Palm Desert News

It's exciting news for lovers of Apple products. The Valley's first Apple store opened Saturday in Palm Desert.

The store opened at 10 a.m. Saturday. The store is on El Paseo near the intersection with San Pablo.

The first 1,000 customers received free t-shirts

Good Friday morning, Coachella Valley!

We hope you're gearing up for a fun-filled Labor Day weekend.

Meanwhile, here's a look at the week in review:

• In Palm Springs, an Orange County man linked to the disappearance of his wife was found at a local hospital Monday night and arrested. Police say he was at the hospital being treated for attempted suicide.
• Palm Desert remembered long-time councilman Richard Kelly this week, holding a visitation. The 87-year-old was mayor six times in the city. A memorial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church on Highway 74.
• Previously, Desert Hot Springs only had one family physician serving the whole city. This week, a new health clinic opened up. The new center will have nine exam rooms and three doctors.
• John F. Kennedy Hospital in Indio is officially tobacco-free. Not only are people banned from smoking on its campus, hospital staff took classes and quit smoking.
• At one point this week, the top two gas stations with the lowest gas prices in the valley was in Coachella. Both were Arco gas stations, selling its regular unleaded gas at $2.69 a gallon.
• A 71-year-old bicyclist was hit by an SUV in Cathedral City. The bicyclist was riding on the wrong side of the road, and the driver of the SUV was driving under a suspended license.
• The new high school slated to open in Rancho Mirage will be the "Rattlers." There's not an official name of the school yet, but it does have a mascot now!
• A man wanted by Los Angeles police for drug-related charges barricaded himself in a home in La Quinta. He ended up surrendering himself after 20 minutes, and was arrested.
• Phoenix Suns dancers visited the Coachella Valley this week, ahead of the Suns vs. Mavericks game in October at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
• Military families in the Hi Desert talked about how they felt about U.S. combat troops withdrawing from Iraq.

A Wednesday was a somber day in Palm Desert and Indio as friends and family said goodbye to Councilman Richard Kelly. The councilman was honored for his community work and generocity.