Month: March 2009

PALM SPRINGS – The spring break season is underway, over the next four weeks college students across the nation will pack their bags and head to their spring break destination. Years ago, the valley was a prime spot for young spring breakers, but the scene has changed. Now local businesses are trying to revive the

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Desert Hot Springs police and residents are on alert. One neighborhood has seen an increase in violence — with 3 shooting deaths in less than 2 months. Now the search continues for the suspect who gunned down the latest victim Thursday night. In this morning’s crime alert, Eddie quezada talks to

PALM SPRINGS- Palm Springs police searched Friday for a gunman who shot a 16-year-old boy several times, inflicting wounds that the victim is expected to survive. Officers responded to a call of a shooting at a shopping center at 1751 N. Sunrise Way about 6:15 p.m. Thursday and arrived to find the teenage boy suffering

Highway 62 is clear again north of Indian Avenue following a pile-up involving 10 vehicles near Desert Hot Springs and just south of the San Bernardino County line, CHP reports. According to California Highway Patrol, the pile-up stemmed from an initial single-car crash which was reported just after 3 p.m. Acar going southbound hita side

INDIO – The criminal case against a confessed child killer accused in the kidnap-slaying of a 10-year-old Beaumont boy was suspended Friday when a Riverside County judge said he wanted two doctors to evaluate the defendant to help determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. Joseph Edward Duncan III, 45, is accused of

On this Friday morning, pink is in. Teachers from districts across the Coachella Valley wore pink clothes and held pink signs, rallying for support before school started. Ironically, pink may also mean they are out, as in, out of a job. “It’s one of the most heart-wrenching things that we have to do,” Cahuilla Desert

Our second half of our one-on-one interview with one of Scientology’s leaders continues in Hollywood. We confront spokesman Tommy Davis with the confidential works of L. Ron Hubbard and ask why there are threats of death by pneumonia for those who read it. Nathan Baca: Somebody from the Village Voice apparently said the Church of

INDIO- Nearly 100 homeless people were temporarily left without a place to sleep Wednesday when fire ripped through an Indio rescue mission, but no injuries were reported. The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission at 47518 Van Buren St., said Cal Fire spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. Responding units reported smoke

LA QUINTA- A 60-year-old unlicensed driver drove his SUV over a roadway median and into a tree before landing inside a La Quinta home Thursday, but no one was injured, police said. Miguel Hernandez was driving north on Eisenhower Drive around 10 a.m. when he lost control of his 1991 Ford Explorer, knocked over a

Desert Hot Springs Police say they have arrested one man but are looking for another man and woman in connection to the home invasion shooting death of a man in February. Police announced the arrest of Curtis Lee Drake, 19,during a news conference Thursday. Police arrested Drake on Feb. 26, just two days after the

Police are continuing their investigation after a shooting that left a Desert Hot Springs man dead on the steps of an apartment complex. It’s the third murder in the same neighborhood in just the past five weeks. The Riverside County Coroner identified the victim as Edward Ross Lopez, 28. Witnesses say they heard five shots

March 12, 2009 On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Board of governors, Medical Staff, Administration, Employees and Volunteers, we at Eisenhower Medical Center would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Annenberg family. It is with great sadness in making this statement that we have lost a woman who helped lead Eisenhower Medical

March 12, 2009 The life and legacy of Leonore Annenberg and her late husband, Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, is one of the greatest stories of philanthropy in American history. Supporting the advancement of the arts and education throughout the United States, the Annenberg’s generosity forever changed the lives of Coachella Valley residents through their unparalleled

RIVERSIDE- The 15-year-old sister of a firefighter killed in the deadly Esperanza wildfire testified Thursday in the sentencing phase of the arsonist’s trial that she will always miss her brother. “He always made me smile,” said Monica Hoover-Ayala, the sister of Daniel Hoover-Najera. “He teased me a lot but I loved it … He was

The Valley is mourning the loss of a prominent philanthropist, a friend, abd a woman committed to making a better community and a better world. Leonore Annenberg, 91, died Thursday morning with her family by her side. Annenberg’s life and legacy lives on as her work, dedication, and love spread across the Valley. “The community

Local interior designer Sandy Blake keeps 14 years worth of records of her past transactions when she invested hundreds of thousands of dollars with Bernard Madoff. In fact, Blake, 75, invested $300,000 with Madoff. In February, she told News Channel 3 that seeing 30 years of savings disappear was “absolutely devastating.” Since then, Madoff pleaded

Protests in front of the Church of Scientology’s headquarters near Hemet may soon be illegal. Sheriff’s deputies keep reminding protestors with the group known as “Anonymous” to stay within 50 feet from the center of the road going through the Scientology compound. Video shown in our first segment shows just how forceful Scientology guards are

CABAZON – A man whose body was found today near the Morongo Indian Reservation in Cabazon appears to be a homicide victim, a sheriff’s spokesman said. Tribal police received a report that a body had been discovered around 2:30 p.m. near Saubel and Morongo roads and went to the scene, said sheriff’s Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez.

In the shadow of the conflict between Scientology and “Anonymous,” we go inside Scientology’s Hollywood complex for the first part of an exclusive one-on-one interview with one of the church’s top leaders, Tommy Davis. Davis serves as the Church’s spokesman. During the visit, we showed him video shot by members of “Anonymous” as they were