The city has been searching in earnest for a new location for a downtown fire station since February 2025, when a city-commissioned consultant report on fire services found that Fire Station No. 1 is “woefully out of date."
Officers used de-escalation tactics and less-lethal options before fatal confrontation at East Palm Canyon Drive business.
The donation celebrated Wednesday moves the department's canine unit closer to full staffing after years of operating below capacity.
Officers responding to a reported assault located a gunshot victim who identified a known suspect, who was later found dead inside a nearby commercial unit.
The subcommittee heard from neighborhood groups, reviewed a revised bicycle map with safety concerns, and advanced plans for trailhead bike racks and sharrows on Sunny Dunes Road.
A 3.5-acre fire in February destroyed about 100 palm trees; cause remains under investigation with human origin not ruled out.
Andy Mills says he is neither resigning nor retiring, but is preparing for a transition as he readies the department for its next chapter.
The zero-tolerance initiative targets DUI, speeding, and right-of-way violations at high-risk intersections and thoroughfares citywide.
As two new fire engines report for duty in the city, the association is seeking $100,000 to bring a 1931 American LaFrance back to its former condition.
Police are investigating a late-night shooting at an industrial complex north of Interstate 10 that left two people dead and three others injured.
The Palm Springs Fire Department held an open house to gather input on plans to modernize the 1957 facility to improve response times and firefighter living conditions
The cause of the Feb. 1 fire remains undetermined as Oswit Land Trust continues its cleanup.
