Month: September 2007

Excelsior Education Center 22,Desert Chapel 68 (Thurs.) Norco 30, Palm Springs 5 Yucca Valley 0, Indio 31 Palo Verde14, Coachella Valley 8 La Quitna 28, Chaffey 30 Immanuel Christian16, Desert Christian 46 Palm Desert 28, Hemet 9 Cathedral City12, Paloma Valely 34 Citrus Hill49, DHS 7 Beckman 41, Desert Mirage 7

(AP) – More toys are being recalled because of safety hazards. The latest recalls include 21,000 Mini Zooper Doll Strollers from Lan Enterprises of Portland, Oregon, and 80,000 X-15 Flying Model Rockets from Estes-Cox of Penrose, Colorado. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the stroller has caused at least three serious lacerations, including a severed

(AP) – Volkswagen is recalling 340,000 passenger cars because the head lights don’t comply with federal safety standards. The recall includes the Jetta from model years 2005 through 2008. It also includes the Rabbit, GTI and R32 passenger cars from model years 2006 through 2008. The company says there have been no crashes linked to

(AP) – About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after three children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. Two infants, a 6-month-old and a 9-month-old, died in the recalled cribs, which were sold through May 2007. A 1-year-old child died in a

Coachella Valley, Ca….Your pets, just like children are at greater risk of death or injury from preventable accidents than any other reason. Taking the correct and proper actions can significantly increase the chances of survival and reduce the extent of injury to your pet, before transporting them to your veterinarian. Kim Sherman and Melinda Law

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Show you Care’s primary goal is to motivate the public to take a proactive role in community issues and to help meet the needs of the people in our Coachella Valley. KESQ NewsChannel 3 and our sister station KDFX FOX 11 created “Show You Care” so we and our local sponsors can inspire Coachella Valley

(AP) – There’s a recall involving boxes of frozen hamburgers. Officials say a New Jersey-based meat company is voluntarily recalling some of its hamburgers after a cluster of illnesses in the Northeast caused by E. coli bacteria. The New York Health Department says at least six people have fallen ill there. All are recovering. Contaminated

The owner of a former El Paseo medical marijuana dispensary that recently reopened on Highway 111 and then closed again — is due in court Wednesday morning along with his two managers for their preliminary hearing on drug charges. CannaHelp owner Stacy Hochanadel, James Campbell, and John Bednar all face three felony counts each of

(AP) – Toyota and Nissan have both announced safety recalls. Toyota says it’s recalling optional “all-weather” floor mats available in two car models — the Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry. About 55,000 vehicles are affected. Federal safety officials issued a consumer advisory about the heavy-duty rubber floor mats, noting that if unsecured, the mat

(AP) – A magnitude-3.9 earthquake has shaken part of Southern California. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 3:38 p.m. quake was centered about 8 miles northwest of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County. A California Institute of Technology spokeswoman says the quake is another aftershock of a magnitude-4.7 temblor that struck the area earlier this month.

Arlington 13, Palm Springs 16 (Thurs.) Desert Chapel 50, Maranatha 7 Hemet West Valley 48, Cathedral City 21 Desert Hot Springs 12, Lakeside 43 Indio 7, Moreno Valley Vista Del Lago 12 Vista Murietta75, Coachella Valley 3 Spring Lake, MN42, Palm Desert 22 Colton14, La Quinta 21 San Jacinto 55, Desert Mirage 6

(AP) – It looks like it’s time to say bye bye Barry. Barry Bonds says on his Web site that the San Francisco Giants are not going to bring him back for the 2008 season. Bonds says that Giants owner Peter Magowan broke the bad news to him Thursday. Bonds has spent the past 15

(AP) – Brett Favre tied Dan Marino’s all-time NFL record for career TD passes and rallied the Green Bay Packers past the San Diego Chargers on their way to a 31-24 victory. Favre’s 420th TD came one series after the Chargers defense stopped Favre and the Packers cold on fourth-and-goal. It also spoiled a breakout

A year-old boy who was in a van that was stolen in Whittier was found safe about three hours later in West Los Angeles late Friday morning, authorities said. The child was taken about 8 a.m. near Pierce Avenue and Philadelphia Street, when Angel Irizarry’s father left him in the van, with its engine running,

(AP) – The Associated Press has learned that Floyd Landis has lost his doping case. According to documents obtained by the AP, an arbitration panel has upheld the results of a test that showed the American cyclist used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory in the 2006 Tour de France. The head of

(AP) – O.J. Simpson was arraigned in Las Vegas Wednesday morning on charges in an alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors. Prosecutors agreed to $125,000 bail. Simpson stood before the judge, hands cuffed, wearing a navy blue jail jumpsuit as the charges were read. He answered quietly in a hoarse voice and nodded as

Snow in local mountain communities could be accompanying a major storm system expected to move through the Southland starting Thursday night, forecasters said this week. The Pacific storm is expected to move through San Diego County, the Inland Empire, and possibly the Coachella Valley with the heaviest precipitation coming late Friday and early Saturday. Meteorologists

(AP) – Fire crews have managed to surround most of a wildfire that forced hundreds of people to flee the mountaintop community of Fawnskin in the San Bernardino National Forest. But despite the progress, firefighters are bracing for strong winds tomorrow, with gusts forecast up to 35 miles per hour. A U.S. Forest Service spokesman

(AP) – The foreman of the jury in Phil Spector’s murder trial told the judge Tuesday the panel is at a 7-5 impasse but did not indicate which way it is leaning. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler asked if there was anything he could do to help. The foreman said he doesn’t believe so.