Month: December 2007

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By: Elyse Webb For most fifth graders recess is the best part of the school day, but for Mr. Macro’s class, learning is just as fun. Michael Macro’s students say they look forward to school everyday. That’s why they decided to nominate Mr. Macro for KESQ’s Golden Apple Award. Some students say theyused to struggle

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The lights are on at a home on Devil’s Ladder Road in the mountain community of Garner Valley. A new family lives here aware of the tragedy that happened in 2005 when the McGowan family was wiped out seemingly at the hands of District Attorney investigator David McGowan. But for the first time, neighbors are

Railroad ties and debris caught fireFriday in Indio but no one was injured and no buildings were damaged, a fire official said. The fire at 45th Avenue was reported at 12:25 p.m., said Riverside County fire information officer Massiel De Guevara. The cause of the fire was under investigation, De Guevara said.

(AP) – Toyota is recalling nearly 16,000 new Tundra pickups in the U.S. because of problems with a propeller shaft connected to the rear axle. A Toyota spokesman in an e-mail said that there were no accidents or injuries linked to the recall. The rear propeller shaft helps drive the rear axle, which turns the

(AP) – Here’s a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report. The following players were connected to steroids, either use or possession, in the report: Chad Allen Mike Bell Gary Bennett Larry Bigbie Ricky Bones Kevin Brown Ken Caminiti Mark Carreon Jason Christiansen Howie Clark Roger Clemens Paxton Crawford Jack Cust

(AP) – Merck is recalling about a million doses of a childhood vaccine. The move was made after testing showed a sterilization problem at its Pennsylvania plant. Merck is not aware of any harm to children who received the vaccine — known as Hib — which prevents meningitis and pneumonia. The vaccine is a three-dose

Police have arrested the driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly rollover crash in Palm Desert after investigators found that the man was intoxicated at the time. The crash happened just around 2:30 AM early Tuesday morning on Fred Waring Drive near Deep Canyon. The driver, identified as Hollman Gonsales, 20, of Cathedral City,

(AP) – The Pentagon says it’s sending back or throwing away any of the thousands of letters sent generically to “Any Wounded Soldier.” The rule has been in place since the September 11th attacks and the anthrax scare. The Pentagon and the U.S. Postal Service say they’re concerned about people sending toxic substances or demoralizing

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An officer investigating a non-injury crash Friday on an Anza highway found a dead man in an SUV that had gone over the side and down 100 feet, according to the California Highway Patrol. The original crash involving an overturned Toyota Corolla on state Route 371, near state Route 74, was reported about 9 a.m.,

Prosecutors refiled a murder charge in adult court against a 17-year-old Palm Desert boy, who faces a preliminary hearing next week in connection with the shooting death of his teenage best friend and neighbor. Isiah Alexander Mata is accused of shooting Anthony Allan Newport, also 17, at the victim’s home in the 33700 block of

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(AP) – Ford says it is recalling nearly 1.2 million trucks, SUVs and vans to fix an engine sensor problem that could cause the vehicles to stall and even crash. The recalled vehicles are 1997-2003 models with 7.3 liter diesel engines, including the Ford E-Series van, Excursion full-size sport utility vehicle, and F-450 Super Duty

As the FBI investigation into the Riverside County District Attorney’s office continues, the family of the victims in a 2005 murder-suicide is now speaking out. They say the District Attorney’s office lied to them about the causes behind the tragedy that claimed six lives. District Attorney’s investigator David McGowan shot his three children, his wife,

The family of the victims in the 2005 McGowan murder-suicide is now speaking out, as theFBI investigation into the Riverside County District Attorneys office continues. She says the District Attorney’s Office lied to them about the causes behind the tragedy that claimed six lives. We want to warn you, some of the descriptions are graphic.