Two passengers were killed in a two-car traffic collision Sunday afternoon just above Vista Point, 5 miles from Palm Desert. Jason Alexamder, 25, of Palm Springs, was a passenger in a white BMW driven by an unnamed male. Rosalinda Rossi, 58, of Palm Desert, was the passenger in a black Hyundai sedan also driven by…

Total 2013 water production for the Pine Cove Water District is 2.7 percent more than the comparable seven-month 2012 period. “Production for July was 3.5 million gallons, a little bit less than the past two years,” General Manager Jerry Holldber told the board. “In the past, you could always count on 4.5 to 5 million…