Rosalie Murphy
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Presidents' Playground: Obama found unplugged getaway in the digital age
Barack Obama came to the Coachella Valley six times while in office, and it was his first stop after leaving office. → Read More
Indio Fashion Mall 'lies fallow' while owners battle with investors
About 70 percent of the Indio Fashion Mall is vacant. The city wants it sold and redeveloped. But they say owners refuse to budge. → Read More
Hannah Ahlers, mother of 3 from Beaumont killed in Las Vegas, 'could light up a room'
Hannah Ahlers was attending the Route 91 Harvest festival with her husband and three other couples, their friends, when she was killed. → Read More
Rocio Guillen Rocha, killed in Las Vegas, was a 'supermom' with a one-month-old baby
Rocio Guillen Rocha, 40, was shot and killed at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas on Sunday standing beside the man she was going to marry. → Read More
Andrea Castilla was celebrating her 28th birthday when she was killed in Las Vegas
Andrea Castilla was at the Route 91 Harvest festival with her boyfriend, sister and sister's fiance. They carried her body out of the crowd. → Read More
Officer Gilbert Vega's death is 'still an open wound' for his close-knit family
On Oct. 8, 2016, Palm Springs police officers Gil Vega and Lesley Zerebny were shot and killed. One year later, their families reflect. → Read More
21-year-old CSU San Bernardino student killed in Las Vegas shooting was 'beautiful soul'
Jordyn Rivera, 21, was killed in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest festival. She was a Health Care Management student at CSU San Bernardino. → Read More
Police catch Desert Hot Springs man on freeway overpass after Palm Desert bank robbed
A Desert Hot Springs man was arrested Monday after allegedly walking into a bank, saying he had a gun and demanding cash. → Read More
Fire at Oasis Mobile Home Park destroys trailer, displaces five people
A double-wide mobile home at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon, displacing two adults and three kids. → Read More
A marijuana company bought this California town to become tourist attraction, but it's illegal to sell there
A marijuana company is partnering with a hospitality company to turn Nipton into a cannabis-based destination. But marijuana sales aren't legal there. → Read More
Homeless service providers are 'not competitive people' – but cities are choosing which ones to fund
Homeless service providers do not want to compete with one another. But Coachella Valley cities are now choosing between them. → Read More
Coachella Valley home sales 'strong throughout the summer,' with prices up again in August
Coachella Valley home prices rose for the 17th month in a row in August, hitting a median of $315,000, according to data from CoreLogic DataQuick. → Read More
Coachella Valley home sales 'strong throughout the summer,' with prices up again in August
Coachella Valley home prices rose for the 17th month in a row in August, hitting a median of $315,000, according to data from CoreLogic DataQuick. → Read More
Desert X's popular mirror house could be demolished after outrage from Palm Springs neighbors
The designers of "Mirage," the mirror-covered house in Palm Springs, want to keep the artwork on view until March 2018. Neighbors disagree. → Read More
Which renovations could increase your home's value the most? They're easier than you think
HomeAdvisor says home renovation projects increase values, but usually don't offset what owners spend on the remodeling. → Read More
Get a house with no down payment? One desert lender says it's possible
Coachella Valley lender Axia Home Loans is marketing zero-down-payment loans to middle-class homebuyers. → Read More
1,000-home development for people 55+ breaks ground in Rancho Mirage
Active-adult developer Del Webb started this month on its latest desert development: 1,028 homes near the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage. → Read More
Some U.S. cities are creating jobs like crazy – but not building anywhere for workers to live
Using Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, it's possible to see exactly how mismatched job growth and housing growth is in some places. → Read More
As DACA ends, Coachella fears youth will lose 'opportunity to make progress in this country'
After Jeff Sessions announced an end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, dozens met in Coachella to rally and share resources → Read More
Transgender military ban leaves man 'crushed' and woman misses window to enlist. Now these desert residents are suing Trump
Yucca Valley and Desert Hot Springs residents argued that their plans to join the armed forces were dashed by President Trump's transgender ban. → Read More