The cleanup covers everything from indigent defense to voter registrar costs, as the county juggles a hiring freeze and deficit questions.

Surveillance footage shows Melinda Anderson slipping an object beneath two colleagues' shared desk. Sheriff's deputies are now investigating.

La Quinta's mayor and a council member are pushing back as the district seeks new parcel tax revenue amid payroll growth.

A new poll shows Gonzalez leading Obeso-Martinez 46% to 40%; separately, 58% of voters recently informed about Gonzalez viewed him favorably.

Roggin Report panelists question a proposed Taser purchase for Palm Springs police after officers used the weapons seven times.

Chris Christensen says he was fired for exposing a stalled performance review and turned down a secret cash offer to stay quiet.

Palm Springs could stretch its 45-day pause into a nearly two-year freeze as neighboring desert cities move toward outright bans.

Justices ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco to return the Proposition 50 ballots his office impounded for months.

Indio is studying nearly 4,600 acres near Dillon Road and Interstate 10 for future jobs, housing and retail.

David Long says officials buried a $145,000 FCMAT probe into Val Verde Unified's Pegasus partnership to pin blame on him.

Supervisors say the county already treats every property owner the same, despite a grand jury report describing a hostile, favoritism-riddled department.

The Palm Springs-area tribe can now expand gaming through 2061 under a deal that also reshapes payments to non-gaming tribes statewide.

Judge Michael Sachs keeps the injunction in place, leaving Chino Valley Unified weighing whether to appeal the fight over telling parents about gender changes.