downed in DHS

    When a power pole broke in half Friday in Desert Hot Springs, the fallen lines set a fence ablaze but didn’t spark a house fire as initially feared.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  25. Riverside County officials, Canadian business executives meet in Desert Hot Springs today

    Riverside County officials and executives from a Canadian business lobby will be in Desert Hot Springs today to sign a trade pact meant to spur regional tourism and investments.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
  26. Fashion show to raise money for local charities

    The Ladies Elk Auxiliary will host a fashion show this month.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
  27. DHS man dies from injuries suffered in November collision

    A Desert Hot Springs man who was hit by a vehicle Nov. 19 died last week from his injuries.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
  28. Woman was 'hostile,' ex-officer testifies in DHS police brutality case

    INDIO — Testifying in the trial of a lawsuit alleging brutality by Desert Hot Springs police officers who went to a home to investigate a hit-and-run crash, a former sergeant said Wednesday a woman at the house was hostile and aggressive toward officers and he ordered her to go back inside in an effort to “keep the peace.”

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  29. DHS Police seek information on apartment shooting

    Desert Hot Springs police are looking for two men who ran off after another man was shot in an apartment complex parking lot Wednesday.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
  30. Man shot in Desert Hot Springs; two gunmen sought

    Police are looking for two young men who ran off after a man was shot in an apartment complex parking lot Wednesday.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  31. Desert Hot Springs residents Rita Del Valle and William Womack protest Friday in front of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department in support of Officer Paul Tapia. A Skelly hearing was held Tuesday. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Desert Hot Springs police union president rushed to hospital during discipline hearing

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — Officer Paul Tapia, president of the Desert Hot Springs police union, was rushed by ambulance from City Hall on Tuesday midway through a discipline hearing against him.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  32. Desert Hot Springs was originally omitted from the Gene Autry Trail/Palm Drive bridge, pictured here after completion. It again was omitted from an overpass design. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Cities to divvy tab for overpass sign

    Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs will pay an extra $105,040 for both city names to appear etched into the Indian Canyon Drive overpass after one city was left out of the original design.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
  33. About 20 people show their support for Desert Hot Springs police Officer Paul Tapia, president of the city's police union, outside City Hall on Tuesday. Kate McGinty, The Desert Sun

    DHS police union head 'fine' after taken in ambulance

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — Officer Paul Tapia, president of the city's police union, was rushed by ambulance from City Hall today where he was inside a discipline hearing.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
  34. Desert Hot Springs officer testifies he forced Moore to ground

    INDIO — A Desert Hot Springs police officer who was sent to a man's home to investigate a hit-and-run crash testified Monday that he forced the resident to the ground after seeing a sergeant grab one of the man's arms.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
  35. Sign up for Little League in Desert Hot Springs

    The final Desert Hot Springs Little League registration will be held today and Saturday.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
  36. Civil trial continues in suit against Desert Hot Springs police, city

    More testimony is scheduled today in a civil trial pitting a Palm Springs city maintenance supervisor and his family against Desert Hot Springs police and the city.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
  37. Charles Stewart Sr. founded the Pet Haven cemetery on Dillion Road in Desert Hot Springs in 1964. Over the years, many celebrities —  including President Gerald Ford,  Liberace and Michael Landon —  have buried their pets at the cemetery. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    A place for pets to rest in peace

    Small headstones inscribed with heartfelt tributes peek out from the damp, freshly mown lawn at Pet Haven pet cemetery, a shaded patch of green in Desert Hot Springs. The cemetery is the resting place for more than 1,000 animals, including pets that belonged to President Gerald Ford and his family, Liberace and Michael Landon.

    • Feb. 5, 2012
  38. Desert Hot Springs residents Rita Del Valle and William Womack protest in front of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department in support of Officer Paul Tapia, who has said he faces a possible suspension in a future hearing. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Protesters rally behind Desert Hot Springs officer

    DESERT HOT SPRINGS — Residents began protesting outside the city's police department Friday in a show of support for the police union president, who says he faces discipline.

    • Feb. 4, 2012
  39. Fashion show to benefit local charities

    The Ladies Elk Auxiliary will host a fashion show later this month.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
  40. Course for property managers postponed

    Desert Hot Springs police have postponed the next class in a crime-free housing program.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
  41. DHS issues statement on protest to support police

    Desert Hot Springs residents began picketing outside the police department Friday in a show of support for police union president Paul Tapia, who faces discipline. The protest is slated to last five days.Pamela Berry, 57, was one of about eight people who waved signs and encouraged drivers to honk. “There are too many secrets in the City Hall,” she said. “He’s one of our best officers in the city, and we don’t want to see him go.”

    • Feb. 3, 2012
  42. Trial date set for suspect in DHS Marine killing

    An April 9 trial date was set today for a reputed gang member accused of killing a Marine in Desert Hot Springs more than a decade ago.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
  43. Guests of  Hidden Springs Country Club in Desert Hot Springs attend the third annual Desert Hot Springs Spa Tour on Thursday. The group visited the Areolas Hot Springs Tantric Resort and Spa on Mesquite Avenue. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Tour gives attendees chance to go spa-hopping

    Exclusive spas opened their doors Thursday for the third annual Desert Hot Springs Spa Tour.

    • Feb. 2, 2012
  44. Apply to be on city's RDA oversight group

    Desert Hot Springs is seeking residents who want to oversee the elimination of the city's Redevelopment Agency and the liquidation of its assets.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
  45. Residents to rally for local police officer

    Desert Hot Springs residents will picket outside the police department for five days starting Friday, according to a notice submitted to The Desert Sun.

    • Feb. 2, 2012
  46. 'When anyone tried to do anything, people were pepper-sprayed'

    A woman testified today she was pepper-sprayed in the eyes after seeing her father and pregnant sister roughed up by Desert Hot Springs police officers who went to the family's home to investigate a hit-and-run collision.

    • Feb. 1, 2012
  47. Desert Hot Springs police union president faces suspension

    Officer Paul Tapia said he will find out Feb. 7 whether he will be suspended for 30 days or face one of three other sanctions recommended by Cmdr. Kate Singer.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
  48. Vice principal wins awards from county

    Desert Hot Springs High School Vice Principal Erica Watson received an administrator of the year award for Riverside County.

    • Feb. 1, 2012
  49. Tips, surveillance led to capture of suspect

    Desert Hot Springs police used surveillance footage and tips from the public to track down the man who is suspected of breaking into a gas station, a detective said Monday.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
  50. Desert Hot Springs police invite public to discuss safety issues

    Desert Hot Springs police will host a citywide meeting to discuss crime statistics and trends.

    • Jan. 31, 2012

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