Desert Hot Springs News

Jason Simpson, the former finance director of Desert Hot Springs, accused Councilman Russell Betts of defamation, harassment and a hostile working environment, among other allegations, before leaving the city March 27.

Community Emergency Response Team instructor Rick Cook will help lead the meetings, which are designed to help residents prepare for an emergency.

Thousands of people are roaming the streets of Palm Springs this weekend, giving business a big boost.

Mucio Morin, of Desert Hot Springs, washes a car to help raise money for his niece Zia Hoyos' funeral.

Two Los Angeles designers resuscitate a down-at-the-heel John Lautner building - and give architecture fans a chance to spend the night in a mid-century gem.

A motorcycle rider fatally injured when he crashed into a van in Temecula was identified today as a 66-year-old Desert Hot Springs man.

A lucky kitten is now in a foster home after an hours-long rescue operation in 95-degree heat this week.

What: Car wash fundraiser for Zia Hoyos When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., today and Sunday Where: 92.7 radio station, 1321 N. Gene Autry Trail today and Del Taco, 5601 E. Ramon Road in Palm Springs, on Sunday PALM SPRINGS - Family members are holding car washes this weekend for the family of Zia Hoyos, the 16-year-old Desert Hot Springs girl who was found ... (more)

A man suspected of shooting a woman in the head in Desert Hot Springs pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and other felony charges.

A team of officers recovered a kitten that had gotten trapped in underground PVC pipes in a Desert Hot Springs vacant lot Thursday afternoon.

A man accused of committing a 2007 robbery in Oklahoma was arrested on suspicion of shooting a woman in Desert Hot Springs.

A group that wants to oust the Desert Hot Springs mayor and two council members missed the paperwork deadline to launch the recall process, the Deputy City Clerk said Wednesday.

They body of Zia Hoyos, 16, of Desert Hot Springs, was found early Monday, May 21, on Gene Autry Trail, just north of Via Escuela, in Palm Springs.

A 37-year-old parolee suspected of stealing from aA Target store in Palm Desert was injured when deputies arrested him, accordingA to sheriff's officials.

A woman was found dead Monday in the passenger seat of a vehicle in Desert Hot Springs, and police are looking for anyone who saw her earlier in the day.

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PALM SPRINGS - A former Desert Springs Middle School security guard was ordered today to serve about six months in jail, followed by three years of probation, for sexually abusing two female students.

April unemployment figures for Coachella Valley communities, compared to March data.

Christian McGrath of Cathedral City hits a shot during the CIF Southern Section central individual regional qualifying Monday at Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs.

A man accused of kidnapping and raping his ex-wife more than a decade ago in the Coachella Valley, then fleeing to his native Guatemala, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges and was ordered held on $10 million bail.