News from La Quinta

Winewomen to host DUI presentation, Q & A in La Quinta

Winewomen, a local charitable and educational social group, will host “DUI: Prevention and Action Strategies” with speakers and defense attorneys Emily and Dean Benjamini. The group will meet today at 6:30 p.m. at The Retreat in Old Town, across from Hog's Breath Inn restaurant. More

City crew helpsfight wildfires

La Quinta firefighters helped fight the infernos that destroyed more than 1,000 homes and apartments and burned about 42,000 acres last weekend. More

Toffee kids get Oprah nod

Brandini Toffee, the brainchild of La Quinta High School seniors Leah Post and Brandon Weimer, is featured on Oprah.com as one of 23 items on Oprah's 2008 O-List of must-haves. More

Fire consumes house, palms

An abandoned house and two outbuildings were destroyed Saturday when a fire broke out in the 53-000 block of Monroe Street and Avenue 54 in La Quinta. More

Pioneers' kin recount history

La Quinta Historical Society members and visitors packed into the museum Friday to hear several tales of the city's past from pioneers' descendents. More