Prosecutors allege the man was armed with a .40-caliber “fully automatic” Glock pistol that had been modified with a short rifle barrel and magazine that held 40 rounds.

Macy’s plans to close 150 stores in the next few years, but its location in Palm Desert is not on the list and will remain open, a company spokesperson told The Desert Sun on Wednesday.

Trial proceedings began today for a Desert Hot Springs man accused in a car-to-car shooting in a Palm Desert mall parking lot almost exactly two years ago. Daniel Joseph Santacroce was arrested in ...