Indian Wells News

About 22 condo communities in the Coachella Valley are registered with the Federal Housing Administration.

By the end of this month, the Coachella Valley could be one step closer to securing some of the final dollars needed for an early earthquake warning system.

A tour group looks at the beds at Roy's Desert Resource Center at a public grand opening in May 2010.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, surging in national political pools in the Republican presidential primary race, made a surprise appearance at the annual fundraiser for the Sacred Heart Church and School Saturday night in Indian Wells.

Conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch and a group of like-minded donors said they are prepared to spend a total of $100 million in the coming election to unseat President Barack Obama.

Indian Wells - Getting a resident tee time at the Indian Wells Golf Resort was a lot like calling in to a radio show hoping to win tickets - you had to get up at odd hours and keep dialing.

A former Alameda County Superior Court executive from Danville resigned his post as the California court system's interim top bureaucrat yesterday, months after an investigative report detailed lavish spending on food, drink and hotels even while cash-strapped courts cut their services.

Dining under the stars by a toasty fire could be a perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day at the bluEmber in Rancho Mirage.

The Palm Desert Public Safety Commission on Wednesday recommended the purchase of a GPS tracker as part of an effort to crack down on burglary and other property crimes in the city.

A man and a woman accused of running a fraud and theft ring from their homes in Rancho Mirage and... Tracy Lynn Cross, 39, of Rancho Mirage was arrested Dec.

Mission: To enrich and enhance the appreciation of jazz music in the valley Cost: $75 for one or three for $200. Advance purchase required.

Also in All About Business: Call 911. It's getting hot * Doing it for the kids * Donna's Deco dream Conference attendees look at a prototype of the Tesla Model S displayed on Wednesday during the Clean-Tech Investor Summit in Indian Wells.

Council members last year spent nearly $30,000 of taxpayer money attending conferences and lobbying trips in Indian Wells, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, San Francisco and Chicago, city records show.

The latest Koch brothers get-together for conservative .01-percenters was held in near perfect secrecy last weekend at the Renaissance Esmeralda resort in Indian Wells, CA, according to Amanda Terkel and Ryan Grim of the Huffington Post .

Billionaires Charles and David Koch and their guests pledged $100 million to defeat President Barack Obama when they met this week in Indian Wells, the Huffington Post reported Friday.

WASHINGTON -- At a private three-day retreat in California last weekend, conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch and about 250 to 300 other individuals pledged approximately $100 million to defeat President Obama in the 2012 elections.

An Indio woman was arrested early Friday on suspicion of driving drunk in a crash that wiped out a raised median in Indian Wells.

A Chilean flamingo chick wades through the water at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs in 2010.

A Cathedral City man and two teens are arrested for a string of burglaries in the area.

A day after redevelopment agencies officially ended in California, Indian Wells leaders started grappling with the tough, even risky choices ahead of what programs their city will be able to afford without that decades-old economic tool.