Month: October 2007

If you would like to help Food Now — a food pantry in Desert Hot Springs — send donations to the following: 11555 Palm DriveDesert Hot Springs, CA 92240 or call Program Director Mary Prado at 760-329-4100.

Revealing emails between a former Desert Hot Springs Police Chief and the District Attorney’s office show just how many cases were affected by tainted evidence. NewsChannel3 continues its exclusive look of the FBI investigation of the DA’s office andDHS police. Former Desert Hot Springs Police Officer Matt Denney was confronted in 2004 with allegations that

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Assistance for victims of the San Diego wildfires will not waver, President Bush pledged Thursday after taking an aerial tour of the fire-ravaged areas of the county, visiting a burned-out neighborhood and thanking firefighters and emergency personnel. “These fires are going to go out because of the bravery of the people behind us,” Bush said,

People here in California need your help. The raging wildfires burned everything they owned. The state and federal governments and insurance will help, but that assistance will take weeks or months. These people need help now, and you can help by callingtoll-free number 1-866-574-0909. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are standing by to take

(AP) – There’s been a recall of a baby seat that’s been involved in some serious injuries. A South African company, Bumbo International, is recalling about 1 million “Baby Sitter” seats. This, after 28 reports of babies falling out of the seats. According to a government safety group, there were three skull fractures. The Consumer

(AP) – Two more people have been booked for investigation of arson in Southern California. Authorities say an adult and a juvenile were arrested after they started a small brush fire Tuesday night in the San Diego suburb of Vista. The fire burned about 200 square feet before firefighters put it out. The adult was

WASHINGTON (AP) – A government safety group says Mattel recalled an additional 38,000 “Go Diego Go!” toys Thursday as part of a larger recall of 665,000 lead-contaminated children’s products. The nation’s largest toy maker, based in El Segundo, was at the epicenter of a consumer-safety storm in August when it issued two major recalls for

Escondido officials are allowing residents to re-enter the Rancho San Pasqual and Rancho Vista Monte neighborhoods. No homes were damaged ordestroyed in those areas. Earlier Wednesday, the Sonata/Sierra Linda neighborhoods were re-opened. All other evacuated areas in Escondido are still closed to residents due to the possibility of shifting winds and flare-ups. An updated Evacuation

(AP) – Southern California’s wildfires have burned 426,000 acres, or about 665 square miles. Twenty-one firefighters and at least 24 other people have been injured. One person was killed by the flames, and the San Diego medical examiner’s office lists five other deaths as connected to the fires. Fire victims and evacuees who died during

(AP) – Because of high winds and fire, the following routes are closed in San Bernardino and Riverside counties: -State Route 79 (SR-79) from I-10 to Hemet, Dust storm with limited visibility -State Route 371 (SR-371) from SR-74 to SR-79, Fire -Southbound I-15 from I-215 to I-10, CLOSED TO TRUCKS & HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES -Southbound

Two wildfires burning in close proximity near Temecula were about 50 percent contained at midday, with full containment expected Tuesday evening, a fire captain said. Both blazes were in the general area of Rancho Vista and Rancho California roads and had burned about 200 acres each since breaking out late last night for unknown reasons,

(AP) – More than a half-dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California Sunday. The blazes killed one person in southeastern San Diego County and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu. No details were immediately available about the death, but authorities say four firefighters and at least 10 others

Former Desert Hot Springs Police Officer Matt Denney retired in 2004. An internal police memo shows a locker inspection found unbooked evidence which jeopardized several drug cases according to Lieutentant Dave Henderson. Anothermemo from Records Officer Nancy Allen shows Officer Denney tried to check in7 pieces of evidence on January 11, 2004, just days after

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Friday, NewsChannel 3 received calls from viewers who say they say flashing lights over the mid-valley sky. But much to their concern, the flashing lights were from parachuting Navy SEALs using flares – all this part of a promotional tour. They were hoping to drum up support for the military as they landedat the Palm

A Lexus sedan slammed into the storefront window of a Bermuda Dunes nail salon Friday, but no one was injured, authorities said. The accident occurred at Hollywood Nails, 40100 Washington St., just after 10 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol dispatchers in Indio. Authorities were looking into the cause of the crash.

A non-injury fire at a residence in La Quinta left a family of five homeless and caused about $350,000 damage, a fire official said Friday. The blaze was reported at 2:45 a.m. in the 51000 block of Avenida Herrera, said Massiel De Guevara of the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters put out the fire in

Authorities have released the identities of three car crash victims who died after the vehicle they were in crashed into a palm tree in Palm Springs early Wednesday. They were identified as Robert Sanchez, 22, Lizabeth Gordon, 26, and Richard Loredo, 23. The driver of the car remains in critical condition at Desert Regional Medical

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